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.
Latest From Louise Isted
Re/insurers invited to learn ocean science for human good
Arizona State University and Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences ‘uniquely placed’ to offer insights into ocean ecology, industry veteran Stephen Weinstein says
Climate risk demands a fresh take on investment return
The real currency of adaptation and resilience is natural capital, the director of Resilient Planet Finance Lab says
Nature degradation ‘could cause a 12% loss’ to UK GDP
Three-quarters of the UK has a high level of ecosystem degradation, making it one of the most ‘nature-depleted’ countries in the world
UN launches Forum for Insurance Transition to Net Zero
UN-led forum learns from the experience of the now-discontinued Net-Zero Insurance Alliance, the UN Environment Programme’s head of insurance, Butch Bacani, says
Insurance needed to boost climate resilience: IMF
International Monetary Fund says investments are especially needed for regions most vulnerable to climate shocks
Insurability becoming uncertain beyond 2°C: WTW’s Conway
Broker’s ecosystem resilience practice lead urges insurers to co-ordinate climate risk transfer with risk reduction