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Benefit Plans
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Benefit Plans [Abstract]  
Benefit Plans
The Company sponsors a defined contribution retirement plan.  The plan was initially established as the Citizens, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and was restated as the Citizens, Inc. 401(k) Retirement and Profit Sharing Plan effective March 1, 2016. There have been no profit sharing contributions since 2014.

The 401(k) plan automatically enrolls employees who have completed three months of service. Voluntary contributions are made by employees and the Company provides a matching contribution based upon the employee's level of contribution. The Company's expense was $0.7 million in both 2022 and 2021.

The Company is primarily self-insured for employee health benefits.  The Company records its self-insurance liability based on an estimate of claims incurred but not yet reported.  There is stop-loss coverage for amounts in excess of $80,000 per individual per year.  If more claims are made than were estimated or if the costs of actual claims increase beyond what was anticipated, reserves recorded may not be sufficient and additional accruals may be required in future periods.