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 77 (1st October 2021)
[Requires purchase of the standard] This document gives guidance on the governance of organizations. It provides principles and key aspects of practices to guide governing bodies and governing groups on how to meet their responsibilities so that the organizations they govern can fulfil their purpose. It is also intended for stakeholders involved in, or impacted by, the organization and its governance.
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Friday Reading Edition 77 (1st October 2021)
Companies seek to seize and deliver on opportunities that create long-term value that are aligned to their purpose. But every opportunity and every action (or inaction) has an associated risk. Investing is as much about assessing the risk as the related opportunity. This means that all organisations have a story to tell on these topics to investors, regulators and other stakeholders. But is this story clear, is it connected and does it reflect the organisation’s processes?
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Friday Reading Edition 77 (1st October 2021)
Clare Payn, Senior Global ESG and Diversity Manager at LGIM, to discuss investor priorities and the role that institutional investors play in driving enhancements in corporate reporting more broadly. Clare provides her insights into the key ESG themes that investors have been focusing on in the current AGM season including climate risk, TCFD reporting and Paris-aligned targets. [Podcast]
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Friday Reading Edition 77 (1st October 2021)
Affordable D&O insurance has probably never been more difficult to find. One alternative to the pricey and constrained commercial market is to place D&O risk in a captive, but although there are potential advantages, risk managers should know this solution is largely untested, say Jonathan Barnes and Alex O’Shea of KPMG in Bermuda.
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Friday Reading Edition 77 (1st October 2021)
[Free to read through a subscription or a free trial] Widespread misunderstanding across UK boardrooms about the operation of D&O coverage could leave directors facing legal expenses running into the millions of pounds, according to research from McGill and Partners.
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Friday Reading Edition 77 (1st October 2021)
Following the trend set by their publicly traded peers, privately held companies continue to face elevated directors and officers liability (D&O) insurance pricing increases, which are likely to continue trending upward through 2021. Insurers are also increasingly limiting coverage terms and/or conditions. It is important to understand why the market is firming as you set new strategies with your broker partner.
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