Head office · Building 204B, Al Maydan, Dubai, UAE +971 50 313 2646

Marine cargo insurance · Dubai

Cargo cover that holds its course.

Vanguard Ocean Insurance issues certificates of marine cargo insurance under open policy, on Institute Cargo Clauses (A) with Institute Strikes and War Clauses, for goods carried by sea, by air or by other conveyance.

ConditionsICC (A) 2009
Added perilsStrikes & War (Cargo)
TransitSea · Air · Conveyance
CertificatesVerifiable online

Who we are

A Dubai marine insurer for goods on the move.

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Vanguard Ocean Insurance insures cargo in transit. From our head office in Al Maydan, Dubai, we issue certificates of marine cargo insurance under open policy, so every shipment declared is insured on conditions agreed in advance.

Each certificate identifies the assured, the goods, the vessel or conveyance carrying them and the voyage they are on. The cover, the cargo and the shipping documents line up, and banks, buyers and consignees can check the certificate against our records.

Invoice valueCommercial invoice
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Agreed uplifte.g. 10% anticipated profit
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Total sum insuredStated on the certificate

Our services

Marine cargo insurance, by every leg of the journey.

Cover is written per shipment under your open policy and recorded on a numbered certificate, whether the goods travel by vessel, by aircraft or by another conveyance, and including transhipment where it is allowed.

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Cargo by sea

Goods carried by vessel, identified on the certificate by vessel name, voyage number and bill of lading, from port of loading to port of discharge.

Vessel · Voyage No. · B/L No.

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Cargo by air

Air freight identified by flight number and air waybill, insured on the same conditions as sea cargo.

Flight No. · AWB No.

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Other conveyance

Connecting conveyances identified by register number and contract of carriage, with transhipment recorded on the certificate.

Register No. · Contract of carriage

Three clause sets. One certificate.

We combine the widest of the Institute cargo clause sets with separate cover for strikes and war risks. Banks, buyers and carriers already know these wordings.

  1. ICC (A) · 1.1.2009

    Institute Cargo Clauses (A)

    All risks of loss of or damage to the goods, subject to the exclusions in the clauses.

  2. Strikes (Cargo) · 1.1.2009

    Institute Strikes Clauses

    Loss or damage caused by strikers, riots, civil commotions and acts of terrorism.

  3. War (Cargo) · 1.1.2009

    Institute War Clauses

    Loss or damage caused by war and hostile acts, capture and seizure, and derelict mines and weapons.

For banks, buyers and consignees

Check a certificate before you rely on it.

Documents bearing our name have been produced without our authority. You can confirm any genuine Vanguard certificate against our records with its verification number, destination and date of issue, or by scanning the QR code printed on it.

  1. Find the verification numberPrinted beside the QR code on the certificate.
  2. Enter destination and dateExactly as written on the document.
  3. Compare the resultIf anything differs, contact us before relying on it.
Check a certificate

About Vanguard

Built on documents that stand up to scrutiny.

Cargo insurance is only as good as the paper behind it. We work to make every certificate clear, consistent with the shipping documents and easy for any counterparty to check.

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Recognised wordings

Cover written on Institute clauses that underwriters, banks and carriers worldwide already know.

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Documents that match

Every certificate names the goods, the vessel or conveyance, the voyage, the bill of lading or air waybill, and the sum insured.

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Open to verification

Each certificate we issue is registered and can be checked online, so forged documents are easier to catch.

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Clear guidance at loss

If goods arrive lost or damaged, we tell the assured how to arrange a survey and preserve their rights against carriers.

Contact

Speak to our Dubai office.

For cover enquiries, certificate checks, or notice of loss or damage to insured goods, contact our head office directly.