Data centres · Sovereignty

Insuring the critical infrastructure
that cannot afford to stop.

Tailored human expertise for hyperscalers, colocation operators, investors and operators across France.

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Manifesto

Data centres are no longer a technological asset: they are the infrastructure behind every economic decision in the country.

This criticality changes the very nature of risk. Where generic insurance sees a slab, servers and a generator set, our unique offer (built by Archimède and Virtus Conseil) sees a living system.

This systemic reading turns a passive risk into a lever for valuation, financing and growth.

DC Programme Direction · Paris
01 · The context

A sovereign market, an unprecedented exposure.

France is becoming Europe's leading data centre hub. This acceleration concentrates capital, service commitments and operational risks of an entirely new kind.

€18 bn
DC investments announced in France
2024 → 2030
+85%
projected growth of IT capacity
France · 2024–2030
1.2 GW
announced pipeline in Île-de-France
Hyperscale & colocation
9
major structuring clusters
Paris, Marseille, Lyon…
02 · The offer

Coverage designed strand by strand.

Six coverage lines designed for the reality of a high-performance data centre: from construction to operations, from physical asset to service contract.

The offer in detail →
01

Property damage

Building, IT halls, cooling production equipment, power, fibre, on new-for-old reconstruction terms calibrated for Tier III/IV requirements.

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Business interruption

Gross margin, contractual SLAs and client penalties in case of downtime, calibrated to hyperscaler commitments.

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03

Cyber & systems

Attacks on industrial systems (BMS, BAS), ransomware, exfiltration, notification costs and 24/7 crisis support.

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04

Liability

General liability, professional indemnity for O&M contractors, environmental liability, products & completed operations for developers.

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05

Construction all-risks

CAR covering the full cycle (earthworks, structure, MEP, commissioning) including the soak-test phase.

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Financial lines

Dedicated D&O, crime, M&A transactions for real-estate vehicles, infrastructure funds and hyperscaler joint ventures.

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03 · Who we serve

Six profiles. One conversation possible.

We speak the language of every player in the data centre chain, without ever reducing one to the lens of another.

Sovereign cloud
Sovereign cloudNo. 01

Hyperscalers

Reading client commitments, aligning coverage with SLAs and specific tender requirements.

Construction
ConstructionNo. 02

Developers

CAR programme + products & completed operations + dedicated structuring for the pre-commissioning phase.

Capital · Real estate
Capital · Real estateNo. 03

Investors

Insurance due diligence, structuring of covenants, coordination with lenders.

Long term
Long termNo. 04

Owners

Long-term asset protection, aligned with divestment or refinancing strategy.

Multi-tenant
Multi-tenantNo. 05

Colocation operators

Multi-tenant coverage, articulation with client contracts, handling of downtime events.

24/7 operations
24/7 operationsNo. 06

O&M contractors

Professional indemnity, operational fault, dedicated coverage for 24/7 on-call duties.

04 · Why us

Archimède × Virtus Conseil, the meeting of a specialist P&C broker and an expert in sovereign intelligence.

Where generalist brokers apply grids, we build programmes: one asset, one client, one contract.

01

Dedicated expertise

A team entirely focused on the data centre universe, European regulation (DORA, NIS2, AI Act), Uptime Institute standards, hyperscaler requirements.

02

Bespoke placement

Global capacity mobilised (Lloyd's, European markets, captive where relevant), rather than off-the-shelf grids.

03

Systemic coverage

From slab to white space, from client contract to cyber framework: we read risk as a system, not as a sum.

04

Operational presence

Crisis on-call, forensic coordination, regulatory support, 24/7, anywhere in France.

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05 · Methodology

Five stages. No shortcuts.

Our method combines the rigour of specialist broking with critical infrastructure consulting engineering to deliver a programme defensible to every stakeholder.

  1. 01

    Scoping

    Reading of the portfolio, client commitments, supplier contracts and site mapping.

  2. 02

    Diagnostic

    Systemic risk analysis: power, cooling, fibre, cyber, supply chain, contractual exposure.

  3. 03

    Design

    Programme architecture, lines, limits, deductibles, premiums, calibrated to the asset's strategy.

  4. 04

    Placement

    Open tendering of global markets, negotiation, captive structuring where relevant.

  5. 05

    Steering

    Quarterly steering, claims handling, 24/7 crisis support, annual diagnostic update.

06 · Scenarios

Risk, through four real-world situations.

Four case studies seen on the French market, demonstrating how our programme translates into operational reality.

PowerCASE 01

Generator failure + grid switchover

Prolonged outage, thermal degradation, breach of contractual SLAs. Coverage: business interruption, additional costs, liability towards tenants.

CyberCASE 02

Compromise of the BMS environment

Attack on the industrial BAS, loss of CRAC control, forced opening of cabinets. Coverage: cyber, property damage, crisis management costs.

ClimateCASE 03

Extreme heatwave over a cluster

Operating envelope exceeded, cascading shutdowns. Coverage: business interruption, emergency corrective measures.

ConstructionCASE 04

Incident during commissioning

Incident during soak-test, delayed go-live, contractual slippage. Coverage: extended CAR, anticipated business interruption.

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Exposure radar · average colocation profile
Free diagnostic

One hour. A mapping of your exposure.
No commitment.

Our experts deliver a confidential diagnostic on the gaps between your current programme and the standards expected by hyperscalers, lenders and European authorities.