Torchmark Corporation Declares Dividend And Announces Election Of 2 New Board Members

MCKINNEY, Texas, March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Torchmark Corporation (NYSE : TMK)
announced that its Board of Directors has raised the quarterly dividend to $.17 per
share on all of the outstanding common stock of the Company held of record as of the
close of business of the Company's transfer agent on April 5, 2013. The dividend will
be paid on May 1, 2013.

Torchmark also announced that Marilyn A. Alexander, Principal of the consulting firm of
Alexander and Friedman, LLC, and Wesley D. Protheroe, retired Chief Executive Officer of
Gerber Life Insurance Company, were elected to its Board of Directors on February 27,
2013.

Ms. Alexander, a Certified Public Accountant, holds an undergraduate degree from
Georgetown University and a M.B.A. from the Wharton Graduate School, University of
Pennsylvania. She has more than 32 years of experience in finance, marketing and
strategic planning at top corporations including Disneyland Resort where she was Senior
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Walt Disney World Resort, Marriott
Corporation and Towers Perrin as well as in her own consultancy practice.

Mr. Protheroe holds an undergraduate degree from Wesleyan University and a M.B.A. from
Columbia University. He was named "Direct Marketer of the Year" in 2007 by the Direct
Marketing Association, and brings extensive experience in brand positioning and
development, marketing strategy, direct marketing and product innovation to the Board
from a 34 year career at companies including Procter & Gamble, Sara Lee, Pizza Hut,
Great American Insurance Personal Lines Division and Gerber Life, a subsidiary of
Nestle, SA.

Torchmark Corporation is a holding company specializing in life and supplemental health
insurance for "middle income" Americans marketed through multiple distribution channels
including direct response, and exclusive and independent agencies. Torchmark has
several nationally recognized insurance subsidiaries. Globe Life And Accident is a
direct-response provider of life insurance known for its administrative efficiencies.
American Income Life provides individual life insurance to working families. Liberty
National Life is one of the oldest traditional life insurers in the Southeast. United
American is a consumer-oriented provider of supplemental life and health insurance.
Family Heritage Life provides individual supplemental health insurance.

Torchmark Corporation

CONTACT: Mike Majors, Vice President, Investor Relations, +1-972-569-3627,
fax, +1-972-569-3282, tmkir@torchmarkcorp.com

Web site: http://www.torchmarkcorp.com/

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