Employer · plans filed under one EIN
Farmers Group, Inc.
Woodland Hills, CA · Finance and insurance
Form 5500 information is as filed by the plan administrator with the Department of Labor and may be amended. Figures reflect the plan year shown, not current balances.
Farmers Group, Inc., based in Woodland Hills, California, sponsors 2 retirement plans with 100 or more participants: 1 defined contribution and 1 defined benefit. Together they reported 53,715 participant records and $7.96B in net assets.
The largest is Farmers Group, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan, a 401(k) plan with 27,651 participants. A person can be counted in more than one plan, so the participant total is a count of records rather than of people.
Employer contributions across the plans were $146M and participant contributions $175M in the latest plan years; benefits paid were $682M. Schedule C compensation reported to service provider organisations totalled $10.8M.
Combined net assets moved from $3.53B in 2009 to $5.52B in 2025 (up 56%). Plan mergers and spin-offs show up here as steps in the series.
Plans
| Plan | Kind | Plan year | Participants | Net assets | Per participant | Employer / active | Sch. C compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmers Group, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan | 401(k) plan | 2025 | 27,651 | $5.52B | $199,682 | $8,644 | $5.8M |
| Farmers Group, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan | cash balance pension plan | 2024 | 26,064 | $2.44B | $93,665 | $34 | $5.0M |
| US median, plan year 2024: DC plans $53,089 per participant, $2,174 employer contribution per active participant; DB plans $86,073 and $10,170. | |||||||
Trend by plan year
| Plan year | Plans | Participant records | Net assets | Employer contributions | Participant contributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 27,651 | $5.52B | $145M | $175M |
| 2024 | 2 | 55,026 | $7.33B | $148M | $174M |
| 2023 | 2 | 57,451 | $7.10B | $168M | $186M |
| 2022 | 2 | 60,189 | $6.59B | $168M | $191M |
| 2021 | 2 | 60,673 | $7.51B | $154M | $253M |
| 2020 | 2 | 57,452 | $8.05B | $145M | $156M |
| 2019 | 2 | 59,001 | $7.92B | $156M | $150M |
| 2018 | 2 | 57,189 | $6.89B | $71.6M | $144M |
| 2017 | 2 | 58,449 | $6.47B | $145M | $138M |
| 2016 | 2 | 59,829 | $6.35B | $536M | $131M |
| 2015 | 2 | 59,318 | $5.54B | $295M | $126M |
| 2014 | 2 | 59,134 | $5.31B | $293M | $120M |
| 2013 | 2 | 62,090 | $5.42B | $268M | $114M |
| 2012 | 2 | 65,984 | $4.76B | $358M | $122M |
| 2011 | 2 | 66,500 | $4.27B | $273M | $118M |
| 2010 | 2 | 73,315 | $4.09B | $242M | $113M |
| 2009 | 2 | 76,115 | $3.53B | $256M | $64.7M |
History of the plans listed above, in the years each filed the full Form 5500 with 100 or more participants. Plans that have since terminated are not included.
Service providers
| Organisation | Services reported | Plans | Compensation reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willis Towers Watson US LLC | Consulting (general); Actuarial | 2 | $2,200,501 |
| Voya | Investment management | 1 | $1,483,155 |
| The Vanguard Group, Inc. | Recordkeeping and information management; Consulting (general); Trustee (directed); Securities brokerage | 1 | $1,155,882 |
| Mellon Bank of New York | Custodial (securities); Custodial (other than securities) | 2 | $1,106,165 |
| Wellington | Investment management | 1 | $1,063,019 |
| American Century | Investment management | 1 | $866,226 |
| Pimco | Investment management | 2 | $848,667 |
| Mondrian | Investment management | 2 | $788,760 |
| Goldman Sachs | Investment management | 1 | $401,928 |
| Pgim | Investment management | 1 | $251,923 |
| Ernst & Young US LLP | Accounting (including auditing) | 2 | $159,100 |
| Vanguard Advisers Inc. | Investment advisory (participants) | 1 | $158,238 |
| Towers Watson Inv SVCS Inc. | Consulting (general) | 1 | $140,870 |
| BlackRock | Trustee (bank, trust company, or similar financial institution); Trustee (discretionary); Investment management | 1 | $97,507 |
| State Street Global Advisors | Investment management | 1 | $8,182 |
Organisations paid $5,000 or more by any of these plans, from Schedule C. Individuals are not shown.
Questions and answers
How many retirement plans does Farmers Group, Inc. have?
2 plans with 100 or more participants filed Form 5500 under its employer identification number for the latest plan years: Farmers Group, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan and Farmers Group, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan. Smaller plans and plans filed under a subsidiary's number are not grouped here.
How much does Farmers Group, Inc. contribute to its plans?
$145,566,473 in employer contributions across these plans in their latest plan years, about $5,863 per active participant record. Form 5500 reports totals and not the match or accrual formula.
Who provides services to these plans?
Schedule C filings name Willis Towers Watson US LLC, Voya, The Vanguard Group, Inc. and Mellon Bank of New York and others. Only organisations paid $5,000 or more by a plan are listed on Schedule C.
Where does this come from?
Form 5500 annual reports filed with the Department of Labor's EFAST2 system, from the EBSA research files, with filings received through 24 Sep 2026. Figures are as filed and may be amended.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Form 5500 research files, public domain, with filings received through 24 Sep 2026. Plans are grouped by the sponsor's employer identification number exactly as filed; a company that files under several EINs appears as several employers. See the methodology and corrections.