Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $536M
- Total assets
- 1,941
- Participants
- 97th
- Percentile by assets
- $276,070
- 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
$536M in assets, 1,941 participants
The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America's The Guardian Field Representative Employees' Retirement Plan reported $536M in total assets and 1,941 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.
- 97th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- #8,152 in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)
Coverage in New York
The Guardian Field Representative Employees' Retirement Plan covers 1,941 participants in New York, 2.4x the typical New York plan (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $536M.
- $536M
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 1,941
- covered participants
- 97th
- percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- $276,070
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $13M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- The Guardian Field Representative Employees' Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $918K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$13M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- The Guardian Field Representative Employees' Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 1,889 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,941 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- The Guardian Field Representative Employees' Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $549M in the plan year 2023 filing to $536M in the plan year 2024 filing.
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 1,941 participants - 2.4x that state average ($536M EOY assets).
New York filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $549M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $536M |
| Net Income | -$13M |
| 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 $17.9B · 48,014
- 1199seiu Health Care Employees Pension Fund $16.9B · 111,833
- Consolidated Edison Retirement Plan $15.6B · 10,608
- Pfizer Consolidated Pension Plan $10.0B · 8,876
- GE Energy Pension Plan $8.9B · 5,829
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.
- General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Land Systems) (VA) $536M · 1,027
- Finra Employees Retirement Plan (DC) $535M · 1,224
- American National Insurance Company Employees Retirement Plan (TX) $535M · 1,047
- Alaska Teamster-Employer Pension Trust (AK) $534M · 3,901
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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