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Data centre
The data centre build-out to support technology giants and artificial intelligence (AI) is a growing opportunity for the insurance and reinsurance industry.
Market participants are launching new dedicated data centre teams and specialist insurance products to support data centre construction and operations, while reinsurance capital is in-demand to support the multi-billion dollar projects.
With projections suggesting that the data centre build-out could generate $5–$11 billion in annual premiums for the insurance and reinsurance sector, while artificial intelligence use and use-cases continue to proliferate, this looks set to be a key area of growth for the market.
Willis launches Asian Data Centre Practice led by Lay See Ong
10th November 2025
Willis, a business of insurance and reinsurance broker WTW, has established a dedicated Data Centre Industry Practice for Asia, with Lay See Ong appointed to lead the new unit as Practice Leader in Asia, based in Singapore. This new role is in addition to Lay See's existing position as a Strategic ... Read the full article
The Fidelis Partnership launches Construction Consortium for AI data centres
6th November 2025
The Fidelis Partnership (TFP), a privately-owned managing general underwriter (MGU), has announced the launch of a new consortium targeting risks associated with the construction of artificial intelligence (AI) data centres. With estimates suggesting that the AI data centre market could rapidly represent billions in new premium a year, the consortium aims ... Read the full article
Hyperscalers a level of opportunity we haven’t seen before: Aon CEO Greg Case
31st October 2025
The rapid advancement of data centre construction from the world's hyperscalers is a "monumental" opportunity for re/insurance broking group Aon and the wider risk transfer industry. And while it's still early days, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Greg Case, said today that demand in this area could produce more ... Read the full article
Re/insurance industry must capitalise on huge data centre opportunity: Turk, Lloyd’s
17th October 2025
Data centres offer re/insurers a massive opportunity due to their scale, but they also carry significant risks, and if the industry cannot quickly provide solutions that meet the needs of technology giants, these risks could move into captives, said Rachel Turk, Chief Underwriting Officer at Lloyd’s, the specialist insurance and ... Read the full article
There’s still ample growth opportunities: Aon re/insurance panel
16th October 2025
Speaking on a panel earlier today as part of global broker Aon's Reinsurance Renewal Season coverage, Rachel Turk, Chief Underwriting Officer at the specialist Lloyd's insurance and reinsurance marketplace, said that there's "plenty of growth opportunities around" as the market looks to stay ahead of volatility. Moderated by Molly Tully, Executive ... Read the full article
Extreme heat is a risk multiplier, says Swiss Re’s Adrian Hall
21st August 2025
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions' US Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Adrian Hall, has highlighted the increasing threats posed by extreme heat, noting that the risk is now a direct threat to physical assets as he calls for the risk to be at the centre of enterprise risk planning conversations. Hall notes that ... Read the full article
Aon launches new Data Center Lifecycle Insurance Program for clients
9th July 2025
Aon has launched its Data Center Lifecycle Insurance Program (DCLP), a proprietary multi-line insurance facility created to help clients manage risk across every stage of data center development and operations. According to Aon, the DCLP provides an integrated solution that unifies construction, cargo, cyber, and operational risk coverage within a single, ... Read the full article
Lockton and Parametrix to launch SLA insurance for data centre market
25th June 2025
Lockton, a privately held insurance brokerage, has partnered with Parametrix, a provider of digital business interruption risk solutions, to launch Service Level Agreement (SLA) breach coverage to the data centre market. The pair explained that the coverage delivers immediate financial compensation in the event of an SLA breach, based on predefined ... Read the full article
Marsh launches €1bn insurance facility for data centre construction projects
16th June 2025
Marsh, an insurance broker, risk advisor and business of Marsh McLennan, has launched Nimbus, its new insurance facility providing clients with comprehensive cover for the construction of large-scale data centres across the UK and Europe. Nimbus, supported by a panel of insurers from Lloyd’s and company markets in London and Europe, ... Read the full article
Swiss Re flags extreme heat as deadliest natural hazard in latest SONAR report
12th June 2025
Swiss Re, a reinsurance company, has issued a warning in its newly published 2025 SONAR report: extreme heat now poses a greater threat to human life than floods, earthquakes, and hurricanes combined. The annual report, which monitors emerging risks affecting insurers and global systems, positions extreme heat as a primary concern ... Read the full article
Marsh launches Data Centre Insurance and Risk Management Services offering
21st May 2025
Insurance broker Marsh has announced the launch of its Data Centre Insurance and Risk Management Services, to support global clients across data centre and digital infrastructure lifecycle to safeguard critical assets. This new offering has been designed to address the unique challenges faced by data centre operators and related sectors, including ... Read the full article
Rising capacity in construction insurance to Stabilise pricing and terms through 2025, says WTW
12th September 2024
The construction insurance market is experiencing a notable increase in capacity, reaching levels last seen in 2019, according to the newly released Global Construction Rate Trend Report by WTW, a global insurance broker. This expansion is anticipated to continue through late 2024 and into 2025, as insurers seek to maximise local ... Read the full article
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