by solidum | Oct 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
On October 25, at 1:25 local time, East Pacific hurricane Otis made landfall in the Mexican state of Guerrero, near Acapulco de Juáres, as a Category 5 storm, the highest level on the Saffir-Simpson Scale. After landfall, the system quickly weakened over Mexico’s...
by solidum | Sep 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
On August 30, at 7:45 local time, Idalia made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in Florida’s sparsely populated ‘Big Bend’ region near Keaton Beach. The storm continued to track in a northeasterly direction, quickly weakening over land, and passed over Georgia and...
by solidum | Aug 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
During the first weeks of August, devastating bush fires affected the island of Maui, Hawaii. The catastrophe claimed the highest death toll of all bush fires in the US since 100 years and is estimated to be the second most expensive insurance event in the history of...
by solidum | Jul 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
In the first half of 2023 the ILS market and its cat bond sub-segment delivered very pleasing returns. The article explains the reasons that lie behind these dynamics and what the development means for investors interested in the asset class today, mid-year 2023....
by solidum | Feb 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
This article, written on invitation by the German trade journal ‘Die VersicherungsPraxis’, was published in the 12/2022-01/2023 issue of the journal. Addressing institutional insurance buyers rather than the ILS investor community, Solidum’s managing...
by solidum | Feb 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
The year 2022 was challenging for investors in many asset classes, with inflation reaching new hights and return expectations rising globally in most markets. Cat bonds and private ILS were not immune to this market shift. However, they managed to perform remarkably...
