Westguard Insurance Company 401(k) Review & Grade
Berkshire Hathaway Guard Profit Sharing/401(k) Plan
Wilkes-Barre, PAFinance & Insurance1,414 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$2,361Employer $ per active participant
$3,734Employee $ saved per active participant
0.09%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$112.0MNet plan assets, end of year
$65,854Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity13.7 / 5027th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost19.0 / 2576th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving1.6 / 1510th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
Total score44 / 100 · Grade D
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Finance & Insurance plans with 500–2,499 active participants (754 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 27th |
| Lower admin cost | 76th |
| Employee saving | 10th |
| 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
- Westguard Insurance put in about $2,361 per active participant, below the typical peer ($3,606). 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 | $3,337,478 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $5,277,904 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $1,935,664 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $96,828 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $65,564 |
| Other admin expenses | $31,264 |
| Benefits paid out | $9,351,783 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $98.0M / $112.0M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 1,371 / 1,456 |
| Participants with account balances | 1,701 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Kronick Kalada Berdy and Co |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Capfinancial Partners LLC | $65,564 reported compensation |
| T Rowe Price RPS Inc | $28,024 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251013114854NAL0001159345001, received 2025-10-13, EIN 06-1678760, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.