# United Kingdom INS: LT: INC: Premiums earned: Bulk buy-outs (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom INS: LT: INC: Premiums earned: Bulk buy-outs (ended 2018) () was up 11.7% year on year in Q4 2018, compared with 181.1% in Q3 2018.
The level stood at 3,474.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q4 2017.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −85.0% (Q4 2009) to 1,504.1% (Q4 2008), averaging 121.4%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-SFQR.MEASURE-LONGTERMINS.SECTOR-INSURANCE`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 2003-01-01 to 2018-10-01 (62 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/ins-lt-inc-premiums-earned-bulk-buy-outs-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | 3,474.0 £m | 11.7 |
| Q3 2018 | 2,763.0 £m | 181.1 |
| Q2 2018 | 3,653.0 £m | 15.9 |
| Q1 2018 | 1,794.0 £m | 107.6 |
| Q4 2017 | 3,110.0 £m | 2.4 |
| Q3 2017 | 983.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2017 | 3,152.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2017 | 864.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2016 | 3,038.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2016 | 1,226.0 £m | 232.2 |
| Q4 2015 | 3,130.0 £m | 116.9 |
| Q3 2015 | 2,143.0 £m | 89.3 |
| Q2 2015 | 3,678.0 £m | 50.4 |
| Q1 2015 | 369.0 £m | −70.2 |
| Q4 2014 | 1,443.0 £m | −9.0 |
| Q3 2014 | 1,132.0 £m | −45.2 |
| Q2 2014 | 2,445.0 £m | 230.0 |
| Q1 2014 | 1,240.0 £m | 210.8 |
| Q4 2013 | 1,585.0 £m | 207.8 |
| Q3 2013 | 2,065.0 £m | 207.3 |
| Q2 2013 | 741.0 £m | −20.2 |
| Q1 2013 | 399.0 £m | −14.0 |
| Q4 2012 | 515.0 £m | −72.7 |
| Q3 2012 | 672.0 £m | 92.6 |

## API

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

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