New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company 401(k) Review & Grade
NJM 401(k) Retirement Plan
West Trenton, NJFinance & Insurance2,442 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$6,755Employer $ per active participant
$7,360Employee $ saved per active participant
0.03%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$875.7MNet plan assets, end of year
$253,978Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity40.8 / 5082th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost23.5 / 2594th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving8.1 / 1554th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features7 / 10Auto-enrollment
Total score79 / 100 · Grade A
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Finance & Insurance plans with 500–2,499 active participants (754 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 82th |
| Lower admin cost | 94th |
| Employee saving | 54th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 62% |
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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
- New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance put in about $6,755 per active participant, more than the typical peer ($3,606). Contribute at least enough to collect the full match. Skipping it leaves part of your pay on the table.
- 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 | $16,499,422 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $17,977,578 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $1,641,816 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $212,167 |
| Contract administrator fees | $28,600 |
| Other admin expenses | $12,969 |
| Benefits paid out | $58,666,039 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $787.1M / $875.7M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 2,424 / 2,461 |
| Participants with account balances | 3,448 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Bdo USA, P.C. |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Vanguard Group Inc. | $212,167 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20250728120341NAL0000749603001, received 2025-07-28, EIN 21-0524225, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.