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 310 (11th September 2026)
The UK’s new Terrorism Act 2025 has received Royal Assent in April 2025, introducing enhanced accountability for the safety and security of public venues and establishing a new legal bar for negligence in the mitigation of terrorism risks. Organisations affected will need to (re-)assess the risk of terror attacks, implement measures to reduce the risk, and put together robust terrorism plans.
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Friday Reading Edition 310 (11th September 2026)
Traditionally, the market and buyers have looked at property damage as their main vulnerability to a terrorist event. However, terrorism is evolving, and the targeting and delivery of attacks is changing. Drones, vehicles, chemical agents are now very much part of the potential attack landscape, with a much wider spectrum of potential impacts on people and businesses
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Friday Reading Edition 310 (11th September 2026)
Over the 25 years since 9/11, the nature of terrorism and organised threats has undergone a fundamental transformation. Hierarchical networks have given way to decentralised digitally connected cells – operating across borders, ideologies, and sectors in ways that are increasingly difficult to predict and contain.
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Friday Reading Edition 309 (4th September 2026)
Almost three years on from the October 7 terrorist attacks, Israel has fought across multiple fronts, from Gaza and Lebanon to direct confrontation with Iran. This podcast episode discusses whether Israel’s wars are really over, the continuing threat from Iran and tensions around the Strait of Hormuz, the security outlook in Gaza and Lebanon, relations with the US and Europe, and what the changing geopolitical landscape means for businesses and insurers.
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Friday Reading Edition 309 (4th September 2026)
Supported by Airmic, this new report from last week looks at what organisations experienced during the crisis, where preparedness held up, and where critical gaps emerged. Drawing on survey findings from crisis, security, risk, travel, and executive leaders, it explores how organisations can strengthen workforce visibility, communication, governance, evacuation preparedness, and decision-making capabilities before the next major escalation.
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Friday Reading Edition 309 (4th September 2026)
In last week’s episode of Independent Thinking, Chatham House’s podcast series, experts discuss the big picture in the Middle East and how the various conflicts are shaping relations in the region.
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Friday Reading Edition 309 (4th September 2026)
This podcast episode discusses the findings from WTW’s 2026 Political Risk Survey and leading companies’ views on the top political risks, including topics such as gray-zone aggression and foreign policy impact.
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Friday Reading Edition 309 (4th September 2026)
The conflict in the Middle East has rapidly extended into the cyber domain. Iranian state-sponsored actors and a large ecosystem of pro-Iranian hacktivist groups are actively targeting Western commercial, financial, energy and critical infrastructure organisations.
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Friday Reading Edition 309 (4th September 2026)
As geopolitical risks rise, entities are looking to see how insurance can help. Political risk cover has tended to be taken out by those operating in emerging markets concerned about matters such as expropriation or divestiture, but political violence has broader application.
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Friday Reading Edition 304 (31st July 2026)
In Britain, already close to 20% of the population are aged over 65, and this will rise to over a quarter of the population by the 2070s. Demographic ageing is one of the most important challenges facing developed countries in the 21st century. How England can respond to these challenges, particularly in terms of its health and care system, is the focus of this report.
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