Personal Group PLC provided earnings guidance for the financial year ended 31 December 2016. The underlying performance of the business has remained strong, with financial year 2016 EBITDA marginally ahead of expectations despite a lower than expected top line out turn. This performance reflects the continued strength of the company's core insurance business, which during the period saw its fifth consecutive year of record sales, demonstrating the continued attractiveness of its products to employers and employees. The company expects a one-off adverse impact to 2017 sales and profits guidance, but 2017 to be a profit growth year, and the company remains confident for the outlook in the longer term.