Aon, a leading global professional services firm, has announced the next evolution of its proprietary Data Center Lifecycle Insurance Programme (DCLP), expanding capacity to US$5 billion while broadening the integrated risk solutions that support digital infrastructure assets from development through long-term operations.
“Digital infrastructure has become one of the most important and capital-intensive asset classes in the global economy,” said Joe Peiser, CEO of Risk Capital, Aon. “As clients build larger and more complex data centre portfolios, they need access to greater insurance capacity alongside solutions that strengthen resilience throughout the asset lifecycle. Expanding DCLP to US$5 billion demonstrates our ability to help clients access capital, manage risk and scale with confidence.”
The expanded program reflects Aon’s Reliable by Design approach to digital infrastructure and extends DCLP beyond traditional insurance placement. By bringing together insurance capacity, engineering expertise and risk intelligence earlier in the development process, Aon helps clients reduce transition risk, improve resilience and build digital infrastructure assets that are bankable, insurable at scale and resilient under stress.
The enhanced DCLP now provides a broad scope of benefits including up to US$5 billion in Construction All Risks (CAR), Delay in Start-Up (DSU) and Property Damage and Business Interruption coverage, backed by a panel of A-rated insurers. In addition, up to US$1 billion of terrorism capacity through existing Aon facilities.
The expansion comes as investment in AI, cloud computing and hyperscale data centres accelerates, increasing demand for insurance solutions capable for supporting larger, more complex and more capital intensive-projects through their lifecycle. The programme builds on previous enhancements that increased DCLP capacity to US$3.5 and expanded support for operational data centres.
