# United Kingdom INS: GEN: EXP: Claims, net of amounts recoverable from reinsurers (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom INS: GEN: EXP: Claims, net of amounts recoverable from reinsurers (ended 2018) () was up 2.7% year on year in Q4 2018, compared with −4.1% in Q3 2018.
The level stood at 6,176.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −13.9% (Q4 2011) to 14.9% (Q1 2011), averaging −0.9%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-RKCQ.MEASURE-GENERAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1992-01-01 to 2018-10-01 (108 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/ins-gen-exp-claims-net-of-amounts-recoverable-from-reinsurers-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | 6,176.0 £m | 2.7 |
| Q3 2018 | 5,621.0 £m | −4.1 |
| Q2 2018 | 5,568.0 £m | 13.0 |
| Q1 2018 | 5,610.0 £m | −7.1 |
| Q4 2017 | 6,011.0 £m | 2.6 |
| Q3 2017 | 5,862.0 £m | 11.4 |
| Q2 2017 | 4,928.0 £m | −4.9 |
| Q1 2017 | 6,039.0 £m | 12.5 |
| Q4 2016 | 5,856.0 £m | 2.1 |
| Q3 2016 | 5,261.0 £m | −5.3 |
| Q2 2016 | 5,183.0 £m | −5.3 |
| Q1 2016 | 5,367.0 £m | −6.8 |
| Q4 2015 | 5,736.0 £m | 3.5 |
| Q3 2015 | 5,554.0 £m | −1.4 |
| Q2 2015 | 5,474.0 £m | −5.3 |
| Q1 2015 | 5,761.0 £m | 0.3 |
| Q4 2014 | 5,544.0 £m | −11.4 |
| Q3 2014 | 5,635.0 £m | −6.2 |
| Q2 2014 | 5,781.0 £m | −3.3 |
| Q1 2014 | 5,742.0 £m | −4.1 |
| Q4 2013 | 6,255.0 £m | −0.4 |
| Q3 2013 | 6,007.0 £m | 2.1 |
| Q2 2013 | 5,981.0 £m | 4.9 |
| Q1 2013 | 5,986.0 £m | −4.3 |

## API

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

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