Helping education professionals be their best
Inspiring well-being in your faculty is the right thing to do – for your people, their families, and the communities they serve.
The growth and the success of your schools is rooted in the well-being of your workforce. We support your growth by prioritizing well-being throughout every facet of an employee's benefits, from the options you offer to how your employees access them. See how we put this into action for customers who share the goal of helping their employees feel, think, and perform their best.
Supplemental health benefits that pay cash when it’s needed most
Employees experiencing unexpected health challenges need support – not mounting bills, paperwork, and stress. Offering supplemental health insurance can be an affordable way to help. Accident insurance even pays for kids injured playing an organized sport.
Intuitive mental wellness support that meets the unique needs of each person
Personalized mental wellness benefits can now be provided to all employees and their families, with services that are clinically proven to drive faster recovery times, reduce absenteeism, and improve overall well-being.
Dental insurance designed by listening to what real people want
Dental plans designed around your most valuable asset: your people. Including features like Early Smiles which provides 100% network coverage for dependent children age 12 and under.
Give the heroes guiding our students what they deserve.
We often hear educators referred to as “heroes,” and these days, that’s never been closer to the truth. But before all else, your teachers, support staff, and administrators are people, with loved ones who count on them. They need support to maintain a healthy balance in life so they can be their best, both at work and at home–then reflect that balance back to our communities.
Guardian can support you every step of the way.
In schools heavily impacted by staffing shortages, administrators have plenty to manage without the added complexities of difficult benefits management. Guardian unlocks the power of simple for administrators and employees. From enrolling a new teacher to finding an in-network provider, our tools are intuitive and easy to use.
Download Guardian’s report “Scholarly stress” to learn more about how staff shortages, limited flexibility, and a need for meaningful benefits creates challenges in the education industry.
Learn more11th Annual Workplace Benefits Study Research Methodology
The 11th Annual Workplace Benefits Study was fielded in February and March of 2022 and consisted of two online surveys: one among benefits decision-makers (employers) and another among working Americans (employees), allowing us to explore benefits issues from both perspectives. Survey data collection and tabulation were managed for Guardian by Zeldis Research, an independent market research firm located in Ewing, NJ.
Employer survey
Employer results are based on a national online survey of 2,000 employee benefits decision-makers. Respondents include business executives, business owners, human resources professionals, and financial management professionals. The survey covers all industries and is nationally representative of US businesses with at least five full-time employees. Data shown in this report have been weighted to reflect the actual proportion of US businesses by company size based on data from the US Census Bureau. The margin of error at the 95% confidence level is +/- 2.2%.
Employee survey
Employee results are based on a survey conducted among 2,000 employees aged 22 or older, who work full-time for a company with at least five employees. The survey sample is nationally representative of US workers at companies of at least five full-time employees. Data shown in this report have been collected in a way to reflect the actual proportion of US workers by gender, region, race, ethnicity, education level, household income, age, and employer-size, based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau. The margin of error is +/- 2.1% at the 95% confidence level.
1 Benefits Optimization, Guardian Workplace Benefits Study 11th Annual 2022
2 Workforce State of Mind: How mental health challenges in the workplace demand more resources and investment, Guardian’s 11th Annual Workplace Benefits Study, 2022
3 Guardian's report, “Dental Fundamentals: In-demand benefits that support well-being, May 2022.”
Guardian's Dental and Supplemental Health Insurance are underwritten and issued by The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, New York, NY. Products are not available in all states. Policy limitations and exclusions apply. Optional riders and/or features may incur additional costs. Supplemental health insurance are limited plans that provide the specified financial support, as a lump sum or indemnity benefit, for insured injury from a covered accident, following the diagnosis of a covered accident or a covered critical illness, or following a covered hospitalization. This is not minimum essential coverage as defined by federal law. This coverage will not reimburse for hospital or medical expenses. Generic Policy Form #s: GP-1-ACC-18; GP-1-CAN-IC-12, et al; GP-1-LAH-12R; GP-1-CI-14; GP-1-HI-15; GP-1-DG2000, et al; GP-1-DEN-16; DG7-P. The state approved form is the governing document.
Early Smiles in network option is available in all states excluding GA, MS, SD, TX & WY where an in and out of network option is available.
Mental wellness benefits discussed herein are provided by Spring Care, Inc., d/b/a Spring Health (“Spring Health”), 60 Madison Avenue, Floor 2, New York, NY 10010. Spring Health is not an insurance benefit. Insured products are offered by The Guardian Life Insurance Company, New York, N.Y. (“Guardian”) which has a financial interest in Spring Health. Spring Health may not be offered through Guardian in all states.
11th Annual Workplace Benefits Study Research Methodology
The 11th Annual Workplace Benefits Study was fielded in February and March of 2022 and consisted of two online surveys: one among benefits decision-makers (employers) and another among working Americans (employees), allowing us to explore benefits issues from both perspectives. Survey data collection and tabulation were managed for Guardian by Zeldis Research, an independent market research firm located in Ewing, NJ.
Employer survey
Employer results are based on a national online survey of 2,000 employee benefits decision-makers. Respondents include business executives, business owners, human resources professionals, and financial management professionals. The survey covers all industries and is nationally representative of US businesses with at least five full-time employees. Data shown in this report have been weighted to reflect the actual proportion of US businesses by company size based on data from the US Census Bureau. The margin of error at the 95% confidence level is +/- 2.2%.
Employee survey
Employee results are based on a survey conducted among 2,000 employees aged 22 or older, who work full-time for a company with at least five employees. The survey sample is nationally representative of US workers at companies of at least five full-time employees. Data shown in this report have been collected in a way to reflect the actual proportion of US workers by gender, region, race, ethnicity, education level, household income, age, and employer-size, based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau. The margin of error is +/- 2.1% at the 95% confidence level.
1 Benefits Optimization, Guardian Workplace Benefits Study 11th Annual 2022
2 Workforce State of Mind: How mental health challenges in the workplace demand more resources and investment, Guardian’s 11th Annual Workplace Benefits Study, 2022
3 Guardian's report, “Dental Fundamentals: In-demand benefits that support well-being, May 2022.”
Guardian's Dental and Supplemental Health Insurance are underwritten and issued by The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, New York, NY. Products are not available in all states. Policy limitations and exclusions apply. Optional riders and/or features may incur additional costs. Supplemental health insurance are limited plans that provide the specified financial support, as a lump sum or indemnity benefit, for insured injury from a covered accident, following the diagnosis of a covered accident or a covered critical illness, or following a covered hospitalization. This is not minimum essential coverage as defined by federal law. This coverage will not reimburse for hospital or medical expenses. Generic Policy Form #s: GP-1-ACC-18; GP-1-CAN-IC-12, et al; GP-1-LAH-12R; GP-1-CI-14; GP-1-HI-15; GP-1-DG2000, et al; GP-1-DEN-16; DG7-P. The state approved form is the governing document.
Early Smiles in network option is available in all states excluding GA, MS, SD, TX & WY where an in and out of network option is available.
Mental wellness benefits discussed herein are provided by Spring Care, Inc., d/b/a Spring Health (“Spring Health”), 60 Madison Avenue, Floor 2, New York, NY 10010. Spring Health is not an insurance benefit. Insured products are offered by The Guardian Life Insurance Company, New York, N.Y. (“Guardian”) which has a financial interest in Spring Health. Spring Health may not be offered through Guardian in all states.