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
German regulator assesses climate modelling
BaFin urges insurers to take into account worst-case scenarios when selecting parameters for climate risk analysis
Davos raised the stakes for risk managers: Ferma’s Cotelle
Head of the Federation of European Risk Management Associations outlines why he is bringing more risk experts, insurers, brokers, economists and technologists into the association’s orbit
Bridging the gap between climate science and finance
Institute and Faculty of Actuaries report outlines how actuarial expertise is helping firms understand and manage climate risk
Canadian actuaries join climate risk project
Canadian Institute of Actuaries and Université du Québec à Montréal launch C$1.6m project to strengthen Canada’s financial resilience to climate change
AI helps unravel physical and non-physical climate risks
The growing integration of artificial intelligence in advancing weather and climate forecasting will continue through 2026 and beyond, Gallagher Re predicts
Et tu, Brute? Why re/insurers must call out Trump’s betrayal
‘The system’s power comes not from its truth but from everyone’s willingness to perform as if it were true,’ Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, told the Davos audience