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 risk managers can support climate finance: Ferma
Closer co-operation between public authorities, financial markets and the private sector, as well as between governments across the globe, is needed to foster sustainable prosperity, Ferma’s Hedemark Hancke and Beaupérin argue
Davos debates how to insure Ukraine’s reconstruction
Security guarantees are needed to attract investment to Ukraine, according to insurance panel at World Economic Forum gathering
Ferma signals ‘decisive moment’ for new EU Council chair
Polish presidency of the EU Council must address economic security, the net-zero transition and cyber resilience, risk managers' federation says
Policymakers must value nature for the long term
Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services report supports all the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
The rich can learn from the vulnerable about climate risk
V20 countries have lost one-fifth of their wealth because of climate-related losses over the past two decades
Insurers must put nature on a strategic par with climate
Sustainability experts at UNEP FI’s Global Roundtable debate how to embed nature into underwriting