Employer · plans filed under one EIN
The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America
New York, NY · Finance and insurance
Form 5500 information is as filed by the plan administrator with the Department of Labor and may be amended. Figures reflect the plan year shown, not current balances.
5 retirement plans with 100 or more participants file Form 5500 under The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America's employer identification number (New York, New York). Their latest filings total 23,333 participant records and $4.03B in net assets.
The largest is The Guardian Home Office Employees' Retirement Pla, a defined benefit pension plan with 7,536 participants. A person can be counted in more than one plan, so the participant total is a count of records rather than of people.
Employer contributions across the plans were $103M and participant contributions $81.0M in the latest plan years; benefits paid were $387M. Schedule C compensation reported to service provider organisations totalled $2.9M.
Combined net assets moved from $1.11B in 2009 to $4.03B in 2024 (up 262%). Plan mergers and spin-offs show up here as steps in the series.
Plans
| Plan | Kind | Plan year | Participants | Net assets | Per participant | Employer / active | Sch. C compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Guardian Home Office Employees' Retirement Pla | defined benefit pension plan | 2024 | 7,536 | $1.25B | $166,509 | — | $1.7M |
| Guardian Retirement Investment Plan | 401(k) plan | 2024 | 6,420 | $1.10B | $171,304 | $13,328 | $382K |
| The Guardian Field Representative Employees' Retirement Plan | defined benefit pension plan | 2024 | 4,254 | $536M | $125,964 | $13,056 | $605K |
| Guardian Cooperative Investment Plan | 401(k) plan | 2024 | 3,450 | $444M | $128,785 | $2,788 | $156K |
| Guardian Life Employees Incentive Savings Plan | 401(k) plan | 2024 | 1,673 | $696M | $416,247 | $4,990 | $36K |
| US median, plan year 2024: DC plans $53,102 per participant, $2,175 employer contribution per active participant; DB plans $86,221 and $10,244. | |||||||
Trend by plan year
| Plan year | Plans | Participant records | Net assets | Employer contributions | Participant contributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 23,333 | $4.03B | $103M | $81.0M |
| 2023 | 5 | 23,439 | $3.91B | $75.0M | $77.9M |
| 2022 | 5 | 24,154 | $3.66B | $119M | $76.7M |
| 2021 | 5 | 24,159 | $4.73B | $72.1M | $73.4M |
| 2020 | 5 | 25,038 | $4.53B | $46.6M | $67.3M |
| 2019 | 4 | 15,166 | $2.27B | $56.8M | $57.3M |
| 2018 | 5 | 23,840 | $3.35B | $229M | $47.4M |
| 2017 | 4 | 25,111 | $3.46B | $167M | $47.6M |
| 2016 | 4 | 24,293 | $2.95B | $25.1M | $44.0M |
| 2015 | 4 | 23,802 | $2.80B | $25.0M | $42.6M |
| 2014 | 4 | 24,392 | $2.96B | $80.3M | $41.9M |
| 2013 | 4 | 27,070 | $2.82B | $26.4M | $39.7M |
| 2012 | 4 | 26,963 | $2.48B | $27.9M | $42.8M |
| 2011 | 4 | 26,388 | $2.24B | $120M | $39.4M |
| 2010 | 4 | 25,675 | $2.18B | $25.5M | $38.5M |
| 2009 | 3 | 15,459 | $1.11B | $56.1M | $36.5M |
History of the plans listed above, in the years each filed the full Form 5500 with 100 or more participants. Plans that have since terminated are not included.
Service providers
| Organisation | Services reported | Plans | Compensation reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Towers Watson | Actuarial | 2 | $1,802,496 |
| Fidelity Investments Institutional | Participant loan processing | 2 | $436,995 |
| The Townsend Group | Investment management | 2 | $152,178 |
| SS&C Private Equity Services, Inc. | Investment management | 2 | $141,000 |
| Victory Capital Management | Investment management | 2 | $139,822 |
| Mercer Investments LLC | Investment advisory (plan) | 3 | $127,526 |
| Johnson Lambert, LLP | Accounting (including auditing) | 1 | $105,756 |
| Morgan Lewis Bockius LLP | Legal | 1 | $9,622 |
Organisations paid $5,000 or more by any of these plans, from Schedule C. Individuals are not shown.
Questions and answers
How many retirement plans does The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America have?
5 plans with 100 or more participants filed Form 5500 under its employer identification number for the latest plan years: The Guardian Home Office Employees' Retirement Pla, Guardian Retirement Investment Plan, The Guardian Field Representative Employees' Retirement Plan and Guardian Cooperative Investment Plan and others. Smaller plans and plans filed under a subsidiary's number are not grouped here.
How much does The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America contribute to its plans?
$103,220,912 in employer contributions across these plans in their latest plan years, about $7,977 per active participant record. Form 5500 reports totals and not the match or accrual formula.
Who provides services to these plans?
Schedule C filings name Towers Watson, Fidelity Investments Institutional, The Townsend Group and SS&C Private Equity Services, Inc. and others. Only organisations paid $5,000 or more by a plan are listed on Schedule C.
Where does this come from?
Form 5500 annual reports filed with the Department of Labor's EFAST2 system, from the EBSA research files, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Figures are as filed and may be amended.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Form 5500 research files, public domain, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Plans are grouped by the sponsor's employer identification number exactly as filed; a company that files under several EINs appears as several employers. See the methodology and corrections.