Vanguard Assurance Company Limited began operations in October 1974 as a composite insurance company and has the enviable record of being the first private indigenous insurance company in Ghana. At inception, Vanguard offered only two classes of business – Life and Fire. Over the years, the company diversified its product portfolio into a one-stop composite insurance company underwriting all the major classes of Life and Non-Life insurance.

Today, Vanguard Assurance is a subsidiary of the Vanguard Group, underwriting only non-life insurance. As a pacesetter, Vanguard Assurance played a leading role in establishing the several successful companies.