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 267 (24th October 2025)
Where have the challenges arisen when calculating cyber business interruption losses? And what can be done to improve the claims experience, for both insurers and policyholders? This report sets out some of the more common issues that have been seen on cyber business interruption claims, explains why these issues occur and offers some thoughts on how these problems can be addressed in the future.
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Friday Reading Edition 264 (3rd October 2025)
From Ed Reis and Sarah Morris at Sedgwick – commercial property insurance is navigating a constantly evolving landscape in 2025, in which rising costs, labour shortages and the ever-present threat of business interruption are reshaping how claims are managed.
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Friday Reading Edition 264 (3rd October 2025)
More and more organisations are experiencing first-hand how costly ransomware attacks can be in terms of time, energy and money. Behind the scenes, large cyber insurance claims are often an underpublicised source of stress for these organisations, many of whom may wish in retrospect that they had taken proactive steps that would have made the cyber claims process more efficient and more cost-effective.
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Friday Reading Edition 258 (22nd August 2025)
Watch the interview with Charles Hecker, Russia analyst and author, who speaks to Hoe-Yeong Loke, Head of Research at Airmic, after a whirlwind of meetings and global power play over the weekend. With no ceasefire on the table, Trump and Putin have left more questions than answers. As President Zelensky and European leaders leave Washington, is the real turning point yet to come? How should risk professionals and boards prepare for the next steps in the war?
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Friday Reading Edition 258 (22nd August 2025)
Guests Vyacheslav Andriyko and Karan Chandan share insights on the international market's response to risks in Ukraine, the potential for public-private partnerships, and the importance of a nuanced approach to underwriting in Ukraine.
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Friday Reading Edition 258 (22nd August 2025)
While Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has tested the strength of the Ukrainian economy, it has also transformed it in a direction that creates unique investment opportunities. Despite the risks, international investors are already building future-ready strategies, addressing new realities, and taking the temperature of the Ukrainian business climate.
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Friday Reading Edition 254 (25th July 2025)
AI has tremendous potential—but it also has tremendous implications for investments in power, real estate, and more. Here’s what leaders need to know now in the face of rapidly rising demand.
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Friday Reading Edition 254 (25th July 2025)
A major new IEA report brings groundbreaking data and analysis to one of the most pressing and least understood energy issues today, exploring AI’s wide range of potential impacts
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Friday Reading Edition 254 (25th July 2025)
Scaling AI is about reimagining the enterprise and meeting the energy trilemma head on, embedding intelligence across the value chain to secure supply, decarbonise and control costs. These findings provide guidance for navigating that future.
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Friday Reading Edition 253 (18th July 2025)
The aim of this publication is to provide a Guide for directors to the advantages and potential pitfalls associated with the creation and running of captive insurance companies. We examine this issue principally from the perspective of the parent company or partnership board rather than that of the captive board.
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