Protective Life

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Protective Life
Type Subsidiary
Industry Insurance & Finance
Founded1907;116 years ago (1907)
Headquarters Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Key people
Richard J. Bielen (President and Chief Executive Officer)
Steve Walker (Vice Chairman, Finance & Risk)
Products Life insurance, annuities and asset protection products
RevenueIncrease2.svg$6.6 billion USD (2022) [1]
Increase2.svg$514.6 million USD after-tax (2022)
Increase2.svg$138.7 million USD (2022)
Total assets Increase2.svg$113.2 billion USD (2022)
Number of employees
3,700 (2022)
Parent Dai-ichi Life
Subsidiaries Protective Life Insurance Company
Protective Life and Annuity Insurance Company
West Coast Life Insurance Company
Protective Property and Casualty Insurance Company
Website www.protective.com

Protective Life Corporation is a financial service holding company in Birmingham, Alabama. [2] The company's primary subsidiary, Protective Life Insurance Company, was established in 1907 and now markets its products and services in all 50 states. As of December 31, 2022, the corporation had more than 3,700 employees, annual revenues of $6.6 billion and assets of $113.2 billion. [2] [3] In addition to Protective Life Insurance Company, Protective Life Corporation's subsidiaries include West Coast Life Insurance Company, MONY Life Insurance Company, Protective Life And Annuity Insurance Company, Concourse Financial Group, [4] and Protective Property and Casualty Insurance Company.

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History

Protective Life Insurance Company was founded in 1907 and paid its first death claim in 1909.

In 1927, Protective merged with Alabama National Insurance Company, and Alabama National's president, Samuel Clabaugh, became the president of the combined companies which continued to do business as Protective. [5]

In 1937, Clabaugh turned over the leadership of the company to Col. William J. Rushton, and in 1969, Col. Rushton's son, William “Billy” J. Rushton III, became president of Protective. [5] The younger Rushton then presided over a series of acquisitions that led Protective into all 50 states. [5] As part of this push, Drayton Nabers Jr. became CEO in 1992 and in 1993, Protective Life Corporation was listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol PL. [5]

In 1997, Protective Life acquired West Coast Life. Nabers retired in 2002 and Harvard Business School graduate John D. Johns was then named president and CEO of Protective Life. [5] John D. Johns served as president and chief executive officer until 2017 and as chairman of the board from January 2003 to November 2019. Johns has been a director since May 1997 and an employee of the company and its subsidiaries since 1993.

In 2007, Protective Life celebrated its 100th anniversary, just one year after its acquisition of Chase Insurance Group in 2006. [6]

In 2013, Protective's principal subsidiary, Protective Life Insurance Company, completed the acquisition of MONY Life Insurance Company and reinsured certain policies of MONY Life Insurance Company of America. The total transaction price was $1.06 billion.

On July 1, 2017, Rich Bielen became Protective's 7th president and chief executive officer. He joined Protective in 1991 with responsibility for the company's securities portfolio and became chief investment officer and treasurer in 2002. He became vice chairman and chief financial officer in 2007.

In January 2016, Bielen was named president and chief operating officer. On June 1, 2019, Protective closed its largest transaction to date to acquire via reinsurance substantially all of the individual life and annuity business of Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company. The acquisition represented an estimated capital investment of approximately $1.20 billion. [7]

Protective Life has offices in Alabama, Missouri, Kentucky, [8] and Tennessee. [2]

Protective Life Corporation was acquired by The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited (Tokyo, Japan) on February 15, 2015.

Leadership and board of directors

Protective Life Corporation leadership includes Richard J. Bielen (President and CEO), Steve Walker (Vice Chairman, Finance and Risk), Scott Adams (EVP, Chief Transformation and Strategy Officer), [9] Mark Drew (EVP, General Counsel and Secretary), Lance Black (EVP, Acquisitions and Corporate Development), Paul Wells (EVP and CFO), Phil Passafiume (Chief Investment Officer), Wade Harrison (EVP, Chief Retail Officer) and Wendy Evesque (SVP and CHRO). [10]

The company's board of directors includes Michael J. Morrissey (chair), Richard J. Bielen, Dawn Bulgarella, Takashi Iida, Vanessa Leonard, Koichi Nishiyama, Jesse J. Spikes, Mark Tarr, William A. Terry, W. Michael Warren Jr., and Hitoshi Yamaguchi. The board of Protective Life Corporation (“PLC”) is composed of eleven directors, four of whom are affiliated with the company and its subsidiaries, and seven who are independent. The independent directors are Michael J. Morrissey, Dawn Bulgarella, Vanessa Leonard, Jesse J. Spikes, Mark Tarr, William A. Terry, and W. Michael Warren Jr. [11]

Operations

The company offers plans in: [6]

Sponsorships

In April 2019, Protective Life was announced as the naming sponsor for a 47,000-seat football stadium on the grounds of the Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex that opened on October 2, 2021. Protective Stadium is new home for UAB Blazers football, replacing Legion Field. [12] [13]

Philanthropy

The company established the Protective Life Foundation, which supports education and healthy development of at-risk youth. [5] In addition, the foundation engages charitable activities to cultural organizations, civic and community initiatives, human services groups, and the United Way. [5]

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