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 137 (20th January 2023)
Trade, tech and tackling the climate crisis were just some of the topics under discussion this week in Davos. We've also heard from global leaders on Ukraine, the economy and health. Here's a snapshot of what you might have missed this week at Davos 2023.
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Friday Reading Edition 137 (20th January 2023)
Peter Giger, Group Chief Risk Officer of Zurich Insurance Group, writes on the ways to leverage the urgent crises we face today into opportunities to address longer-term challenges such as climate change.
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Friday Reading Edition 137 (20th January 2023)
The impact of constrained access to key strategic commodities for G20 members will depend on both their reliance on Russian and Ukrainian imports and sanctions decisions. Turkey and China, for example, which rely substantially on Russia for mineral fuels and have chosen not to impose sanctions, will be able to continue importing from Russia.
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Friday Reading Edition 135 (16th December 2022)
As of December 2022, it is nine months into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the outcome of the war remains unclear. The Russian military appears incapable of taking Kyiv or occupying a major portion of the country. Ukrainian forces have enjoyed three months of success on the battlefield and could well continue to make progress in regaining territory. The war also could settle into a more drawn-out conflict, with neither side capable of making a decisive breakthrough in the near term.
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Friday Reading Edition 134 (9th December 2022)
The second report from Lloyd’s Futureset in response to the conflict in Ukraine, created in collaboration with Aon, outlines the immediate role the (re)insurance industry is playing in responding to emerging customer needs and goes on to explore by how we can deploy the powerful tools at our disposal – our expertise, innovation, capital and collaboration – to help build greater resilience against the long-term impacts of the conflict.
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Friday Reading Edition 132 (25th November 2022)
An account of the last century of economic shocks to the UK, assessing how well the economy has adjusted to new circumstances, and drawing out implications for the UK’s current predicament.
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Friday Reading Edition 132 (25th November 2022)
This background paper summarizes various proposals for organising the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine. The governments of Ukraine and donor countries are currently discussing a “coordination platform” for aid.
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Friday Reading Edition 132 (25th November 2022)
Global economic activity is experiencing a broad-based and sharper-than-expected slowdown, with inflation higher than seen in several decades. The cost-of-living crisis, tightening financial conditions in most regions, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the lingering COVID-19 pandemic all weigh heavily on the outlook.
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Friday Reading Edition 131 (18th November 2022)
It appears that the missile strike of 15 November was not an intentional Russian strike on Polish territory but rather a tragic, accidental effect of Ukrainian military forces trying to defend Kyiv against enemy fire. This demonstrates the utility of institutions like NATO. Rather than immediately escalate the crisis, NATO and its member states relied on institutional linkages and relationships in order to collectively develop a level-headed approach to the situation.
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Friday Reading Edition 131 (18th November 2022)
Moscow’s withdrawal marks a humiliating battlefield setback that could worsen already-dismal morale.
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