Click here for the Friday Reading Search, a searchable archive of reading and knowledge resources

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.

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Hays
Friday Reading Edition 8 (15th May 2020)
[Free to read upon registering contact details] This guide from Hays offers advice on considerations for now and for the future to facilitate getting your team back into the workplace and to establish your new way of working.
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Financial Times, 5th May 2020
A Financial Times article on the UK’s coronavirus contact tracing app that is currently being tested on the Isle of Wight, including a discussion on security risks and implications for privacy.
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UK Home Office, 27th April 2020
The latest advice and guidance from the Home Office on how you can protect yourself and your business from fraud and cyber crime.
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Airmic,BLM,CFC, 15th April 2020
This Airmic white paper examines what can be learned from the major investigations and fines since the GDPR came into force two years ago, with updates in the context of the COVID-19 situation. Includes a useful checklist for risk managers on complying with the GDPR as an ongoing project.
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Bloomberg, 14th April 2020
With the COVID-19 pandemic, boards are now actively seeking the expertise of risk managers in planning and oversight, as this Bloomberg article finds.
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NetDiligence
Based on an analysis of ransomware claims in the past five years, this report highlights the rising costs of ransomware events for both insurers and insureds, and the issue of non-affirmative coverage.
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Mercer, 11th May 2020
Friday Reading Edition 6 (10th July 2020)
A best practice guide to protecting the mental health of the workforce. Employers have a valuable role to play in continuing to provide the psychological elements of control, community, challenge and commitment that we need to stay healthy. [free to download upon registration of details]
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AXA XL , 24th April 2020
Featuring social anthropologist Dr Frédéric Keck, this podcast from AXA XL explains how these differences between humans and animals affect the likelihood of a new infectious disease arising from a new pathogen, as well as how different cultures respond to outbreaks like the current COVID-19 pandemic.
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McKinsey Global Institute , 29th March 2020
This article from the McKinsey Global Institute, which finds an overlap between the workers who are vulnerable in the current downturn and those who hold jobs vulnerable to automation, calls for the US response to incorporate a longer-term view about the resulting occupational shifts and the development of skills.
Aon
Aon’s COVID-19 Response Tool Kit, designed as a resource for clients and industry peers, is an informational and guidance tool on risk exposures and human capital concerns emanating from an infectious disease outbreak.
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