Torchmark Corporation Declares Dividend

MCKINNEY, Texas, December 6, 2010 - Torchmark Corporation (NYSE: TMK) announced that its Board of Directors
has declared a quarterly dividend of $.16 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 January 6, 2011. The dividend will be paid on
February 1, 2011.

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 is one of the oldest traditional life insurers in the Southeast. United
American is a consumer-oriented provider of supplemental life and health
insurance.

Mike Majors, Vice President, Investor Relations of Torchmark Corporation, Phone, +1-972-569-3627, FAX, +1-972-569-3282, tmkir at torchmarkcorp.com