The board of directors of American National Insurance Co. has declared a quarterly dividend of 77 cents per share on its common stock, CUSIP #028591-105, payable March 19, 2010 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 5, 2010. This is the 100th consecutive year that dividends have been paid to stockholders.

American National Insurance Co. reported unaudited earnings results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2009. The company reported fourth quarter 2009 net income of $34,975,000 or $1.31 per diluted share compared to a net loss of $65,055,000 or $2.46 per diluted share for the same period in 2008. The 2008 loss was primarily the result of other-than-temporary impairments of security investments as well as catastrophe losses in the property and casualty business. After tax operating earnings for the fourth quarter were $30,134,000 or $1.13 per diluted share compared with $44,019,000 or $1.66 per diluted share for the same period in 2008. After tax operating earnings exclude after tax net realized investment gains and losses, which totaled a net realized gain of $4,841,000 or $0.18 per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2009 compared with a net realized loss of $109,074 000 or $4.12 per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2008. The 2008 realized loss was primarily the result of $90,877,000 (after-tax) of other-than-temporary impairments. For the quarter, the company reported revenue of $789,645,000 compared to revenue of $540,906,000 a year ago. Net income for the year ended December 31, 2009 totaled $15,625,000 or $0.59 per diluted share compared to a net loss of $153,998,000 or $5.82 per diluted share for the year ended December 31, 2008. After tax operating earnings for 2009 totaled $64,828,000 or $2.44 per diluted share compared to $92,813,000 or $3.50 per diluted share for 2008. After tax operating earnings exclude after tax net realized investment gains and losses, which totaled a net realized loss of $49,203,000 or $1.85 per diluted share for 2009 compared to a net realized loss of $246,811,000 or $9.32 per diluted share in 2008. Revenues for both the three months and twelve months ending December 31, 2009, were up significantly over the same periods in 2008 due to the impact of the other-than-temporary impairments on the 2008 amounts. Overall annual after tax operating earnings for 2009 were down $28.0 million from 2008, the result of lower after tax operating earnings from non-insurance lines, primarily in real estate investment subsidiaries. The after tax operating earnings from insurance operations increased $20.0 million due to stronger earnings from the life and annuity lines and improved results in the property and casualty lines. The Property and Casualty segment returned an after-tax gain of $12.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2009 compared to an after-tax loss of $6.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2008. The company reported book value per basic share of $130.29 as of December 31, 2009 compared to book value per basic share of $118.35 as of December 31, 2008. For the year, the company reported revenue of $2,949,779,000 compared to revenue of $2,518,641,000 a year ago.

American National Insurance Co.'s board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of 77 cents per share on its common stock, CUSIP #028591-105, payable December 18, 2009 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 4, 2009.

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