Exhibit 24
PROTECTIVE LIFE CORPORATION
2801 Highway 280 South
Birmingham, Alabama 35223
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned officer and/or Director of Protective Life Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), hereby constitutes and appoints John D. Johns, Deborah J. Long and Steve Callaway, and each of them, the true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact of the undersigned with full power and authority in said agents and attorneys-in-fact, and any one or more of them, to sign for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name as an officer and/or Director of the Corporation one or more Registration Statements on Form S-8 of the Corporation (or amendments thereto) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and subsequent registration statements which may be filed under Rule 462(b), and any amendment or amendments to such registration statements (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments), relating to the securities of the Corporation to be offered pursuant to the Corporation’s Long-Term Incentive Plan, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all acts taken by such agents and attorneys-in-fact, or any one or more of them, as herein authorized.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand and seal this 5th day of November, 2012.
| /s/ John D Johns |
| John D. Johns |
| Director, Chairman of the Board, |
| President and Chief Executive |
| Officer |
PROTECTIVE LIFE CORPORATION
2801 Highway 280 South
Birmingham, Alabama 35223
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned officer and/or Director of Protective Life Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), hereby constitutes and appoints John D. Johns, Deborah J. Long and Steve Callaway, and each of them, the true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact of the undersigned with full power and authority in said agents and attorneys-in-fact, and any one or more of them, to sign for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name as an officer and/or Director of the Corporation one or more Registration Statements on Form S-8 of the Corporation (or amendments thereto) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and subsequent registration statements which may be filed under Rule 462(b), and any amendment or amendments to such registration statements (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments), relating to the securities of the Corporation to be offered pursuant to the Corporation’s Long-Term Incentive Plan, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all acts taken by such agents and attorneys-in-fact, or any one or more of them, as herein authorized.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand and seal this 5th day of November, 2012.
| /s/ Richard J. Bielen |
| Richard J. Bielen |
| Vice Chairman and Chief |
| Financial Officer |
PROTECTIVE LIFE CORPORATION
2801 Highway 280 South
Birmingham, Alabama 35223
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned officer and/or Director of Protective Life Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), hereby constitutes and appoints John D. Johns, Deborah J. Long and Steve Callaway, and each of them, the true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact of the undersigned with full power and authority in said agents and attorneys-in-fact, and any one or more of them, to sign for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name as an officer and/or Director of the Corporation one or more Registration Statements on Form S-8 of the Corporation (or amendments thereto) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and subsequent registration statements which may be filed under Rule 462(b), and any amendment or amendments to such registration statements (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments), relating to the securities of the Corporation to be offered pursuant to the Corporation’s Long-Term Incentive Plan, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all acts taken by such agents and attorneys-in-fact, or any one or more of them, as herein authorized.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand and seal this 5th day of November, 2012.
| /s/ Steven G. Walker |
| Steven G. Walker |
| Senior Vice President, Controller |
| and Chief Accounting Officer |
PROTECTIVE LIFE CORPORATION
2801 Highway 280 South
Birmingham, Alabama 35223
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned officer and/or Director of Protective Life Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), hereby constitutes and appoints John D. Johns, Deborah J. Long and Steve Callaway, and each of them, the true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact of the undersigned with full power and authority in said agents and attorneys-in-fact, and any one or more of them, to sign for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name as an officer and/or Director of the Corporation one or more Registration Statements on Form S-8 of the Corporation (or amendments thereto) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and subsequent registration statements which may be filed under Rule 462(b), and any amendment or amendments to such registration statements (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments), relating to the securities of the Corporation to be offered pursuant to the Corporation’s Long-Term Incentive Plan, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all acts taken by such agents and attorneys-in-fact, or any one or more of them, as herein authorized.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand and seal this 5th day of November, 2012.
| /s/ Robert O. Burton |
| Robert O. Burton |
| Director |
PROTECTIVE LIFE CORPORATION
2801 Highway 280 South
Birmingham, Alabama 35223
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned officer and/or Director of Protective Life Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), hereby constitutes and appoints John D. Johns, Deborah J. Long and Steve Callaway, and each of them, the true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact of the undersigned with full power and authority in said agents and attorneys-in-fact, and any one or more of them, to sign for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name as an officer and/or Director of the Corporation one or more Registration Statements on Form S-8 of the Corporation (or amendments thereto) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and subsequent registration statements which may be filed under Rule 462(b), and any amendment or amendments to such registration statements (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments), relating to the securities of the Corporation to be offered pursuant to the Corporation’s Long-Term Incentive Plan, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all acts taken by such agents and attorneys-in-fact, or any one or more of them, as herein authorized.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand and seal this 5th day of November, 2012.
| /s/ Elaine Chao |
| Elaine L. Chao |
| Director |
PROTECTIVE LIFE CORPORATION
2801 Highway 280 South
Birmingham, Alabama 35223
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned officer and/or Director of Protective Life Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), hereby constitutes and appoints John D. Johns, Deborah J. Long and Steve Callaway, and each of them, the true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact of the undersigned with full power and authority in said agents and attorneys-in-fact, and any one or more of them, to sign for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name as an officer and/or Director of the Corporation one or more Registration Statements on Form S-8 of the Corporation (or amendments thereto) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and subsequent registration statements which may be filed under Rule 462(b), and any amendment or amendments to such registration statements (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments), relating to the securities of the Corporation to be offered pursuant to the Corporation’s Long-Term Incentive Plan, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all acts taken by such agents and attorneys-in-fact, or any one or more of them, as herein authorized.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand and seal this 5th day of November, 2012.
| /s/ Thomas L. Hamby |
| Thomas L. Hamby |
| Director |
PROTECTIVE LIFE CORPORATION
2801 Highway 280 South
Birmingham, Alabama 35223
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned officer and/or Director of Protective Life Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), hereby constitutes and appoints John D. Johns, Deborah J. Long and Steve Callaway, and each of them, the true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact of the undersigned with full power and authority in said agents and attorneys-in-fact, and any one or more of them, to sign for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name as an officer and/or Director of the Corporation one or more Registration Statements on Form S-8 of the Corporation (or amendments thereto) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and subsequent registration statements which may be filed under Rule 462(b), and any amendment or amendments to such registration statements (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments), relating to the securities of the Corporation to be offered pursuant to the Corporation’s Long-Term Incentive Plan, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all acts taken by such agents and attorneys-in-fact, or any one or more of them, as herein authorized.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand and seal this 5th day of November, 2012.
| /s/ Vanessa Leonard |
| Vanessa Leonard |
| Director |
PROTECTIVE LIFE CORPORATION
2801 Highway 280 South
Birmingham, Alabama 35223
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned officer and/or Director of Protective Life Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), hereby constitutes and appoints John D. Johns, Deborah J. Long and Steve Callaway, and each of them, the true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact of the undersigned with full power and authority in said agents and attorneys-in-fact, and any one or more of them, to sign for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name as an officer and/or Director of the Corporation one or more Registration Statements on Form S-8 of the Corporation (or amendments thereto) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and subsequent registration statements which may be filed under Rule 462(b), and any amendment or amendments to such registration statements (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments), relating to the securities of the Corporation to be offered pursuant to the Corporation’s Long-Term Incentive Plan, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all acts taken by such agents and attorneys-in-fact, or any one or more of them, as herein authorized.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand and seal this 5th day of November, 2012.
| /s/ Charles D. McCrary |
| Charles D. McCrary |
| Director |
PROTECTIVE LIFE CORPORATION
2801 Highway 280 South
Birmingham, Alabama 35223
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned officer and/or Director of Protective Life Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), hereby constitutes and appoints John D. Johns, Deborah J. Long and Steve Callaway, and each of them, the true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact of the undersigned with full power and authority in said agents and attorneys-in-fact, and any one or more of them, to sign for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name as an officer and/or Director of the Corporation one or more Registration Statements on Form S-8 of the Corporation (or amendments thereto) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and subsequent registration statements which may be filed under Rule 462(b), and any amendment or amendments to such registration statements (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments), relating to the securities of the Corporation to be offered pursuant to the Corporation’s Long-Term Incentive Plan, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all acts taken by such agents and attorneys-in-fact, or any one or more of them, as herein authorized.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand and seal this 5th day of November, 2012.
| /s/ John J. McMahon |
| John J. McMahon |
| Director |
PROTECTIVE LIFE CORPORATION
2801 Highway 280 South
Birmingham, Alabama 35223
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned officer and/or Director of Protective Life Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), hereby constitutes and appoints John D. Johns, Deborah J. Long and Steve Callaway, and each of them, the true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact of the undersigned with full power and authority in said agents and attorneys-in-fact, and any one or more of them, to sign for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name as an officer and/or Director of the Corporation one or more Registration Statements on Form S-8 of the Corporation (or amendments thereto) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and subsequent registration statements which may be filed under Rule 462(b), and any amendment or amendments to such registration statements (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments), relating to the securities of the Corporation to be offered pursuant to the Corporation’s Long-Term Incentive Plan, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all acts taken by such agents and attorneys-in-fact, or any one or more of them, as herein authorized.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand and seal this 5th day of November, 2012.
| /s/ Hans H. Miller |
| Hans H. Miller |
| Director |
PROTECTIVE LIFE CORPORATION
2801 Highway 280 South
Birmingham, Alabama 35223
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned officer and/or Director of Protective Life Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), hereby constitutes and appoints John D. Johns, Deborah J. Long and Steve Callaway, and each of them, the true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact of the undersigned with full power and authority in said agents and attorneys-in-fact, and any one or more of them, to sign for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name as an officer and/or Director of the Corporation one or more Registration Statements on Form S-8 of the Corporation (or amendments thereto) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and subsequent registration statements which may be filed under Rule 462(b), and any amendment or amendments to such registration statements (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments), relating to the securities of the Corporation to be offered pursuant to the Corporation’s Long-Term Incentive Plan, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all acts taken by such agents and attorneys-in-fact, or any one or more of them, as herein authorized.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand and seal this 5th day of November, 2012.
| /s/ Malcolm Portera |
| Malcolm Portera |
| Director |
PROTECTIVE LIFE CORPORATION
2801 Highway 280 South
Birmingham, Alabama 35223
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned officer and/or Director of Protective Life Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), hereby constitutes and appoints John D. Johns, Deborah J. Long and Steve Callaway, and each of them, the true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact of the undersigned with full power and authority in said agents and attorneys-in-fact, and any one or more of them, to sign for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name as an officer and/or Director of the Corporation one or more Registration Statements on Form S-8 of the Corporation (or amendments thereto) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and subsequent registration statements which may be filed under Rule 462(b), and any amendment or amendments to such registration statements (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments), relating to the securities of the Corporation to be offered pursuant to the Corporation’s Long-Term Incentive Plan, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all acts taken by such agents and attorneys-in-fact, or any one or more of them, as herein authorized.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand and seal this 5th day of November, 2012.
| /s/ C. Dowd Ritter |
| C. Dowd Ritter |
| Director |
PROTECTIVE LIFE CORPORATION
2801 Highway 280 South
Birmingham, Alabama 35223
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned officer and/or Director of Protective Life Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), hereby constitutes and appoints John D. Johns, Deborah J. Long and Steve Callaway, and each of them, the true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact of the undersigned with full power and authority in said agents and attorneys-in-fact, and any one or more of them, to sign for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name as an officer and/or Director of the Corporation one or more Registration Statements on Form S-8 of the Corporation (or amendments thereto) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and subsequent registration statements which may be filed under Rule 462(b), and any amendment or amendments to such registration statements (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments), relating to the securities of the Corporation to be offered pursuant to the Corporation’s Long-Term Incentive Plan, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all acts taken by such agents and attorneys-in-fact, or any one or more of them, as herein authorized.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand and seal this 5th day of November, 2012.
| /s/ Jesse J. Spikes |
| Jesse J. Spikes |
| Director |
PROTECTIVE LIFE CORPORATION
2801 Highway 280 South
Birmingham, Alabama 35223
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned officer and/or Director of Protective Life Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), hereby constitutes and appoints John D. Johns, Deborah J. Long and Steve Callaway, and each of them, the true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact of the undersigned with full power and authority in said agents and attorneys-in-fact, and any one or more of them, to sign for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name as an officer and/or Director of the Corporation one or more Registration Statements on Form S-8 of the Corporation (or amendments thereto) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and subsequent registration statements which may be filed under Rule 462(b), and any amendment or amendments to such registration statements (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments), relating to the securities of the Corporation to be offered pursuant to the Corporation’s Long-Term Incentive Plan, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all acts taken by such agents and attorneys-in-fact, or any one or more of them, as herein authorized.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand and seal this 5th day of November, 2012.
| /s/ William A. Terry |
| William A. Terry |
| Director |
PROTECTIVE LIFE CORPORATION
2801 Highway 280 South
Birmingham, Alabama 35223
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned officer and/or Director of Protective Life Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), hereby constitutes and appoints John D. Johns, Deborah J. Long and Steve Callaway, and each of them, the true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact of the undersigned with full power and authority in said agents and attorneys-in-fact, and any one or more of them, to sign for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name as an officer and/or Director of the Corporation one or more Registration Statements on Form S-8 of the Corporation (or amendments thereto) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and subsequent registration statements which may be filed under Rule 462(b), and any amendment or amendments to such registration statements (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments), relating to the securities of the Corporation to be offered pursuant to the Corporation’s Long-Term Incentive Plan, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all acts taken by such agents and attorneys-in-fact, or any one or more of them, as herein authorized.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand and seal this 5th day of November, 2012.
| /s/ W. Michael Warren, Jr. |
| W. Michael Warren |
| Director |
PROTECTIVE LIFE CORPORATION
2801 Highway 280 South
Birmingham, Alabama 35223
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned officer and/or Director of Protective Life Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), hereby constitutes and appoints John D. Johns, Deborah J. Long and Steve Callaway, and each of them, the true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact of the undersigned with full power and authority in said agents and attorneys-in-fact, and any one or more of them, to sign for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name as an officer and/or Director of the Corporation one or more Registration Statements on Form S-8 of the Corporation (or amendments thereto) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and subsequent registration statements which may be filed under Rule 462(b), and any amendment or amendments to such registration statements (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments), relating to the securities of the Corporation to be offered pursuant to the Corporation’s Long-Term Incentive Plan, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all acts taken by such agents and attorneys-in-fact, or any one or more of them, as herein authorized.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand and seal this 5th day of November, 2012.
| /s/ Vanessa Wilson |
| Vanessa Wilson |
| Director |