# United Kingdom 12.5.1 Life insurance IDEF SA 2023=100 ()

United Kingdom 12.5.1 Life insurance IDEF SA 2023=100 () was up 5.0% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 3.7% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 107.1 (index (2023=100)).
That is the highest reading since Q2 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −13.8% (Q2 2020) to 39.9% (Q3 2022), averaging 4.2%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.HHCONS.Q.SA.COICOP-12-5-1.MEASURE-IDEF`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: index (2023=100)
- Coverage: 1997-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (118 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/12-5-1-life-insurance-idef-sa-2023-100

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 107.1 | 5.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 106.7 | 3.7 |
| Q4 2025 | 103.6 | 0.9 |
| Q3 2025 | 105.7 | 2.5 |
| Q2 2025 | 102.0 | 5.2 |
| Q1 2025 | 102.9 | 5.4 |
| Q4 2024 | 102.7 | 4.1 |
| Q3 2024 | 103.1 | 7.6 |
| Q2 2024 | 97.00 | −1.4 |
| Q1 2024 | 97.60 | −1.0 |
| Q4 2023 | 98.70 | −0.6 |
| Q3 2023 | 95.80 | 2.4 |
| Q2 2023 | 98.40 | 11.2 |
| Q1 2023 | 98.60 | 34.7 |
| Q4 2022 | 99.30 | 16.5 |
| Q3 2022 | 93.60 | 39.9 |
| Q2 2022 | 88.50 | 16.8 |
| Q1 2022 | 73.20 | −2.4 |
| Q4 2021 | 85.20 | 22.2 |
| Q3 2021 | 66.90 | −3.9 |
| Q2 2021 | 75.80 | 17.3 |
| Q1 2021 | 75.00 | 15.4 |
| Q4 2020 | 69.70 | −2.1 |
| Q3 2020 | 69.60 | −6.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.HHCONS.Q.SA.COICOP-12-5-1.MEASURE-IDEF"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.HHCONS.Q.SA.COICOP-12-5-1.MEASURE-IDEF",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```