Premium prices are continuing their downward trend, capping a year in which they showed little sign of increasing, according to a report released by an online insurance exchange.

In its monthly recap of premium prices for the previous month, Dallas-based MarketScout reported that based on its figures, premium rates dropped 8 percent in December, only one point off from November's 9 percent drop, the lowest of 2006.

Looking at the year, premiums dropped an average of 6.6 percent in 2006.

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