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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
KSOP
The Company maintains an Employee Stock Ownership Plan containing Section 401(k) provisions covering substantially all employees (“KSOP”). The plan provides for a matching contribution of up to 5% of a participant’s qualified compensation starting January 1, 2016. Guaranty's total contributions accrued or paid during the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 totaled $1,125, $965 and $935, respectively.
Benefits under the KSOP generally are distributed to participants in the form of cash, although participants have the right to receive distributions in the form of shares of common stock.
As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the number of shares held by the KSOP were 1,333,504 and 1,314,277, respectively. There were no unallocated shares to plan participants as of December 31, 2018 and 2017.
Executive Incentive Retirement Plan
The Company established a non-qualified, non-contributory executive incentive retirement plan covering a selected group of key personnel to provide benefits equal to amounts computed under an “award criteria” at various targeted salary levels as adjusted for annual earnings performance of the Company. The plan is non-funded.
In connection with the Executive Incentive Retirement Plan, the Company has purchased life insurance policies on the respective officers. The cash surrender value of life insurance policies held by the Company totaled $26,301 and $19,117 as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
Expense related to these plans totaled $502, $447 and $390 for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and is included in employee compensation and benefits on the Company's consolidated statements of earnings. The recorded liability totaled approximately $3,667 and $2,420 as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively and is included in accrued interest and other liabilities on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.

Bonus Plan
The Company has a Bonus Plan that rewards officers and employees based on performance of individual business units of the Company. Earnings and growth performance goals for each business unit and for the Company as a whole are established at the beginning of the calendar year and approved annually by the board of directors. The Bonus Plan provides for a predetermined bonus amount to be contributed to the employee bonus pool based on (i) earnings target and growth for individual business units and (ii) achieving certain pre-tax return on average equity and pre-tax return on average asset levels for the Company as a whole. These bonus amounts are established annually by our board of directors. The bonus expense under this plan for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 totaled $2,943, $2,316 and $2,069, respectively and is included in employee compensation and benefits on the Company's consolidated statements of earnings.