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Asia-Pacific data centre growth is outrunning its insurance cover

Asia-Pacific data centre growth is outrunning its insurance cover

Allianz Commercial warns 89% of APAC capacity faces heat and drought stress as Malaysia and South Korea drive explosive growth

Mark Rosanes Aug 12, 2026
South Korea is building 18.4 GW of AI data centre capacity. Its insurers don't yet know how to price

South Korea is building 18.4 GW of AI data centre capacity. Its insurers don't yet know how to price

Severity, not frequency, is what actually drives data centre losses - and with fire responsible for 42% of loss costs from just 11% of events, brokers need specialist input before a placement goes to market, not after

Built like offices, insured like offices – but they are not offices

Built like offices, insured like offices – but they are not offices

Asia-Pacific data centres carry a risk profile their property policies were not designed to cover

OpenAI's AI models teamed up to hack their way online. Then Meta admitted a breach of its own

OpenAI's AI models teamed up to hack their way online. Then Meta admitted a breach of its own

For cyber and PI underwriters, three separate incidents in days is hard to write off as a one-off

Moody's: retail P&C distribution faces the fastest AI disruption of any financial services segment

Moody's: retail P&C distribution faces the fastest AI disruption of any financial services segment

The rating giant gives most firms 12 to 18 months to adapt under its base case - with a clear checklist for what actually protects distribution businesses from the fallout

Samsung Life’s biometric first signals a structural reckoning for South Korean insurers

Samsung Life’s biometric first signals a structural reckoning for South Korean insurers

Carrier operations, product lines, and executive accountability are all being reshaped at once

Singapore regulators and insurers move to protect human financial advice

Singapore regulators and insurers move to protect human financial advice

A trust gap in AI advice is changing two markets at once

Lockton launches global Data Centres & Digital Infrastructure Practice

Lockton launches global Data Centres & Digital Infrastructure Practice

The brokerage's new global practice arrives as insurers push to keep pace with soaring project values and constrained capacity

Are insurers focusing on the wrong AI problem?

Are insurers focusing on the wrong AI problem?

Award-winning global tech provider on why underwriting's biggest tech possibility lies elsewhere

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