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
Former Swedish Club intern returns as chief executive
Nordberg pledges to strengthen financial position after S&P downgrade, and may look for alliances and partnerships with rivals
Former Swedish Club intern returns as top executive
Thomas Nordberg pledges to strengthen financial position after S&P downgrade, and may look for alliances and partnerships with rivals
Hull portfolios 'well behind decarbonisation trajectories'
First annual disclosure report from the Poseidon Principles for Marine Insurance finds signatory portfolios 12% above where they should be to meet the IMO targets
Hull portfolios well behind decarbonisation trajectories
Scores for insurers worse than scores for banks, say sources, but highlight differences in methodology that they say make direct comparison impossible
NorthStandard will overtake Gard, says Roppestad
Norwegian marine mutual giant does not attach importance to top slot, and impending merger of two British entities should spur competition
Maersk to switch from NorthStandard to Skuld
Brokers report ‘mad’ few days of P&I renewals, with large slice of market yet to receive offers traditionally sent out by January 20