Customers seeking directors and officers liability insurance are seeing small but significant rate reductions in the current London market, according to a survey of underwriters by the insurance brokerage firm Willis.

The survey, the Willis Index, which tracks this sector, found for the second quarter of 2006 that competition for business in the London market is being driven by a more than adequate capacity and a willingness to negotiate coverage not seen for some years.

With many insurers having recently overhauled their wordings, and with others due to do the same, the buyer's market looks set to continue into the third quarter.

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