14. SELF-INSURANCE

The Company is self-insured for certain costs related to its employee health plan. Costs resulting from noninsured losses are charged to income when incurred. The Company has purchased insurance which limits its exposure for individual claims to approximately $75 and has an aggregating specific deductible of $85 at September 30, 2016. The Company’s expense related to the plan was $1,531 and $871 for the years ended September 30, 2016 and 2015. In order to better control health costs in fiscal 2017, the Company is moving to a fully-insured health plan, minimizing the claim spikes we experienced in fiscal 2016.