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 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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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 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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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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Friday Reading Edition 34 (13th November 2020)
An 80% take up of a COVID-19 vaccine could be necessary to protect the community. But given the scale and complexity of the task, vaccines will not be a silver bullet, according to this report.
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Friday Reading Edition 34 (13th November 2020)
[Subscription required] News on the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine announcement, and other details.
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Friday Reading Edition 34 (13th November 2020)
On a new Lloyd's Syndicate that will insure the transportation and storage of COVID-19 vaccines—once developed and approved for use—in emerging market countries. This highly collaborative undertaking harnesses the collective capabilities, expertise and resources of several public, private and non-profit organisations, including AXA XL.
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Friday Reading Edition 34 (13th November 2020)
On the Wellcome Trust’s work in supporting the development of new and improved vaccines, as well as enabling better and broader use of the vaccines that already exist.
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Friday Reading Edition 28 (2nd October 2020)
Parametric policies have tended to be weather-related. Stuart Turner examines non-weather related parametric policies which have started to be introduced including for flight delays, reputation, footfall, and gestational diabetes and pandemic related risks.
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