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 219 (27th September 2024)
Insurance should serve as a great enabler to clear obstacles for the net zero transition while supporting the adaptation and resilience needed to face inevitable climate impacts.
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Friday Reading Edition 219 (27th September 2024)
Climate change impacts our economic and societal systems, for example extreme weather events pose a risk to essential services, Customers will have to accept a reduction in the availability of infrastructure, without further investment in increasingly costly maintenance and adaptation.
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Friday Reading Edition 219 (27th September 2024)
The government has been taking action to adapt the UK to climate change. This can help reduce the costs from climate change impacts and make our economy and society more resilient.
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Friday Reading Edition 219 (27th September 2024)
Climate change poses the biggest long-term risk to the global economy. No action is not an option
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Friday Reading Edition 219 (27th September 2024)
The faster the climate changes and the longer adaptation efforts are put off, the more difficult and expensive responding to climate change will be.
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Friday Reading Edition 219 (27th September 2024)
Marsh’s Corporate Climate Adaptation Survey can help businesses prepare for the changes and challenges ahead. Explore our key findings and takeaways.
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Friday Reading Edition 218 (20th September 2024)
Visiting Israel and the Lebanon border on Monday, peace still seems far off, as well as how dangerous the confrontation with Hezbollah remains a year after 7 October.
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Friday Reading Edition 218 (20th September 2024)
Maritime shipping volumes are robust, yet geopolitical risk poses a threat, as higher trade tensions could impact volumes and demand ahead. Despite wars and trade tensions, marine insurers have the tools to weather risks.
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Charting a system in decline Podcast
Friday Reading Edition 218 (20th September 2024)
Sam Wilkin, WTW’s director of political risk analytics, oversees the WTW’s Political Risk Index – its latest report charts the decline of the rules-based international order, with all that that entails for peace, democracy, free trade and cross-border investment.
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Friday Reading Edition 218 (20th September 2024)
In this edition of the Political Risk Index, we explore government positions regarding the rules-based order in emerging market countries and territories.
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