Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance Company 401(k) Review & Grade
Penn National Insurance 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
Harrisburg, PAFinance & Insurance806 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$5,214Employer $ per active participant
$8,715Employee $ saved per active participant
0.12%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$217.6MNet plan assets, end of year
$220,910Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity34.3 / 5069th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost17.6 / 2570th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving10.1 / 1567th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
Total score72 / 100 · Grade B
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Finance & Insurance plans with 500–2,499 active participants (754 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 69th |
| Lower admin cost | 70th |
| Employee saving | 67th |
| 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
- Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance put in about $5,214 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 | $4,205,254 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $7,028,700 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $860,510 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $245,306 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $184,287 |
| Benefits paid out | $25,236,781 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $207.5M / $217.6M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 812 / 801 |
| Participants with account balances | 985 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Mckonly & Asbury |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Onedigital Investment Advisors LLC | $123,344 reported compensation |
| Empower Annuity Insurance Company O | $61,019 reported compensation |
| Empower Advisory Group, LLC | $60,943 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251015145841NAL0002620435001, received 2025-10-15, EIN 23-0961349, plan #002, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.