TechnologyThe challenge of insuring AI data centers
Semafor describes insurers struggling to design and price coverage for massive, expensive data centers, even as Wall Street is eager to fund AI infrastructure.
TLDR
A Semafor commentary argues that skeptical insurers add to data center developers’ existing problems: power hardware shortages, angry neighbors and permitting delays. Joe Peiser, CEO of risk capital at Aon, told Semafor that the insurance industry is still struggling to design and price coverage for the massive, expensive buildings. “Insurance really is a bottleneck,” he said.
The challenge of insuring AI data centers
Semafor describes insurers struggling to design and price coverage for massive, expensive data centers, even as Wall Street is eager to fund AI infrastructure.
TLDR
A Semafor commentary argues that skeptical insurers add to data center developers’ existing problems: power hardware shortages, angry neighbors and permitting delays. Joe Peiser, CEO of risk capital at Aon, told Semafor that the insurance industry is still struggling to design and price coverage for the massive, expensive buildings. “Insurance really is a bottleneck,” he said.
