American National Group Services 401(k) Review & Grade
American National 401(k) Plan
Galveston, TXFinance & Insurance3,574 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$3,698Employer $ per active participant
$5,797Employee $ saved per active participant
0.07%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$413.6MNet plan assets, end of year
$76,798Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity19.7 / 5039th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost17.2 / 2569th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving2.7 / 1518th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features7 / 10Auto-enrollment
Total score47 / 100 · Grade C
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Finance & Insurance plans with 2,500–9,999 active participants (199 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 39th |
| Lower admin cost | 69th |
| Employee saving | 18th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 66% |
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Red flags from the filing
No red flags were reported on this filing's compliance questions.
What to do if you're in this plan
- American National Group Services put in about $3,698 per active participant, below the typical peer ($4,489). Any match is still an instant return, so contribute enough to get all of it.
- The filing shows total dollars, not the match formula. Ask HR for the Summary Plan Description so you know the exact match and vesting schedule.
- Fund expense ratios aren't in the filing. Look them up in your 404(a)(5) fee disclosure and favor low-cost index or target-date funds.
- The plan auto-enrolls employees. Check your default contribution rate. Defaults are often lower than what it takes to get the full match.
- Changing jobs? You can usually leave the money in the plan, move it to your new employer's plan, or roll it into an IRA. Don't cash out: you'd owe taxes and possibly a 10% penalty.
The raw numbers from the filing
| Employer contributions | $13,215,755 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $20,716,613 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $934,496 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $283,605 |
| Benefits paid out | $83,564,246 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $418.9M / $413.6M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 4,224 / 2,923 |
| Participants with account balances | 5,386 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Pannell Kerr Forster of Texas, P.C. |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20250731093903NAL0005058417001, received 2025-07-31, EIN 93-2850635, plan #012, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.