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Pension and Other Postretirement Plans
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
Pension and Other Postretirement Plans
PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT PLANS

(A)
Defined Benefit Pension Plans

The Company sponsors a qualified defined benefit pension plan covering employees enrolled prior to 2008. The plan provides benefits based on the participants' years of service and compensation. The Company makes annual contributions to the plan that complies with the minimum funding provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"). On October 19, 2007, the Company's Board of Directors approved an amendment to freeze the Pension Plan as of December 31, 2007. The freeze ceased future benefit accruals to all participants and closed the plan to any new participants. In addition, all participants became immediately 100% vested in their accrued benefits as of that date. Fair values of plan assets and liabilities are measured as of the prior December 31 for each respective year. The following table summarizes the components of net periodic benefit cost.

 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
51

 
42

 
102

 
84

Interest cost
246

 
239

 
492

 
479

Expected return on plan assets
(330
)
 
(319
)
 
(660
)
 
(639
)
Amortization of prior service cost
1

 
1

 
2

 
2

Amortization of net loss
196

 
106

 
392

 
211

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net periodic benefit cost
$
164

 
69

 
328

 
137



The service costs shown in the above table represent plan expenses expected to be paid out of plan assets. Under clarification provided by the Pension Protection Act, plan expenses paid from plan assets are to be included in the plan's service cost component.

The Company's minimum required contribution for the 2015 plan year is $0.0 million. The Company had no remaining contribution payable for the 2014 plan year as of June 30, 2015. As of June 30, 2015, the Company had contributed a total of $0.0 million to the plan for the 2015 and 2014 plan years.

The Company also sponsors a nonqualified defined benefit plan primarily for senior officers. The plan provides benefits based on the participants' years of service and compensation. The pension obligations and administrative responsibilities of the plan are maintained by a pension administration firm, which is a subsidiary of American National Insurance Company ("ANICO"). ANICO has guaranteed the payment of pension obligations under the plan. However, the Company has a contingent liability with respect to the plan should these entities be unable to meet their obligations under the existing agreements. Also, the Company has a contingent liability with respect to the plan in the event that a plan participant continues employment with the Company beyond age seventy, the aggregate average annual participant salary increases exceed 10% per year, or any additional employees become eligible to participate in the plan. If any of these conditions are met, the Company would be responsible for any additional pension obligations resulting from these items. Amendments were made to the plan to allow an additional employee to participate and to change the benefit formula for the Chairman of the Company. As previously mentioned, these additional obligations are a liability to the Company. Effective December 31, 2004, this plan was frozen with respect to the continued accrual of benefits of the Chairman and the President of the Company in order to comply with law changes under the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 ("Act").

Effective July 1, 2005, the Company established a second nonqualified defined benefit plan for the benefit of the Chairman and the President of the Company. This plan is intended to provide for post-2004 benefit accruals that mirror and supplement the pre-2005 benefit accruals under the previously discussed nonqualified defined benefit plan, while complying with the requirements of the Act.

The following table summarizes the components of net periodic benefit costs for the Chairman and President's nonqualified defined benefit plans.

 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
64

 
74

 
128

 
147

Interest cost
219

 
251

 
438

 
502

Amortization of prior service cost
15

 
14

 
30

 
29

Amortization of net loss
379

 
324

 
757

 
647

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net periodic benefit cost
$
677

 
663

 
1,353

 
1,325



The Company expects to contribute $2.0 million to these plans in 2015.  As of June 30, 2015, the Company has contributed $0.9 million to the plans.

(B)
Defined Benefit Postretirement Healthcare Plans

The Company sponsors two healthcare plans to provide postretirement benefits to certain fully-vested individuals.  The following table summarizes the components of net periodic benefit costs.

 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest cost
$
33

 
27

 
65

 
55

Amortization of prior service cost
26

 
26

 
52

 
52

Amortization of net loss
15

 
(1
)
 
30

 
(2
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net periodic benefit cost
$
74

 
52

 
147

 
105



The Company expects to contribute minimal amounts to the plan in 2015.