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AM Best to Host Briefing on Growth Potential in Delegated Underwriting Authority Enterprises Market

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A panel of senior AM Best analysts and industry experts will discuss the growth trajectory, challenges and opportunities shaping the Delegated Underwriting Authority Enterprises sector during an online briefing on April 3, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. ET.

The briefing, “DUAEs: A Look at Sustained Growth Potential,” will also feature results of AM Best’s survey of rated carriers on DUAE partnerships. The panel includes Kevin Stein, CEO, Delos Insurance, and Mohit Chawla, CEO, Eventual Weather, as well as Dawn Walker, associate director, Industry Relations (DUAE), and Yizhou Hong, senior financial analyst, both of AM Best. AM Best Senior Director Sridhar Manyem will moderate the panel discussion.

Discussion topics will include how carriers are leveraging their partnerships with DUAEs to drive niche market specialization; evaluating the value of DUAEs considering new and evolving perils; enhancing portfolio diversification; achieving improved operational efficiency; and employing technological advances.

AM Best uses DUAE as a blanket term to capture MGAs, managing general underwriters, coverholders, program administrators, program underwriters, underwriting agencies, direct authorizations and appointed representatives. DUAEs have become an important part of the insurance value chain, with premiums having doubled globally over the last decade.

For more information about the webinar, please visit the event and registration webpage, or follow the event at @AMBestCo and use the hashtag #AMBestDUAEs.

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

Al Slavin
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+1 908 882 2318
al.slavin@ambest.com

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al.slavin@ambest.com

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