Torchmark Corporation Announces First Quarter 2009 Earnings Release and Conference Call

MCKINNEY, Texas - Torchmark Corporation (NYSE: TMK) will release First Quarter 2009 earnings after the market closes on Wednesday, April 22, 2009. In conjunction with Torchmark’s First Quarter 2009 Earnings Release, you are invited to listen to a conference call that will be broadcast live over the Internet on Thursday, April 23, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern. At that time a copy of the Company’s Q1-2009 earnings press release and any other financial and statistical information about the quarter will be available on the Company’s website at www.torchmarkcorp.com on the Investor Relations page.

First Quarter Conference Call Thursday, April 23, 2009 11:00 a.m. (Eastern) Listen live and as a replay at www.torchmarkcorp.com on the Investor Relations page under “Conference Calls” or Call-In Number: +1-913-312-1500 (Pass Code: Torchmark)

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 labor union members. Liberty National Life, one of the oldest traditional life insurers in the Southeast, is the largest life insurer in its home state of Alabama. United American is a consumer-oriented provider of supplemental health insurance.

Source: Torchmark Corporation

Mike Majors of Torchmark Corporation, +1-972-569-3627, or fax, +1-972-569-3282, tmkir at torchmarkcorp.com