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
Insurance should be the keystone of climate finance strategies: Aon
Broker’s global head of Climate Risk Advisory outlines why the UN climate talks in Belém could prove to be ‘the insurance COP’
Climate finance cannot flow into a policy vacuum: UNEP FI
UNEP FI chief, Eric Usher, outlines how the new climate action plans that countries submit to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change can unlock the finance and insurance needed
Risk professionals must confer on climate finance: Airmic CEO
Association of Insurance and Risk Managers in Industry and Commerce chief executive calls for collaboration between insurers, brokers, insurance buyers and risk professionals on climate initiatives
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