Here are the ten most popular news articles, week ending March 29th 2026, covering catastrophe bonds, ILS, reinsurance capital and related risk transfer topics.To ensure you never miss a thing or get our email alerts for every article we publish.Secondary reinsurance market could drive greater capital efficiency, says Howden Re Howden Re has released a new report in which the firm sets out a framework for introducing a secondary reinsurance market, noting that it would allow carriers to more efficiently allocate risk, which would ultimately improve and drive greater overall capital efficiency.

Delineation between UNL and parametric triggers fundamental to unlocking ILS growth: Augment Risk As the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market continues to expand, Augment Risk is positioning parametric triggers not merely as a peripheral alternative, but as a central, diversifying asset class defined by its structural independence from traditional indemnity-based retrocession, a shift the firm believes is fundamental to unlocking the next phase of third-party capital allocation.Ariel Re makes key promotions in Bermuda & London, including Kerr to SVP, Capital Ariel Re has announced a series of promotions across both its Bermuda and London offices, including Andy Kerr being promoted to Senior Vice President, Capital.ILS manager execution quality increasingly important in a normalising market: Twelve Securis According to a new report from specialist insurance-linked securities (ILS) manager Twelve Securis, as the investment environment within ILS continues to evolve and spreads normalise from recent highs, the margin for error is narrowing, making execution quality more important than ever.

Coca-Cola pension fund ILS investment grew to $266m on returns in 2025 The US pension fund of global beverage and food giant the Coca Cola Company saw its investments into insurance-linked securities (ILS) increase in value in the last year to $266 million, reaching their highest level since 2022.USAA adding to stated reinsurance for some ResRe cat bonds after SCS model update USAA is adding a retained quota share layer to the stated reinsurance for some of its annual aggregate Residential Re catastrophe bonds for their next loss occurrence period, after an update to the risk model used drove a material increase to the expected loss contribution of the severe thunderstorm peril.Zurich to sponsor first catastrophe bond since 2012 with $125m Turicum Re Ltd.

Zurich, the European headquartered global re/insurance company, has returned to the catastrophe bond market to sponsor its first deal since late 2012, seeking $125 million or more in US named storm and earthquake reinsurance protection with a Turicum Re Ltd.(Series 2026-1) issuance.Pool Re secures £100m of terrorism retro from fourth Baltic PCC catastrophe bond Pool Re, the UK government backed mutual terrorism reinsurance firm, has now successfully secured the targeted UK £100 million of terrorism retrocession from its fourth catastrophe bond sponsorship, as the Baltic PCC Limited (Series 2026-1) issuance has now priced at the mid-point of guidance.

American Coastal seeks $200m Florida multi-peril cover with Armor Re II 2026-1 cat bond American Coastal Insurance Company (AmCoastal Insurance) is back in the catastrophe bond market, this time seeking multi-peril reinsurance from the capital markets with an initially $200 million target for an Armor Re II Ltd.(Series 2026-1) transaction.Arrow Global targets specialty insurance returns for investors with AGI launch Arrow Global, a pan-European investment manager specialising in private credit and real estate, has launched a new business vertical called Arrow Global Insurance (AGI), designed to capitalise on institutional investment opportunities across the insurance value chain.

This new vertical acts as a strategic extension of its investment platform and includes the launch of reinsurer Halldora Re.This is not every article published on Artemis during the last week, just the most popular among our readers over the last seven days..

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