Torchmark Corporation Raises Dividend

MCKINNEY, Texas, August 12, 2010 - Torchmark Corporation (NYSE: TMK) announced that its Board of Directors
has raised the quarterly dividend to US$.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 October 2, 2010. The dividend
will be paid on November 1, 2010.

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.

Website: www.torchmarkcorp.com

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