Odyssey Reinsurance Company 401(k) Review & Grade
Odyssey Reinsurance Company Profit Sharing Plan
Stamford, CTFinance & Insurance1,015 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$10,943Employer $ per active participant
$12,348Employee $ saved per active participant
0.03%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$309.3MNet plan assets, end of year
$235,239Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity46.5 / 5093th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost23.2 / 2593th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving12.5 / 1584th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
- Red-flag deductions-3 pts1 issue reported on the filing
Total score89 / 100 · Grade A
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Finance & Insurance plans with 500–2,499 active participants (754 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 93th |
| Lower admin cost | 93th |
| Employee saving | 84th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 62% |
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Red flags from the filing
Corrective distributions: the plan refunded $32,073 in contributions, which usually means it failed annual nondiscrimination testing.
What to do if you're in this plan
- Odyssey Reinsurance put in about $10,943 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 | $11,107,236 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $12,533,520 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $2,545,440 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $86,026 |
| Other admin expenses | $86,026 |
| Benefits paid out | $22,601,832 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $268.1M / $309.3M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 1,007 / 1,023 |
| Participants with account balances | 1,315 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Eisneramper LLP |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and S | $116,678 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251015121730NAL0009535986001, received 2025-10-15, EIN 47-0698507, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.