AM Best to Present Insurance Market Briefing at APCIA Annual Meeting

• October 19, 2026 08:30 AM (EDT)

    

//BestWire// - AM Best will host its annual market briefing on the state of the insurance industry in conjunction with the American Property Casualty Insurers Association’s (APCIA) Annual Meeting, on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, from 2-3 p.m. EST at the Boston Marriott Copley Place in Boston, MA.

Registration for AM Best’s “Insurance Market Briefing – APCIA,” which will be held in the Sutton Room at the Marriott, begins at 1:30 p.m. EST, with presentations starting at 2 p.m. The opening briefing, to be presented by Jacqalene Lentz, senior director, AM Best, will focus on current trends in the fronting market, as well as look at the diverse and maturing Delegated Underwriting Authorities Enterprises (DUAE) segment, which includes managing general agents (MGAs) and other similar entities. Against a backdrop of moderating growth in the commercial lines segment, Lentz will provide benchmarking data on DUAE/MGA performance during the session, titled “Fronting and Delegated Underwriting Authority Enterprises (DUAEs),” identifying what factors carriers value most in alignment of goals.

Dan Hofmeister, associate director, AM Best, will explore the latest developments in the global reinsurance market for the final presentation, titled “Global Reinsurance Perspectives: Strategies for a Softening Market.” Hofmeister will 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 Jan. 1, 2027, renewal season.

To register for AM Best’s market briefing at the APCIA’s annual meeting, click here.

The purpose of the APCIA is to advocate for its members’ public policy positions in all 50 states and in the U.S. Congress, as well as to keep members current on the information that is critical to their businesses. The annual APCIA event, of which AM Best is a gold sponsor, runs from Nov. 1-3, also at the Boston Marriott Copley Place. For more information about the APCIA meeting, please visit the association’s website.

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