Noninterest Expense

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest Expense

20) Noninterest Expense

The following table indicates the various components of the Company’s noninterest expense in each category for the periods indicated:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2020		2019		2018
	(Dollars in thousands)
Salaries and employee benefits	$	50,927	$	50,754	$	43,762
Occupancy and equipment		8,018		6,647		5,411
Professional fees		5,338		3,259		1,969
Amortization of intangible assets		3,751		2,739		1,943
Software subscriptions		3,102		2,397		2,343
Data processing		2,770		2,890		1,978
Insurance expense		2,286		1,864		1,685
Supplemental retirement plan cost		1,724		1,240		202
Other		11,595		13,108		16,228
Total noninterest expense	$	89,511	$	84,898	$	75,521

The following table presents the merger-related costs by category for the periods indicated:

	For the Year Ended
	December 31,		December 31,		December 31,
	2020		2019		2018
	(Dollars in thousands)
Salaries and employee benefits	$	356	$	6,580	$	3,569
Other		2,245		4,500		5,598
Total merger-related costs	$	2,601	$	11,080	$	9,167