# United Kingdom INS: LT: EXP: Claims incurred: Income protection (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom INS: LT: EXP: Claims incurred: Income protection (ended 2018) () was up 26.2% year on year in Q4 2018, compared with −12.3% in Q3 2018.
The level stood at 284.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q3 2017.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −40.3% (Q2 2013) to 50.3% (Q3 2017), averaging 3.3%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-A2GI.MEASURE-LONGTERMINS.SECTOR-INSURANCE`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 2003-01-01 to 2018-10-01 (64 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/ins-lt-exp-claims-incurred-income-protection-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | 284.0 £m | 26.2 |
| Q3 2018 | 236.0 £m | −12.3 |
| Q2 2018 | 205.0 £m | 8.5 |
| Q1 2018 | 188.0 £m | 2.2 |
| Q4 2017 | 225.0 £m | 24.3 |
| Q3 2017 | 269.0 £m | 50.3 |
| Q2 2017 | 189.0 £m | 9.2 |
| Q1 2017 | 184.0 £m | 5.1 |
| Q4 2016 | 181.0 £m | 1.7 |
| Q3 2016 | 179.0 £m | 0.0 |
| Q2 2016 | 173.0 £m | 44.2 |
| Q1 2016 | 175.0 £m | 14.4 |
| Q4 2015 | 178.0 £m | −18.3 |
| Q3 2015 | 179.0 £m | 2.9 |
| Q2 2015 | 120.0 £m | −23.1 |
| Q1 2015 | 153.0 £m | −10.5 |
| Q4 2014 | 218.0 £m | 27.5 |
| Q3 2014 | 174.0 £m | 18.4 |
| Q2 2014 | 156.0 £m | 40.5 |
| Q1 2014 | 171.0 £m | −7.1 |
| Q4 2013 | 171.0 £m | −1.7 |
| Q3 2013 | 147.0 £m | −22.6 |
| Q2 2013 | 111.0 £m | −40.3 |
| Q1 2013 | 184.0 £m | −1.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-A2GI.MEASURE-LONGTERMINS.SECTOR-INSURANCE"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-A2GI.MEASURE-LONGTERMINS.SECTOR-INSURANCE",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```