Kansas City Life Insurance Company Severance Plan



 Exhibit 10(m), form 10-K 

Kansas City Life Insurance Company 
 POLICY FOR EMPLOYEES DISPLACED THROUGH JOB ELIMINATION 
 It
is the policy of Kansas City Life that if staff reductions occur, the following guidelines will be observed for those affected employee who have more than 409 Hay points: 

 

	 	1.	 Departments will be reduced in size by either eliminating existing jobs or by reorganizing the department’s work and creating new jobs. In
either case, the following factors will be considered in selecting employees to remain in the department: 


  

	 	A.	 Job requirements/qualifications for the remaining or new jobs including but not limited to skills, knowledge, ability to learn, and education
requirements needed to perform the job. 


  

	 	B.	 The employee’s employment history including but not limited to job experience, attitude, ability to learn and accomplishments on prior jobs.



  

	 	C.	 Current performance evaluations. 


  

	 	D.	 Years of service. 


  

	 	2.	 Employees selected to stay in the department, in remaining jobs or newly-created jobs, must perform the duties at an acceptable performance level
within 90 days of the start date. 


  

	 	3.	 Employees not selected to stay in the department and who have been displaced and who have jobs with more than 409 Hay points will be given
twenty-one days notice in advance of the date of termination. These terminating employees will have the following severance package, which may only be modified by the Personnel Committee: 



 

	 	A.	 One month’s pay for each year of service up to a maximum of 12 months. 



 

	 	B.	 Terminating employees will be eligible for health, dental and life insurance benefits on the same basis as other terminating employees, in
accordance with applicable laws. Health and dental insurance benefits may be changed or terminated. 


  

	 	C.	 Terminating employees will receive pay for any accumulated vacation pay at the time of separation. 



 

	 	D.	 Terminating employees will be given a separation interview at which a representative from Human Resources will be present. The following will be
discussed at the separation interview: 


  

	 	a.	 A general explanation of the staff reduction. 


  

	 	b.	 The effective date of the employee’s termination. 



 

	 	c.	 A discussion of KCL’s benefits, including severance pay and release. 



 

	 	d.	 A discussion of the payment of any retirement benefits. 



 

	 	e.	 A discussion of unemployment benefits. 










	 	f.	 An exit interview. 


  

	 	4.	 Employees receiving LTD disability benefits are not eligible for severance. 



APPROVED: 
  

	
	 /s/ Charles R. Duffy, Jr.









 POLICY FOR EMPLOYEES DISPLACED THROUGH JOB ELIMINATION 

It is the policy of Kansas City Life that if staff reductions occur, the following guidelines will be observed for those
affected employee who have less than 410 Hay points: 
  

	 	1.	 Departments will be reduced in size by either eliminating existing job or by reorganizing the department’s work and creating new jobs. In
either case, the following factors will be considered in selecting employees to remain in the department: 


  

	 	A.	 Job requirements/qualifications for the remaining or new job including but not limited to skills, knowledge, and ability to learn, and education
requirements needed to perform the job. 


  

	 	B.	 The employee’s employment history including but not limited to job experience, attitude, ability to learn and accomplishments on prior jobs.



  

	 	C.	 Current performance evaluations. 


  

	 	D.	 Years of service. 


  

	 	2.	 Employees selected to stay in the department, in remaining jobs or newly-created jobs, must perform the duties at an acceptable performance level
within 90 days of the start date. 


  

	 	A.	 Employees with jobs under 410 Hay points who have been displaced will be given notice that they have twenty-one days to make an election. Those
employees may elect to voluntarily terminate and accept our severance package (see severance pay schedule attached hereto as Exhibit A). 


  

	 	A.	 Terminating employees will be eligible for health, dental and life insurance benefits on the same basis as other terminating employees, in
accordance with applicable laws. Health and dental insurance benefits may be changed or terminated. 


  

	 	B.	 Terminating employees will receive pay for any accumulated vacation pay at the time of separation. 



 

	 	C.	 Terminating employees will be given a separation interview at which a representative from Human Resources will be present. The following will be
discussed at the separation interview: 


  

	 	a.	 A general explanation of the staff reduction. 


  

	 	b.	 The effective date of the employee’s termination. 



 

	 	c.	 A discussion of KCL’s benefits, including severance pay and release. 



 

	 	d.	 A discussion of the payment of any retirement benefits. 



 

	 	e.	 A discussion of unemployment benefits. 










	 	f.	 An exit interview. 


  

	 	4.	 Employees receiving LTD disability benefits are not eligible for severance. 



APPROVED: 
  

	
	 /s/ Charles R. Duffy, Jr.









 EXHIBIT A 
 SEVERANCE PAY SCHEDULE 
 All full-time employees displaced and electing voluntary
termination will receive severance pay in accordance with the following schedule: 
  

			
	 LENGTH OF SERVICE
	  	 SEVERANCE PAY

		
	 Less than 1 year
	  	  1 Week
	   1 Year
	  	  2 Weeks
	   2 Years
	  	  4 Weeks
	   3 Years
	  	  6 Weeks
	   4 Years
	  	  8 Weeks
	   5 Years
	  	10 Weeks
	   6 Years
	  	12 Weeks
	   7 Years
	  	14 Weeks
	   8 Years
	  	16 Weeks
	   9 Years
	  	18 Weeks
	 10 Years
	  	20 Weeks
	 11 Years
	  	22 Weeks
	 12 Years
	  	24 Weeks
	 13 Years
	  	26 Weeks
	 14 Years
	  	28 Weeks
	 15 Years
	  	30 Weeks
	 16 Years
	  	32 Weeks
	 17 Years
	  	34 Weeks
	 18 Years
	  	36 Weeks
	 19 Years
	  	38 Weeks
	 20 Years
	  	40 Weeks
	 21 Years
	  	42 Weeks
	 22 Years
	  	44 Weeks
	 23 Years
	  	46 Weeks
	 24 Years
	  	48 Weeks
	 25 Years
	  	50 Weeks
	 26 Years
	  	52 Weeks

 Only the Personnel Committee may
make exceptions to the severance pay schedule.