Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $1.3B
- Total assets
- 2,861
- Participants
- 99th
- Percentile by assets
- $438,592
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: The Guardian Home Office Employees' Retirement Pla · Sponsored by The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America · New York · Finance & Insurance
$1.3B in assets, 2,861 participants
The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America's The Guardian Home Office Employees' Retirement Pla reported $1.3B in total assets and 2,861 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.
- 99th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- #8,344 in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)
Coverage in New York
The Guardian Home Office Employees' Retirement Pla covers 2,861 participants in New York, 3.6x the typical New York plan (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $1.3B.
- $1.3B
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 2,861
- covered participants
- 99th
- percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- $438,592
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $113M 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 Home Office Employees' Retirement Pla reported net income fell from -$12M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$113M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- The Guardian Home Office Employees' Retirement Pla end-of-year assets fell from $1.4B in the plan year 2023 filing to $1.3B in the plan year 2024 filing.
- The Guardian Home Office Employees' Retirement Pla reported participants fell from 3,087 in the plan year 2023 filing to 2,861 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 Home Office Employees' Retirement Pla reports 2,861 participants - 3.6x that state average ($1.3B EOY assets).
New York filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $1.4B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $1.3B |
| Net Income | -$113M |
| Employer EIN | 135123390 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1942-01-01 |
| 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 Home Office Employees' Retirement Pla 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 Home Office Employees' Retirement Pla by total assets, not by location.
- Wa State Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry Pension Plan (WA) $1.3B · 5,058
- Martin Marietta Pension Plan (NC) $1.3B · 8,664
- United Assn Full-Time Sal Off & Emp of Locl Unions Councils, St & Prov Pen Plan (MD) $1.3B · 2,018
- American Family Pension Plan (WI) $1.3B · 11,032
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on The Guardian Home Office Employees' Retirement Pla's numbers.
- By total assets, The Guardian Home Office Employees' Retirement Pla ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. 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