Insurers warn BESS developers: late placements are often unbankable

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Howden and Canopius tell BESS developers that month-to-go placements are often unbankable, and that fire isolation - not a test report - is the underwriting question. UL 9540A is baseline; isolation, spacing, and early insurance involvement matter. | Source: Energy-Storage.News, 27 Aug 2026, https://www.energy-storage.news/often-too-late-insurers-warn-battery-storage-developers-to-bring-cover-in-earlier/