AM Best Reaffirms Amwins Score on DUAE Performance Assessment
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 2, 2023 ~ For the second consecutive year, Amwins, a global distributor of specialty insurance products and services, has received AM Best's highest assessment score for its delegated underwriting authority enterprises (DUAEs). This score is the result of AM Best's Performance Assessment (PA) for Delegated Underwriting Authority Enterprises (DUAEs), which is a comprehensive analysis consisting of quantitative and qualitative assessments.

Scott Purviance, chief executive officer at Amwins, commented on the achievement: "At Amwins, we've worked diligently to fortify our underwriting capabilities over the years. Through collaboration across various programs and platforms, we've aimed to deliver excellence to our esteemed carrier partners and clients. Our underwriting initiatives and diverse product portfolio have consistently upheld a reputation for providing meticulously data-driven solutions across multiple industries and business sectors."

Amwins has underwriting capabilities spread across multiple divisions and is a trusted partner to more than 100 markets. The firm boasts 550 dedicated underwriters that support more than 100 niche programs. Data and analytics are a crucial component of the Amwins underwriting approach and are embedded in their underwriting technology platform. Earlier this year, Amwins launched their comprehensive proprietary portfolio of data and analytics capabilities called Amwins DNA.

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Mark Bernacki, chief underwriting officer at Amwins, spoke about AM Best's innovative DUAE assessment methodology: "Amwins' focus on underwriting excellence and control is consistently applied and meticulously executed, and our stellar PA-1 score stands as a testament to the prowess of our underwriters, the technological proficiency within our organization, the strength of our financial and loss ratio performance and our unmatched access to both internal and external distribution networks."

AM Best recognizes the wide-ranging nature of strategic capabilities when assessing DUAEs. They consider the scale of a DUAE's competitive advantage, how such advantages will be sustained and leveraged as well as how new advantages are generated. In order to achieve their PA-1 score for two consecutive years now, Amwins has implemented innovative strategies in building and scaling their underwriting infrastructure and tools along with an experienced team of underwriters, actuaries and CAT modelers to deliver profitable results for their carrier partners.

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