Data centre opportunity for ILS capital must be effective in terms of the economics: Swiss Re

When it comes to alternative sources of reinsurance capital and insurance-linked securities (ILS) investors supporting the massive need for capacity to insure and reinsure the data centre build-out, Swiss Re executives explained in Monte Carlo that it must be effective in terms of the economics.

With the reinsurance industry meeting in Monte Carlo at the 2026 Rendez-vous event, Swiss Re held a briefing focused on its recent research into the data centre risk transfer opportunity.

As we reported, Swiss Re Institute’s report highlights a potential US$200 billion premium opportunity by 2030 from data centres and related renewable energy infrastructure, within which it sees alternative reinsurance capital, including catastrophe bonds and sidecars, as likely to play a key role.

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