Artificial intelligence is driving one of the largest infrastructure investment cycles in decades, but the rapid global build-out of data centers is also creating a new era of construction, operational, climate, and insurance risks, according to the latest Allianz Commercial report, ”The data center construction boom: risks and claims trends.” Annual investment in data centers is projected to double from around US$500bn in 2024 to more than US$1trn as early as 2027. The investment opportunity extends far beyond server halls to electricity generation, grid infrastructure, cooling, networking, and semiconductors. According to Allianz Research, the US and China are expected to account for around…
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Political risks and violence have climbed to #7 (a high-ranked risk) in the annual Allianz Risk Barometer 2026, its highest position ever, highlighting the fact that such perils have joined mainstream business risks in a world of tumult. According to the new Political violence and civil unrest trends 2026 report from Allianz Commercial, war has overtaken civil unrest as the political violence exposure companies fear most (53 percent), since conflicts in Europe and the Middle East disrupt global trade flows, strain political alliances, embolden adversarial powers, and heighten risks to business assets. Around 60 percent from Europe and Asia-Pacific see war as the top risk for…