Louise Isted
Louise joined Insurance Day in 2023 from Bermuda:Re+ILS, where she was the editor.
Before entering the re/insurance space, Louise covered the energy sector in senior roles at the World Nuclear Association, Platts (S&P Global) and ICIS. She also worked as an energy markets reporter at Reuters and Argus Media.
She has a Postgraduate Diploma in periodicals journalism from the University of Cardiff and a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree in Russian from Durham University.
At Insurance Day, Louise is responsible for long-form content, including analyses, interviews, op-eds and special reports.
Louise was named the Insurance and Risk Profile Interviewer of the Year at the WTW 2024 Media Awards.
Latest From Louise Isted
Gallagher closes $13.5bn AssuredPartners acquisition
Broker will gain more than 900,000 new clients across the UK and Ireland through its purchase of AssuredPartners
Vesttoo trust targets Aon and China Construction Bank
Latest court filing alleges that Aon committed fraud as it sought to promote a new intellectual property-backed lending product
Half of UK businesses ‘have no cyber insurance’
Average cyber insurance claim totals $115,000, rising to $812,360 for large businesses, survey finds
Chubb promotes Haney to global surety president
Chubb’s president of North America surety is succeeded by Teresa Black
Axa to buy majority stake in Italy’s Prima
Through its modern technology platform and team of digital experts, the acquisition of Prima is expected to enhance Axa’s direct distribution capabilities in Europe
Brit posts slight rise in first-half profit
Specialty carrier’s discounted combined ratio increases 16 points to 87.4%