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Willis Urges Data Center Owners to Rethink Insurance as Capacity Demand Hits $15 Billion
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Fusion42 · 27 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Willis argues data center owners should shift from buying maximum available insurance capacity ($15 billion market) to quantifying actual risk exposures, improving capital efficiency and resilience through design-phase climate adaptation and evidence-based coverage alignment.
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You're oversuring your data center because you're buying the market average, not your actual risk. Willis just published the math to cut that bill by 30-40% and prove it to your lender—climate proofing early in build beats insurance overspend every time.
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