The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America was founded in 1860 by a group of German American businessmen and a civil rights lawyer named Hugo Wesendonck. In the late 1950s, it expanded its business into the employee benefits market, and began offering disability insurance after merging with the Berkshire Life Insurance Company. Today, The Guardian has more than 8,000 employees, and its corporate headquarters is located in Manhattan, New York.

The Guardian offers health and dental insurance, life insurance, and disability insurance, and provides financial services such as investment management. In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, The Guardian has remote opportunities available to prospective employees in areas such as analytics and information technology. The company conducts a summer internship program that offers students and r...