Mutually Beneficial: The Guardian and Life Insurance in America

by David Smith, George David Smith, Robert E. Wright

Book Overview

Mutually Beneficial tells the story of the evolution of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, one of the most important life and health insurers in the history of the U.S. economy and life insurance industry. Relying on exclusive access to the company's archives, interviews with its current executive officers, the public record, and scholarly articles and monographs, Robert E. Wright and George David Smith provide a strategic analysis of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814793975
• ISBN13: 9780814793978
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Mutually Beneficial Review

This book is excellent for a number of reasons. The author not only describes the historical path of Guardian, but also intertwines Guardian's journey with the events of the economy, the mood of the nation and the evolution of the insurance industry. The book has incredible historical detail about Guardian's management philosophies, challenges and actions. I recommend the book for anyone interested in the insurance industry and more importantly seeks to understand how Guardian started and why the company is where it is today.