Guardian Life appoints new head of government affairs and chief HR

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America has promoted Jay Rosenblum to chief human resources officer, and appointed Laura Haines as senior vice president and head of government affairs, succeeding Rosenblum.

Both executives will report to the president and CEO Deanna Mulligan. Rosenblum will join the company's executive leadership team.

Based in Washington, Haines will be tasked to lead Guardian’s public policy agenda through analysis, policy development, and advocacy with public officials, regulators, and the industry on global, federal, state, and local public policy issues.

Haines has spent the last 15 years at The Hartford Financial Services Group, where she most recently served as vice president of federal affairs. During this time, she advised The Hartford’s executive leadership team on federal legislative and regulatory opportunities. She has also chaired the American Insurance Association’s Federal Affairs subcommittee and the American Council of Life Insurers’ Long Term Care Federal Legislative Strategy Group.

Rosenblum has been with Guardian since 2015. Previously, he served as senior vice president of government affairs for both Guardian and The Hartford.

"Jay’s transformational thinking and creativity, combined with his experience in the industry and across functions, have brought an innovative perspective to our human resources function,” said Mulligan. "I am pleased that Jay is expanding his contributions to Guardian as a member of our executive leadership team."

"A key element in attaining our future growth will be our ability to predict, understand, and manage the changing regulatory environment," Mulligan added.

"Laura’s depth of expertise and established relationships will support our efforts to participate in critical policy discussions related to our industry and the broader issues of workforce and economic development."

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