Allianz Global Corporate Solutions is the reinsurer of themegascraper. Of the 100 tallest buildings in the world, Allianzinsurers every single one of them. This has become a definedspecialty for them, but there are still plenty of skyscrapers below100 stories that need coverage, and that are well tall enough toentail many of the same considerations of their taller brethrenwhen it comes to construction and underwriting.

As AGCS has released its report, "Supertall Buldings,:Construction Risk Assessment in the 21st Century," it covers manyof the particular challenges and opportunities of covering suchmonumental building projects. We have focused on just four of themost important. We will provide a link to the report at the end ofthis story. (For a closer look at the following graphic – and wesuggest that you do, because it is fascinating – click here to see a hi-res version.)

Infograph on the timeline of supertall skyscraper construction

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