The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America appointed Stephen Davis as national sales manager for Guardian Retirement Solutions. Davis, who has more than 20 years of sales experience at major financial service firms, will oversee the wholesaling activities of Guardian Retirement Solutions and will report directly to Kurt Shallow, vice president of Risk Products Distribution.

Davis joins Guardian from The Hartford, serving most recently in the role of vice president, regional sales director, Mid-Market. Davis spent 20 years with ING/CitiStreet and Citigroup, where he held various sales positions, including national sales director and national head of Mid-Market Sales. Davis is a board member on the Defined Contribution Investment Council.

Guardian also introduced tools to help support financial professionals define their value proposition in a changing regulatory landscape and help communicate the value of service providers including, the 401(k) fee disclosure website Understanding Plan Fees and a presentation for financial professionals called "Are You F2 Prepared: Navigating the Fiduciary and Fee Disclosure Regulatory Landscape."