Company Profile
Guardian
Company Overview
Every day, Guardian provides Americans the security they deserve through our insurance and wealth management products and services. Since our founding in 1860, our long-term view has helped our customers prepare for whatever life brings whether starting a family, planning for the future or taking care of employees. Today, we’re a Fortune 250 mutual company and a leading provider of life, disability, dental, and other benefits for individuals, at the workplace and through government sponsored programs. The Guardian community of 9,500 employees and our network of over 2,700 financial representatives is committed to serving with expertise when, where and how our clients need us. Our commitments rest on a strong financial foundation, which at year-end 2018 included $8.5 billion in capital and $1.6 billion in operating income. For more information, please visit guardianlife.com or follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube.
Guardian is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, marital status, disability, military or veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law.
Guardian® is a registered trademark of the Guardian Life Insurance Company of America.
Company History
Since our founding in 1860 - more than 150 years ago - Guardian has been dedicated to protecting individuals, their families, and businesses.
It all began at Delmonico’s restaurant in New York City, where a group of 21 prominent German-American businessmen, led by civil rights lawyer Hugo Wesendonck, gathered to create the Germania Life Insurance Company of America. Our founders raised $200,000 in equity capital, which was twice the amount required by New York State law, showcasing that from the beginning, we’ve been committed to being financially strong for the long-term benefit of our policyholders.
Renamed “The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America” in 1918, we converted in 1925 from a mixed stock and mutual company into one that is wholly owned by our policyholders. We continued to expand our product portfolio over the years, expanding into the employee benefits market in 1957 and increasing our presence in the individual disability income insurance market with the merger of Berkshire Life Insurance Company in 2001.
Today, we are one of the largest mutual insurance companies in the United States with $8.5 billion in capital and $1.6 billion in operating income*. The Guardian community of 9,500 employees and our network of over 2,700 financial representatives is committed to serving with expertise when, where and how our clients need us.