# United Kingdom INS: GEN: BAL: General business technical reserves (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom INS: GEN: BAL: General business technical reserves (ended 2018) () was 55,197 £m in 2018, down 1.7% from 2017.
That is the lowest reading since 1995.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 55,197 £m (2018) to 76,980 £m (2008), averaging 61,014 £m.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-RKCT.MEASURE-GENERAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1985-01-01 to 2018-01-01 (34 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/ins-gen-bal-general-business-technical-reserves-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2018 | 55,197 £m |
| 2017 | 56,166 £m |
| 2016 | 57,950 £m |
| 2015 | 56,639 £m |
| 2014 | 59,744 £m |
| 2013 | 59,738 £m |
| 2012 | 61,771 £m |
| 2011 | 57,539 £m |
| 2010 | 58,484 £m |
| 2009 | 70,947 £m |
| 2008 | 76,980 £m |
| 2007 | 71,146 £m |
| 2006 | 77,221 £m |
| 2005 | 71,710 £m |
| 2004 | 67,241 £m |
| 2003 | 63,463 £m |
| 2002 | 62,776 £m |
| 2001 | 60,995 £m |
| 2000 | 60,236 £m |
| 1999 | 59,455 £m |
| 1998 | 60,775 £m |
| 1997 | 59,527 £m |
| 1996 | 58,618 £m |
| 1995 | 47,493 £m |

## API

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

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