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AM Best Associate Director Discusses State of Delegated Underwriting Authority Enterprise Segment on Future of Insurance Podcast

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best’s Dawn Walker appears as a guest in an episode of the Future of Insurance podcast, which highlights thought leadership from across the insurance industry, to discuss the state of the Delegated Underwriting Authority Enterprise (DUAE) segment.

During the episodes, Walker, associate director, Industry Relations – DUAE, talks about the leading trends shaping the DUAE market, as well as how managing general agents and other similar entities are bringing value across the insurance ecosystem and AM Best’s role in assessing DUAEs through its Best’s Performance Assessments. Walker joined AM Best in 2022 with an extensive background in risk management.

The episode is available at http://www.future-of-insurance.com/podcast/dawnwalker.

Bryan Falchuk, founder and managing partner of Insurance Evolution Partners, and the author of the book series, The Future of Insurance: From Disruption to Evolution, hosts the podcast. For more information, please visit The Future of Insurance home page.

To access the latest Best’s Market Segment Report on the DUAE segment, please visit http://www3.ambest.com/bestweek/purchase.asp?record_code=343051.

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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Christopher Sharkey
Associate Director, Public Relations
+1 908 882 2310
christopher.sharkey@ambest.com

Al Slavin
Senior Public Relations Specialist
+1 908 882 2318
al.slavin@ambest.com

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Christopher Sharkey
Associate Director, Public Relations
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christopher.sharkey@ambest.com

Al Slavin
Senior Public Relations Specialist
+1 908 882 2318
al.slavin@ambest.com

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