Top Journalists in Other Finance and Insurance Businesses

Olivia Alafriz Bloomberg Law

Insurance reporter on Bloomberg Law’s corporate news desk, covering insurers and insurance court battles across the U.S. Specialties: Insurance litigation and coverage disputes; corporate risk; Lloyd’s and global markets

Kate Berry American Banker

Reporter focused on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and consumer finance policy at American Banker. Specialties: CFPB and consumer finance; open banking; small‑business data rule; overdraft/fees

Elizabeth Blosfield Insurance Journal / Carrier Management

East Region Editor at Insurance Journal and Deputy Editor at Carrier Management; also hosts the Insuring Cyber podcast. Specialties: Property/casualty; cyber insurance; carrier strategy; executive leadership

Carolyn Cohn Reuters

Reuters correspondent covering insurance and fund management from London. Specialties: Global insurance, fund management and climate/ESG risk

Penny Crosman American Banker

Executive Editor, Technology at American Banker, leading coverage of bank technology and fintech innovation. Specialties: Fintech; payments and fraud; AI in financial services; bank/fintech partnerships

Louise Esola Business Insurance

Assistant Editor and longtime reporter at Business Insurance covering workers’ comp and workplace risk. Specialties: Workers’ compensation; employment practices and labor risk; safety; litigation trends

Steve Evans Artemis.bm / Reinsurance News

Owner and editor-in-chief of Artemis.bm and Reinsurance News, a leading voice on ILS and global reinsurance. Specialties: Insurance‑linked securities (ILS); reinsurance; catastrophe risk; capital markets convergence

Kate Fitzgerald American Banker

Senior Editor for Payments at American Banker, a veteran reporter on the digital payments ecosystem. Specialties: Payments; cards; P2P; BNPL; merchant acquiring; network policy

Mark Hollmer Carrier Management (Wells Media)

Editor at Carrier Management who leads executive-focused coverage and hosts strategy sessions on carrier trends. Specialties: P/C carrier strategy; insurtech; leadership; M&A and distribution

L.S. Howard Insurance Journal / Carrier Management

International Editor for Insurance Journal and Carrier Management, based in London. Specialties: International and reinsurance markets; Lloyd’s/London market; global P/C

Matthew Lerner Business Insurance

Senior reporter at Business Insurance covering commercial insurance trends and market dynamics. Specialties: Commercial P/C market; brokers; captives and alternative risk; cyber

Anna Wilde Mathews The Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal health reporter with a longstanding beat on U.S. health insurers and policy. Specialties: Health insurers; reimbursement policy; Medicare Advantage; payer regulation

Catrin Shi The Insurance Insider

Editor‑in‑Chief of Insurance Insider overseeing global specialty (re)insurance coverage and investigations. Specialties: Specialty (re)insurance; Lloyd’s; cyber; property D&F; MGAs/coverholders

Jeff Sistrunk Law360 Insurance Authority

Senior insurance reporter at Law360’s Insurance Authority, breaking legal news across property, GL and specialty lines. Specialties: Insurance coverage litigation; liability and property disputes; appellate rulings

Ian Smith Financial Times

Senior Markets Correspondent at the Financial Times; previously FT’s insurance correspondent with deep sector expertise. Specialties: Insurance industry, markets and regulation (formerly FT insurance correspondent); macro links to insurers

Gavin Souter Business Insurance

Editor of Business Insurance, a leading U.S. title for risk managers, brokers and commercial insurers. Specialties: Risk management; brokers; commercial insurance market; policy/regulatory trends

Sam Sutton POLITICO

Co‑author of POLITICO’s Morning Money, covering Wall Street, fintech and federal financial regulators. Specialties: Fintech and crypto; financial regulation and policy; Capitol Hill/agency dynamics

Nona Tepper Modern Healthcare

Senior reporter at Modern Healthcare focused on insurers and the business of healthcare coverage. Specialties: Health insurers and payers; Medicaid/Medicare; policy and payer financials

Zachary Warmbrodt POLITICO

POLITICO’s financial services editor and Morning Money co‑author; covers Washington’s relationship with banks, insurers and asset managers. Specialties: Financial services oversight; FSOC; banking/insurance regulatory policy; Congress–Wall Street nexus

Tim Zawacki S&P Global Market Intelligence

Principal research analyst for S&P Global Market Intelligence who authors widely cited U.S. insurance reports and analyses. Specialties: U.S. insurance market analysis; P&C and life/annuity outlooks; M&A; regulation