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 199 (3rd May 2024)
Police forcibly removed scores of defiant pro-Palestinian protesters at several colleges, including taking down an encampment at UCLA in a jarring scene that underscored the heightened chaos that has erupted at universities this week
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Friday Reading Edition 199 (3rd May 2024)
Comparing and contrasting the Higher Education Institution landscape in the UK and US and discuss some of the key insurance and risk issues impacting both.
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Friday Reading Edition 199 (3rd May 2024)
Amidst rising occurrences and heightened intensity of civil unrest events, how can organizations proactively manage their exposure, mitigate risks, and ensure continuous insurance coverage?
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Friday Reading Edition 199 (3rd May 2024)
With much of the world suffering political and social upheaval, multinational companies are facing a growing risk of strikes, riots and civil commotion To prepare for the potential damage and disruption caused by civil unrest, risk professionals need to protect their balance sheets and international assets.
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Friday Reading Edition 199 (3rd May 2024)
Acts of civil disobedience on campus are not likely to cease in the near future, which means higher education institutions must be prepared. Risk professionals and leadership should revisit their crisis management and emergency preparedness plans to ensure they contemplate this issue and that their teams understand their roles and responsibilities in the event of unrest.
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Friday Reading Edition 198 (26th April 2024)
As insurance coverages and perils become more interconnected, forward-looking climate models will be critical to provide a more accurate view of the extent to which climate change is intensifying natural catastrophes.
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It’s time for banks to embrace, test, and fail with AI – Decoding AI risks: Fail fast or fall behind Text
Friday Reading Edition 196 (5th April 2024)
Banks depend on accurate and definitive models and outputs for decision-making, risk management and, ultimately, customer satisfaction. AI is designed in part to provide those reliable outputs — but the results so far have sometimes included mistakes.
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Friday Reading Edition 188 (9th February 2024)
They usually last for a few short moments, but earthquakes can be calamitous, causing mass human fatalities and the collapse of vital infrastructure, with the threat of secondary perils and deadly tsunamis. Here, three Allianz experts discuss the dangers earthquakes pose and the steps businesses can take to mitigate their impact.
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Friday Reading Edition 188 (9th February 2024)
Earthquakes are considered one of the top risks in Switzerland, with potential devastating consequences should a major quake occur in the vicinity of conurbations. For this reason, a project has been running for the past 12 months to establish a public-private partnership organisation, supported by the Swiss cantons and the insurance industry.
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Friday Reading Edition 188 (9th February 2024)
Climate change could cause more earthquakes and volcanic eruptions by increasing the weight of water on the Earth's crust.
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