American National Announces Third Quarter 20...(88 26609329 26633488 266093...),Health

Basic 26,479,832 26,479,832 26,479,832 26,479,832

As of

September 30, 2007 December 31, 2006

Book value per

diluted share $ 140.11 $ 134.36

* Operating earnings exclude after-tax realized investment gains and

losses. The sum of Operating earnings and Realized investment gains

(losses) is equal to Net income.

American National Insurance Company is headquartered in Galveston, Texas. American National has over $18.4 billion in assets and is rated A+ (Superior) by A.M. Best Company, and AA (Very Strong) by Standard & Poor's. The American National family of companies offers a broad line of products and services, which include life insurance, annuities, health insurance, credit insurance, pension plan services and property and casualty insurance for personal lines, agribusiness, and targeted commercial exposures. 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, Farm Family Life Insurance Company, Farm Family Casualty Insurance Company, United Farm Family Insurance Company and American National de Mexico, Compania de Seguros de Vida, S.A. de C.V.

For more information, including company news and investor relations information, visit the company's web site at http://www.anico.com.

The statements contained in this release that are not historical statements, including statements regarding future performance, plans and projections, are forward-looking statements based on management's current expectations. These statements involve certain risks and uncertainties detailed in the Company's financial statements.
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