# United Kingdom INS: LT: EXP: Claims incurred: General annuity contracts (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom INS: LT: EXP: Claims incurred: General annuity contracts (ended 2018) () was up 3,016.7% year on year in Q3 2018, compared with 0.4% in Q2 2018.
The level stood at 187.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since the series began in Q1 2003.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −98.0% (Q3 2017) to 3,016.7% (Q3 2018), averaging 77.7%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-A2GA.MEASURE-LONGTERMINS.SECTOR-INSURANCE`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 2003-01-01 to 2018-07-01 (63 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/ins-lt-exp-claims-incurred-general-annuity-contracts-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2018 | 187.0 £m | 3,016.7 |
| Q2 2018 | 231.0 £m | 0.4 |
| Q1 2018 | 156.0 £m | −45.1 |
| Q4 2017 | 176.0 £m | −37.4 |
| Q3 2017 | 6.00 £m | −98.0 |
| Q2 2017 | 230.0 £m | −22.8 |
| Q1 2017 | 284.0 £m | −6.9 |
| Q4 2016 | 281.0 £m | −11.6 |
| Q3 2016 | 305.0 £m | −56.7 |
| Q2 2016 | 298.0 £m | −23.0 |
| Q1 2016 | 305.0 £m | 2.0 |
| Q4 2015 | 318.0 £m | −43.0 |
| Q3 2015 | 705.0 £m | 17.5 |
| Q2 2015 | 387.0 £m | −26.8 |
| Q1 2015 | 299.0 £m | −43.3 |
| Q4 2014 | 558.0 £m | −17.5 |
| Q3 2014 | 600.0 £m | 77.5 |
| Q2 2014 | 529.0 £m | 46.9 |
| Q1 2014 | 527.0 £m | 67.3 |
| Q4 2013 | 676.0 £m | 22.2 |
| Q3 2013 | 338.0 £m | −40.6 |
| Q2 2013 | 360.0 £m | −27.6 |
| Q1 2013 | 315.0 £m | −40.5 |
| Q4 2012 | 553.0 £m | 68.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-A2GA.MEASURE-LONGTERMINS.SECTOR-INSURANCE"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-A2GA.MEASURE-LONGTERMINS.SECTOR-INSURANCE",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```