Katie Scott joined Insurance Times in October 2019 as the publication’s associate editor. She was promoted to editor in February 2021 ahead of a further promotion to content director in February 2026, taking on overall editorial oversight and responsibility for both Insurance Times and its sister title Strategic Risk.
Katie has performed a range of writing roles since 2012, more specifically undertaking trade journalism roles from 2014 across industries such as fitness, human resources and employee benefits.
Since joining Insurance Times, Katie has successfully obtained a number of industry accolades recognising the high quality of her journalism and editorial leadership of the insurance and risk portfolio at Newsquest Specialist Media.
At trade body Biba’s 2025 Journalist and Media Awards, for example, Katie was named the overall winner and received the Journalist of the Year trophy, alongside the Best Thought Leadership Award for her briefing article on reproductive health MGA Juniper and how insurance can be used to positively impact taboo subjects.
In previous years, she has also taken home prizes such as Best Trade Award and Publication of the Year from Biba’s annual award event, been shortlisted in the General Insurance Journalist of the Year (B2B) category at Headlinemoney’s awards event and received highly commended prizes in the Insurance and Risk Features Journalist of the Year category at WTW’s annual Media Awards.