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Exhibit 10.4

RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN

As Amended and Restated Effective January 1, 2009

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	 	 	 	 	 
	Section	 	Title	 	Page No.
	ARTICLE 1	 	NAME
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	ARTICLE 2	 	PURPOSE
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	ARTICLE 3	 	DEFINITIONS
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	ARTICLE 4	 	OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN
	 	4
	 	 	 
	 	 
	ARTICLE 5	 	ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION
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	ARTICLE 6	 	RETIREMENT BENEFITS
	 	5
	 	 	 
	 	 
	ARTICLE 7	 	DEATH BENEFITS
	 	6
	 	 	 
	 	 
	ARTICLE 8	 	VESTING
	 	6
	 	 	 
	 	 
	ARTICLE 9	 	FUNDING
	 	7
	 	 	 
	 	 
	ARTICLE 10	 	REGULATIONS GOVERNING DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS
	 	7
	 	 	 
	 	 
	ARTICLE 11	 	AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
	 	9
	 	 	 
	 	 
	ARTICLE 12	 	GENERAL PROVISIONS
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RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN

Article 1

Name

The nonqualified plan set forth herein shall be known as the Reliance Standard Life Insurance
Company Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan.

Article 2

Purpose

The Company recognizes that the Internal Revenue Service limitations on compensation that may be
taken into account for purposes of determining retirement benefits under a retirement plan
qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code may prevent some key employees from realizing sufficient
benefits from qualified retirement plans. The purpose of the Supplemental Executive Retirement
Plan is to acknowledge and reward certain key employees of the Company for their efforts on behalf
of the Company by providing additional postemployment income to such key employees in order to
facilitate their attaining adequate levels of retirement income. The Plan was originally effective
January 1, 1994, and is hereby amended and restated effective January 1, 2009.

The Plan is intended to constitute a nonqualified deferred retirement plan which, in accordance
with Sections 201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1) of ERISA is “unfunded and maintained by an employer
primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation for a select group of management or
highly compensated employees.”

Article 3

Definitions

For purposes of the Plan, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings unless
a different meaning is plainly required by the context. Wherever used, the masculine pronoun shall
include the feminine pronoun and the feminine pronoun shall include the masculine and the singular
shall include the plural and the plural shall include the singular.

     3.1 “Actuarial Equivalent” shall mean a benefit of equivalent value determined in accordance
with the 1984 Unisex Pension Mortality Table with a three-year setback in age for Participants and
no set-back for beneficiaries, and an interest rate of 7 1/2%.

     3.2 “Affiliated Company” shall mean any entity with whom the Company would be considered a
single employer under Code Section 414(b) or 414(c) provided that in applying Code Section
1563(a)(1), (2) and (3) for purposes of determining a controlled group of
corporations under Code Section 414(b), the language “at least 50 percent” is used instead of
“at

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least 80 percent” each place it appears in Code Section 1563(a)(1), (2) and (3), and in
applying Regulation 1.414(c)-2 for purposes of determining trades or businesses (whether or not
incorporated) that are under common control for purposes of Code Section 414(c), “at least 50
percent” is used instead of “at least 80 percent” each place it appears in Regulation 1.414(c)-2.

     3.3 “Anniversary Date” shall mean each January 1 after the Effective Date.

     3.4 “Beneficiary” shall mean the person or persons designated in accordance with the Qualified
Pension Plan to receive any benefits under the Qualified Pension Plan in the event of a
Participant’s death.

     3.5 “Benefit” shall mean the benefit to which a Participant or Beneficiary is entitled in
accordance with Article 6.

     3.6 “Board of Directors” shall mean members of the Board of Directors of the Company.

     3.7 “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

     3.8 “Committee” shall mean the person or persons appointed by the Board of Directors of the
Company to administer the Plan.

     3.9 “Company” shall mean Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company.

     3.10 “Compensation” means the sum of (a) and (b):

               (a) The entire amount of all salaries, wages, overtime pay, commissions, bonuses and similar
payments for services rendered to the Company as reported on Form W-2, or on any similar form which
may be adopted for federal income tax purposes for the calendar year ending on or within the
Company’s fiscal year, plus the dollar value of any bonus paid in the form of options in lieu of
cash, but excluding any severance pay, tuition, auto expense, or moving expense reimbursements or
allowances, and further excluding any imputed taxable income resulting from Company-provided group
life insurance coverage which is included as taxable income on Form W-2 and any amounts contributed
by the Company under this Plan or under any other employee benefit plan of the Company.

               (b) Amounts subject to salary reduction under the plans maintained by the Company pursuant to
Code Sections 125 and 401(k) and amounts subject to reduction under the Reliance Standard Life
Insurance Company Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan.

     Such pay shall be limited by the Theoretical Compensation Limit.

     3.11 “Deferred Retirement Date” shall mean the first day of any month coincident with or next
following the date the Participant terminates his employment with the Company subsequent to his
Normal Retirement Date.

     3.12 “Early Retirement Date” shall mean the first day of any month coincident with or next
following the date on which a Participant attains age 55, provided he has completed 10 Years of
Service as of such date.

     3.13 “Effective Date” shall mean January 1, 2009.

     3.14 “Employee” shall mean a person who is employed by the Company and falls under the usual
common law rules applicable in determining the employer-employee relationship.

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     3.15 “ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

     3.16 “Key Employee” shall mean an Employee who earns Compensation in excess of the limitation
of Section 401(a)(17) of the Code.

     3.17 “Normal Retirement Age” shall mean the Participant’s 65th birthday.

     3.18 “Normal Retirement Date” shall mean the first day of the month coincident with or next
following the date the Participant attains his Normal Retirement Age.

     3.19 “Participant” shall mean any Key Employee who is participating in the Plan in accordance
with the provisions set forth herein.

     3.20 “Participating Employer” shall mean

               (a) the Company, Delphi Capital Management, Inc., First Reliance Standard Life Insurance
Company, and any Affiliated Company which shall adopt the Plan for their Employees with the
approval of the Board of Directors of the Company; and

               (b) any successor to the business entity described in Subsection (a) as a result of a
statutory merger, purchase of assets or any other form of reorganization of the business of the
business entity described in Subsection (a).

     3.21 “Plan” shall mean the Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company Supplemental Executive
Retirement Plan as it may be amended from time to time.

     3.22 “Plan Year” shall mean a period of 12 consecutive months beginning on the Effective Date
and each Anniversary Date thereafter.

     3.23 “Qualified Pension Plan” shall mean the Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company Pension
Plan as it may be amended from time to time.

     3.24 “Qualified Pension Retirement Benefit” shall mean the normal form of retirement income to
which a Participant is entitled under the Qualified Pension Plan at the time such retirement income
is payable.

     3.25 “Spouse” means the husband or wife of the Participant.

     3.26 “Theoretical Compensation Limit (TCL)” shall mean, for calendar years prior to 1994, the
compensation limit under Code Section 401(a)(17). For any calendar year after 1994, the TCL shall
be the TCL from the previous year increased by a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). The COLA
applied to the previous TCL shall be the same as the COLA applied to the compensation limit from
the previous year under Code Section 401(a)(17). For 1994, the TCL shall be determined by applying
the 1994 COLA under Code Section 415(d) to the 1993 compensation limit of $235,840.

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Article 4

Operation and Administration of the Plan

     4.1 Organization of the Committee

               (a) The Board of Directors of the Company shall appoint the members of a Committee to
administer the Plan. Upon acceptance of such appointment, each member of the Committee shall serve
at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. Any member may resign by delivering his written
resignation to the Board of Directors and to the Committee. Vacancies in the Committee arising
from resignation, death, or removal shall be filled by the Board of Directors.

               (b) The Committee shall act by a majority of its members unless unanimous consent is required
by the Plan or by unanimous approval of its members if there are two or less members in office at
the time. In the event of a Committee deadlock, the Committee shall determine the method for
resolving such deadlock. No Committee member shall act upon any question pertaining solely to
himself, and the other member or members shall make any determination required by the Plan in
respect to such member.

               (c) The Committee may, by unanimous consent, delegate specific authority and responsibilities
to one or more of its members. The member or members so designated shall use reasonable care and
act in a fiduciary capacity.

     4.2 Authority and Responsibility. The Committee shall have full authority and
responsibility to formally adopt the final version of the Plan and any amendments thereto which
have been prepared in accordance with specifications previously approved by the Board of Directors
and to interpret and construe the Plan and determine all questions of the status and rights of the
Participants and the amounts of their contributions. Its interpretation, construction or
determination, as the case may be, shall be final and conclusive on both the Company and the
Participants and their respective successors, assigns, personal representatives and Beneficiaries.
Such authority and responsibility shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following:

               (a) appointment of qualified accountants, consultants, administrators, counsel, appraisers, or
other persons it deems necessary or advisable, who shall serve the Committee as advisors only and
shall not exercise any discretionary authority, responsibility or control with respect to the
management or administration of the Plan;

               (b) determination of all Benefits, and resolution of all questions arising from the
administration, interpretation and application of the Plan;

               (c) adoption of forms and regulations for the administration of the Plan;

               (d) remedy of all inequity resulting from incorrect information received or communicated, or
of administrative error; and

               (e) settlement or compromise of any claims or debts arising from the operation of the Plan and
the commencement of any legal actions or administrative proceeding.

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     4.3 Records and Reports. The Committee shall keep a record of its proceedings and
acts and shall keep books of account, records and other data necessary for the proper
administration of the Plan.

     4.4 Required Information. The Company, Participants or Beneficiaries entitled to
Benefits shall furnish forms and any information or evidence as reasonably requested by the
Committee for the proper administration of the Plan. Failure on the part of any Participant or
Beneficiary to comply with such request within a reasonable period of time shall be sufficient
grounds for delay in the payment of Benefits until the information or evidence requested is
received.

     4.5 Payment of Expenses of Plan. The expenses of the Committee in connection with the
administration of the Plan shall be the responsibility of the Company.

     4.6 Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify and hold the members of the
Committee harmless against liability incurred in the administration of the Plan, except for the
gross negligence or willful misconduct of any member.

Article 5

Eligibility for Participation

     5.1 Each Key Employee who is a Participant in the Plan as of the Effective Date shall continue
to be a Participant in the Plan as of the Effective Date. The eligibility under the Plan of an
Employee who terminated employment prior to the Effective Date shall be as determined under the
terms of the Plan as in effect during his or her employment.

     5.2 Each other Key Employee who is not eligible to participate in the Delphi Capital
Management, Inc. Pension Plan for Robert Rosenkranz will be eligible to participate in the Plan as
of the Anniversary Date following the attainment of his status as a Key Employee.

     5.3 The Committee shall, through the adoption of a set of rules and regulations, provide for
methods used in advising a Key Employee of his eligibility in the Plan.

Article 6

Retirement Benefits

     6.1 Normal or Deferred Retirement. The benefit of a Participant who retires on or
after his Normal Retirement Age shall be a monthly lifetime income, commencing on the first
day of the month coincident with or next following such Participant’s date of retirement, in
an amount equal to the amount set forth in Subsection (a) below, reduced by the amount set forth in
Subsection (b) below:

               (a) the amount of the Participant’s benefit, payable in the form of a straight life annuity,
that would be provided under the Qualified Pension Plan if the definition of Final Average Earnings
under the Qualified Pension Plan recognized Compensation, as defined under this Plan.

               (b) the Participant’s Qualified Pension Retirement Benefit.

     6.2 Early Retirement. A Participant who retires on his Early Retirement Date or on
any date thereafter prior to his Normal Retirement Date shall be entitled to a monthly benefit
commencing on the first day of the month coincident with or next following such Participant’s

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date
of retirement, in an amount determined in accordance with Section 6.1, calculated under the terms
of the Qualified Pension Plan as of such date of retirement, reduced by 1/180 for each of the first
60 months, and 1/360 for each of the next 60 months that benefits commence prior to his Normal
Retirement Date.

     6.3 Termination Prior to Early Retirement. A Participant who terminates employment
prior to his Early Retirement Date but who has earned the right to a vested benefit under the
Qualified Pension Plan shall be entitled to a monthly benefit commencing on the first day of the
month coincident with or next following the Participant’s Early or Normal Retirement Date, in an
amount determined in accordance with Sections 6.1 and 6.2, calculated under the terms of the
Qualified Pension Plan as of such date of termination.

Article 7

Death Benefits

     7.1 Death Prior to Retirement. No death benefits shall be payable under this Plan
except as provided by this Article 7.

     7.2 Spouse’s Benefit. If a Participant with a vested accrued benefit dies before
payment of his benefit has commenced, his Spouse shall be entitled to receive monthly payments as
hereafter provided. In each case, the benefit amount shall be derived from the formula under
Section 6.1 at date of death, reduced as appropriate to reflect early commencement in the manner
provided in Section 6.2, and converted to a joint and 50% survivor annuity.

               (a) Death after age 55: Payments to the surviving Spouse shall be 50% of the amount the
Participant would have received under the Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity had he elected a
joint and 50% survivor annuity with his Spouse as survivor annuitant and had retired on the day
before his death and elected to have benefits commence immediately.

               (b) Death before age 55: Payments to the surviving Spouse shall be determined as if the
Participant had (i) separated from service on the date of his death, (ii) survived to age 55, (iii)
retired with an immediate joint and 50% survivor annuity at age 55, and (iv) died on the day after
the day on which he would have attained his 55th birthday.

               (c) The benefits payable pursuant to this Section 7.2 shall cease with the payment for the
month in which the Participant’s Spouse dies.

     7.3 Post-Retirement Death Benefit. If a Participant dies after payment of benefits
begins, a death benefit shall be payable only if the method of payment he selected expressly
provides for a survivor or other benefit payable upon his death.

Article 8

Vesting

     8.1 Upon Early, Normal, or Deferred Retirement. A Participant who retires on or after
his Early, Normal, or Deferred Retirement Date shall be entitled to receive his Benefit as of such
date.

     8.2 Upon Other Termination of Employment. A Participant whose employment is
terminated prior to his Early or Normal Retirement Date or death and before he has earned a vested
benefit under the Qualified Pension Plan shall not be entitled to any benefits under this

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Plan. A Participant whose employment is terminated prior to his Early or Normal Retirement Date
but who has earned the right to a vested benefit under the Qualified Pension Plan shall be entitled
to receive his Benefit as of his Early or Normal Retirement Date.

Article 9

Funding

     9.1 All Benefits under the Plan are intended to be in the form of an unfunded obligation of
the Company.

     9.2 Nothing contained herein shall create an obligation on the part of the Company to set
aside or earmark any monies or other assets specifically for payments under the Plan. At no time
shall a Participant or the Participant’s Beneficiary have any right, title or interest in or to any
specific fund or assets of the Company. As to any claim for Benefits under the Plan, the
Participant or the Participant’s Beneficiary shall be a creditor of the Company in the same manner
as any other creditor having a general claim for unpaid compensation.

     9.3 Subject to Sections 9.1 and 9.2, the Board of Directors shall establish a trust (known as
a “rabbi trust”) for the purpose of accumulating funds to satisfy the obligations incurred by the
Company under the Plan.

Article 10

Regulations Governing Distribution of Benefits

     10.1 Form of Distributions. A Participant’s vested Benefit in this Plan shall be paid
at the time set forth in Article 6. Such distribution will be made in the form of a single life
annuity, unless prior to commencement of the annuity, the Participant elects to change the form of
annuity to one of the following:

          (a) Joint and Survivor Annuity: Reduced monthly payments for the life of the Participant with
50% or 100% of such reduced amount continued to his Beneficiary for life; or

          (b) Life Annuity with 120 Month Term Certain Feature: Reduced monthly payments for life with
the provision that if the Participant dies before 120 monthly installments of such benefit are paid
to him, monthly installments shall continue to the Participant’s Beneficiary until the total number
of such monthly installments paid to both the Participant and his Beneficiary shall equal 120.

     The amount of retirement income payable to a Participant under any form other than a single
life annuity shall be the Actuarial Equivalent of his Benefit under the Plan paid in the form of a
single life annuity.

     Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, no Benefit shall be paid to any
Participant who is a “specified employee” (as defined in Code Section 409A(2)(B)(i)) of the Company
or any of its Affiliated Companies before the first day of the seventh month after the date the
Participant ceases to be an Employee of the Company or any of its Affiliated Companies, and in that
case all amounts otherwise payable on or before the first day of such seventh month shall be paid
on that date in a lump sum, without interest. If a Participant dies

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during the period his Benefit is delayed pursuant to the preceding sentence, any delayed
amount shall be paid on that date to the Participant’s Beneficiary in a lump sum, without interest.

     10.2 Claims Procedure for Benefits

               (a) In the event that a benefit hereunder is wholly or partially denied to any Participant or
Beneficiary (hereinafter “Claimant”), the following procedures shall be applicable:

                    (i) The Committee shall give written notice of the denial of benefit to the Claimant, setting
forth (A) the specific reason for the denial, (B) specific reference to pertinent Plan provisions
on which the denial is based, (C) a description of any additional material or information necessary
for the Claimant to perfect the claim and an explanation of why such material or information is
necessary, and (D) the procedure by which the Claimant may appeal the denial of his claim
(including the time limits applicable to such procedures and a statement of the Claimant’s rights
to bring a civil action under section 502(a) of ERISA, following an adverse benefit determination
on review).

                    (ii) Any Claimant shall have the right to request a review of the Committee’s determination.
Such request for review must be made in writing and must be filed with the Committee within 60 days
of the sending of the Committee’s notice of denial. In connection with any such review, the
Claimant or his duly authorized representative shall be provided, upon request and free of charge,
reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records and other information relevant to the
claim for benefits and shall have the opportunity to submit issues and comments in writing to the
Committee. Within 60 days after receipt of the written appeal (unless an extension of time is
agreed to by the parties, but in no event more than 120 days after such receipt), the Committee
shall notify the Claimant of this final decision. Such final decision shall be in writing and shall
include (A) the reasons for the decision, (B) specific references to the pertinent Plan provisions
on which the decision is based, (C) a description of the Claimant’s right to, upon request and free
of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records and other information
relevant to the claim for benefits; (D) a description of any voluntary appeals procedure offered by
the Plan, and (E) a statement of the Claimant’s right to bring a civil action under section 502(a)
of ERISA.

     10.3 Substitute Payee. If a Participant or Beneficiary entitled to receive any
Benefits hereunder is in his minority, or is, in the judgment of the Committee, legally,
physically, or mentally incapable of personally receiving and receipting any distribution, the
Committee may make distributions to a legally appointed guardian or to such other person or
institution as, in the judgment of the Committee, is then maintaining or has custody of the
Participant or Beneficiary.

     10.4 Satisfaction of Liability. After all Benefits have been distributed in full to a
Participant or to his Beneficiary, all liability to such Participant or to his Beneficiary shall
cease.

     10.5 Nonassignability. No Benefit under the Plan shall be subject in any manner to
anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance or charge, and any such
action shall be void for all purposes of the Plan. No Benefit shall in any manner be subject to
the debts, contracts, liabilities, engagements or torts of any person, nor shall it be subject to
attachments or other legal process for or against any person, except to such extent as may be
required by law.

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Article 11

Amendment and Termination

     11.1 Amendment and Termination. The Employer shall have the right at any time to
unilaterally amend, modify or terminate the Plan, subject to the limitations of this Section. Any
amendment or modification to the Plan shall be adopted by formal action of the Company’s board of
directors (except as provided in the following sentence) and executed by an officer authorized to
act on behalf of the Company. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any such amendment that is
for the purpose of curing any ambiguity, correcting or supplementing any provision in the Plan, or
making a change that is necessary or appropriate for purposes of compliance with any federal or
applicable state law, rule, regulation or any opinion, directive or order of any federal or
relevant state governmental authority may be adopted by formal action of the Company’s Pension and
Retirement Savings Committee, or any successor to such committee performing similar functions.

     11.2 Participant’s Rights. Notwithstanding the foregoing Subsection 11.1, if the
Company amends, modifies or terminates the Plan, any benefits accrued by the Participant under the
Plan before the effective date of the applicable amendment, modification or termination may not be
reduced by such amendment, modification or termination.

Article 12

General Provisions

     12.1 Limitation of Rights. Neither the establishment of the Plan nor any modification
thereof, nor the creation of an account, nor the payment of any Benefits shall be construed as
giving any Participant, Beneficiary, or any other person whomsoever, any legal or equitable right
against the Company or the Committee unless such right shall be specifically provided for in the
Plan or conferred by affirmative action of the Committee in accordance with the terms and
provisions of the Plan; or as giving any Participant the right to be retained in the service of the
Company, and all Participants and other employees shall remain subject to discharge to the same
extent as if the Plan had never been adopted.

     12.2 Construction of Agreement. The Plan shall be construed according to the laws of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and all provisions hereof shall be administered according to, and
its validity shall be determined under, the laws of Pennsylvania except where preempted by federal
law.

     12.3 Severability. Should any provision of the Plan or any regulations adopted
thereunder be deemed or held to be unlawful or invalid for any reason, such fact shall not
adversely affect the other provisions or regulations unless such invalidity shall render impossible
or impractical the functioning of the Plan and, in such case, the appropriate parties shall
immediately adopt a new provision or regulation to take the place of the one held illegal or
invalid.

     12.4 Titles and Headings. The titles and headings of the Articles in this instrument
are for convenience of reference only and, in the event of any conflict, the text rather than such
titles or headings shall control.

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     12.5 Binding Upon Successors. The liabilities under the Plan shall be binding upon
any successor or assign of the Company and any purchaser of the Company or substantially all of the
assets of the Company.

     12.6 Compliance with Law. The Plan is intended to comply with the applicable
requirements of Code Section 409A and its corresponding regulations and related guidance, and shall
be administered in accordance with Code Section 409A. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to
the contrary, distributions from the Plan may only be made in a manner and upon an event permitted
by Code Section 409A, and all payments to be made upon a termination of employment under this Plan
may only be made upon a “separation from service” within the meaning of such term under Code
Section 409A. To the extent that any provision of the Plan would cause a conflict with the
requirements of Code Section 409A, or would cause the administration of the Plan to fail to satisfy
the requirements of Code Section 409A, such provision shall be deemed null and void to the extent
permitted by applicable law. In no event may a Participant, directly or indirectly, designate the
calendar year of payment.

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     TO RECORD the adoption of the Plan as amended and restated herein, the Company has caused its
authorized officer to affix its corporate name and seal hereto this 14th day of August, 2008.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE

INSURANCE COMPANY	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Attest:
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	     /S/ CHARLES T. DENARO
 

Secretary

	 	 	 	     /S/ LAWRENCE E. DAURELLE
 

Authorized Officer
	 	(Seal) 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS:
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	DELPHI CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	     /S/ CHAD W. COULTER
 

Authorized Officer

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	FIRST RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	     /S/ THOMAS W. BURGHART
 

Authorized Officer

	 	 	 	 	 	 

11exv10w5

Exhibit 10.5

RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

AS AMENDED AND RESTATED EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2009

Preamble

Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company (the “Company”) hereby adopts the Nonqualified Deferred
Compensation Plan (the “Plan”), as amended and restated effective January 1, 2009. The purpose of
the Plan is to provide a select group of highly-compensated employees of the Company and its
participating Affiliated Companies with the opportunity to defer compensation.

The select group of highly-compensated employees who will be eligible for the Plan and are
currently eligible to participate in the Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company Retirement
Savings Plan (the “Retirement Savings Plan”) have a limit imposed on the amount of contributions
they can make to the Retirement Savings Plan. The Plan will allow these highly-compensated
employees to participate in this Plan.

For those employees who are eligible to participate in the Retirement Savings Plan, the Plan will
allow them to be credited with the same level of Company matching contributions they would have
received had certain restrictions not been imposed on contributions to the Retirement Savings Plan.

Definitions

The terms used in this Plan shall have the meanings set forth below:

	 	1.	 	Account shall mean the bookkeeping account described in Section 4 of this Plan
for a NQDC Plan Participant.
	 
	 	2.	 	Affiliated Company shall mean any entity with whom the Company would be
considered a single employer under Code Section 414(b) or 414(c) provided that in applying
Code Section 1563(a)(1), (2) and (3) for purposes of determining a controlled group of
corporations under Code Section 414(b), the language “at least 50 percent” is used instead
of “at least 80 percent” each place it appears in Code Section 1563(a)(1), (2) and (3), and
in applying Regulation 1.414(c)-2 for purposes of determining trades or businesses (whether
or not incorporated) that are under common control for purposes of Code Section 414(c), “at
least 50 percent” is used instead of “at least 80 percent” each place it appears in
Regulation 1.414(c)-2.
	 
	 	3.	 	Annual Compensation shall mean annual salary, bonuses and commissions, but
excludes severance pay, tuition, auto expense or moving expense
reimbursements or allowances and any group-term life insurance included on the

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	 	 	 	NQDC Plan Participant’s W-2.
	 
	 	4.	 	Code shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended from time to time.

	 
	 	5.	 	Committee shall mean the person or persons appointed by the Board of Directors
of the Company to administer the Plan.
	 
	 	6.	 	Company shall mean Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company.
	 
	 	7.	 	Eligible Employee shall mean, for any calendar year, an employee of a
Participating Employer who is eligible to participate in the Plan, as described in Section
1 of this Plan.
	 
	 	8.	 	ERISA shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended.
	 
	 	9.	 	Nonqualified Deferred Annual Compensation shall mean Annual Compensation
deferred by the NQDC Plan Participant to his/her Account under Section 2 of this Plan.
	 
	 	10.	 	NQDC Plan Participant shall mean an Eligible Employee who has elected to defer
his/her Annual Compensation pursuant to Section 2 of the Plan.
	 
	 	11.	 	Participating Employer shall mean

          (a) the Company, Delphi Capital Management, Inc., First Reliance Standard Life
Insurance Company, and any Affiliated Company which shall adopt the Plan for their
employees with the approval of the Board of Directors of the Company; and

          (b) any successor to the business entity described in subsection (a) as a result of a
statutory merger, purchase of assets or any other form of reorganization of the business
of the business entity described in subsection (a).

	 	12.	 	Plan shall mean this Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company Nonqualified
Deferred Compensation Plan as set forth herein and as may be amended from time to time.
	 
	 	13.	 	Plan Matching Amounts shall mean matching amounts credited to a NQDC Plan
Participant’s Account pursuant to Section 3 of this Plan.
	 
	 	14.	 	Retirement Savings Plan shall mean the Reliance Standard Life Insurance
Company Retirement Savings Plan.
	 
	 	15.	 	Retirement Savings Plan Elective Contributions shall mean Basic contributions

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	 	 	 	made by an employee to the Retirement Savings Plan.
	 
	 	16.	 	Retirement Savings Plan Matching Contributions shall
mean Company contributions
made with respect to an employee pursuant to the Retirement Savings Plan.
	 
	 	17.	 	Retirement Savings Plan Participant shall mean an employee of the Company or an
Affiliated Company who is considered a Retirement Savings Plan Participant pursuant to the
terms of the Retirement Savings Plan.

Section 1 — Eligibility

An employee of a Participating Employer will become eligible to participate in the Plan on January
1 of the calendar year with respect to which he/she is first designated as a highly-compensated
employee, as defined in Code Section 414(q) and the regulations thereunder and in accordance with
any “top-paid” group election made by the Company for such calendar year under qualified plans
sponsored by the Company.

Section 2 — Nonqualified Deferred Annual Compensation Elections

Each Eligible Employee shall be eligible to defer from 1% to 10% of his/her Annual Compensation
which would otherwise be payable to him/her for services to be rendered in the following calendar
year. Such employee must elect to defer prior to the beginning of the calendar year of such
deferral, except as otherwise provided below for a “newly eligible” employee.

In the case of the first calendar year in which an employee becomes eligible to participate, such
“newly eligible” employee must make such deferral election within 30 days after his/her initial
January 1 eligibility date, with respect to Annual Compensation paid for services performed after
the election. Where an employee has ceased being eligible to participate (other than the accrual
of earnings) for a period of at least 24 months, and subsequently becomes eligible to participate
in the Plan again, the employee shall be considered a “newly eligible” employee and shall be
eligible to make a deferral election within 30 days after January 1 on which he/she subsequently
becomes eligible to participate in the Plan again after such 24 month period of ineligibility.

Each NQDC Plan Participant shall file with the Company, at the time of his/her initial deferral
election, an irrevocable election regarding the timing and form of distribution for all amounts in
his/her Account under the Plan.

Section 3 — Plan Matching Amounts

In the
event that a Retirement Savings Plan Participant has elected
Nonqualified Deferred

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Annual
Compensation with respect to a calendar year, the Company shall determine a Plan Matching Amount
under this Plan for such employee. The Plan Matching Amount shall be equal to the Retirement
Savings Plan Matching Contribution that would have been credited for such year to the NQDC Plan
Participant had the NQDC Plan Participant also contributed the Nonqualified Deferred Annual
Compensation to the Retirement Savings Plan, less the actual amount of Retirement Savings Plan
Matching Contribution credited to such Retirement Savings Plan Participant for such year. For this
purpose the annual compensation limit under Code Section 401(a)(17) does not apply.
Notwithstanding the above, the maximum amount of Plan Matching Amounts that may be made with
respect to a NQDC Plan Participant for a calendar year will not exceed 50% of the lesser of (i) 4%
of his/her Annual Compensation, or (ii) the annual limit on pre-tax contributions under Code
Section 402(g), less the actual Retirement Savings Plan Matching Contribution credited to
such Retirement Savings Plan Participant for such year.

Section 4 — Plan Accounting

Nonqualified Deferred Annual Compensation and Plan Matching Amounts will not be considered current
income to the employee for federal income tax purposes and shall remain the property of the
Company. No NQDC Plan Participant shall acquire any property interest in such amount or other
assets of the Company, his/her right being limited to receiving from the Company deferred payments
as set forth in this Plan. To the extent that any NQDC Plan Participant acquires a right to
receive benefits under this Plan, such right shall be no greater that the right of any unsecured
general creditor. No such right shall be assignable by a NQDC Plan Participant except that
payments may be made to his/her beneficiary or his/her estate under the terms of Section 5.

A Rabbi Trust has been established in connection with the Plan. SEI Private Trust Company will
serve as the trustee of the Rabbi Trust. The assets in the Rabbi Trust can only be used to pay
benefits under the Plan or to pay claims of general creditors.

The Company shall establish separate bookkeeping Accounts to record all Nonqualified Deferred
Annual Compensation, Plan Matching Amounts, and earnings or losses thereon for each NQDC Plan
Participant. Nonqualified Deferred Annual Compensation, Plan Matching Amounts, and earnings or
losses thereon shall be credited to such Accounts.

Section 5 — Distribution of Nonqualified Deferred Annual Compensation, Plan
Matching Amounts, and Earnings or Losses Thereon

	 	(a)	 	Termination of Employment. At the time of his/her initial deferral election
as provided in Section 2 of this Plan, each NQDC Plan Participant shall irrevocably elect
that the total amount in his/her Account shall begin to be paid as of one of the following
dates:

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	 	(i)	 	the date which is 30 days following the end of the calendar quarter
after the date the employee ceases to be an employee of the Company or any of its
Affiliated Companies; or
	 
	 	(ii)	 	the date which is 30 days following the end of the calendar year after
the date the employee ceases to be an employee of the Company or any of its
Affiliated Companies.

	 	 	 	Payment of the Account will be made in one lump sum or in equal annual installments over
a 5-year period, beginning on the date so specified by the employee.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Death. Upon the death of a NQDC Plan Participant or former NQDC Plan
Participant, the balance (or remaining balance, if installments have commenced pursuant to
Section 5(a) of this Plan) of his/her Account shall be payable to his/her beneficiary (or
if none, to his/her estate), in a lump sum, with such payment to be made within 30 days
following the end of the calendar quarter in which the NQDC Plan Participant’s death
occurs.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Specified Employees. Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the
contrary, in the case of a NQDC Plan Participant who is a “specified employee” (as defined
in Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i)) of the Company or any of its Affiliated Companies,
payment of such NQDC Plan Participant’s Account will be made or will commence as of the
first day of the seventh month after the date the NQDC Plan Participant ceases to be an
employee of the Company or any of its Affiliated Companies, other than by reason of death,
and in that case all amounts otherwise payable before the first day of such seventh month
shall be paid on that date in a lump sum to his/her beneficiary (or if none, to his/her
estate).

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Section 6 — Hardship Distributions

Notwithstanding a NQDC Plan Participant’s irrevocable election of a time and form of payment at the
time of his/her initial deferral election pursuant to Section 2 of this Plan, and in accordance
with the provisions of Code Section 409A, a NQDC Plan Participant may make a withdrawal of all or
part of his/her Account prior to such elected distribution date and in the form of a lump sum, but
only in the event the NQDC Plan Participant incurs an unforeseeable emergency and only if the
withdrawal is approved by the Committee. For this purpose, an “unforeseeable emergency” is an
unanticipated emergency caused by an event beyond the control of the NQDC Plan Participant which
would result in a severe financial hardship if early withdrawal were not permitted, and which
cannot be relieved through reimbursement or compensation from insurance or otherwise, by
liquidation of the NQDC Plan Participant’s assets (to the extent the liquidation of such assets
would not cause severe financial hardship), or by cessation of deferrals under the Plan. Any such
distribution shall not exceed the amount reasonably necessary to satisfy the emergency need (which
may include amounts necessary to pay any federal, state, local, or foreign income taxes or
penalties reasonably anticipated to result from the distribution). An “unforeseeable emergency”
shall include severe financial hardship to the NQDC Plan Participant arising out of any of the
following:

	 	(a)	 	An illness or accident of the NQDC Plan Participant or his/her spouse, beneficiary,
or dependent (as defined in Code Section 152, determined without regard to subsections
(b)(1), (b)(2), and (d)(1)(B) thereof);
	 
	 	(b)	 	Loss of the NQDC Plan Participant’s property due to casualty; or
	 
	 	(c)	 	Other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of
events beyond the NQDC Plan Participant’s control.

Requests for early distribution on account of hardship shall be reviewed by the Committee and
payment shall be made only upon the approval by the Committee, in its sole discretion and subject
to the requirements of Code Section 409A.

Section 7 — Plan Administration

The Plan shall be administered by the Committee, which shall have discretionary authority to make,
amend, interpret and enforce all appropriate rules and regulations for the administration of this
Plan and to utilize its discretion to decide or resolve any and all questions, including but not
limited to eligibility for benefits and interpretations of this Plan and its terms, as may arise in
connection with the Plan. Claims for benefits shall be filed with the Committee and resolved in
accordance with the claims procedures in Section 10.

Section 8 — Amendment of the Plan

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The Plan may be amended from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company
(or, to the extent provided in the following sentence, the Company’s Pension and Retirement Savings
Committee), but no such amendment shall have the effect of reducing any benefits payable hereunder
or otherwise affecting the rights of NQDC Plan Participants or their beneficiaries with respect to
the payment of amounts accumulated under the Plan prior to the date of said amendment. The
Company’s Pension and Retirement Savings Committee may by resolution approve any amendment to the
Plan that is for purpose of curing any ambiguity, correcting or supplementing any provision of the
Plan, or making a change that is necessary or appropriate for purposes of compliance with any
federal or applicable state law, rule, regulation or any opinion, directive or order of any federal
or relevant state governmental authority.

Section 9 — Plan Termination

The Plan will continue in effect until terminated by resolution of the Board of Directors of the
Company, but in the event of such termination, the amounts accumulated pursuant to the Plan prior
to termination will continue to be subject to the provisions of the Plan as if the Plan had not
been terminated.

Section 10 — Claims Procedures

In the event that a benefit hereunder is wholly or partially denied to any NQDC Plan Participant or
his/her beneficiary (hereinafter “Claimant”), the following procedures shall be applicable:

	 	(a)	 	The Committee shall give written notice of the denial of benefit to the Claimant,
setting forth (i) the specific reason for the denial, (ii) specific reference to
pertinent Plan provisions on which the denial is based, (iii) a description of any
additional material or information necessary for the Claimant to perfect the claim and an
explanation of why such material or information is necessary, and (iv) the procedure by
which the Claimant may appeal the denial of his claim (including the time limits
applicable to such procedures and a statement of the Claimant’s rights to bring a civil
action under Section 502(a) of ERISA, following an adverse benefit determination on
review).
	 
	 	(b)	 	Any Claimant shall have the right to request a review of the Committee’s
determination. Such request for review must be made in writing and must be filed with the
Committee within 60 days of the sending of the Committee’s notice of denial. In
connection with any such review, the Claimant or his duly authorized representative shall
be provided, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all
documents, records and other information relevant to the claim for benefits and shall
have the opportunity to

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	 	 	 	submit issues and comments in writing to the Committee. Within
60 days after receipt of the written appeal (unless an extension of time is agreed to by
the parties, but in no event more than 120 days after such receipt), the Committee shall
notify the Claimant of this final decision. Such final decision shall be in writing and
shall include (A) the reasons for the decision, (B) specific references to the pertinent
Plan provisions on which the decision is based, (C) a description of the Claimant’s right
to, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents,
records and other information relevant to the claim for benefits; (D) a description of
any voluntary appeals procedure offered by the Plan, and (E) a statement of the
Claimant’s right to bring a civil action under section 502(a) of ERISA.

Section 11 — General Conditions

	 	(a)	 	No Employment Contract. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as
conferring upon any person the right to be employed or continue in the employ of the
Company or the Affiliated Companies.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Withholding. The Company shall have the right to withhold from any payment
made under the Plan any taxes required by law to be withheld in respect of such payment.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Governing Law. To the extent not preempted by ERISA, the laws of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania shall govern the construction and administration of the Plan.
	 
	 	(d)	 	Binding Upon Successors. The liabilities under the Plan shall be binding
upon any successor or assign of the Company and any purchaser of the Company or
substantially all of the assets of the Company.
	 
	 	(e)	 	Compliance with Law. The Plan is intended to comply with the applicable
requirements of Code Section 409A and its corresponding regulations and related guidance,
and shall be administered in accordance with Code Section 409A. Notwithstanding any
provision of the Plan to the contrary, elections to defer Annual Compensation to the Plan
and distributions from the Plan may only be made in a manner and upon an event permitted by Code Section 409A, and all
payments to be made upon a termination of employment under this Plan may only be made
upon a “separation from service” within the meaning of such term under Code Section
409A. To the extent that any provision of the Plan would cause a conflict with the
requirements of Code Section 409A, or would cause the administration of the Plan to fail
to satisfy the requirements of Code Section 409A, such provision shall be deemed null
and void to the extent permitted by applicable law. In no event may a NQDC Plan
Participant, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of payment.

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TO RECORD the adoption of the Plan as amended and restated herein, the Company has caused its
authorized officer to affix its corporate name and seal hereto this 14th day of August, 2008.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE

INSURANCE COMPANY	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Attest:
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	     /S/ CHARLES T. DENARO
 

Secretary

	 	 	 	     /S/ LAWRENCE E. DAURELLE
 

Authorized Officer
	 	(Seal) 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS:
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	DELPHI CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	     /S/ CHAD W. COULTER
 

Authorized Officer

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	FIRST RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	     /S/ THOMAS W. BURGHART
 

Authorized Officer

	 	 	 	 	 	 

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