API technology: Modernizing data exchange with key benefits administration platforms

Your benefits technology matters. Here’s why.

Benefits packages need to meet the ever-changing needs of employees, now and into the future. That means you need to offer stand-out benefits packages to recruit and retain top talent. But the administrative burden of making sure benefits work as they should can get in the way of this goal. The right benefits technology solution makes processes like employee data exchange and benefits management simpler, so there’s more time for the business of supporting employees.

Learn more on how these integrations can help save up to 200 hours per year as well as reduce errors.

API integrations reduce or eliminate the time spent on these tasks.

Save time

Average time spent on managing tasks on ben administration tasks

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Avoid errors

Integrations helps you avoid the most common errors that occur when setting up a benefit technology platform

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Streamline the benefits administration process with Guardian Access

Our API integrations with key benefits administration platforms help eliminate the complexity of plan setup and data exchange, while solving common pain points in the benefits administration process. 

Policy API automates the passing of plan details and rates from Guardian’s system to your benefits administration platform – reducing setup time and eliminating errors. We do the work for you, from initial case setup to updates at renewal.

Member Benefits API allows for transmission of all member transactions from your benefits administration platform to Guardian in real-time--eliminating the need to build and test the Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) file, as well as weekly reconcilement.

Evidence of Insurability (EOI) API provides a seamless experience for employees who need to complete an EOI questionnaire upon enrollment. This technology also provides automatic status updates to employees and HR teams.

Provider Directory API provides employees with intuitive access to Guardian’s provider directories within the benefits shopping experience.

Policy API automates the passing of plan details and rates from Guardian’s system to your benefits administration platform – reducing setup time and eliminating errors. We do the work for you, from initial case setup to updates at renewal.

Member Benefits API allows for transmission of all member transactions from your benefits administration platform to Guardian in real-time--eliminating the need to build and test the Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) file, as well as weekly reconcilement.

Evidence of Insurability (EOI) API provides a seamless experience for employees who need to complete an EOI questionnaire upon enrollment. This technology also provides automatic status updates to employees and HR teams.

Provider Directory API provides employees with intuitive access to Guardian’s provider directories within the benefits shopping experience.

Guardian Access connection partners

We’re partnering with leading benefits administration platforms who specialize in the markets we serve, so you can benefit from the modern experience of connected software through Guardian Access. See who we’re working with and learn when these connections go live.

View additional connections through API Middleware platforms Noyo and Ideon.

ADP Workforce Now®

Integrated platform that supports small and mid-size businesses for payroll and wide range of HR solutions.

Member Benefits API

Available now

Policy API

Available now

EOI API

Available now

Vantage HCM, Health & Welfare Service Engine, Next Gen HCM and BenMark platforms

Human Capital Management systems that support the complex needs of large employers.

EOI API

Available now

Learn more

Ease enables group insurance brokers to offer online enrollment for businesses, specializing in solutions for groups under 250 lives.

Member Benefits API

Available now

Policy API*

Available now

EOI API

Available now

* Initially will be used to reconcile the Guardian plan details (rates, eligibility rules, etc.) with how the plan details are configured on the platform to help streamline the plan setup process.

Learn more

All-In-One Benefits, HR & Compliance Software for insurance brokers, carriers, and HR departments to make running a business easier.

EOI API

Available now

Policy API

Available now

Member Benefits API*

TBD

* Eligibility data exchange is currently supported by API, resulting in faster file processing.

Learn more

HR and Benefits platform for small to mid-size employers distributed by Group Insurance Brokers, backed by best-in-class implementation and support.

Policy API

Available now

EOI API

Available now

Member Benefits API

Available now

Learn more

People platform built to help small businesses onboard, pay, insure, and support their hard-working teams.

Member Benefits API

Available now

Flexible unified product suite for payroll, HR, benefits, talent, and more, with best-in-class service.

Policy API*

Available now

Member Benefits API**

Available now

EOI API

Q2 2024

Learn more

*Currently used to pull in all Guardian plan rules (e.g. rates, eligibility rules, etc.) so that the Paylocity team can configure the platform.  It is expected that a future Paylocity release will leverage the full power of the Policy API to auto-configure all Guardian plans on the Paylocity platform.

**Eligibility data exchange is currently supported by API, resulting in faster file processing.

Flexible and intuitive software and services for benefits shopping, enrollment, billing, compliance and administration.

EOI API

Available now

Policy API

Available now

Provider Directory API

Available now

Member Benefits API

Available now 

Learn more

Rippling manages employees’ payroll, benefits, devices, apps and more-all in one platform.

Member Benefits API

Available now

Workday provides benefits administration software that manages everything from plans to eligibility rules - all in the same system as employee transactional data.

Evidence of Insurability (EOI)

Available now

ADP Workforce Now®

Integrated platform that supports small and mid-size businesses for payroll and wide range of HR solutions.

Member Benefits API

Available now

Policy API

Available now

EOI API

Available now

Vantage HCM, Health & Welfare Service Engine, Next Gen HCM and BenMark platforms

Human Capital Management systems that support the complex needs of large employers.

EOI API

Available now

Learn more

Ease enables group insurance brokers to offer online enrollment for businesses, specializing in solutions for groups under 250 lives.

Member Benefits API

Available now

Policy API*

Available now

EOI API

Available now

* Initially will be used to reconcile the Guardian plan details (rates, eligibility rules, etc.) with how the plan details are configured on the platform to help streamline the plan setup process.

Learn more

All-In-One Benefits, HR & Compliance Software for insurance brokers, carriers, and HR departments to make running a business easier.

EOI API

Available now

Policy API

Available now

Member Benefits API*

TBD

* Eligibility data exchange is currently supported by API, resulting in faster file processing.

Learn more

HR and Benefits platform for small to mid-size employers distributed by Group Insurance Brokers, backed by best-in-class implementation and support.

Policy API

Available now

EOI API

Available now

Member Benefits API

Available now

Learn more

People platform built to help small businesses onboard, pay, insure, and support their hard-working teams.

Member Benefits API

Available now

Flexible unified product suite for payroll, HR, benefits, talent, and more, with best-in-class service.

Policy API*

Available now

Member Benefits API**

Available now

EOI API

Q2 2024

Learn more

*Currently used to pull in all Guardian plan rules (e.g. rates, eligibility rules, etc.) so that the Paylocity team can configure the platform.  It is expected that a future Paylocity release will leverage the full power of the Policy API to auto-configure all Guardian plans on the Paylocity platform.

**Eligibility data exchange is currently supported by API, resulting in faster file processing.

Flexible and intuitive software and services for benefits shopping, enrollment, billing, compliance and administration.

EOI API

Available now

Policy API

Available now

Provider Directory API

Available now

Member Benefits API

Available now 

Learn more

Rippling manages employees’ payroll, benefits, devices, apps and more-all in one platform.

Member Benefits API

Available now

Workday provides benefits administration software that manages everything from plans to eligibility rules - all in the same system as employee transactional data.

Evidence of Insurability (EOI)

Available now

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Unless otherwise noted all information is from Quantum Leap, Guardian 12th Annual Workplace Benefits Study (2023) 

*Guardian 9th Annual Workplace Benefits Study (2020)

None of the entities listed herein are affiliates, or subsidiaries of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (Guardian). Any reference to the term “partner” refers to the API connectivity and does not necessarily connote a service provider relationship between Guardian and the entity. Platform overview provided by each partner. API integrations timing are best estimates and are subject to change. Guardian® is a registered trademark of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America.

Unless otherwise noted all information is from Quantum Leap, Guardian 12th Annual Workplace Benefits Study (2023) 

*Guardian 9th Annual Workplace Benefits Study (2020)

None of the entities listed herein are affiliates, or subsidiaries of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (Guardian). Any reference to the term “partner” refers to the API connectivity and does not necessarily connote a service provider relationship between Guardian and the entity. Platform overview provided by each partner. API integrations timing are best estimates and are subject to change. Guardian® is a registered trademark of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America.