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as of July 1st, 2009

Established:
1983

Specialty:
Small- to medium-sized commercial property and casualty accounts

President:                                   CEO:   
Susan W. Shoval, CPCU            Sy Foguel, ACAS, FILAA

Insurance Company Subsidiaries:
AmGUARD, EastGUARD, NorGUARD, and WestGUARD Insurance Companies

Other Affiliates:
GUARDCo, Inc., specialists in medical management services and provider networks

Parent Holding Company:
Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings, Ltd.

Home Office:
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Field Offices:
Wilkes-Barre, PA (northeastern Pennsylvania)
Plymouth Meeting, PA (Philadelphia metropolitan area)
Towson, MD (Baltimore metropolitan area)
Whippany, NJ (northern New Jersey)
Nashua, NH (Boston metropolitan area)
Richmond, VA

Area of Operations:
Licensed in 44 states plus the District of Columbia; currently active in 26

Number of Agents:
500 (representing 1,000 points of sale) in communities throughout GUARD's operating area

Number of Insured Employers:
38,000

Direct Written Premium (year-end 2008):
$207,000,000

A.M. Best Company Rating:
A- ("Excellent")


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Other Noteworthy Information

  • Selected by Celent, Inc., an international strategy consultancy, to be included as a case study in their Model Carrier Report in January of 2007, as a part of their mission to help leading financial institutions sustain a competitive advantage. 

  • Among the top 55 providers of Workers' Compensation insurance in the United States based upon direct premiums written.

  • Among the top 20 providers of Workers' Compensation insurance in nine states based upon direct premiums written.

  • Among the top 10 providers of Workers' Compensation insurance in five states based upon direct premiums written.

  • Recognized by A.M. Best Company as an e-Fusion Finalist in 2004 — a national awards program which spotlights innovative uses of technology to address insurance business challenges.

  • Honored by Ernst & Young who named co-founders Susan and Judd Shoval Regional Entrepreneur-of-the-Year Award winners in 2001.

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