Aon expands data centre insurance offering as premiums set to soar
New data centre insurance premiums could soar to £7.4bn ($10bn) in 2026, according to S&P Global Ratings.
The agency has predicted that annual investment in data centres could top $300bn (£221bn) by 2027 as demand rises for the large, specialised, power-intensive campuses.
There are roughly 11,000 data
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