Last Minute Benefit Tips for Employees November Marks the End of Fall Open Enrollment Season Employees Encouraged to Take Advantage of their Workplace Benefits Barry Petruzzi, Vice President, Group Life/Disability/Critical Illness for Guardian Chris Swanker Vice President Group Dental and Vision for Guardian Background: Guardian offers last minute tips to help employees understand workplace benefits before the November and December enrollment deadlines. Open enrollment season is a time when millions of employees across the United States re-evaluate their workplace benefits. But according to a survey from The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, employees spend more time holiday shopping and preparing for Thanksgiving than they do reviewing their benefits. Employees can learn more at http://www.guardianenrollmenttips.com . More About Barry Petruzzi and Chris Swanker: Barry is Vice President of Group Life & Disability and Critical Illness for Guardian. He is responsible for the overall strategic direction of the Life, Disability, LTD, STD and Critical Illness product lines and oversees all underwriting policy and product development. He is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries. Chris is Vice President of Group Dental and Vision for Guardian and is responsible for the oversight of all product development. Chris is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries.