Protective Life Corporation (NYSE:PL) will announce fourth quarter 2011 results on Thursday, February 9, 2012.

The company will hold a conference call for management to discuss fourth quarter and full year results on Friday, February 10, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern. Those interested in listening to the live webcast of the conference call may access it through Protective's website. Listeners should log on to www.protective.com approximately fifteen minutes prior to the call to register, download, and install the audio software required to listen to the webcast.

A recording of the call will be available from 12:00 p.m. Eastern February 10 until midnight February 23. The recording may be accessed by dialing 1-888-286-8010 (international callers 1-617-801-6888) and entering the following passcode: 75152178. The replay will also be available via online webcast at www.protective.com until midnight February 23.

Supplemental financial information will be available at release time on the Company's website at www.protective.com.

About Protective Life Corporation

Protective Life Corporation provides financial services through the production, distribution and administration of insurance and investment products throughout the United States. It has annual revenues of approximately $3.1 billion and as of December 31, 2010 had assets of approximately $47.6 billion.

Protective Life Corporation
Eva Robertson, 205-268-3912
Vice President, Investor Relations