Delay in Start-Up (DSU) insurance remains one of the most important yet challenging risk transfer solutions for Asia's rapidly growing construction and infrastructure sector. As investment accelerates across digital infrastructure, data centres, renewable energy, transportation and energy transition projects, delay exposures are increasing in both scale and complexity.

Today's project delays rarely arise from a single cause. Instead, they are often the result of interconnected risks spanning trade, technology, weather and workforce challenges. Supply chain disruption, geopolitical uncertainty, extreme weather events, labour shortages, contractor performance issues, commissioning failures, cyber threats and the integration of emerging technologies can all combine to impact critical project milestones and delay revenue generation. These challenges are particularly pronounced on complex capital projects where financing structures, stakeholder expectations and operational dependencies leave little margin for delay, particularly with integrating new green technologies and managing carbon reduction requirements.

This panel will explore the evolving DSU landscape across Asia through the lens of project resilience, risk capital and business performance. Panelists will discuss how owners, lenders and contractors can better identify, quantify and manage delay exposures throughout the project lifecycle. The discussion will examine emerging claims trends, lessons learned from major losses. The panel will also consider how early collaboration between project stakeholders, insurers, brokers, claims professionals and technical experts can improve project outcomes, strengthen insurability and protect both project revenues and capital investment. In an environment characterised by greater volatility and complexity, the ability to make better decisions before and after a delay event may prove to be the most valuable form of risk management.