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 101 (8th April 2022)
Outlines some of the key strategies that businesses can use to stay one step ahead of ransomware extortionists in light of their evolving approaches to targeting and extorting victims.
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The UK GDPR Text
Friday Reading Edition 101 (8th April 2022)
Resources on the latest pertaining to GDPR in the UK, guidance on your general data protection obligations, and the key issues you need to consider regarding cross-border processing.
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Friday Reading Edition 101 (8th April 2022)
Ransomware and warning shots about risk aggregation have added a big dose of complexity into an already complicated cyber risk landscape. Insurers are weighing the delicate balance of growth vs discipline in the face of surging claims and deteriorating profitability.
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Friday Reading Edition 101 (8th April 2022)
[Free to read upon sharing contact details] The insurance industry has always been heavy users of data. Insurance and risk managers are gravitating towards emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and data analytics. Learn more about how AI is showing promise by unlocking value in departments across the enterprise including advantages such as in claims processing and customer experience.
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Friday Reading Edition 100 (1st April 2022)
The survey results paint a picture of globalised companies surprised to be caught between geopolitical competitors. In the 2020 survey, the ratio of respondents who declared themselves “concerned” about political risk in the Asia-Pacific region to those who expressed no concern was well below 2:1. In this year’s survey, that ratio nearly reached 20:1.
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Friday Reading Edition 100 (1st April 2022)
Russia and Ukraine together account for 25-30% of global wheat production. Sanctions against Russia and the crippling of Ukraine’s agriculture industry have sent the price of wheat and various other commodities skyward and disrupted supplies in the global food production chain.
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Friday Reading Edition 100 (1st April 2022)
The crisis in Ukraine is having a major impact on companies with suppliers, distributors, customers and employees in Ukraine, Russia and Belarus. Some of the ramifications are obvious, while others are taking place "behind the scenes”. Here is a guide to help business leaders formulate a proactive strategy, to protect their business.
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Friday Reading Edition 100 (1st April 2022)
Knowledge of how war exclusions have been interpreted in the past can be useful in evaluating the applicability of the exclusion under the current circumstances around the Ukraine crisis.
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Friday Reading Edition 100 (1st April 2022)
A list that has garnered extensive coverage for its role in helping catalyse the mass corporate exodus from Russia.
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Friday Reading Edition 100 (1st April 2022)
The Ukraine crisis presents a myriad of risks to the sector – direct underwriting losses, rapidly rising prices, slower economic growth, financial market volatility and the potential for asset shocks – that are not altogether different to what occurred during COVID-19 and the financial crisis. But with direct investment and underwriting exposures limited overall, and with second order effects in financial markets currently manageable, the sector is strongly positioned to support clients through this period of uncertainty.
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