Guardian Introduces EstateGuard Whole Life Insurance

NEW YORK, N.Y., June 7, 2017 – The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America^® (Guardian), one of the nation’s largest mutual life insurers and a leading provider of whole life, individual disability insurance and employee benefits, is introducing Guardian EstateGuard^® Whole Life Insurance (17-SWL). It offers individuals a unique, tax-advantaged¹ financial strategy for protecting, conserving and transferring wealth to their heirs who would otherwise incur high estate taxes. In addition, Guardian EstateGuard Whole Life gives policy owners a unique benefit that accelerates the issuance of death benefits to help pay for unexpected expenses incurred as a result of a chronic illness.

Guardian EstateGuard Whole Life Insurance offers significant estate preservation strategies:

• Two people are insured under one policy, with a survivorship benefit for individuals with sizable estates, making it more economical than two separate policies.
• The policy cash value increases after the first death occurs, so the surviving insured can use the cash value to cover policy premiums and expenses or help supplement retirement income.²
• Clients are given the opportunity to add additional death benefit protection in the early years when they are designing their estate plan and trusts. If qualified, they can receive a 100 percent death benefit match of the base policy face amount, up to $5,000,000 in extra protection in the first four years.

There are also living benefits with EstateGuard Whole Life. Individuals are able to withdraw or borrow money from the policy’s cash value to meet living needs that will not be subject to income taxes.³ It can help supplement retirement income, be used for a down payment on a vacation home or cover any other sizable expenses.

“Leaving a lasting legacy is easier with EstateGuard Whole Life. Our clients get the stability of whole life insurance protection unaffected by market volatility, and tax-advantaged cash accumulations that can be passed on to heirs without a large tax responsibility,” says Andrew Gordon, Head of Life Product and Pricing. “Our clients also benefit from a solid financial strategy with three guarantees: a death benefit, level premium payments, and cash value that is guaranteed to increase each year until it reaches the face amount.⁴ Policyholders may also receive dividends,⁵ which they can use to increase the policy’s cash value and death benefit above the policy’s guarantees.”

To learn more about Guardian EstateGuard^® Whole Life, please visit: https://www.guardianlife.com/s3fs-public/EstateGuardWLProdHighlights.pdf