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
Insurance sector warns retailer charters may bust cargo cover limits
‘If you charter your own ship and fill it up with your own stuff, you are going to smash through your per shipment limit … You are going to be exposed, if that ship sinks, to all your stuff going down,’ argues firm’s senior vice-president
Boxship charterers need to ensure all contracts work together
‘With the right contracts in place, but more importantly, with the correct information and documents being produced at the right point in time, the majority of catastrophic type claims can be avoided or the effects mitigated,’ says HFW partner
Liabilities could break retailers that charter boxships, experts warn
‘If the port where the goods are to be discharged is suffering chronic delays — whether due to the pandemic or any other reason — the chartered vessel may be stuck outside the port, along with others’ — insurer
P&I insurers feel impact of pool pressure
Elevated combined ratios look like being the norm across the International Group for some time yet, as payouts and expenses continue to breach premium income
P&I insurers feel impact of pool pressure
Elevated combined ratios look like being the norm across the International Group for some time yet, as payouts and expenses continue comfortably to top premium income
Braemar sees strong results across all divisions
Bouyant bulk and box markets, new interest in ship finance and Brexit-driven trade complexities see stars align for BSS, and there’s even signs of improvement for tankers ahead