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Post-Retirement Benefits
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Post-Retirement Benefits  
Post-Retirement Benefits

Note 18—Post-Retirement Benefits

At December 31, 2021, the Company and its subsidiary have two post-retirement health and life insurance benefit plans, SouthState 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, 2021, 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)

2021

2020

2019

 

Change in benefit obligation:

    

    

    

    

    

    

Benefit obligation at beginning of year

$

209

$

254

$

309

Interest cost

 

3

 

6

 

11

Actuarial loss

 

11

 

(19)

 

(33)

Benefits paid

 

(28)

 

(32)

 

(33)

Benefit obligation at end of year

 

195

 

209

 

254

Change in plan assets:

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year

 

 

 

Employer contribution

 

28

 

32

 

33

Benefits paid

 

(28)

 

(32)

 

(33)

Fair value of plan assets at end of year

 

 

 

Funded status

$

(195)

$

(209)

$

(254)

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

Year Ended December 31,

 

2021

2020

2019

 

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

    

    

    

    

    

    

Discount rate

 

2.10

%  

1.60

%  

2.70

%

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

Discount rate

 

1.60

%  

2.70

%  

3.80

%

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)

2021

2020

2019

 

Interest cost

    

$

3

    

$

6

    

$

11

Recognized net actuarial loss

 

 

2

 

6

Net periodic benefit cost

 

3

 

8

 

17

Net gain

 

11

 

(19)

 

(33)

Amortization of gain

 

 

(2)

 

(6)

Total amount recognized in other comprehensive income

 

11

 

(21)

 

(39)

Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive income

$

14

$

(13)

$

(22)

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 $1,000.

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

(Dollars in thousands)

    

    

 

2022

$

27

2023

 

25

2024

 

23

2025

 

22

2026

 

20

2027-2031

 

67

$

184

The Company expects to contribute approximately $27,000 to the retiree medical plan in 2022.

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, 2021, 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)

    

2021

    

2020

    

2019

Change in benefit obligation:

Benefit obligation at beginning of year

$

2,070

$

2,109

$

2,281

Interest cost

31

 

54

 

82

Actuarial loss

(110)

 

180

 

7

Benefits paid

(246)

 

(285)

 

(273)

Less: Federal subsidy on benefits paid

9

 

12

 

12

Benefit obligation at end of year

1,754

 

2,070

 

2,109

Change in plan assets:

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year

 

 

Employer contribution

236

 

273

 

261

Participants’ contributions

10

 

12

 

12

Benefits paid

(246)

 

(285)

 

(273)

Fair value of plan assets at end of year

 

 

Funded status

$

(1,754)

$

(2,070)

$

(2,109)

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

Year Ended December 31,

 

    

2021

    

2020

2019

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

Discount rate

2.10

%

1.60

%

2.70

%

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

Discount rate

1.60

%

2.70

%

3.80

%

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)

    

2021

    

2020

 

2019

 

Interest cost

$

31

$

54

$

82

Recognized net actuarial loss

174

 

151

 

160

Net periodic benefit cost

205

 

205

 

242

Net (gain) loss

(110)

 

180

 

7

Amortization of loss

(174)

 

(151)

 

(160)

Total amount recognized in other comprehensive income

(284)

 

29

 

(153)

Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive income

$

(79)

$

234

$

89

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 $141,000.

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

(Dollars in thousands)

    

    

 

2022

$

216

2023

 

203

2024

 

189

2025

 

174

2026

 

159

2027-2031

 

583

$

1,524

The Company expects to contribute approximately $216,000 to the retiree welfare plan in 2022.