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
What would turn the soft energy market
A major loss, a withdrawal of capacity or a shift in reinsurance appetite could quickly change the direction of the market, Willis’s Michael Buckle says
The ever-growing appeal of managing general agents
Michael Keating, the chief executive of the Managing General Agents’ Association, describes the underwriting capability, data quality and the speed of innovation that make the MGA sector so attractive to insurers
Energy market defined by ‘striking contradiction’
Despite mounting loss activity and geopolitical volatility, the energy insurance market remains deeply soft, according to Willis
Insurance Day publishes climate risk special report
With every key climate indicator now flashing red, re/insurers must up their game in tackling climate risk
Nature treaty preserves IMO’s mandate: Osborn
IMO’s head of marine environment explains how the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement impacts shipping
Nature treaty preserves IMO’s mandate: Osborn
International Maritime Organization’s head of marine environment explains how the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement impacts shipping