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Post-Retirement Benefits
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Post-Retirement Benefits  
Post-Retirement Benefits

Note 17—Post-Retirement Benefits

At December 31, 2019, the Company and its subsidiary have two post-retirement health and life insurance benefit plans, South State Bank Retiree Medical Plan (the “retiree medical plan”) and the First Federal Retiree Welfare Plan (the “retiree welfare plan”).

Retiree Medical Plan

Under the retiree medical plan, post-retirement health and life insurance benefits are provided to eligible employees, such benefits being limited to those employees of the Company eligible for early retirement under the pension plan on or before December 31, 1993, and former employees who are currently receiving benefits. The plan was unfunded at December 31, 2019, and the liability for future benefits has been recorded in the consolidated financial statements.

The following sets forth the retiree medical plan’s funded status and amounts recognized in the Company’s accompanying consolidated financial statements:

December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

2019

2018

2017

 

Change in benefit obligation:

    

    

    

    

    

    

Benefit obligation at beginning of year

$

309

$

337

$

393

Interest cost

 

11

 

11

 

13

Actuarial loss

 

(33)

 

2

 

(29)

Benefits paid

 

(33)

 

(41)

 

(40)

Benefit obligation at end of year

 

254

 

309

 

337

Change in plan assets:

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year

 

 

 

Employer contribution

 

33

 

41

 

40

Benefits paid

 

(33)

 

(41)

 

(40)

Fair value of plan assets at end of year

 

 

 

Funded status

$

(254)

$

(309)

$

(337)

Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations and net periodic benefit cost are as follows:

Year Ended December 31,

 

2019

2018

2017

 

Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligation at December 31:

    

    

    

    

    

    

Discount rate

 

2.70

%  

3.80

%  

3.20

%

Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost for years ended December 31:

Discount rate

 

3.80

%  

3.20

%  

3.50

%

Assumed health care cost trend rates at December 31:

Health care cost trend rate assumed for next year

 

5.00

%  

5.00

%  

5.00

%

Components of net periodic benefit cost and other amounts recognized in other comprehensive income are as follows:

Year Ended December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

2019

2018

2017

 

Interest cost

    

$

11

    

$

10

    

$

13

Recognized net actuarial loss

 

6

 

6

 

10

Net periodic benefit cost

 

17

 

16

 

23

Net (gain) loss

 

(33)

 

2

 

(29)

Amortization of gain

 

(6)

 

(6)

 

(10)

Total amount recognized in other comprehensive income

 

(39)

 

(4)

 

(39)

Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive income

$

(22)

$

12

$

(16)

The estimated net loss for the retiree medical plan that will be amortized from other comprehensive income into periodic benefit cost over the next fiscal year is $2,000.

Assumed health care cost trend rates have a significant effect on the amounts reported for the post-retirement benefit plan. A one-percentage point change in assumed health care cost trend rates would have the following effects at the end of 2019:

One-Percentage Point

 

(Dollars in thousands)

Increase

Decrease

 

Effect on total of interest cost

    

$

1

    

$

(1)

Effect on postretirement benefit obligation

 

13

 

(12)

Estimated future benefit payments (including expected future service as appropriate):

(Dollars in thousands)

    

    

 

2020

$

31

2021

 

30

2022

 

28

2023

 

27

2024

 

25

2025-2029

 

95

$

236

The Company expects to contribute approximately $31,000 to the retiree medical plan in 2020.

Retiree Welfare Plan

Under the retiree welfare plan, post-retirement health and life insurance benefits are provided to eligible employees, such benefits being limited to retired First Financial Holdings, Inc. employees who are currently receiving benefits. The plan was unfunded at December 31, 2019, and the liability for future benefits has been recorded in the consolidated financial statements.

The following sets forth the retiree welfare plan’s funded status and amounts recognized in the Company’s accompanying consolidated financial statements:

December 31,

(Dollars in thousands)

    

2019

    

2018

    

2017

Change in benefit obligation:

Benefit obligation at beginning of year

$

2,281

$

2,392

$

2,447

Interest cost

82

 

73

 

81

Actuarial loss

7

 

89

 

126

Benefits paid

(273)

 

(286)

 

(274)

Less: Federal subsidy on benefits paid

12

 

13

 

12

Benefit obligation at end of year

2,109

 

2,281

 

2,392

Change in plan assets:

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year

 

 

Employer contribution

261

 

286

 

274

Participants’ contributions

12

 

 

Benefits paid

(273)

 

(286)

 

(274)

Fair value of plan assets at end of year

 

 

Funded status

$

(2,109)

$

(2,281)

$

(2,392)

Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations and net periodic benefit cost are as follows:

Year Ended December 31,

 

    

2019

    

2018

2017

Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligation at December 31:

Discount rate

2.70

%

3.80

%

3.20

%

Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost for years ended December 31:

Discount rate

3.80

%

3.20

%

3.50

%

Assumed health care cost trend rates at December 31:

Health care cost trend rate assumed for next year

5.00

%

5.00

%

5.00

%

Components of net periodic benefit cost and other amounts recognized in other comprehensive income are as follows:

Year Ended December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

    

2019

    

2018

 

2017

 

Interest cost

$

82

$

73

$

81

Recognized net actuarial loss

160

 

154

 

147

Net periodic benefit cost

242

 

227

 

228

Net loss

7

 

89

 

126

Amortization of loss

(160)

 

(154)

 

(147)

Total amount recognized in other comprehensive income

(153)

 

(65)

 

(21)

Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive income

$

89

$

162

$

207

The estimated net loss for the retiree welfare plan that will be amortized from other comprehensive income into periodic benefit cost over the next fiscal year is $151,000.

Assumed health care cost trend rates have a significant effect on the amounts reported for the post-retirement benefit plan. A one-percentage point change in assumed health care cost trend rates would have the following effects at the end of 2019:

One-Percentage Point

 

(Dollars in thousands)

Increase

Decrease

 

Effect on aggregate service and interest cost

    

$

5

    

$

(5)

Effect on postretirement benefit obligation

130

(118)

Estimated future benefit payments (including expected future service as appropriate):

(Dollars in thousands)

    

    

 

2020

$

240

2021

 

230

2022

 

218

2023

 

206

2024

 

193

2025-2029

 

752

$

1,839

The Company expects to contribute approximately $240,000 to the retiree welfare plan in 2020.