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
Sustainability enters age of pragmatism
ClimateWise programme director Felicity Alvey applauds the re/insurers making progress with sustainability efforts despite geopolitical challenges
‘Grey zone’ aggression poses material threat: Willis
Evolving threat is shaping geopolitical risk appetite and testing insurance policy wordings
Ukraine outlines private investment needs
Insurance is part of the ‘conducive and predictable’ investment regime needed by war-torn country
Pre-disaster insurance market is growing: Napiorkowski
‘We can boost climate finance by spreading the word about technology performance insurance,’ Ariel Green managing director Jan Napiorkowski says
Stupid is as stupid does
Trump’s bonfire of environmental regulation will add to the polycrisis facing the re/insurance industry
Climate risk demands a change of mindset: Marsh’s Surminski
Marsh’s climate thought leader explains why climate change is a strategic risk