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 74 (11th September 2021)
Two decades on, the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) reflects on the profound impact the 9/11 attacks had on security and global strategy, in this series of commentaries, reflections, and event recordings.
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Friday Reading Edition 74 (11th September 2021)
The coronavirus pandemic has impacted terrorism worldwide like any other area of human activity. Public health restrictions seem to have played a key role in shaping the threat in 2020, mainly by limiting it. Outside of conflict zones, incidents that have occurred have most commonly been lone attackers, reflecting a more situationally suppressed threat.
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Friday Reading Edition 73 (3rd September 2021)
To guide energy and power businesses in their risk management plans, members of Marsh’s Energy and Power Practice led a webcast on ESG messaging, why it is important, and how to communicate your ESG approach to insurers.
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Friday Reading Edition 73 (3rd September 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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Friday Reading Edition 73 (3rd September 2021)
A coordinated global effort is needed to address the climate challenge. Lloyd’s has just launched a new report setting out the catalytic role the insurance industry will play in supporting and accelerating the transition to a low-carbon economy.
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Friday Reading Edition 69 (6th August 2021)
As the world increasingly becomes more data driven and more digitized, the impact of technology can be seen in even the smallest daily task. The insurance industry is no exception, and we are seeing technology enhance the way we interact with our customers and improve the experience when they make a claim.
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Friday Reading Edition 68 (30th July 2021)
In the food, beverage and agriculture sector, there are some obvious risks in terms of environmental liabilities, such as spillages of sewage or slurry. Noelene McKenna, senior underwriter, environmental retail property and casualty UK at AXA XL explains how these risks are evolving, and the role that brokers and insurers can play in helping clients manage and transfer them.
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Friday Reading Edition 68 (30th July 2021)
[Free to watch upon sharing contact details] Simon Colvin of Weightmans talks about his firm's own ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance) journey and provided insight into how the ESG agenda is starting to permeate day-to-day activities in the insurance, reinsurance and claims spaces. [webinar recording]
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Friday Reading Edition 67 (16th July 2021)
Over the course of 20 minutes Mattieu Rouot, CEO of MAXIS, and Mark Cook, Director at Willis Towers Watson, look back on more than a year of COVID-19 and the impact it has had on captive employee benefit programmes and what it might mean for the future.
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Friday Reading Edition 67 (16th July 2021)
The Covid-19 pandemic has given the insurance industry a chance to prove its worth, but has also demonstrated that the industry must become more efficient in order to meet the evolving needs of its clients.
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