Insurance data

Insurance price statistics published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), shown as released.

Latest figures
  • All insurance, price change over 12 months: 5.3%, September 2026. Source: ONS, series L595.
  • Motor vehicle insurance, price change over 12 months: 6.8%, September 2026. Source: ONS, series J3JS.
  • Travel insurance, price change over 12 months: -3.5%, September 2026. Source: ONS, series J3JT.
  • Transport insurance (includes motor and travel), price change over 12 months: 6.0%, September 2026. Source: ONS, series L598.
  • House contents insurance, price change over 12 months: -9.5%, September 2026. Source: ONS, series L596.
  • Health and other insurance, price change over 12 months: 7.8%, September 2026. Source: ONS, series L597.

Latest figures

These figures show how the price of insurance has changed, as measured by the Office for National Statistics. They are not quotes, and not the price any one person pays.

  • All insurance

    5.3%

    Price change over 12 months, September 2026

    Price change over 1 month
    1.0%
    Price index (2015 = 100)
    180.8

    Source: ONS, series L595, L5CR, L55H

  • Motor vehicle insurance

    6.8%

    Price change over 12 months, September 2026

    Price change over 1 month
    3.2%
    Price index (2015 = 100)
    194.2

    Source: ONS, series J3JS, J48H, J2ZI

  • Travel insurance

    -3.5%

    Price change over 12 months, September 2026

    Price change over 1 month
    0.0%
    Price index (2015 = 100)
    167.2

    Source: ONS, series J3JT, J48J, J2ZY

  • Transport insurance (includes motor and travel)

    6.0%

    Price change over 12 months, September 2026

    Price change over 1 month
    2.9%
    Price index (2015 = 100)
    193.9

    Source: ONS, series L598, L5CU, L55K

  • House contents insurance

    -9.5%

    Price change over 12 months, September 2026

    Price change over 1 month
    0.3%
    Price index (2015 = 100)
    115.3

    Source: ONS, series L596, L5CS, L55I

  • Health and other insurance

    7.8%

    Price change over 12 months, September 2026

    Price change over 1 month
    0.0%
    Price index (2015 = 100)
    176.2

    Source: ONS, series L597, L5CT, L55J

Chart explorer

All insurance, price change over 12 months, Oct 2016 to Sep 2026. Source: ONS, series L595.
All insurance, price change over 12 months, Oct 2016 to Sep 2026Line chart of All insurance, price change over 12 months, Oct 2016 to Sep 2026. Latest value 5.3%.-10%0%10%20%30%Oct 2016Jan 2020May 2023Sep 20265.3%
All insurance, Price index (2015 = 100), Oct 2016 to Sep 2026. The vertical axis of the price index chart does not start at zero. Source: ONS, series L55H.
All insurance, Price index (2015 = 100), Oct 2016 to Sep 2026Line chart of All insurance, Price index (2015 = 100), Oct 2016 to Sep 2026. Latest value 180.8.100150200Oct 2016Jan 2020May 2023Sep 2026180.8

About these figures

  • Price index: the price level compared with 2015, which is set to 100.
  • Price change over 12 months: how much the price level moved compared with a year earlier, as a percentage.
  • Price change over 1 month: how much the price level moved compared with the previous month, as a percentage.

Next ONS release: 18 November 2026.

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