David Osler reporting from Berlin
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 reporting from Berlin
Police do not care about cargo theft, IUMI told
‘If I were a criminal, this would be a very good business case. It’s a lot of money with very low risk,’ says Zurich risk management specialist
'Is there much point talking to the Houthis?', Iumi panel asked
Appetite to insure Red Sea war risk is mixed, but some underwriters will do so if the price is right, audience hears
Dutch non-profit outlines causes for container losses at IUMI
‘Containerships are not intrinsically safe but are designed to be safely operable,’ argues project manager
Is there much point in talking to the Houthis? IUMI panel asked
‘You email the Houthis and get the message they’re not going to shoot your ship. Do you trust that message?’ asks VDR chief executive rhetorically
Shipping doing well out of disruption, Clarksons research head tells IUMI
Shipping has benefitted from disruption in the past four years, says Gordon, adding outlook is positive for next 18 months
Baltimore bridge ‘could be allocated share of fault after boxship allision’
Crew of Dali may take the Fifth, under constitutional provision against self-incrimination