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.
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 research project, undertaken jointly by Airmic and CNA Hardy, was designed to answer a practical question: how can risk and insurance professionals more clearly demonstrate the value of what they do, in the language senior decision makers already use? Financial fluency is not about technical finance expertise. It is about translation: the ability to explain how risk and insurance decisions protect cash flows, preserve capital, reduce volatility and support sustainable value creation.
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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)
The survey data points to six key findings that together define the state of risk technology across the Airmic community in 2026.
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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 298 (19th June 2026)
This publication explores the current organisational resilience landscape through the prism of resilience factors that have been established by Airmic. Seven case studies provide a unique cross-sector snapshot of how resilience is being governed, delivered and embedded today.
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Friday Reading Edition 298 (19th June 2026)
This Competency Framework sets out the capabilities needed to meet these expectations. It is designed to support risk professionals at every stage of their career to grow, adapt, and lead – ensuring our profession continues to strengthen its impact, relevance, and influence in an increasingly complex world.
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Friday Reading Edition 297 (12th June 2026)
By Keith Dear, Founder and CEO of Cassi, and speaker for the opening plenary of next week’s Airmic Conference – the danger is neither Oracle nor algorithm, but unaccountable predictions.
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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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