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.
Captive governance – A practical guide for independent non-executive directors on captive boards Text
Friday Reading Edition 23 (28th August 2021)
Captive insurance companies are becoming increasingly sophisticated and insuring more complex risks than ever before. The addition of new lines for incubation of data or cover such as employee benefits and cyber is also creating the need for more robust governance and a wider range of expertise on the captive board.
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Friday Reading Edition 110 (17th June 2022)
Since US whistleblowing legislation changed in 2011, there has been a sustained increase in the number of tip-offs received. Conversely, the UK has no legislation in place to financially reward those who raise issues of concern, and is showing signs of a downward trend in the number of cases reported to regulators (as at the time of this article).
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Friday Reading Edition 92 (4th February 2022)
This guide is designed to equip the risk professional to support their organisation in understanding risk culture, the link between risk culture and risk appetite and how culture can be positively harnessed in these times of transformational change.
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Friday Reading Edition 76 (24th September 2021)
Produced in partnership with Aon Risk Solutions and Ventiv Technology – technological advances and the lowering cost of computing makes data available to businesses like never before. Successful businesses are using this data to review business models and drive transformation.
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Friday Reading Edition 16 (10th July 2020)
Evan Davis and guests debate whether a mix of talents in the workplace leads to better companies and translates into more profits.
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Friday Reading Edition 70 (13th August 2021)
The results of this study suggest that firms with employees that maintain strong beliefs in the meaning of their work experience better performance.
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Friday Reading Edition 92 (4th February 2022)
Organisational culture is an important area for boards to consider because it can be a key component of organisational failure. If the appropriate checks and balances are put in place, and there are cultural issues bubbling up in an organisation, then there are ways to identify and address these before they become a major front page story.
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Friday Reading Edition 40 (8th January 2021)
[Purchase required] Dr. Keith Blacker and Dr. Patrick McConnell explains the concept of people risk and enables the reader to consider it within the context of their own organisation, flagging up the human factors that may not have been considered, and encourages managers and practitioners to take a more focused approach to people management.
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Friday Reading Edition 29 (9th October 2020)
McKinsey and Co studied more than 300 companies in three European countries and found that the best at co-creation excelled in three areas.
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Friday Reading Edition 74 (11th September 2021)
From the year after 9/11, but just as relevant today – In a time of extreme crisis, internal communications take precedence. Before any other constructive action can take place—whether it’s serving customers or reassuring investors—the morale of employees must be rebuilt.
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