David Osler
Insurance Editor
David specialises in the white collar shipping services scene, including law firms, banks, insurers, and trade associations, and also turns his hand to piracy, sanctions and industrial relations stories as necessary.
A London-born British and Swiss dual national, he was educated at the London School of Economics and Birkbeck College, and has academic qualification in politics, sociology, economics and international relations.
Three times voted Seahorse Club shipping news journalist of the year, he has also twice been longlisted for the Orwell Prize, Britain’s premier non-fiction literary award, and twice shortlisted as Periodical Publishers’ Association business journalist of the year, the highest honour in trade press journalism.
He has worked for Lloyd’s List since 1996, making him the longest-serving member of staff, although he doesn’t like to mention that more than three or four times a week at most. Unless it’s strictly necessary.
He has also written for many other newspapers and magazines, including The Guardian, Observer, Independent, Daily Telegraph, Daily Express and New Statesman, and has appeared on all of Britain’s main television and radio news programmes.
He is a member of the Labour Party, Amnesty International and National Council for Civil Liberties, and supports the charitable work of the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture and the Trussell Trust network of foodbanks.
Latest From David Osler
New UK economic crime law affects shipping companies everywhere, lawyers warn
The UK’s Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act is expressly worded to have extraterritorial effect. Big multinational shippers could choose to mitigate the risk of falling foul of the law by using stronger charterparty wording
X-Press Pearl arbitration must be heard in London not Sri Lanka, high court rules
Claimants bound by terms of insurance contract and ‘pay to be paid’ clause applies, Mr Justice Bright finds
Vessel Protect increases limits for hull and cargo war risk
Move comes after Howden’s recent launch of cargo facility for the Red Sea
Vessel Protect ups limits for hull and cargo war risk
Move comes after Howden’s recent launch of cargo facility for Red Sea
Italian shipping lawyer joins criticism of EU sanctions on Russia
‘Shipping is a very old market and people who are a little bit too smart have always been there. The problem is, if you want to really cope with the situation, you need a lot of expertise,’ argues Enrico Vergani in an interview
UK Club beefs up loss prevention work
The move will see safety and risk management, claims and underwriting teams work more closely together to adapt cover offered by marine mutual