Torchmark Corporation Invites You to Join Its First Quarter Conference Call On the Web

April 17, 2001

In conjunction with Torchmark's (NYSE: TMK) First Quarter earnings release, you are invited to listen to its conference call that will be broadcast live over the Internet on Thursday, April 19, 2001, at 10:00 am (eastern) with C.B. Hudson, Chairman of the Board of Torchmark.

What: Torchmark's First Quarter Earnings Release Conference Call

When: 10:00 am Eastern time, Thursday, April 19, 2001

Where: www.torchmarkcorp.com (on the Investor Relations Page) or http://www.videonewswire.com/TORCHMARK/041901

How: Live over the Internet -- Simply log on to the web at one of the addresses above

Contact: Joyce Lane, Vice President, Investor Relations of Torchmark, 972-569-3627, or fax 972-569-3696, or jlane@torchmarkcorp.com

If you are unable to participate during the live webcast, the call will be archived on the Web site http://www.torchmarkcorp.com/. To access the replay, click on the Investor Relations page, then the "conference calls on the web" icon.

(Minimum Requirements to listen to broadcast: The RealPlayer software, downloadable free from www.real.com/products/player/index.html, and at least a 14.4Kbps connection to the Internet. If you experience problems listening to the broadcast, send an email to webmaster@vdat.com.)

SOURCE Torchmark Corporation

Contact: Joyce Lane, Vice President, Investor Relations of Torchmark Corporation, 972-569-3627, or fax, 972-569-3696, or jlane@torchmarkcorp.com

Web site: http://www.torchmarkcorp.com/