Mid-year waypoint sees ILS market well placed

There are no major implications for the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market from the Fort McMurray wildfire that ripped through a major oil-producing area of Canada in May this year, according to Paul Schultz, chief executive officer of Aon Securities.

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