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.
Purpose and the Pandemic Video
Friday Reading Edition 70 (13th August 2021)
Dr Sam Barrell, COO of the Francis Crick Institute, talks about the intense cultural impact of the Crick’s response to the pandemic (repurposing to be a testing, then a vaccination centre) and the importance of purpose. She shares some of the ethical challenges that the executive team faced and how they successfully managed the relationship with their board.
Friday Reading Edition 67 (16th July 2021)
Given the profound uncertainties and their varying impact across business lines, insurers must commit strongly to risk-oriented, structured decision-making approaches. It is time for chief risk officers (CROs) to step up to this challenge. With their help, the industry can reinvent itself to stay relevant to customers and attractive to investors.
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Friday Reading Edition 55 (23rd April 2021)
The IBE Speak Up Toolkit helps employees prepare for raising a concern at work. It answers questions about the entire process – from noticing a problem and having a conversation through to what to expect if your concern is investigated.
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How can we help? Text
Friday Reading Edition 55 (23rd April 2021)
Useful resources from Protect, the UK’s whistleblowing charity which aims to stop harm by encouraging safe whistleblowing.
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Friday Reading Edition 53 (9th April 2021)
2020 had been a struggle for businesses. The plans put in place at the start of the year were quickly undone with the pandemic and various lockdown restrictions across the globe. Looking at 2021, what have we learned and what will be the priorities for risk managers?
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Friday Reading Edition 27 (25th September 2020)
This guide summarises current approaches (2020) to risk management to promote a shared understanding, and will be particularly useful for those new to risk management.
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Friday Reading Edition 27 (25th September 2020)
This guide provides guidance on the types of deals companies undertake and outlines the key insurance and risk management related implications, together with the insurance tools that are available to support a transaction
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Friday Reading Edition 27 (25th September 2020)
This guide takes you through the life cycle of a captive from initial concept through to its benefits and uses, and finally to exit strategies.
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Friday Reading Edition 23 (28th August 2020)
Who really owns the risk management framework in a bank? Is it the Chief Risk Officer? Is it so fundamental that it is a shared responsibility among the whole executive or senior leadership team? This guidance puts flesh on the bones of the ‘three lines of defence’ skeleton.
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Roads to Ruin Text
Friday Reading Edition 14 (26th June 2020)
This Airmic report investigates the origins and impact of over twenty major corporate crises of the last decade, which left their reputation in tatters and faced an uphill task in rebuilding their businesses
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