Globe Life amends executive retirement plan, adds change-of-control benefit terms
Globe Life Inc. amended its Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan on November 5, 2025, changing early retirement reduction factors for participants who retire before 65. The amendment also sets benefit terms for participants who suffer a qualifying termination during a change-of-control protection period. The filing does not disclose any financial figures, and the change affects executive pension benefits rather than company results.
Key points
- Amendment dated November 5, 2025 revises early retirement reduction factors, from 50% at age 55 to 100% at age 65.
- Participants in the Executive Severance Plan who have a qualifying termination during a change-of-control protection period are deemed vested and eligible for retirement income.
- In those cases, retirement age is deemed at least 55, and no additional credited service is added to pension or SERP benefits.
- Full amendment is filed as Exhibit 10.1.
The filing
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