American National Reports Dividend of 75 Cents per Share

American National Insurance Company, based in Galveston, Texas, announced its Board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of 75 cents per share on its common stock, payable June 16, 2006, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on June 2.

American National’s major insurance subsidiaries include American National Life Insurance Company of Texas, Standard Life and Accident Insurance Company, Garden State Life Insurance Company, American National Property and Casualty Company, American National de Mexico, Compania de Seguros de Vida, S.A. de C.V. and the insurance subsidiaries of Farm Family Holdings Inc. consisting of Farm Family Life Insurance Company, Farm Family Casualty Insurance Company, and United Farm Family Insurance Company.