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        <ExplanationTxt>Outside compensation consultants are used to determine market data for the executive positions and for other officers and key employees. THE POSITIONS COVERED ARE THE CEO, COO, CAO, CIO, CRO, CMO, CHIEF ACTUARY, CFO, AND CSO. THE ORGANIZATION CONTRACTS WITH TOWERS WATSON TO DO A COMPENSATION AND REASONABLENESS ANALYSIS EVERY TWO YEARS. The final determination of compensation is done by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, which is made up of independent persons, and is based on the comparability data provided by the compensation consultants. The deliberations and decisions regarding the compensation are contemporaneously documented in the committee minutes and approved by the board. THE COMPENSATION WAS LAST REVIEWED UNDER THIS PROCESS DURING 2014. THE REPORT BASED ON THIS REVIEW WAS THEN ISSUED BY THE CONSULTANTS IN JUNE OF 2015.</ExplanationTxt>
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