CNA is the 8th largest commercial property and casualty insurance company in the United States.
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Lee Kirby, President, Uptime Institute
“When talking about lowering costs most engineers only think about lower utility bills and forget about lowering operating costs across the board, even including insurance premiums.
By making your insurance company aware of your Uptime Institute Certification awards, you can receive better terms on your insurance. It means you are mitigating risk and running a highly efficient data center.
In most companies, insurance premiums are only seen by the CFO. Data center operators need to take the opportunity to have a different conversation with their finance teams and up-level the conversation because you positively impacted the bottom line. We have enjoyed an overall premium reduction of over 10% with significant coverage enhancements after sharing our Uptime Institute Tier Certifications with our insurance provider”

Uptime Institute's Data Center Operational Excellence Programs Include:
- Comprehensive assessment of Tier-Certified facility management and operations practices
- Identification of facility management and operations issues that can compromize site reliability and performance
- Emphasis on achieving operational best-practices to attain full potential of installed infrastructure
- Comprehensive assessment of existing facility's management and operations practices
- Delivery of report for senior management with risk mitigation opportunities
- Emphasis on risk assessment and opportunities to maximize performance of existing facility