Company:  TORCHMARK CORP (TMK)
Form Type:  10-K
Filing Date:  2/27/2009 
CIK:  0000320335 
Address:  3700 SOUTH STONEBRIDGE DRIVE 
City, State, Zip:  MCKINNEY, Texas 75070 
Telephone:  972-569-4000 
Fiscal Year:  12/31 
Last Trade
Last Trade: 
$42.32  
Change: 
-0.44 (-1.03%)  
Trade Time: 
Nov 20  
Market Cap: 
$3.50B
Description of Business
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  FORM 10-K
    PART I
      Item 1. Business
      Item 1A. Risk Factors
      Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
      Item 2. Properties
      Item 3. Legal Proceedings
      Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
    PART II
      Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity,
      Item 6. Selected Financial Data
      Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial ...
        RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
          INCOME STATEMENT
      Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about ...
      Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
        REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
        BALANCE SHEET
        INCOME STATEMENT
        STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
        CASH FLOW
        NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
        OPTIONS AGGREGATE
        INCOME STATEMENT
        INCOME STATEMENT
        INCOME STATEMENT
      Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on ...
      Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
      Item 9B. Other Information
        REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
    PART III
      Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
      Item 11. Executive Compensation
      Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners ...
      Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and ...
      Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
    PART IV
      Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
    SUBSIDIARIES
    SIGNATURES
  EXHIBIT 10.27
  EXHIBIT 10.52
  EXHIBIT 10.53
  EXHIBIT 10.54
  EXHIBIT 10.55
  EXHIBIT 10.56
  EXHIBIT 10.57
  EXHIBIT 12
    RATIO COMPUTATION
  EXHIBIT 23.(A)-(L)
    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
  EXHIBIT 24
    POWER OF ATTORNEY
  EXHIBIT 31.1
    CERTIFICATIONS
  EXHIBIT 31.2
    CERTIFICATIONS
  EXHIBIT 32.1
    CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT