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 47 (26th February 2021)
Reflecting on the past year, 2020 has demonstrated the absolute necessity of risk-based decision-making in achieving our strategies, especially when confronting volatile scenarios and global risk impacts. The 2021 IRMSA Risk Report unpacks these learnings as well as the competencies we need to be successful and risk resilient organisations. It highlights the integrated strategic risk and resilience mindset.
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Friday Reading Edition 44 (5th February 2021)
[Free to read full report upon sharing contact details] This survey of 200 risk managers and executives has shown that many of the current tools, methodologies and insurance products available are struggling to keep up with the changing demands of our digitally enabled world.
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Friday Reading Edition 42 (22nd January 2021)
[Free to read upon sharing contact details] Includes a selection of risk scenarios, looking beyond those directly linked to the pandemic, that should be firmly on the radar of risk managers owing to the scale and intensity of the potential disruption that they could cause.
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The pandemic crisis Video
Friday Reading Edition 41 (15th January 2021)
[For Airmic members only] The Airmic LIVE episode this week on what are we still learning from the crisis and how should we reflect on these lessons as we start and travel through 2021.
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Friday Reading Edition 40 (8th January 2021)
[Purchase required] Dr. Keith Blacker and Dr. Patrick McConnell explains the concept of people risk and enables the reader to consider it within the context of their own organisation, flagging up the human factors that may not have been considered, and encourages managers and practitioners to take a more focused approach to people management.
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Friday Reading Edition 38 (11th December 2020)
This white paper looks at the climate change challenge and outlines strategies and actions that can help businesses to manage and mitigate climate change risks.
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Friday Reading Edition 36 (27th November 2020)
Given the bleak economic outlook for the year ahead, boards should be ensuring they have a robust risk management, governance and internal control framework in place. This should be underpinned by harnessing the skills, talents and resources of internal audit functions to provide independent assurance that risks are being managed and mitigated effectively.
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Friday Reading Edition 35 (20th November 2020)
Although risk professionals are aware of the dangers that an unpredictable political environment can pose to their organisation, identifying and assessing those risks is the challenge that faces our profession today. This report will help break down the risks, understand their interconnectivity, the solutions available and appropriate responses.
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Friday Reading Edition 32 (30th October 2020)
Alison Moriarty, Fleet Risk Director at DRiiVE Consulting, and Mark Cartwright, Head of Commercial Vehicle Incident Prevention at Highways England, to discuss the evolving risks associated with motor fleets, how they can be addressed and why they need to be moved up the risk register.
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Friday Reading Edition 30 (16th October 2020)
This report examines the increasing importance of intellectual property (IP) as a driver of corporate value, drawing attention to the risks and opportunities facing businesses, as well as new cyber threats to businesses’ IP.
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