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AM Best to Sponsor and Discuss State of Delegated Underwriting Authority Enterprise Market at 2025 Florida Insurance Market Summit

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best will participate in and sponsor the upcoming Florida Insurance Market Summit, which will take place Feb. 12-14, 2025, in Orlando, FL, at the JW Marriott Bonnet Creek Resort & Spa.

AM Best Associate Director, Industry Relations (DUAE), Dawn Walker will be a guest speaker during a session, titled, “The Evolution of Delegated Underwriting: Navigating Continued Innovation and Growth.” This session will delve into AM Best’s 2025 outlook for the Delegated Underwriting Authority Enterprise (DUAE) market. Walker also will provide an overview into the process of assessing DUAEs, and touch on the market’s prospective growth, as well as the challenges and opportunities shaping the sector. She also will discuss the value that the Best’s Performance Assessment for DUAEs brings to these entities individually and to the market. The session is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. (EST) on Thursday, Feb. 13. Walker has been with AM Best since 2022 and has more than 15 years of insurance industry and risk management experience.

The summit is jointly hosted by Aon and Colodny Fass, and brings together insurance and reinsurance executives, senior management and sponsors from organizations serving the Florida insurance market. AM Best is a gold sponsor at the summit. Also, in attendance at the event will be Senior Relationship Manager – Business Development Todd Burrows, who will be available to discuss Best’s Credit Ratings, Best’s Performance Assessments for DUAEs and other resources AM Best offers to insurance professionals. To set up a meeting at the summit, please email todd.burrows@ambest.com.

For more information about the summit, please visit the event webpage.

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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Contacts

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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