Guardian Announces $723 Millions Dividend to Policyholders in 2009

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (Guardian), New York, has announced that its Board of Directors has approved payment of $723 million in dividends to the company’s individual life policyholders in 2009. The 2009 payout, which is $60 million more than Guardian’s 2008 dividend allocation, is the largest-ever distribution to the company’s participating policyholders and reflects a dividend interest rate of 7.30%.

“Guardian is pleased to reward our participating policyholders with this record dividend payout,” said Dennis J. Manning, Guardian’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “Our ability to pay record dividends in this period of economic volatility is quite a significant accomplishment – one that confirms Guardian’s firm commitment to policyholders and validates the sound business fundamentals we follow in managing the company. These sound fundamentals translated into improved mortality experience and strong investment performance, two factors that contributed to our ability to pay a record dividend at this time.”