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776. Protective Life
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Rank: 776 (Previous rank: 665)
Compare tool: Protective Life vs. Top 10
CEO: John D. Johns
Address: 2801 Highway 280 S.
Birmingham, AL 35223
Phone: 205-268-1000
Website: www.protective.com
  $ millions % change from 2007
Revenues 2,505.6 -17.9
Profits -41.9 -114.5
Assets 39,572.4 —
Stockholders' equity 761.1 —
Market value (3/27/2009) 437.4 —
Profits as % of  
Revenues -1.7
Assets -0.1
Stockholders' equity -5.5
Earnings per share  
2008 $ -0.59
% change from 2007 -114.6
1998-2008 annual growth rate % N.A.
Total return to investors %
2008 -63.8
1998-2008 annual rate -7.9
Rank Company 500
rank		 Revenues
($ millions)
1 MetLife 39 55,085.0
2 Prudential Financial 84 29,275.0
3 AFLAC 152 16,554.0
4 Unum Group 270 9,982.3
5 Genworth Financial 271 9,948.0
6 Principal Financial 273 9,935.9
7 Lincoln National 274 9,905.0
8 Conseco 537 4,194.4
9 Pacific Life 551 4,023.0
10 Torchmark 643 3,326.9
11 Securian Financial Group 729 2,745.6
12 StanCorp Financial 739 2,667.0
13 American National Insurance 772 2,526.8
14 Protective Life 776 2,505.6
15 CUNA Mutual Group 792 2,432.6
16 Phoenix 863 2,150.9
Issue date: May 4, 2009
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