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 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 34 (13th November 2020)
While the COVID-19 pandemic has placed unparalleled demands on modern healthcare systems, the industry’s response has vividly demonstrated its resilience and ability to bring innovations to market quickly.
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Friday Reading Edition 28 (2nd October 2020)
Host Richard Cutcher speaks to the authors of the three papers about their dissertations on boardroom diversity, climate change resilience and parametric products.
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Friday Reading Edition 27 (25th September 2020)
Previous studies suggest that the risk community continues to struggle with reputational risk and with reputation as an intangible asset. This paper puts forward frameworks for risk professionals to work strategically with others within their organizations to measure and tackle reputational risks.
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Friday Reading Edition 27 (25th September 2020)
This guide explores the challenges organisations have faced during the COVID-19 crisis, highlights lessons learned and still being learned, and makes suggestions for changes to crisis management practice to build resilience.
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Friday Reading Edition 26 (18th September 2020)
Looking ahead to Airmic Fest 2020, the UK’s largest ever virtual risk and insurance conference taking place next week 22 to 24 September. Registration and further information is available here: registration.livegroup.co.uk/airmicfest/
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Friday Reading Edition 25 (11th September 2020)
This report provides a vivid scenario narrative of how the compromises made at the summit (and after) could re-shape business risks and business competition in Europe.
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Friday Reading Edition 25 (11th September 2020)
Mike Henry, CEO at BHP, explains the importance of social value in decision making and why relationships lie at the heart of business resilience.
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Friday Reading Edition 25 (11th September 2020)
Stanley McChrystal (a former Army general and the founder of the McChrystal Group) and Chris Fussell (a former Navy Seal and the president of the McChrystal Group) reflect on how September 11th changed the way US Special Forces operated, and offers lessons for today’s leaders.
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Friday Reading Edition 20 (7th August 2020)
The paper recognises that private insurance solutions alone will not be sufficient to protect society against the financial consequences of future pandemics. Solutions will require both public and private sector involvement, built on proper risk assessment, risk prevention and adaptation measures, appropriate product design, and risk transfer.
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