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,...
by solidum | Sep 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
On the basis of a continuing hard reinsurance market and driven by high coupons on catastrophe bonds, the ILS market delivered a strong performance for investors in the first half of 2024. The market continues to grow at a healthy speed, and spreads remain at very...
by solidum | Jan 30, 2024 | Uncategorized
2023 was generally a good year for the insurance-linked securities asset class. On this basis, the Solidum ILS and Cat Bond funds were able to achieve an exceptionally attractive performance. The Solidum Cat Bond Fund and Solidum ELS, SAC3 ended the period with their...
by solidum | Jan 12, 2024 | Uncategorized
On the first day of the new year 2024 a strong Mw 7.5 (Mj 7.6) earthquake occurred on Japan’s west coast with an epicenter on the northern Noto Peninsula. This tremor was the strongest shake to affect Japan in nearly one decade. Initial expectations of the...
