War Is Now A Core Risk Category For Data Centre Operators

As data centres scale, consume more power, and draw tighter community scrutiny, insurance risks are becoming increasingly complex. As AI infrastructure grows, so do legal risks: large lawsuits involving data centres more than tripled from four in all of 2021 to 14 in the first half of 2026, according to a Howden report. Planning and environmental disputes are the main drivers of recent legal disputes. While noise and nuisance complaints, including those concerning diesel generator emissions and water consumption, have also become increasingly common,…