AM Best Managing Director Joins ‘Insurance Banter’ Podcast to Discuss Growth of Delegated Underwriting Authority Enterprises Segment

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best Managing Director Jeff Mango appears as the featured guest in the current episode of the “Insurance Banter with Burand & Borup” podcast to discuss growth in the delegated underwriting authority enterprises (DUAE) segment.

During the episode, Mango discusses the leading trends shaping the DUAE market, as well as why carriers are leaning into MGAs for diversification and AM Best’s role in assessing DUAEs through its Best’s Performance Assessments. He also discusses how the market’s sustained growth is tied to the expanding lines of business being managed by managing general agents and other similar entities and carriers’ growing reliance on DUAEs to access niche markets. Mango joined AM Best in 2004 and is responsible for several teams that handle AM Best’s external communications with insurance industry market groups, as well as public relations and industry research.

“Insurance Banter” offers in-depth and engaging discussions focused on the insurance industry and is hosted by Chris Burand and Paul Borup. To listen to the interview with Mango, please visit the podcast’s episode page.

AM Best recently revised its market segment outlook for the DUAE segment to stable from positive, citing moderating growth and emerging headwinds. To access the full copy of this report, please visit http://www3.ambest.com/bestweek/purchase.asp?record_code=360078.

AM Best is a global credit rating agency, news publisher and data analytics provider specializing in the insurance industry. Headquartered in the United States, the company does business in over 100 countries with regional offices in London, Amsterdam, Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore and Mexico City. For more information, visit www.ambest.com.

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