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For more than 30 years, Cabling Installation & Maintenance has provided useful, practical information to professionals responsible for the specification, design, installation and management of structured cabling systems serving enterprise, data center and other environments. These professionals are challenged to stay informed of constantly evolving standards, system-design and installation approaches, product and system capabilities, technologies, as well as applications that rely on high-performance structured cabling systems. Our editors synthesize these complex issues into multiple information products. This portfolio of information products provides concrete detail that improves the efficiency of day-to-day operations, and equips cabling professionals with the perspective that enables strategic planning for networks’ optimum long-term performance.

Throughout our annual magazine, weekly email newsletters and 24/7/365 website, Cabling Installation & Maintenance digs into the essential topics our audience focuses on.

  • Design, Installation and Testing: We explain the bottom-up design of cabling systems, from case histories of actual projects to solutions for specific problems or aspects of the design process. We also look at specific installations using a case-history approach to highlight challenging problems, solutions and unique features. Additionally, we examine evolving test-and-measurement technologies and techniques designed to address the standards-governed and practical-use performance requirements of cabling systems.
  • Technology: We evaluate product innovations and technology trends as they impact a particular product class through interviews with manufacturers, installers and users, as well as contributed articles from subject-matter experts.
  • Data Center: Cabling Installation & Maintenance takes an in-depth look at design and installation workmanship issues as well as the unique technology being deployed specifically for data centers.
  • Physical Security: Focusing on the areas in which security and IT—and the infrastructure for both—interlock and overlap, we pay specific attention to Internet Protocol’s influence over the development of security applications.
  • Standards: Tracking the activities of North American and international standards-making organizations, we provide updates on specifications that are in-progress, looking forward to how they will affect cabling-system design and installation. We also produce articles explaining the practical aspects of designing and installing cabling systems in accordance with the specifications of established standards.

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Best’s Special Report: Industry Survey Signals Sustained Growth Potential for Delegated Underwriting Authority Enterprise Segment

Nearly three out of four respondents to a recent industry survey on the Delegated Underwriting Authority Enterprise (DUAE) segment believe this market sector is on a path of sustained growth, according to a new AM Best report.

The optimism around this potential is tied to carriers’ growing reliance on DUAEs to access niche markets, the expanding lines of business being managed by DUAEs, and rising trust in this model due to the segment’s success over the past several years, according to survey results.

AM Best conducted a market-wide survey of its rated carriers last August to assess the strengths, challenges and evolving expectations of the DUAE segment. AM Best defines a DUAE as a third-party entity that is contractually appointed by an insurer or reinsurer to perform underwriting, claims handling, or other administrative functions on behalf of their carrier partners.

“Our survey results paint a picture of a segment that is highly valued for its specialization, agility, and adoption of technology,” said Dawn Walker, associate director, AM Best.

The report also strikes a cautionary note, referencing the pressure evident from the challenges in understanding and maintaining regulatory compliance, financial stability and accountability. The survey results indicate that the majority of insurers view maintaining and cultivating current DUAE relationships as more critical than developing new ones to optimize their growth plans.

Chief among the survey’s other findings:

  • Nearly half of the carriers surveyed value the specialization and flexibility of the non-affiliated DUAE model over a more direct relationship or a combination of both;
  • Nearly 75% of respondents cite this segment’s access to niche business as a top reason to use this channel;
  • The property/casualty segment dominates the industry’s use of DUAEs with personal property as a focal point.

Technology has also become a cornerstone of DUAE operations with many having roots as technology providers. These entities may more easily deploy capacity and rapidly respond to market changes, as they are not burdened by the legacy systems that many insurers grapple with. “The growing adoption of data-driven underwriting and predictive analytics gives DUAEs a competitive advantage,” said David Blades, associate director, AM Best.

To access the full copy of this special report, please visit http://www3.ambest.com/bestweek/purchase.asp?record_code=350962.

To learn more on how AM Best evaluates DUAEs through its published methodology on Best’s Performance Assessments, please click here.

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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