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DOWNLOAD THE PUBLICATION HERE The focus of the boardroom is largely financial. Many Airmic members work in publicly listed or private equity owned organisations where success is assessed through financial lenses such as equity valuation, access to debt, credit ratings and capital efficiency. These measures dominate board discussions and shape how CEOs, CFOs and executive teams evaluate performance, resilience and strategy. In these environments, value is not debated in abstract terms.

DOWNLOAD THE PUBLICATION HERE Organisations have always faced risks that insurance cannot fully cover. Some exposures are too uncertain to price; some losses may be too large for the commercial market to absorb. Increasingly, some emerging risks are simply too new and lack the necessary data for products to have developed. Against this backdrop, the persistence of protection gaps is not merely a commercial problem for buyers and insurers to negotiate around.

DOWNLOAD THE PUBLICATION HERE The survey data points to six key findings that together define the state of risk technology across the Airmic community in 2026: 1. Fragmentation is the defining challenge. Well over half of the respondent base lacks meaningful system integration, with their technology split between disconnected multi-system environments and spreadsheet-reliant processes. This is not a technology limitation; integrated platforms exist.

Airmic News Volume 10 Published on Thu, 11/06/2026 - 14:02

I was a little concerned when setting this year's conference theme ‘Back to Basics’ that it would be misunderstood. I needn’t have worried, as is apparent in the excellent thought piece in this edition of Airmic News from Andreas Berger, group CEO, Swiss Re, who is also one of our keynote speakers in Birmingham.Alongside the enduring foundations of risk management, Andreas talks about the value of partnerships.

At first glance, the theme of this year's Airmic conference, “Back to Basics” sounds like a return to simplicity. In reality, the fundamentals of risk management have never been more complex. Today’s risk environment is defined by interconnected uncertainty. Geopolitical fragmentation, natural catastrophes, cyber threats and supply chain disruption are by no means isolated challenges. They interact, amplify one another and move faster than many organisations are structured to respond.

Airmic has launched its conference app, giving delegates everything they need to plan their time, connect with fellow attendees and get the most from three days of learning, networking and professional development. The app is available to download on both Apple and Android devices. It can be downloaded here.

Airmic has published a detailed and practical framework designed to help members understand their career progression, identify skills gaps and make smarter career choices. The new Competency Framework outlines the knowledge, skills and behaviour required of its members at different stages of their careers, as well has five core principles that should guide all actions and decisions.

Neurodiversity has become an increasingly important conversation across workplaces in Britain over the past half a decade, but for many neurodivergent employees, inclusion remains far from guaranteed. Research shows that employees who are neurodivergent and do not receive the right support in the workplace are significantly less likely to remain in their roles beyond the first six months.

Pam, thanks for talking to Airmic News. You moved to Shire – then one of the fastest growing global pharmaceutical companies – as head of insurance shortly after it was acquired by Japanese pharma, Takeda. Yes, Shire was going through something of a transformation. It acquired Baxalta and then underwent an integration and was later acquired by Japanese domiciled Takeda in 2019. It was the largest acquisition – approximately $62bn – in the history of the life sciences and biopharma industry.