The Standard is a US workplace benefits and insurance provider, offering disability, life, dental and AD&D coverage, retirement plans and annuities to employers and individuals.
The Standard is a provider of workplace benefits and insurance, founded in 1906 and headquartered in Portland, Oregon. A family of companies employing 3,400 people, it serves more than 30,000 employers and covers some 8.5 million people across the United States. Its products comprise group and individual disability insurance, group life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage, dental insurance offered as a workplace benefit, retirement plans, and individual annuities. The company has maintained an A.M. Best rating of 'A' or higher for more than 95 years.
Technology work at The Standard spans insurance technology, digital customer platforms, workplace benefits technology, and retirement plan administration systems. The company reports investment in new technologies and a stated focus on operational excellence and customer service. It operates as a remote-first organisation, with roles available outside the Portland headquarters.
Employees work across the group's companies on products delivered mainly through employers, though individual customers are served in disability insurance and annuities. The firm describes its workforce as motivated by a desire to affect the lives of customers, a group united by a concern for others, and points to a record of financial stability accumulated over more than a century in business.
