NOTE 28 PERSONNEL SALARIES EXPENSES
Personnel salary expenses for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |||||
| MCh$ | MCh$ | MCh$ | |||||
| Personnel remunerations | (174,029 | ) | (148,073 | ) | (54,129 | ) | |
| Bonus and gratifications/awards | (68,946 | ) | (53,669 | ) | (22,660 | ) | |
| Severances indemnities | (18,803 | ) | (32,704 | ) | (3,458 | ) | |
| Training expenses | (734 | ) | (1,050 | ) | (543 | ) | |
| Life and health insurance | (3,487 | ) | (1,576 | ) | (391 | ) | |
| Other personnel expenses | (15,324 | ) | (8,593 | ) | (5,530 | ) | |
| Total | (281,323 | ) | (245,665 | ) | (86,711 | ) |