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
How to lose the debate on climate change
Global warming is not a belief nor a point of view, but a threat. However, climate activists who endorse criminal activity are on a hiding to nowhere
Severe convective storm season of 2023 ‘not an outlier’: KCC
Active 2023 storm season led to above-average insured losses, but these were not extreme, catastrophe modeller says
Allianz buys majority stake in Singapore's Income Insurance
German re/insurer says $1.6bn deal will make it a leader in Singapore’s insurance market
Aviva lends support to UK’s National Wealth Fund
New Labour government unveils plan to boost growth and unlock investment
Insurers and investors are natural allies in climate risk finance
Zurich Insurance’s Michel Liès and Saoirse Jones outline why World Bank clients are paying closer attention to insurers
Tokio Marine targets emerging economies in pursuit of long-term expansion
Japanese insurer’s co-head of international business describes the cyclical nature of evolution and where the next avenues for growth lie