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Gordon Browne, Head of Global Specialty at AIG, contextualises the offering in relation to the particular vulnerabilities that emerge as assets move through their lifecycle.
“ As critical digital infrastructure, data centres demand coherent thinking,” Gordon says.“ Our focus is helping clients manage uncertainty with confidence, reduce downtime risk and protect long-term asset value.”
AIG’ s proposition is built around the recognition that risk profiles shift most acutely at transition points – from development to construction, from commissioning to live operations, from initial deployment to expansion.
These are the moments where coverage gaps can emerge if an insurer’ s approach is fragmented rather than integrated. AIG’ s multiline model is designed to maintain continuity across all of those stages, underpinned by what the company describes as coordinated claims support and technical expertise deployed across different geographies.
The insurer points to an established track record in the sector as the foundation on which the strengthened proposition is built, with meaningful capacity and technical resource already in play before the RIMS showcase.
The data centre sector’ s rapid expansion has elevated demand for this kind of specialist coverage, and AIG’ s move at RIMS signals a clear intention to compete for that business at scale.
“Our focus is helping clients manage uncertainty with confidence, reduce downtime risk and protect long-term asset value”
Gordon Browne Head of Global Specialty AIG
An industry in step with the digital infrastructure boom The near-simultaneous announcements from Aon, Willis and AIG reflect the degree to which the insurance market is now actively restructuring around the needs of digital infrastructure.
The common thread across all three is a recognition that piecemeal, phasespecific cover is no longer adequate for assets of this scale and complexity.
What has changed is not simply the size of the numbers – though US $ 3.5bn in single-programme capacity from Aon, and more than US $ 3bn from Willis, illustrate the magnitude of risk now being absorbed – but the architecture of the products themselves.
Each of the three programmes prioritises continuity, coordination and the removal of coverage gaps at the points in an asset’ s lifecycle where vulnerability is highest.
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