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National Western Life Insurance Company401(k)

NATIONAL WESTERN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY 401(K) PLAN · AUSTIN, TX · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.33%

Peer grade: B · admin costs + employer contributions vs same-size plans · how grading works

National Western Life Insurance Company reported $137,030 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.33% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,782 per active participant. This ratio covers administrative expenses reported on the plan's Schedule H only; fund-level expense ratios are not included in public structured data — see methodology.

Across the 2 years on file its reported administrative ratio rose from 0.35% to 0.37%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 26,779 comparable plans and shown alongside other finance & insurance employers. By assets it is the 1,138th-largest of 5,688 plans among Texas employers on file, and the 1,788th of 4,798 in finance & insurance. In 2023, employees put in $2.22 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$45,438,158
Participants with balances534
Active participants337
Employer contributions$937,406
Employee contributions$2,079,183
Employer contribution per active participant$2,782
Average account balance$85,090
Benefits paid to participants$2,654,461
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorHUGHES PITTMAN & GUPTON, LLP
Plan history4
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2025$0
2024$43.7M · 441 accts · $893K emplr
2023$45.4M · 534 accts · $937K emplr
2022$37.3M · 494 accts · $842K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$137,030
Total administrative$137,030
The National Western Life Insurance Company 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$2,782
Median for plans this size$2,440
2024$3,060 per active participant
2023$2,782 per active participant
2022$2,664 per active participant

National Western Life Insurance Company's 2023 employer contribution ran above the $2,440 median for plans its size. Filings report dollars actually contributed, not the match formula; the formula itself (for example, 50% of the first 6% of pay) lives in the plan's summary plan description from HR.

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Annual cost at the plan's reported 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20231
MILLIMAN, INC. · Recordkeeping · Pension consulting$137,030

Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.

Recordkeeper by year3
2025Milliman
2024Milliman
2023Milliman

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Administrative cost history4
2025Not separately reported
2024$166,967 · 0.37%
2023$137,030 · 0.33%
2022$145,662 · 0.35%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 840467208 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.