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 105 (6th May 2022)
This Airmic's podcast will be featuring prominent thought leaders on the topic of ESG within the risk and insurance community. In our first episode, Richard is joined by Sean McGovern, CEO for the UK and Lloyd’s at AXA XL. Sean has shown himself to be particularly passionate about the ESG topic and the role insurers will have to play in supporting the transition of clients. Sean goes on to discuss how AXA XL are integrating ESG thinking into its own operational and underwriting strategies.
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Forward Thinking on the growing role of business in the net-zero transition with Claire O’Neill Audio
Friday Reading Edition 105 (6th May 2022)
The former British politician who led the United Kingdom’s winning bid to host COP26 is now focused on coordinating an effective business contribution to the net-zero transition. She sees momentum building. “CEOs left COP saying, ‘We get it. Net zero is the thing we have to do.’”
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Climate in peril Text
Friday Reading Edition 105 (6th May 2022)
Released in the lead-up to the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, this report analyses a wide range of topics from the science of climate change, increased loss frequency and severity, the power of insurance in incentivising ‘better’ behaviours through an ESG lens – alongside the opportunities presented by the transition to net-zero and the innovative use of insurance capital in the disaster relief space.
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Friday Reading Edition 105 (6th May 2022)
This podcast addresses the challenges risk managers may face when it comes to tackling Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG). Dr Bev Adams, Head of Catastrophe Resilience at Marsh provides advice and practical examples for risk managers when it comes to establishing ESG credentials.
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Friday Reading Edition 105 (6th May 2022)
The arguments for advancing diversity and inclusion are now well-established. The question now is how companies can implement new guidelines on diversity, so that they go beyond the superficial requirements and achieve meaningful culture change.
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Friday Reading Edition 104 (29th April 2022)
Even when the conflict in Ukraine comes to an end, assumptions about the open globalisation system on which many Western companies’ business models are predicated will remain in question. Companies will need to brace themselves for a long struggle in which their capabilities in managing global risks will be sorely tested.
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Friday Reading Edition 104 (29th April 2022)
The Russian invasion of Ukraine reinforces the reality that only France and the UK can lead a European contribution to Indo-Pacific security.
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Friday Reading Edition 104 (29th April 2022)
[Available in UK only] What would it take for NATO to confront Russia directly over Ukraine? This programme, first broadcast on 19 April, features General Sir Richard Shirreff, Managing Partner of Strategia Worldwide and a keynote speaker at the 2022 Airmic Conference in June. Sir Richard served in the Gulf War, Kosovo and Iraq while in the British Army, before becoming NATO’s Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe between 2011 and 2014.
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Friday Reading Edition 104 (29th April 2022)
[Podcast] Explores the key areas boards need to consider whether that be re-evaluating their businesses in the region or managing the new risks faced by a global economy already struggling with inflation and supply chain disruption.
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Friday Reading Edition 104 (29th April 2022)
Investors should stay restrained and not overreact. Positioning portfolios for the unfolding of geopolitical events whilst they are already developing requires an ability to see into the future. History has shown us that sell-offs driven by geopolitics can be so short-lived that even clairvoyant investors may struggle to time them.
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