Aon's Schultz predicts M&A uptick in ILS sector

M&A activity in the insurance-linked securities (ILS) sector
will ramp up in 2018 and may spark an increase in reinsurance
buying, according to Aon Securities CEO Paul Schultz.
Speaking at sister publication Trading
Risk's London ILS Conference this
morning, Schultz said strong valuations of ILS (re)insurers,
greater certainty around the tax treatment of ILS products in the
US, and record levels of excess capital would continue to make
acquisitions an attractive proposition.
At the same time