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Gard has appointed Independent Marine Consulting LLC as our marine correspondents in the port of Miami, Florida with immediate effect. 

The  Annual General Meeting of Gard P. & I. (Bermuda) Ltd. will be held on Thursday, 21 June 2018 at the offices of its Manager, Lingard Limited. This meeting is a requirement under Bermuda law and is a formality only. The Club's Members are not required to be present in person at the meeting.

Gard has in place a banking arrangement whereby Gard in certain circumstances covers the cost of payments, including those incurred by the beneficiary’s bank. This has allowed payments to be received in full by the beneficiary, without deduction of fees.

Svein Buvik was elected Chair of the Nordic Association of Marine Insurers (Cefor) at the Cefor Annual General Meeting held in Oslo on Thursday, 5 April 2018. 

Gard announced today that Mark Russell has been appointed Managing Director of the Hong Kong office effective 1 August, 2018, replacing Trygve Nøkleby who will be returning to Gard in Bergen in a senior position.

Gard employees participate during the Nordic version of the CFA Institute Research Challenge, an annual competition that encourages university students to challenge themselves with intensive training in equity research. 

Gard has been a partner of the World Maritime University (WMU) since 2011. Each year, one student is offered a sponsorship, the Gard Fellowship, which covers the cost of one year of higher education within the marine industry.

Gard is the largest member of the International Group of P&I Clubs. The International Group currently has 13 member clubs which collectively provide liability insurance for more than 90 per cent of the world’s ocean-going tonnage and more than 95 per cent of the world’s ocean going tankers. 

Based on data gathered during the 2017 policy year, Gard has decided to maintain cover for the costs of pre-load steel surveys.  Gard’s PLSS policy can be found below.

Friday, 16 February is Chinese New Year and is celebrated throughout the world. 2018 is Year of the Dog according to the Chinese Zodiac and we wish all our Members, clients and business associates a wealthy and prosperous Year of the Dog.  Kung Hei Fat Choi!

Gard, together with classification society DNV GL and the marine insurers The Swedish Club, Norwegian Hull Club and Skuld launch a new joint development project to test the potential influence of Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants (EALs) on failures in stern tube bearings. DNV GL will oversee the detailed laboratory testing of EALs at the University of Sheffield, UK.

Standard & Poor's has affirmed Gard's A+ long term insurer financial strength and counterparty credit ratings, with a stable outlook. 

In 1907, Gard was founded to underwrite only the P&I risks of sailing ships – a single solution for one type of vessel. As the world and technology changed, so our remit widened and we began to accept steamships and tankers – and then expanded into the offshore energy and hull and machinery markets. Today our product range is the widest in the market and is still adapting to meet the needs of shipowners and our responsibilities to society.

We are delighted to announce that Gard has received the Great Place To Work certification for 2017.

The 9th October is Gard’s 110th anniversary – a fascinating journey that has taken it from being the provider of a single product for a local set of clients to a global organisation catering to the whole spectrum of marine insurances.

Gard is pleased to announce that it has signed the world’s first insurance industry statement on sustainable marine insurance.