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 Alfred F. Delchamps, III, 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 401(k) and Stock Ownership 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 25th day of February, 2013.
| /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 Alfred F. Delchamps, III, 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 401(k) and Stock Ownership 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 25th day of February, 2013.
| /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 Alfred F. Delchamps, III, 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 401(k) and Stock Ownership 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 25th day of February, 2013.
| /s/ Steven G. Walker |
| Steven G. Walker |
| Senior Vice President, Controller, |
| Chief Accounting Officer and |
| Member of the Protective Life |
| Corporation Retirement Committee |
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 Alfred F. Delchamps, III, 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 401(k) and Stock Ownership 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 25th day of February, 2013.
| /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 Alfred F. Delchamps, III, 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 401(k) and Stock Ownership 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 25th day of February, 2013.
| /s/ Elaine L. 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 Alfred F. Delchamps, III, 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 401(k) and Stock Ownership 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 25th day of February, 2013.
| /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 Alfred F. Delchamps, III, 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 401(k) and Stock Ownership 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 25th day of February, 2013.
| /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 Alfred F. Delchamps, III, 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 401(k) and Stock Ownership 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 25th day of February, 2013.
| /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 Alfred F. Delchamps, III, 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 401(k) and Stock Ownership 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 25th day of February, 2013.
| /s/ John J. McMahon, Jr. |
| 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 Alfred F. Delchamps, III, 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 401(k) and Stock Ownership 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 25th day of February, 2013.
| /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 Alfred F. Delchamps, III, 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 401(k) and Stock Ownership 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 25th day of February, 2013.
| /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 Alfred F. Delchamps, III, 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 401(k) and Stock Ownership 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 25th day of February, 2013.
| /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 Alfred F. Delchamps, III, 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 401(k) and Stock Ownership 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 25th day of February, 2013.
| /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 Alfred F. Delchamps, III, 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 401(k) and Stock Ownership 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 25th day of February, 2013.
| /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 Alfred F. Delchamps, III, 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 401(k) and Stock Ownership 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 25th day of February, 2013.
| /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 Alfred F. Delchamps, III, 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 401(k) and Stock Ownership 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 25th day of February, 2013.
| /s/ Vanessa Wilson |
| Vanessa Wilson |
| Director |