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
Making a return on resilience
Aon and the Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Insurance Facility explore how insurance models, data tools and partnerships are redefining Asia’s climate risk protection
Munich Re starts Japan earthquake parametric cover
New parametric insurance solution uses the Lloyd’s Japan platform and is supported by Munich Re Capital Partners
The tightening bond between climate and reinsurance
Broker’s natural catastrophe experts explain the ties binding extreme weather events to greater reinsurance capacity
Dip in natcat losses masks significant regional impacts: Aon
Broker warns that catastrophe risk is shaped not only by total losses but also by where the events occur and their impacts on people, infrastructure, operations and supply chains
McGill launches South African renewables product
Specialty intermediary partners with South African broker GIB on suite of coverage for developers, lenders and owners involved in South Africa’s energy transition
Aon lifts data centre programme to $5bn
Programme’s evolution reflects acceleration in investment in artificial intelligence, cloud computing and hyperscale data centres