Protective Life Insurance Company
1907
Governor William Dorsey Jelks founds Protective Life Insurance Company, as Theodore Roosevelt begins his seventh year as U.S. President
1909
Protective Life pays its first death claim
1932
Protective Life celebrates its Silver Anniversary with more than $65 million of insurance in force
1957
Protective Life celebrates 50 years with insurance in force approaching $1 billion
1983
Protective Life acquires Protective Life and Annuity Insurance Company
1997
West Coast Life is acquired, solidifying Protective’s national presence
2002
John D. Johns becomes CEO of Protective Life
2006
Chase Insurance Group is acquired, representing Protective’s largest acquisition to date
2007
Protective Life celebrates its 100th Anniversary with insurance in force surpassing $252 billion
2009
Protective Life has $445 billion of coverage in force
Life Insurance Products
The Protective family of companies offers an extensive portfolio of flexible, innovative products and services to help meet your life insurance needs.
Term and Term-Like
- Increased personal choice
- Provides guaranteed death benefit protection for specific period of time
- Affordable initial-level premiums
- Comprehensive coverage, with variety of optional benefits and riders
- Option to renew or convert to permanent insurance later
Universal Life
- Potential for cash-value accumulation
- Access to your policy value
- Flexible premiums
- Adjustable death benefit
- Lapse protection available
- Optional endorsements and riders
Survivorship Life
- Insures the lives of two people, typically a husband and wife
- Death benefit paid at death of second insured
- May be more affordable than purchasing two seperate policies
Whole Life
- Single-premium product available
- Ideal for wealth preservation and asset accumulation
- Provides access to your policy value for life
- Non-participating product available for conversions
- Offers tax-deferred cash value growth
- Provides permanent life insurance protection
Single Premium Variable Life
- Combines death benefit protection with long-term investment potential
- One-time premium payment
- 50+ investment options from some of the world’s foremost and respected fund companies
- Model portfolios designed by the experts
- Optional lapse protection and long-term care riders
Variable Universal Life
- Valuable tool for both personal and business use
- 50+ investment options from some of the world’s foremost and respected fund companies
- Model portfolios designed by the experts
- Lapse protection endorsement included
- Variety of optional, supplemental benefits and riders



