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
Re/insurers must plan now for nuclear-powered ships: Axa XL
Any future insurance for these vessels would need to be ‘bespoke, extremely high in value and likely supported by governments’, Axa XL’s Vicky Roberts-Mills and Jarek Klimczak say
Dire straits
Costlier energy is only one in a pileup of risks facing re/insurers for many months to come
Climate risk extends beyond physical assets: Marsh
Multinational firms must adopt a long-term, strategic approach to climate adaptation, Marsh’s Nick Faull says
Dual and Liberty partner in Latin America
Partnership focuses on Mexico and Central America for property insurance and on all countries in Latin America for financial lines
Digital infrastructure will expand insurance horizons: Marsh
AI data centres are creating a ‘velocity of risk’ unforeseen in any other re/insurance vertical, Mike Mathews, global digital infrastructure practice leader at Marsh, says
Lost for words
The insurance sector must make its methodology understandable to investors or climate finance will remain a pipe dream