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 Steve Callaway, 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 Long-Term Incentive 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 5th day of November, 2012.

/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 Steve Callaway, 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 Long-Term Incentive 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 5th day of November, 2012.

/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 Steve Callaway, 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 Long-Term Incentive 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 5th day of November, 2012.

/s/ Steven G. Walker

Steven G. Walker

Senior Vice President, Controller

and Chief Accounting 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 Steve Callaway, 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 Long-Term Incentive 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 5th day of November, 2012.

/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 Steve Callaway, 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 Long-Term Incentive 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 5th day of November, 2012.

/s/ Elaine 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 Steve Callaway, 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 Long-Term Incentive 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 5th day of November, 2012.

/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 Steve Callaway, 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 Long-Term Incentive 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 5th day of November, 2012.

/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 Steve Callaway, 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 Long-Term Incentive 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 5th day of November, 2012.

/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 Steve Callaway, 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 Long-Term Incentive 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 5th day of November, 2012.

/s/ John J. McMahon

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 Steve Callaway, 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 Long-Term Incentive 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 5th day of November, 2012.

/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 Steve Callaway, 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 Long-Term Incentive 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 5th day of November, 2012.

/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 Steve Callaway, 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 Long-Term Incentive 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 5th day of November, 2012.

/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 Steve Callaway, 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 Long-Term Incentive 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 5th day of November, 2012.

/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 Steve Callaway, 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 Long-Term Incentive 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 5th day of November, 2012.

/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 Steve Callaway, 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 Long-Term Incentive 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 5th day of November, 2012.

/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 Steve Callaway, 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 Long-Term Incentive 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 5th day of November, 2012.

/s/ Vanessa Wilson

Vanessa Wilson

Director