Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Executive Plans Presentation in Upcoming 2011 World Congress Summit [Health & Beauty Close – Up]

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, a mutual life insurer and a provider of employee benefits, announced that Guardian Vice President of Worksite & Specialty Markets, Chris Swanker, will participate in 2011 World Congress Annual Leadership Summit on Ancillary Products and Voluntary Benefits.

According to a release, the event will be held at the Wyndham Lake Buena Vista Resort in Orlando, Florida, March 21 through 23. Swanker will join a panel of experts to discuss ancillary products in the era of employee cost shifting and healthcare reform in a session titled, "The Impact of Health Care Reform on Specialty Benefits." The panel will take place from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. on March 22. It will examine the opportunities, challenges and creative use of specialty benefits in a post-reform environment. Swanker will preview the discussion in a podcast with The World Congress titled, The Presence and Future of Ancillary Benefits in Post-Health Reform Era.

"The new benefits landscape under reform is changing the attitudes of employers when it comes to ancillary benefits and putting a spotlight on the crucial role voluntary options will play as we redefine "traditional" employee benefits," said Chris Swanker, Vice President of Worksite & Specialty Markets, Guardian Group Insurance. "As the trend towards cost shifting continues and reform matures, voluntary ancillary benefits will be in even greater demand, giving employees better insight into the kinds of coverage they need and at a cost that works for them."

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