About This Briefing

AM Best analytical staff and industry experts explored dynamic developments within the delegated underwriting authority enterprise (DUAE*) segment. This briefing discussed key performance trends from year-end 2025 and evolving market structures.

Topics included:

• Pricing/capacity trends:
  • Pockets of constraint: excess casualty, commercial auto, hospital professional liability
  • More selective, “preferred” managing general agents
  • Insurance-linked securities, cat bonds, sidecars and captives
  • Whole account quota share
• Technology developments and AI
• M&A activity
• Impacts from the fronting market
• The future of the DUAE market

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*"DUAE" is used as a blanket term to capture managing general agents, managing general underwriters, coverholders, program administrators, program underwriters, underwriting agencies, direct authorizations and appointed representatives.