Since March 2020, Airmic has been issuing Friday Reading, a curated series of readings and knowledge resources sent by email to Airmic members. The objective of Airmic Friday Reading was initially to keep members informed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Today, Airmic Friday Reading has evolved in scope to include content on a wide range of subjects with each email edition following a theme. This page is a searchable archive of all the readings and knowledge resources that have been shared.
Friday Reading Edition 67 (16th July 2021)
Over the course of 20 minutes Mattieu Rouot, CEO of MAXIS, and Mark Cook, Director at Willis Towers Watson, look back on more than a year of COVID-19 and the impact it has had on captive employee benefit programmes and what it might mean for the future.
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Friday Reading Edition 60 (28th May 2021)
The pandemic has foregrounded the long-standing need for universal health coverage in India. In the present moment, India confronts an immediate emergency to save lives and reduce suffering. Here are eight recommendations for the central and state governments that share responsibility for the health of the India's people.
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Friday Reading Edition 47 (26th February 2021)
This paper draws on these successes and identify gaps in response to focus on an emerging third objective. How do we prepare for future pandemics? The next pandemic is likely not a new virus or plague, but a mutant strain of Covid-19 that is more deadly, more transmissible or resistant to antibodies – or all three.
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Friday Reading Edition 20 (7th August 2020)
A report summarising the latest information on research timelines and the potential impact of a vaccine on the pandemic, and on society.
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Friday Reading Edition 45 (12th February 2021)
John Scott, Head of Sustainability Risk at the Zurich Insurance Group addressed some of the wider societal issues of the Covid-19 crisis, and the emerging opportunities that can leave the world better prepared and more resilient to future risk.
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Friday Reading Edition 43 (29th January 2021)
This panel examines the most effective response and recovery efforts, with recommendations on how businesses and governments can improve and increase their collaboration.
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Friday Reading Edition 43 (29th January 2021)
Lasting effects of the Covid-19 pandemic pose a long-term risk to the global cooperation needed to address the long-term challenges such as environmental degradation and social fragmentation.
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Friday Reading Edition 42 (22nd January 2021)
Also released this week, the 16th edition of the WEF’s Global Risks Report, produced in partnership with Marsh McLennan, SK Group and Zurich, analyses the risks from societal fractures—manifested through persistent and emerging risks to human health, rising unemployment, widening digital divides, youth disillusionment, and geopolitical fragmentation.
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The Inequality Virus Text
Friday Reading Edition 43 (29th January 2021)
The pandemic has the potential to lead to an increase in inequality in almost every country at once. Yet it has also shown us the vital importance of government action to protect our health and livelihoods – transformative policies that seemed unthinkable before the crisis have suddenly been shown to be possible.
Friday Reading Edition 34 (13th November 2020)
While the COVID-19 pandemic has placed unparalleled demands on modern healthcare systems, the industry’s response has vividly demonstrated its resilience and ability to bring innovations to market quickly.
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