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 299 (26th June 2026)
A new landmark study by Bank of England and Stanford economists puts the total cost of Brexit at 6 to 8% of GDP - the insurance sector was one of the most EU-exposed industries in the country.
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Britain’s next prime minister faces deep foreign policy challenges – whether Burnham or another Text
Friday Reading Edition 299 (26th June 2026)
Whoever is leading the country must deal with a fundamental shift in the UK’s most important relations – with the US and Europe – in an increasingly dangerous world.
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Friday Reading Edition 299 (26th June 2026)
On 22 June 2026, Keir Starmer resigned as leader of the Labour Party, triggering a leadership contest. This followed Andy Burham’s success in the Makerfield by-election on 18 June, with Burnham making clear that he intended to challenge Starmer for the party leadership.
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Friday Reading Edition 298 (19th June 2026)
This paper draws on joint insurer-risk manager dialogue to examine how protection gaps emerge in practice, why they persist across complex programmes, and what a more coherent approach to closing them could look like.
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Friday Reading Edition 298 (19th June 2026)
In this second edition of its captives survey, Airmic continues to seek better understanding of the priorities and experiences of our members. New areas covered in this iteration of the survey include captives governance and access to reinsurance.
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Friday Reading Edition 297 (12th June 2026)
Shoib Khan, Director of Insurance Supervision, PRA, will speak on the main stage on Day 2 of the Airmic Conference – The PRA has committed to consulting on a new insurance captives regime in Summer 2026.
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Friday Reading Edition 295 (29th May 2026)
The UK is currently enjoying some long-awaited sunshine. But temperatures have risen at a time when the UK government has been advised to set maximum working temperature rules, so many are asking the same question: How hot is too hot to work?
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Friday Reading Edition 294 (22nd May 2026)
What does this outbreak mean for the UK population?
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How a little-known virus on a cruise ship put the world’s health security framework to the test Text
Friday Reading Edition 294 (22nd May 2026)
When the UK notified WHO on 2 May 2026 of a cluster of severe respiratory illness cases aboard a Netherlands-flagged cruise ship in the Atlantic, passengers from 23 countries were on board. What followed was one of the most complex multi-country outbreak responses in recent years. Here’s how the response worked.
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Friday Reading Edition 294 (22nd May 2026)
Why does the response look so serious if the public risk is very low?
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