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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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Protivi, 25th April 2022
Friday Reading Edition 129 (4th November 2022)
While AI is still in the early stages of adoption and regulators are cautiously monitoring the developments, the industry can demonstrate its willingness and ability to partner with regulators to ensure that its use of AI has public acceptance and is seen to deliver real benefits to society while minimising and managing potential risks. Achieving that degree of support is how we define success.
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McKinsey & Co, 10th March 2022
Friday Reading Edition 129 (4th November 2022)
Companies can address and mitigate the disruptions of the future only by taking a more proactive, forward-looking stance. Over the next three to five years, McKinsey expects three major cybersecurity trends that cross-cut multiple technologies to have the biggest implications for organisations.
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The Economist Intelligence Unit
Friday Reading Edition 129 (4th November 2022)
[Free to download upon sharing contact details] Digital channels are replacing traditional modes of domestic payment around the world amid greater uptake of digital wallets and other forms of mobile transactions. Additionally, disruptors are rapidly moving to cross-border payments, accelerated by the war in Ukraine.
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International Monetary Fund, 11th October 2022
Friday Reading Edition 128 (28th October 2022)
Despite the economic slowdown, inflation pressures are proving broader and more persistent than anticipated. Inflation is also broadening well beyond food and energy.
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McLarens, 9th September 2022
Friday Reading Edition 128 (28th October 2022)
Attempts to address global inflation through quantitative tightening, by raising interest rates, is now affecting all tiers of the construction and property development chain including the financing of projects.
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KPMG, 1st September 2022
Friday Reading Edition 128 (28th October 2022)
This report expects inflation to moderate significantly from the middle of next year, as the energy shock is no longer reflected in the year-on-year inflation calculation. However, we could be entering an environment that is structurally more inflationary, as production costs – from materials to energy and labour – remain elevated.
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Chatham House, 29th July 2022
Friday Reading Edition 128 (28th October 2022)
Dame DeAnne Julius of Chatham House speaks about what to expect from the cost-of-living crisis and its political consequences.
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Bank of England
Friday Reading Edition 128 (28th October 2022)
[This page is regularly updated] The Bank of England expects inflation to stay at or a little above 10% for a few months before starting to come down.
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Aon
Friday Reading Edition 128 (28th October 2022)
Inflation has become one of the most vexing issues confronting economists, governments, business leaders and consumers — and has also tasked risk managers with navigating new forms of volatility in their risk management programmes.
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HDI, 29th September 2022
Friday Reading Edition 127 (21st October 2022)
Governments trying to replace fossil fuels are beginning to invest heavily in hydrogen technology and infrastructure. As international interest accelerates, the insurance industry is under pressure to keep up.
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