Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $548M
- Total assets
- 1,940
- Participants
- 98th
- Percentile by assets
- $282,278
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: The Guardian Field Representative Employees' Retirement Plan · Sponsored by The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America · New York · Finance & Insurance
$548M in assets, 1,940 participants
The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America's The Guardian Field Representative Employees' Retirement Plan reported $548M in total assets and 1,940 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.
- 98th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- #8,928 in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)
Coverage in New York
The Guardian Field Representative Employees' Retirement Plan covers 1,940 participants in New York, 2.4x the typical New York plan (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $548M.
- $548M
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 1,940
- covered participants
- 98th
- percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- $282,278
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $181M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Participants vs New York filers
In New York, the average filing covers about 798 participants across 9,061 plans. The Guardian Field Representative Employees' Retirement Plan reports 1,940 participants - 2.4x that state average ($548M EOY assets).
New York filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $728M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $548M |
| Net Income | -$181M |
| Employer EIN | 135123390 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1951-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | 13,971 | $3.7B |
| 2023 | 5 | 13,791 | $3.9B |
| 2024 | 5 | 12,888 | $4.0B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
The Guardian Field Representative Employees' Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
- IBM Personal Pension Plan $25.5B · 16,431
- Consolidated Edison Retirement Plan $15.8B · 11,303
- Pepsico Employees Retirement Plan I $7.7B · 11,386
- New York State Nurses Association Pension Plan $5.0B · 18,592
- New York District Council of Carpenters Pension Pl $4.8B · 11,318
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to The Guardian Field Representative Employees' Retirement Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Retirement Plan for Employees of the Avista Corporation (WA) $548M · 1,246
- Portland General Electric Company Pension Plan (OR) $547M · 914
- Bss Retirement Plan (WA) $549M · 159
- Ericsson US Pension Plan (TX) $550M · 634
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on The Guardian Field Representative Employees' Retirement Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, The Guardian Field Representative Employees' Retirement Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
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- The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America's sponsor-wide assets have grown 10.1% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Finance & Insurance plans