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
Breaking down the clean energy numbers: Chaucer’s Schnorr
Specialty group’s head of marine and energy, Simon Schnorr, outlines how the role of re/insurers must expand to support the energy transition
Fac market compelled to follow declining energy rates: Acrisure Re’s Cooper
Acrisure Re’s head of power international facultative explains why there is enhanced scrutiny of facultative reinsurance purchases
Tiernan urged to act against fossil fuel expansion
Campaign group calls on new Lloyd’s chief executive to lead market-wide shift towards sustainable underwriting
Munich Re expects ‘slightly more intense’ hurricane season
Current climatic conditions may produce a slightly above-average number of storms in the North Atlantic during the 2025 hurricane season, reinsurance giant warns
Argentina launches jaguar protection insurance
UN Development Programme and government of Misiones hope the innovative financial solution will conserve the largest feline in the Americas
EU agriculture faces €28bn annual average loss: Howden
Landmark report finds €60bn catastrophe risk to EU agriculture driven by drought, rising to €90bn by 2050, threatening consumer prices, food security and rural economies