Aon: Air France loss will lead to hardening insurance market

Note: The broker has said that the loss of the Air France aircraft - likely to be the costliest aviation disaster since 2001 - will lead to a further hardening of sentiment in the airline insurance market.

The recent loss of an Air France aircraft will lead to a further hardening of sentiment in the airline insurance market, Aon has said.

According to the broker, the disaster will have "a major influence on sentiment" before negotiations start for the renewal season.

But the question is to what degree this hardening of sentiment will translate into actual...