INSURANCE PREMIUM INCOME (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Insurance premium income [Member]

INSURANCE PREMIUM INCOME (Tables) [Line Items]

Disclosure of insurance premium revenue [text block]

	2017 £m			2016 £m			2015 £m
Life insurance
Gross premiums:
Life and pensions		6,273			5,613			3,613
Annuities		1,082			1,685			430
		7,355			7,298			4,043
Ceded reinsurance premiums		(168	)		(88	)		(122	)
Net earned premiums		7,187			7,210			3,921
Non-life insurance
Net earned premiums		743			858			871
Total net earned premiums		7,930			8,068			4,792