European Central Bank — Insurance Corporations Operations (ICO)
Official time series dataset from the European Central Bank Data Portal covering Insurance Corporations Operations (ICO), published as the ICO dataflow via the SDMX 2.1 REST API. A single endpoint serves data in XML (SDMX-ML), CSV, and JSON formats, allowing users to extract specific series using key paths and startPeriod/endPeriod or lastNObservations filters. The same series can also be browsed and charted interactively through the ECB Data Portal. The dataset supports economic and financial analysis of insurance sector activity across the euro area, maintained by the European Central Bank.Insurance Corporations Operations (ICO) — official time series from the European Central Bank Data Portal, published as the ICO dataflow over SDMX 2.1 REST. One endpoint serves XML (SDMX-ML), CSV (?format=csvdata) and JSON (?format=jsondata); extract exactly the series you need with a key path and startPeriod / endPeriod / lastNObservations filters. Browse and chart the same series on the ECB Data Portal.
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Data schema (29 fields)
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| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| FREQFrequency | dimension | Frequency of the observation, e.g. annual.1 codes (e.g. Annual) |
| REF_AREAReference area | dimension | Reference country or area the data relates to.21 codes (e.g. Austria, Belgium, Cyprus) |
| REPORTING_SECTOR | dimension | Type of insurance sector reporting the data, e.g. life or reinsurance.5 codes (e.g. Insurance corporations, Reinsurance corporations, Life insurance corporations excluding reinsurance corporations) |
| ICO_PAYItem of insurance corporations operations | dimension | Insurance operations item measured, e.g. premiums written or claims incurred.3 codes (e.g. Claims incurred, Acquisition expenses, Premiums written) |
| COUNTERPART_AREA | dimension | Counterpart geographic area associated with the transaction.27 codes (e.g. World (all entities, including reference area, including IO), Rest of the World, Domestic (home or reference area)) |
| ICO_UNITInsurance corporations operations unit | dimension | Organisational unit of the insurer, e.g. head office or branches.3 codes (e.g. All (head office and branches), Branches, Head office) |
| CURRENCY_DENOMCurrency denominator | dimension | Currency in which the value is denominated.1 codes (e.g. Euro) |
| TIME_PERIODTime period or range | time | Time period of the observation, filterable by date range.Time dimension — filter with startPeriod / endPeriod query params. |
| OBS_VALUEObservation value | number | Numeric value of the observation.The observed numeric value for each cell. |
| TIME_FORMATTime format code | attribute | Code indicating the format of the time period.Code indicating the format of the time period. |
| BREAKS | attribute | Indicates structural breaks in the time series.Indicates structural breaks in the time series. |
| COMMENT_TSSeries comment including brief description of the underlying statistic | attribute | Comment describing the underlying statistic of the series.Comment describing the underlying statistic of the series. |
| COMPILING_ORGCompiling organisation | attribute | Organisation that compiled the data.Organisation that compiled the data. |
| COVERAGE | attribute | Description of the data's coverage.Description of the data's coverage. |
| DATA_COMPUnderlying compilation | attribute | Details on how the underlying data was compiled.Details on how the underlying data was compiled. |
| DECIMALS | attribute | Number of decimal places in the observation value.Number of decimal places in the observation value. |
| DISS_ORGData dissemination organisation | attribute | Organisation responsible for disseminating the data.Organisation responsible for disseminating the data. |
| PUBL_ECBSource publication (ECB only) | attribute | ECB publication source for the data.ECB publication source for the data. |
| PUBL_MUSource publication (Euro area only) | attribute | Euro area publication source for the data.Euro area publication source for the data. |
| PUBL_PUBLICSource publication (public) | attribute | Public publication source for the data.Public publication source for the data. |
| REF_PERIOD_DETAILReference period detail | attribute | Additional detail on the reference period.Additional detail on the reference period. |
| TIME_PER_COLLECTTime period collection | attribute | Collection period or frequency of the underlying data.Collection period or frequency of the underlying data. |
| TITLE | attribute | Title of the data series.Title of the data series. |
| TITLE_COMPLTitle complement | attribute | Additional complementary title information for the series.Additional complementary title information for the series. |
| UNIT | attribute | Unit of measurement for the observation value.Unit of measurement for the observation value. |
| UNIT_MULTUnit multiplier | attribute | Power-of-ten multiplier applied to the unit.Power-of-ten multiplier applied to the unit. |
| OBS_STATUSObservation status | attribute | Status code of the observation, e.g. provisional or final.Status code of the observation, e.g. provisional or final. |
| CONF_STATUSConfidentiality status | attribute | Confidentiality status of the observation.Confidentiality status of the observation. |
| PRE_BREAK_VALUE | attribute | Value recorded immediately before a structural break.Value recorded immediately before a structural break. |
Schema captured from sdmx 2 days ago.
Query the data
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Sample data (5 records)
Record 1FREQ: A · ICO_PAY: L
{
"FREQ": "A",
"ICO_PAY": "L",
"ICO_UNIT": "A",
"REF_AREA": "AT",
"OBS_VALUE": 18346,
"OBS_STATUS": "P",
"COMMENT_OBS": null,
"CONF_STATUS": "F",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2025",
"CURRENCY_DENOM": "EUR",
"PRE_BREAK_VALUE": null,
"COUNTERPART_AREA": "W0",
"REPORTING_SECTOR": "S128"
}Record 2FREQ: A · ICO_PAY: L
{
"FREQ": "A",
"ICO_PAY": "L",
"ICO_UNIT": "B",
"REF_AREA": "AT",
"OBS_VALUE": 227,
"OBS_STATUS": "P",
"COMMENT_OBS": null,
"CONF_STATUS": "F",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2025",
"CURRENCY_DENOM": "EUR",
"PRE_BREAK_VALUE": null,
"COUNTERPART_AREA": "W1",
"REPORTING_SECTOR": "S128"
}Record 3FREQ: A · ICO_PAY: L
{
"FREQ": "A",
"ICO_PAY": "L",
"ICO_UNIT": "H",
"REF_AREA": "AT",
"OBS_VALUE": 18116,
"OBS_STATUS": "P",
"COMMENT_OBS": null,
"CONF_STATUS": "F",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2025",
"CURRENCY_DENOM": "EUR",
"PRE_BREAK_VALUE": null,
"COUNTERPART_AREA": "W2",
"REPORTING_SECTOR": "S128"
}Record 4FREQ: A · ICO_PAY: O
{
"FREQ": "A",
"ICO_PAY": "O",
"ICO_UNIT": "A",
"REF_AREA": "AT",
"OBS_VALUE": 4433,
"OBS_STATUS": "P",
"COMMENT_OBS": null,
"CONF_STATUS": "F",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2025",
"CURRENCY_DENOM": "EUR",
"PRE_BREAK_VALUE": null,
"COUNTERPART_AREA": "W0",
"REPORTING_SECTOR": "S128"
}Record 5FREQ: A · ICO_PAY: P
{
"FREQ": "A",
"ICO_PAY": "P",
"ICO_UNIT": "A",
"REF_AREA": "AT",
"OBS_VALUE": 24274,
"OBS_STATUS": "P",
"COMMENT_OBS": null,
"CONF_STATUS": "F",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2025",
"CURRENCY_DENOM": "EUR",
"PRE_BREAK_VALUE": null,
"COUNTERPART_AREA": "W0",
"REPORTING_SECTOR": "S128"
}Live sample captured at profiling time — values may have changed upstream.
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