Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Schedule Of Percentages Of Investments By Major Components At Fair Value

Concentrations of Credit Risk:    Torchmark maintains a diversified investment portfolio with limited concentration in any given issuer. At December 31, 2011, the investment portfolio, at fair value, consisted of the following:

Investment-grade corporate securities	80	%
Securities of state and municipal governments	11
Below-investment-grade securities	5
Policy loans, which are secured by the underlying insurance policy values	3
Other fixed maturities, equity securities, mortgages, real estate, other long-term investments, and short-term investments	1
	100	%

Schedule Of Industry Concentrations Held In The Corporate Portfolio Based On Fair Value

Corporate debt and equity investments are made in a wide range of industries. Below are the ten largest industry concentrations held in the corporate portfolio at December 31, 2011, based on fair value:

Insurance	18	%
Electric utilities and services	17	%
Banks	12	%
Oil and gas extraction	6	%
Pipelines	6	%
Mining	4	%
Transportation	3	%
Chemicals	3	%
Telecommunications	3	%
Diversified financial services	2	%