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 284 (13th March 2026)
The estimated 20% of disrupted supply is roughly twice as big as the previous record set. The war has also effectively wiped out the spare capacity, because Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have been cut off from global oil markets.
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Friday Reading Edition 284 (13th March 2026)
Last week, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced the Spring Forecast in Parliament.
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Friday Reading Edition 283 (6th March 2026)
The UK government is in the process of establishing a captive insurance framework, in which Airmic has been a key stakeholder. Through this resource page, which will be regularly updated, Airmic seeks to keep our members and the wider risk and insurance community informed and updated through the process.
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Friday Reading Edition 282 (27th February 2026)
The US began collecting a temporary new 10% global import tariff on Tuesday, but the Trump administration was working to increase it to 15%, a White House official said, sowing confusion over President Donald Trump's tariff policies after last week's Supreme Court defeat.
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Friday Reading Edition 282 (27th February 2026)
The US Supreme Court issued its hotly anticipated decision that the Trump administration did not have the authority to impose tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). This decision has significant practical consequences for importers that previously paid billions of dollars in tariffs and might now be eligible for refunds for the money they’ve paid.
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Friday Reading Edition 282 (27th February 2026)
With the right strategies, organisations can turn challenges into opportunities.
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Friday Reading Edition 282 (27th February 2026)
Peter Navarro, the senior White House counsellor for trade and manufacturing, has stood behind President Trump’s sweeping tariffs against China and other nations, levies that have in some cases raised prices for US companies and consumers. Recorded in December, Navarro discusses the US relationship with China and an upcoming Supreme Court ruling on the administration’s use of emergency powers to levy tariffs.
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Greenland, Green Shoots Podcast
Friday Reading Edition 280 (13th February 2026)
With the business surveys improving, is the euro zone economy set for more robust growth in 2026 than previously thought? Meanwhile, the immediate crisis over Greenland appears to have faded with President Trump dropping his tariff threats. Finally, could the EU-India trade deal could mark a turning point in Europe’s push to reduce its dependence on the US?
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Friday Reading Edition 279 (6th February 2026)
Beyond the geopolitics – the recent media blitz about Greenland and the US administration has overshadowed a much more important story about the world’s largest island and the impact of its melting ice on people living in coastal communities around the world.
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Friday Reading Edition 278 (30th January 2026)
In a decade marked by unprecedented geopolitical uncertainty, technology and automation continue to be transformative, but this analysis shows individual decision-makers remain central to the future of financial services.
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