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Courts in Bermuda and the US approved the move, which had earlier been subject to investor litigation.
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There were 220 trades in the secondary market in Q4, as aggregate and Florida bonds were less liquid.
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Talks between the regulator and practitioners are ongoing, with the market picking out several key threads that could assist local transactions.
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Coca Cola has downsized its ILS holdings almost every year since 2017.
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The reinsurer said it was anticipating increased volume for catastrophe bonds and collateralised reinsurance this year.
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Combined with a challenging fundraising landscape that is likely to have led to investors cutting more deals, 2022 will be a year of fiscal pressure.
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The impact on different perils should be distinguished, the advisory firm noted.
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The flagship Atropos fund reached $1.4bn while its cat bond strategy is sized at $831mn.
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Resilience bonds attempted to link up financial goals that proved to be too mismatched.
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The ILS fund has roughly doubled in size in a year, after receiving further funds from new and existing investors.
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Many investors are in a “hold and assess” pattern on ILS, but some changes in the broader landscape could be more positive for the industry.
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There are two strands to the investor response to ILS climate-change issues, the consultant said.