# United Kingdom INS: LT: INC: Premiums earned: Income protection (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom INS: LT: INC: Premiums earned: Income protection (ended 2018) () was up 31.6% year on year in Q4 2018, compared with −2.0% in Q3 2018.
The level stood at 379.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q1 2017.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −40.1% (Q1 2016) to 76.7% (Q1 2017), averaging 2.0%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-A2G6.MEASURE-LONGTERMINS.SECTOR-INSURANCE`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 2003-01-01 to 2018-10-01 (63 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/ins-lt-inc-premiums-earned-income-protection-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | 379.0 £m | 31.6 |
| Q3 2018 | 386.0 £m | −2.0 |
| Q2 2018 | 367.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2018 | 317.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2017 | 288.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2017 | 394.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2017 | 235.0 £m | 76.7 |
| Q4 2016 | 288.0 £m | 39.1 |
| Q3 2016 | 234.0 £m | 4.0 |
| Q2 2016 | 281.0 £m | 20.6 |
| Q1 2016 | 133.0 £m | −40.1 |
| Q4 2015 | 207.0 £m | 11.9 |
| Q3 2015 | 225.0 £m | 9.2 |
| Q2 2015 | 233.0 £m | −6.8 |
| Q1 2015 | 222.0 £m | −2.6 |
| Q4 2014 | 185.0 £m | 10.1 |
| Q3 2014 | 206.0 £m | −8.0 |
| Q2 2014 | 250.0 £m | −12.0 |
| Q1 2014 | 228.0 £m | −15.2 |
| Q4 2013 | 168.0 £m | −33.3 |
| Q3 2013 | 224.0 £m | −13.5 |
| Q2 2013 | 284.0 £m | 3.3 |
| Q1 2013 | 269.0 £m | 3.5 |
| Q4 2012 | 252.0 £m | 42.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-A2G6.MEASURE-LONGTERMINS.SECTOR-INSURANCE"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-A2G6.MEASURE-LONGTERMINS.SECTOR-INSURANCE",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```