Headquarters: Seven Hanover Square, H-26-E, New York, NY 10004
www.glic.com

Total assets as of 2009: $42.7 billion

Key officers: Dennis J. Manning, President & Chief Executive Officer; K. Rone Baldwin, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer

Like a true protector, Guardian Life Insurance Company of America seeks to provide a variety of coverage to its policyholders. The company offers disability income, life, and long-term care insurance as well as employee health plans that provide HMOs, PPOs, and disability, vision, and dental plans. It also offers various financial and retirement services and has grown into the fourth largest mutual insurance company in the United States.

Some quick facts about Guardian Life Insurance Company of America:

A German immigrant who wanted to protect other German immigrants coming to America originally founded the company as the Germania Life Insurance Company of New York in 1860. In 1868, it had the distinction of becoming the first American insurance company to open an agency in Europe. The company changed its name to “Guardian” in 1917 when the U.S. became involved in World War One.

Guardian boasts the country’s largest dental network and covers six million employees and their families.

The company received an “A++” (superior) ranking from A.M. Best in 2008.

Source: Glic.com, Hoovers.com, wikipedia.com

Compiled by Life Quotes, Inc. staff