# United Kingdom INS: GEN: BAL: Direct investment: insurance subsidiary/associate/holding cos (ended 2017) ()

United Kingdom INS: GEN: BAL: Direct investment: insurance subsidiary/associate/holding cos (ended 2017) () was 5,414.0 £m in 2017, down 5.9% from 2016.
That is the lowest reading since 2015.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 5,152.0 £m (2015) to 7,669.0 £m (2008), averaging 6,438.1 £m.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-RYNS.MEASURE-GENERAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1963-01-01 to 2017-01-01 (54 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/ins-gen-bal-direct-investment-insurance-subsidiary-associate-holding

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2017 | 5,414.0 £m |
| 2016 | 5,753.0 £m |
| 2015 | 5,152.0 £m |
| 2013 | 6,886.0 £m |
| 2012 | 6,365.0 £m |
| 2011 | 6,795.0 £m |
| 2010 | 6,252.0 £m |
| 2009 | 7,159.0 £m |
| 2008 | 7,669.0 £m |
| 2007 | 6,936.0 £m |
| 2006 | 4,745.0 £m |
| 2005 | 6,071.0 £m |
| 2004 | 2,280.0 £m |
| 2003 | 2,918.0 £m |
| 2002 | 7,190.0 £m |
| 2001 | 8,837.0 £m |
| 2000 | 5,400.0 £m |
| 1999 | 5,617.0 £m |
| 1998 | 6,424.0 £m |
| 1997 | 4,204.0 £m |
| 1996 | 7,170.0 £m |
| 1995 | 1,642.0 £m |
| 1994 | 1,738.0 £m |
| 1993 | 1,835.0 £m |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-RYNS.MEASURE-GENERAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-RYNS.MEASURE-GENERAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```