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Directors and officers insurance contracts

UK public sector · 98 contracts awarded in the 12 months to 6 October 2026

Covering 600+ buyer portals · 5 years of records · Updated 6 October 2026 · How we count

Contracts awarded
98
Last 12 months
Median contract
£68k
Recorded value
Recorded value
£22.3m
55 of 57 main-service contracts have a published value
Buyers
80
Suppliers
63

BidSkim assigns contracts to services from the notice text. How services are assigned

What stands out

  • The five suppliers that won the most directors and officers insurance contracts took 56% of them (55 of 98).
  • Contracts awarded per quarter fell 47% from the first half of the period to the second.
  • The median contract, £68k, is 15% below the median across consulting & accountancy contracts (£80k).

Who buys directors and officers insurance

By contracts awarded, the 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1DERBY CITY COUNCIL4 contracts
  2. 2UK Export Finance3 contracts
  3. 3NATIONAL WEALTH FUND LIMITED3 contracts
  4. 4East Staffordshire Borough Council3 contracts
  5. 5Westminster City Council2 contracts
  6. 6Nottingham City Council2 contracts
  7. 7London Borough of Hounslow2 contracts
  8. 8Bath Spa University2 contracts
  9. 9British Business Bank2 contracts
  10. 10City of Doncaster Council2 contracts

Top directors and officers insurance contractors by contracts won

The 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Arthur J. Gallagher25 contracts
  2. 2Marsh22 contracts
  3. 3Zurich18 contracts
  4. 4Towergate Insurance12 contracts
  5. 5Jensten Insurance Brokers12 contracts
  6. 6Maven Public Sector11 contracts
  7. 7Risk Management Partners8 contracts
  8. 8Intact Insurance6 contracts
  9. 9Chubb European Group4 contracts
  10. 10AXA XL4 contracts

Latest and largest awards

Each links to the official notice.

Latest

Largest

Contracts awarded by quarter

12Q4 2025*43Q1 202620Q2 202623Q3 20260Q4 2026*
* part quarter

Where the contracts were awarded

England 83 · Wales 7 · Northern Ireland 6 · Scotland 2

London14South West12East Midlands9Yorkshire and The Humber7West Midlands7Wales7Northern Ireland6North West5South East5North East4East of England3Scotland2UK-wide or not stated17

What is included

Insurance classes bought on their own outside property, liability and motor: cyber, terrorism, directors' and officers', crime and fidelity, engineering, personal accident and travel, and other niche covers.

  • Cyber insurance
  • Terrorism and political violence (Pool Re and non Pool Re)
  • Directors' and officers' liability
  • Crime and fidelity guarantee
  • Engineering insurance
  • Personal accident and travel, including school travel
  • Veterinary legal services insurance

What is not included

  • Broker placement of these covers (see Insurance broking)
  • Statutory LOLER and PSSR inspections sold with engineering insurance (see Construction & Trades)
  • Whole-programme cover (see Multi-class insurance programme)
  • Staff health and life cover (see Employee health and life insurance)

Often bought by the same buyers