Here's our latest Friday wrap-up of key news from the week.
This week, we provided more details about the first catastrophe bond offerings from the Asian Development Bank.
Don't forget to download our new Q1 2026 cat bond market report.
Also in the cat bond market, Kin secured the upsized $335m from its latest Hestia Re deal.
In addition, Zurich secured its upsized $150m Turicum Re cat bond this week.
Mapfre Re returned for its third Recoletos Re, seeking US named storm protection on an indemnity basis for the first time.
Palomar also returned, with a $325m Calquake and Hawaii wind bond issuance under Torrey Pines Re.
Florida Peninsula raised the target size twice for its latest Palm Re cat bond, while One Alliance North America also sought more limit from its debut cat bond.
UCITS cat bond funds combined AUM hit a new milestone of $20bn in February, before dipping slightly in March to end Q1.
In other stories this week, we published a video of a cat bond focused panel discussion from our ILS NYC 2026 conference.
Leadenhall Capital Partners highlighted how cat bonds can exhibit positive yield sensitivity in an inflationary envionment.
Franklin Templeton said there's no evidence of weakening fundamentals in the cat bond market, so it stays overweight.
Zenkyoren launched a reinsurer in Guernsey that will also have a mandate to invest in cat bonds.
More hurricane forecasts were issued, with El Nino again cited as a reason for below average expectations for storms. Read the Colorado State University and Tropical Storm Risk updates.
Howden launched a new HCMA unit in Germany as it targets more work from rising European ILS activity.
The Florida Retirement System Pension Plan has grown its ILS investments to around $2.23bn.
Finally, if you haven't seen them, Artemis has a wealth of data and analytics on the catastrophe bond and broader ILS market. View our charts and Deal Directory.
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We'll be back next week with more regular coverage.
We hope you have a safe & relaxing weekend.
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