Katia Iervasi

Managing Editor

Expertise
  • Life insurance
  • disability insurance
  • health care

How I Think About Money “The personal finance industry is confusing — by design. I'm here to cut through the noise and clutter and empower people to make the best insurance decisions at every stage of their life.”
9+ Years of Experience
30+ Articles Written
2.5M+ Readers Reached
Previous experience
Finder, Inspireink, Bauer Media
Education
B.A. in communication from Griffith University
Organizations
Society of American Business Editors and Writers, Investigative Reporters and Editors
Katia Iervasi is a managing editor at NerdWallet. An insurance authority, she previously spent over six years covering insurance topics as a writer, where she loved untangling complicated topics and answering readers’ burning money questions. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in communication and has studied writing, fact-checking and editing with Poynter. Her writing and analysis has been featured in The Washington Post, Forbes, Yahoo, Entrepreneur, Best Company and FT Advisor. Originally from Sydney, Australia, Katia currently lives in New York City.
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