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2 December 2016Insurance

Regulatory pressure on earnings reinforces negative outlook for UK life sector

A combination of sustained low investment yields and pressure on profits as a result of regulatory scrutiny into how insurers treat their customers, has prompted Fitch Ratings to maintain its negative sector outlook for UK life insurance in 2017.

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