Moody's Investors Service said the credit outlook for U.S. health insurers over the next 12-to-18 months has shifted to negative from stable.
Reasons the negative view of the sector, which with group health plans provides a large amount of revenue for property-casualty agents and brokers, include operational, economic and political challenges that will lower margins and hamper growth.
The report author, Moody's Vice President Stephen Zaharuk, said, "Over the near term we believe that the credit profile of health care insurers will come under negative pressure as the result of the current political and economic climates, which in turn have placed a strain on both management and operational capabilities."
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