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Post-Retirement Benefits
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Post-Retirement Benefits  
Post-Retirement Benefits

Note 18—Post-Retirement Benefits

At December 31, 2022, 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, 2022, and the liability for future benefits has been recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The following sets forth the retiree medical plan’s funded status and amounts recognized in the Company’s accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets:

December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

2022

2021

2020

 

Change in benefit obligation:

    

    

    

    

    

    

Benefit obligation at beginning of year

$

195

$

209

$

254

Interest cost

 

4

 

3

 

6

Actuarial (gain) loss

 

(14)

 

11

 

(19)

Benefits paid

 

(28)

 

(28)

 

(32)

Benefit obligation at end of year

 

157

 

195

 

209

Change in plan assets:

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year

 

 

 

Employer contribution

 

28

 

28

 

32

Benefits paid

 

(28)

 

(28)

 

(32)

Fair value of plan assets at end of year

 

 

 

Funded status

$

(157)

$

(195)

$

(209)

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

Year Ended December 31,

 

2022

2021

2020

 

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

    

    

    

    

    

    

Discount rate

 

4.80

%  

2.10

%  

1.60

%

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

Discount rate

 

2.10

%  

1.60

%  

2.70

%

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 (loss) income are as follows:

Year Ended December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

2022

2021

2020

 

Interest cost

    

$

4

    

$

3

    

$

6

Recognized net actuarial loss

 

1

 

 

2

Net periodic benefit cost

 

5

 

3

 

8

Net (gain) loss

 

(14)

 

11

 

(19)

Amortization of loss

 

(1)

 

 

(2)

Total amount recognized in other comprehensive income

 

(15)

 

11

 

(21)

Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive income

$

(10)

$

14

$

(13)

No estimated net gain/loss for the retiree welfare plan will be amortized from other comprehensive income into periodic benefit cost over the next fiscal year.

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

(Dollars in thousands)

    

    

 

2023

$

26

2024

 

25

2025

 

22

2026

 

20

2027

 

18

2028-2032

 

59

$

170

The Company expects to contribute approximately $26,000 to the retiree medical plan in 2023.

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, 2022, 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 Balance Sheets:

December 31,

(Dollars in thousands)

    

2022

    

2021

    

2020

Change in benefit obligation:

Benefit obligation at beginning of year

$

1,754

$

2,070

$

2,109

Interest cost

35

 

31

 

54

Actuarial loss

1,124

 

(110)

 

180

Benefits paid

(416)

 

(246)

 

(285)

Less: Federal subsidy on benefits paid

11

 

9

 

12

Benefit obligation at end of year

2,508

 

1,754

 

2,070

Change in plan assets:

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year

 

 

Employer contribution

405

 

236

 

273

Participants’ contributions

11

 

10

 

12

Benefits paid

(416)

 

(246)

 

(285)

Fair value of plan assets at end of year

 

 

Funded status

$

(2,508)

$

(1,754)

$

(2,070)

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

Year Ended December 31,

 

    

2022

    

2021

2020

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

Discount rate

4.80

%

2.10

%

1.60

%

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

Discount rate

2.10

%

1.60

%

2.70

%

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 (loss) income are as follows:

Year Ended December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

    

2022

    

2021

 

2020

 

Interest cost

$

35

$

31

$

54

Recognized net actuarial loss

141

 

174

 

151

Net periodic benefit cost

176

 

205

 

205

Net (gain) loss

1,124

 

(110)

 

180

Amortization of loss

(141)

 

(174)

 

(151)

Total amount recognized in other comprehensive income

983

 

(284)

 

29

Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive income

$

1,159

$

(79)

$

234

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 $285,000.

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

(Dollars in thousands)

    

    

 

2023

$

368

2024

 

345

2025

 

320

2026

 

294

2027

 

268

2028-2032

 

968

$

2,563

The Company expects to contribute approximately $368,000 to the retiree welfare plan in 2023.