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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WHO, 6th April 2021
Friday Reading Edition 52 (1st April 2021)
The WHO-China study identifying the zoonotic source of the virus and the route of introduction to the human population, including the possible role of intermediate hosts.
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Airmic,Aon,Pool Re, 31st March 2021
Friday Reading Edition 52 (1st April 2021)
This guide addresses what you should be concerned about with regard to terrorism risk, its wider impacts, what kinds of coverage you may need, and what else besides property damage you could be exposed to in the event of a terrorist incident.
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Airmic, 31st March 2021
Friday Reading Edition 52 (1st April 2021)
[For Airmic members only] Held in conjunction with the launch of the guide on terrorism risk insurance above, this session will help you recognise the scope of the definition of terrorism on a policy, identify what else your organisation could be exposed to from a terrorist event, besides physical losses, and understand the potential short- and long-term impacts of different types of terrorist events on your organisation, so as to define what type of coverages might be needed.
Lloyd’s List Podcast, 26th March 2021
Friday Reading Edition 52 (1st April 2021)
For several years, there have been warnings that the ballooning size of boxships has been outpacing the industry’s ability to deal with the growing risk of such large assets. This podcast asks whether the Suez crisis might just be the wake-up call that shipping needs to reassess its readiness when it comes to dealing with super-sized casualties. Joining the podcast is global head of marine risk consulting at Allianz, Capt Rahul Khanna.
BCI, 8th March 2021
Friday Reading Edition 52 (1st April 2021)
[Free to download upon setting up free account and sharing contact details] Examines the disruptions organisations have experienced in their supply chain over the past twelve months, top-of-mind concerns for professionals over the next five years, how technology is influencing the supply chain, the consequences of disruption and the uptake and effectiveness of insurance for supply chain losses.
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Forbes, 1st March 2021
Friday Reading Edition 52 (1st April 2021)
US President Joe Biden’s supply chain executive order is a significant risk management mandate. It’s also a signal that the Biden Administration is focused on systemic risks – like the systemic risk and failures we’re all living through with COVID and its far-reaching impacts across our economic, business, political and social systems.
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McKinsey & Co, 21st December 2020
Friday Reading Edition 52 (1st April 2021)
A survey of thousands of global executives since June 2020 on the likelihood that one of nine economic outcomes of the pandemic will occur in their home countries. These scenarios account for the GDP impact of the virus’s health effects and the effectiveness of governments’ public-health and economic-policy responses to it.
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Mindfulness Video
Marsh, 12th April 2021
Friday Reading Edition 51 (26th March 2021)
Presented by Lorna Feeney, Head of Mental Health Risk, Marsh Risk Consultancy, this short video on mindfulness guides you on the practice of purposely bringing one's attention in the present moment without judgment, a skill one develops through meditation or other training.
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Airmic , 25th March 2021
Friday Reading Edition 51 (26th March 2021)
This Insights paper, arising from a roundtable co-organised with Allianz and supported by Herbert Smith Freehills, evaluates what businesses need to address and be aware of with regard to ESG issues. It also discusses how Allianz integrates ESG principles in its underwriting, with director and officer (D&O) liability as a focus.
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Airmic, 24th March 2021
Friday Reading Edition 51 (26th March 2021)
[For Airmic Members only] Our panellists consider barriers in the sector which need to be overcome, and actions that need to be taken, to ensure that equity, diversity, and inclusion are a priority in the sector, and that women are given “a seat at the table.”
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