American Income Life Interviews for 1,000 Additional Sales and Sales Management Openings

November 6, 2009

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Income Life Insurance Company (AIL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Torchmark Corporation (NYSE: TMK) announces Local Job Fair. AIL has experienced continuous expansive growth and is seeking to contract many additional sales and sales management positions. Position compensation is performance-based and includes opportunities for bonuses.

                     What: Job Fair for over 1,000 contracted sales and
                           management openings.

                     Where: Sheraton Suites Columbus, 1201 Hutchinson Avenue,
                            Columbus, Ohio 43235

                     When: November 17, 2009 at 6 p.m.

                     Who: American Income Life

For almost 60 years, AIL's commitment to working families has been respected and appreciated by over 20,000 different groups. AIL and its wholly-owned subsidiary National Income Life (NILICO) boast assets of more than $1.9 billion with more than $29.6 billion of life insurance in force for working families. A.M. Best, one of the country's oldest and most respected insurance ratings companies, rates AIL A+ "Superior" (as of 06/09).

History

    --  Chartered as American Income, a mutual assessment association in Indiana
        in 1924. American Income was charted with $25,000 of borrowed capital.

    --  American Income Life Insurance Company (AIL) was officially founded in
        May of 1951 by philanthropist Bernard Rapoport and the company's
        president Harold Goodman.

About American Income Life

    --  AIL is licensed to operate in 49 states, the District of Columbia,
        Canada and New Zealand and continues growing.
    --  National Income Life Insurance Company (NILICO) is a owned subsidiary of
        American Income Life and is licensed in New York.
    --  AIL/NILICO boasts combined assets of more than $1.9 billion with more
        than $29.6 billion of life insurance in force for working families.
    --  AIL/NILICO received an A+ (Superior) Financial Strength Rating from A.M.
        Best Company (as of 6/09)
    --  AIL/NILICO became a owned subsidiary of the Torchmark Corporation in
        1994.

    --  AIL/NILICO has seen growth of over 30% in the past five years.

Promise to Protect Working Families

American Income Life intends to establish itself as a viable partner in the community by serving and protecting working families.

    --  Agencies are involved in charity, fund-raising events, community
        projects, scholarships and food banks to name a few.
    --  No-Cost Benefits
        1. The Accidental Death and Dismemberment Benefit: issued at no cost to
           the individual
        2. Health Services Discount Program. This program provides members and
           their families with discounts at point of service on vision, hearing,
           prescription drugs and chiropractic therapy. On average, members
           receive discounts up to 30% per prescription and up to 60% on vision
           care, chiropractic therapy and hearing aids. This program is not
           insurance, so members are not required to fill out forms.
        3. Child Safe© Kit. Endorsed by the International Union of Police
           Associations, the American Federation of School Administrators, and
           the American Federation of Teachers, this kit provides parents with
           the tools they need to gather vital information for use by
           authorities, if needed, to search for a missing child.

        4. Family Information Guide. When emergencies occur, families can avoid
           confusion and additional stress by having all of their critical
           information organized in one place. American Income provides a
           document that helps him or her catalog information such as
           beneficiaries, estate data, professional contacts and health records.

SOURCE Torchmark Corporation