by solidum | Apr 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
The U.S. government’s announcement of massive tariffs on imports to the U.S. led to severe distortions in global equity markets. In times of high volatility, few asset classes can escape the general downturn. Due to their structural independence from the general...
by solidum | Mar 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
In recent months, in conversations with investors in Solidum’s Cat Bond and ILS funds, questions have been raised more frequently about the existence – or even the possibility – of Cat Bond Index products. We have taken this as an opportunity to...
by solidum | Jan 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
The year 2025 started with a catastrophic fire event that affected not only the insurance industry but will have an impact on the ILS asset class as well. The Palisades and Eaton fires in the Los Angeles area both erupted on Jan. 7, fuelled by severe drought...
by solidum | Oct 11, 2024 | Uncategorized
In the evening hours of October 9, Hurricane Milton made landfall on the eastern coast of Florida, south of Tampa Bay. While the storm was certainly a remarkable cyclone in many aspects, labels such as ‘the storm of the century’ that were used by the media during the...
by solidum | Oct 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
On September 27, 2024, category 4 hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region. Due to the storm’s high forward speed, hurricane force winds reached far inland and affected Georgia and the Carolinas as well. In addition, the system was very large,...
