Support, Strength and Solidarity: Women Empowering Women in the Death Care Profession

Hundreds of women gathered for a weekend of connection, leadership and compassion during the sold-out National Funeral Director Association Professional Women’s Conference (PWC). Held May 15-18 in Santa Ana Pueblo, N.M., women from across the country in the death care profession created a space to amplify voices, network and innovate the funeral profession. National Guardian… Read More

2025 NGL Conferences & Events

National Guardian Life Insurance Company (NGL) participates in and sponsors several state and national Preneed conferences and expos throughout the year. This creates an opportunity for our team to stay current on industry trends, network and learn how we can better serve our partners. Here are some of the conferences our team will attend this… Read More

Dedicated Funeral Home Support Service Launched

Committed to providing the best experience for our partners and customers, we are excited to announce the implementation of a funeral home support phone line, a dedicated resource to help funeral home directors and employees. “Our dedicated Funeral Home Support team is here to assist funeral homes with filing claims, reporting, and answering general questions… Read More

NGL is the Medallion Sponsor of 2024 NFDA International Convention & Expo

NGL is thrilled to be the exclusive Medallion Sponsor of the 2024 National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) International Convention & Expo held on October 20-23 in New Orleans. The four-day convention has something for everyone with 30+ sessions, two keynotes, four preconvention seminars, plus many special events and activities. Click here for the full agenda.… Read More

Executive Promotions Announced at National Guardian Life Insurance Company

We are pleased to announce the promotions of Cameron Black to Senior Vice President, Preneed Sales and Business Development and Andrea Rouleau to Senior Vice President, Chief Actuary. Cameron Black, Senior Vice President, Preneed Sales and Business Development Since joining NGL in January 2019, Black has strengthened partner relationships while strategically identifying and growing certain… Read More

Selected Educational Trust Partners with National Guardian Life Insurance Company to Offer Online Training Courses for the Funeral Service Profession

The Selected Educational Trust is pleased to announce the Institute for Exceptional Funeral Service, now powered by National Guardian Life Insurance Company (NGL). With this exciting partnership comes a new on-demand course format, allowing for even more flexibility than ever before. “Recognizing the retention and recruitment issues in the profession, NGL wants to be a… Read More

Connecting Women, Creating Community

As part of our culture at National Guardian Life Insurance Company (NGL) we believe in finding opportunities to develop meaningful relationships and celebrate inspiration. In only a couple of days, we are looking forward to recognizing, celebrating and connecting at the NFDA’s 2024 Professional Women’s Conference. The sold out conference is held from April 28-30… Read More

Karen Chadwick promoted to Operations Manager, Agent Solutions Team

Congratulations to Karen Chadwick on her recent promotion to Operations Manager of our Agent Solutions Team. In her new role she’ll oversee the daily management of the team and work alongside our Marketing Partners, agents, and funeral homes to ensure our service meets and exceeds expectations. “I am excited to be selected as the next… Read More

Matt McKearn promoted to Regional Vice President, Sales

Matt McKearn has been promoted to Regional Vice President, Sales at National Guardian Life Insurance Company (NGL). McKearn joined NGL in 2015 as the New Business Supervisor and during his tenure with NGL has navigated various roles encompassing underwriting, claims, new business, product development and most recently, Agent Solutions Supervisor, as he advanced his way… Read More

New partnership between NGL and Live Oak Bank creates financing solutions for funeral homes

A new partnership has formed between National Guardian Life Insurance Company (NGL) and Live Oak Bank to provide financing solutions that will help current and future NGL customers with acquisitions and expansions. Funeral service professionals interested in growing their current business will be able to utilize the value of their Preneed business to potentially improve… Read More