Hurricane Barry
Event Report: Hurricane Barry
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Ridgecrest California Earthquakes
Event Report: Ridgecrest California earthquake series
Solidum Partners assumes the investment management of the CAT bond funds of Falcon Fund Management
Zurich based Insurance Linked Securities specialist Solidum Partners will assume the asset management of the CAT bond funds of Falcon Fund Management from 1st of August 2019. The current portfolios include the Insurance Linked Strategy and Insurance Opportunities funds. Further product launches are intended under the collaboration.
Peru Earthquake
Event Report: Earthquake Peru
On the morning of May 26, 2019 (7:41 UTC) a severe earthquake occurred in Central Peru. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) half a million people were exposed to severe shaking and close to 7 million felt moderate shaking
The earthquake is not expected to have an influence on the Solidum Funds.
Thoughts on Reinsurance Pricing and Latest Insurtech Developments
‘Clearing’ price technology
With new technology many areas of life are changing, some think for the better and some think for the worse. This is equally true in the reinsurance market where technology is coming in to try to make things more efficient and ‘better’, often in the hope of reducing the price for coverage.
Can Blockchain Smart Contracts Replace (Re)Insurance Contracts?
There has been much talk about how smart contracts on the blockchain will revolutionise insurance and reinsurance policies and contract wordings; about how they will be quicker, cheaper, digital, authenticated by nature, pay claims automatically and overall reduce the risk to all parties. The question therefore is, “can a smart contract on a blockchain replace an (re)insurance contract?”.
How Insurable is Cyber?
Cyber seems to be close to everyone's thoughts at the moment. At a time that the markets are seeking new business to write with their overcollateralised balance sheets and ILS funds are seeking new products to invest in that are not US hurricane and earthquake, many are turning to cyber. So how well does cyber fit the insurance model?