Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

National Guardian Life Insurance Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$77M
Total assets Below avg plan size
290
Participants Below avg headcount
91st
Percentile by assets National rank
$266,446
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: National Guardian Life Insurance Company Pension Plan for Employees · Sponsored by National Guardian Life Insurance Company · New Jersey · Finance & Insurance

$77M in assets, 290 participants

National Guardian Life Insurance Company's National Guardian Life Insurance Company Pension Plan for Employees reported $77M in total assets and 290 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 91st 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.

  • #7,946 in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

National Guardian Life Insurance Company Pension Plan for Employees covers 290 participants in New Jersey, about 34% of the average New Jersey filer (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $77M.

#7,946
in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)
-25.1%
assets change YoY
0.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $26M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

National Guardian Life Insurance Company Pension Plan for Employees's outsized position by total assets

National Guardian Life Insurance Company Pension Plan for Employees vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$77,269,305 Top 9% higher than 91% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

National Guardian Life Insurance Company Pension Plan for Employees among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. National Guardian Life Insurance Company Pension Plan for Employees sits mid-pack in the medium band (290 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 390493780 · National Guardian Life Insurance Company PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

National Guardian Life Insurance Company Pension Plan for Employees · $77M · 290 · 91st

  • PART $77M
  • PART 290
  • PART 91st
  • PART Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PART near Flint Hills Resources Pension Plan
  • PART ind #7946

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Finance & Insurance retirement plans → · Plans in New Jersey →

National Guardian Life Insurance Company Pension Plan for Employees in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among National Guardian Life Insurance Company Pension Plan for Employees and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$103M
Net Assets (End of Year)$77M
Net Income-$26M
Employer EIN390493780
Plan Effective Date1935-01-02
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (National Guardian Life Insurance Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All National Guardian Life Insurance Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$133M 6.600930470420728% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$120M$125M$130M$135M 202220232024 $125M $133M ▲ +6.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 630 $125M
2023 2 543 $131M
2024 2 532 $133M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New Jersey

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

National Guardian Life Insurance Company Pension Plan for Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants National Guardian Life Insurance Company Pension Plan for Employees, Total assets ($B): 0.077269305 · Participants: 290National Guardian Life Insurance Company Pension Plan for EmployeesRetirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson, Total assets ($B): 19.833052673 · Participants: 38100Retirement Plan of Johnson and JohnsonJPMorgan Chase Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.820156855 · Participants: 102340JPMorgan Chase Retirement PlanNokia Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.495801 · Participants: 7413Nokia Retirement Income PlanThe Prudential Merged Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.277296822 · Participants: 17538The Prudential Merged Retirement PlanVerizon Pension Plan for Associates, Total assets ($B): 10.941506503 · Participants: 25746Verizon Pension Plan for Associates
National Guardian Life Insurance Company Pension Plan for Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
Compare National Guardian Life Insurance Company Pension Plan for Employees side-by-side with 3 peers →

National Guardian Life Insurance Company Pension Plan for Employees's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Flint Hills Resources Pension Plan in KS ($77M); by covered participants it is Swedish Match North America Retirement Plan in VA (290 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (290 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did National Guardian Life Insurance Company Pension Plan for Employees assets move in 2022? ▼
National Guardian Life Insurance Company Pension Plan for Employees declined sharply - down 25.1% during 2022, from $103M to $77M. Reported net income was -$26M.
How have National Guardian Life Insurance Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), National Guardian Life Insurance Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 6.6%, from $125M to $133M.
Where does National Guardian Life Insurance Company Pension Plan for Employees rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
National Guardian Life Insurance Company Pension Plan for Employees ranks in the 91st percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to National Guardian Life Insurance Company Pension Plan for Employees? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Flint Hills Resources Pension Plan in KS ($77M, 608 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to National Guardian Life Insurance Company Pension Plan for Employees? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Swedish Match North America Retirement Plan in VA (290 participants, $209M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 390493780.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.