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 246 (2nd May 2025)
The global economy now faces a significant shock with forecasted growth of just 1.9% in 2025, the weakest outturn since the pandemic. This downturn is largely attributed to Donald Trump’s new tariffs which are poised to disrupt global trade this year, pushing the United States into a recession of -0.1%.
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Friday Reading Edition 244 (11th April 2025)
In today’s interconnected global landscape, tariffs have become more than an instrument of trade negotiations. In such a complex and uncertain landscape, businesses that aren’t sufficiently agile to anticipate and adapt to disruption will struggle.
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Friday Reading Edition 244 (11th April 2025)
Many commercial parties may be looking again at their contractual arrangements. In some cases, it may be possible to renegotiate terms to address the changed circumstances, or parties may be able to rely on express contractual rights to deal with increased costs or to terminate agreements that have become uneconomic.
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Friday Reading Edition 243 (4th April 2025)
A skills-first approach to the design of your people programmes will optimise your talent investment and help employees adapt to a changing work environment.
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Friday Reading Edition 243 (4th April 2025)
Powered by digitisation, the insurance sector is poised for a transformation that will benefit brokers, insurers and insurance buyers alike.
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Friday Reading Edition 243 (4th April 2025)
Growing interest in ‘digital twins’ presents huge opportunities for loss prevention, mitigation, and training.
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Friday Reading Edition 243 (4th April 2025)
How technology companies can navigate the metaverse with confidence.
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Friday Reading Edition 242 (28th March 2025)
What were the decisions and trade-offs made by Chancellor Reeves?
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Friday Reading Edition 242 (28th March 2025)
The Office for Budget Responsibility’s (OBR) update, the Chancellor’s response, and what comes next.
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Friday Reading Edition 242 (28th March 2025)
"Faltering growth leads to difficult choices” says Yael Selfin, Chief Economist at KPMG UK.
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