AM Best's
Insurance Market Briefing – CIAB

Welcome Remarks and Signals from the Market

This session will provide an overview of the current state of the industry and discuss some recent hot topics including private credit, the use of AI and the growth of alternative risk transfer vehicles and captives.

Fronting and Delegated Underwriting Authority Enterprises (DUAEs)

This session will review the current trends in the fronting market as well as look at the diverse and maturing DUAE/MGA market. As growth in the commercial segment moderates this session will provide benchmarking data on DUAE/MGA performance, identifying what factors carriers value most in alignment of goals. 

Global Reinsurance Perspectives: Strategies for a Softening Market

This session will explore the latest developments in the global reinsurance market, evaluate the trajectory of the current softening cycle, examine the impact of alternative capital and insurance-linked securities and highlight the forces most likely to influence market conditions and negotiations as the industry approaches the critical 1/1/2027 renewal season.