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 171 (22nd September 2023)
Cross-party political support and clear legally-backed targets have enabled the comparatively swift decarbonization of the power sector in the UK – but many challenges lie ahead, particularly on heat and buildings as the UK moves towards Net Zero.
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Friday Reading Edition 165 (11th August 2023)
A new workforce transformation is upon us. AI is already disrupting industries and has the potential to dramatically increase worker productivity. Prepare your teams to transition toward AI and understand the opportunities and threats.
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Friday Reading Edition 165 (11th August 2023)
Artificial intelligence will affect organisations everywhere, and the greatest step forward for boards will be in terms of trust.
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Friday Reading Edition 163 (28th July 2023)
In discussing Nigel Farage’s relationship with the bank’s Coutts subsidiary, the NatWest CEO breached the group’s policy. Her compounding error was that she had not got her facts straight when talking to the media – it turned out that Coutts didn’t drop Farage solely because he had fallen below the qualifying criteria to be a client. Its reputational risk committee had also deemed him to be too risky, because his views “were at odds with our position as an inclusive organisation”.
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Friday Reading Edition 162 (21st July 2023)
Leaders should focus less on automation and more on innovation. Using AI to ask better questions and be more innovative would push leaders out of their comfort zones and into the position of being intellectually wrong, emotionally uncomfortable, and behaviorally quiet and more reflective, all of which promotes innovative thinking and action.
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Friday Reading Edition 162 (21st July 2023)
An overview of AI risk management, including a summary of the risks and best management practices.
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Friday Reading Edition 158 (23rd June 2023)
As captive insurance companies become more sophisticated and attract increasing levels of parental and regulatory scrutiny, the role of and independent non-executive directors (iNEDs) in various captive domiciles on the board has continued to grow.
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Friday Reading Edition 158 (23rd June 2023)
Airmic members are well positioned to bring synergy between insurers – large corporations which are making some of the most consequential climate commitments in the world today – and the businesses and organisations they are helping to navigate the climate transition
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Friday Reading Edition 158 (23rd June 2023)
The objective of this guide is to provide a practical framework for risk, resilience and insurance professionals (risk professionals) to help them take a leading role in undertaking scenario analysis within their organisation.
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Friday Reading Edition 158 (23rd June 2023)
Mergers and acquisitions present boards with a myriad of threats and opportunities. This Guide provides a toolkit to assist directors in understanding and keeping pace with this fast-changing and increasingly complex landscape.
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