# United Kingdom INS: LT: INC: Premiums earned: General annuity contracts (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom INS: LT: INC: Premiums earned: General annuity contracts (ended 2018) () was up 151.4% year on year in Q4 2018, compared with 135.3% in Q3 2018.
The level stood at 176.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q1 2014.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −53.3% (Q2 2016) to 209.0% (Q1 2014), averaging 7.8%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-A2FK.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-general-annuity-contracts-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | 176.0 £m | 151.4 |
| Q3 2018 | 80.00 £m | 135.3 |
| Q2 2018 | 97.00 £m | −17.8 |
| Q1 2018 | 66.00 £m | −12.0 |
| Q4 2017 | 70.00 £m | — |
| Q3 2017 | 34.00 £m | — |
| Q2 2017 | 118.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2017 | 75.00 £m | — |
| Q2 2016 | 100.0 £m | −53.3 |
| Q1 2016 | 125.0 £m | −39.9 |
| Q4 2015 | 262.0 £m | −1.1 |
| Q3 2015 | 311.0 £m | 25.9 |
| Q2 2015 | 214.0 £m | −29.6 |
| Q1 2015 | 208.0 £m | −24.4 |
| Q4 2014 | 265.0 £m | −22.3 |
| Q3 2014 | 247.0 £m | 17.6 |
| Q2 2014 | 304.0 £m | 42.1 |
| Q1 2014 | 275.0 £m | 209.0 |
| Q4 2013 | 341.0 £m | 76.7 |
| Q3 2013 | 210.0 £m | 10.5 |
| Q2 2013 | 214.0 £m | 34.6 |
| Q1 2013 | 89.00 £m | −35.5 |
| Q4 2012 | 193.0 £m | −13.8 |
| Q3 2012 | 190.0 £m | −16.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-A2FK.MEASURE-LONGTERMINS.SECTOR-INSURANCE"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-A2FK.MEASURE-LONGTERMINS.SECTOR-INSURANCE",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```