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
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
Re/insurers and bankers share ideas on sustainable finance
Greater collaboration between insurance and banking sectors required on climate finance, executives say
Finance greening and greening finance
Climate and biodiversity experts detail the work needed to transform global financial systems
Joining the dots of climate finance
It is imperative to have a more collaborative global financial architecture to tackle climate risk