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Postretirement Benefit Plan
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Postretirement Benefit Plan  
Postretirement Benefit Plan

6.            Postretirement Benefit Plan

The Company provides certain postretirement health and life insurance benefits for two former executives of the Company (the Plan). Upon ceasing employment with the Company, the Company will pay the annual cost of health insurance coverage and provide life insurance at the same level of coverage provided to the former employee at the time of termination of employment by the Company.  The Plan also provides a benefit to reimburse the participants for certain out-of-pocket medical or health related expenses.  The participant’s insurance benefits cease upon the death of the former executive. The Plan is unfunded and the actuarially determined future accumulated postretirement benefit obligation at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 was approximately $5,868,000 and $5,865,000, respectively and has been recognized in Postretirement Obligation and current portion of Postretirement Obligation in the accompanying balance sheets.

Benefit cost for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 totaled $69,000 and $46,000, respectively.