Protective Life Corp. Reports Operating Results (10-K)

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Feb 28, 2012
Protective Life Corp. (PL, Financial) filed Annual Report for the period ended 2011-12-31.

Protective Life has a market cap of $2.33 billion; its shares were traded at around $28.03 with a P/E ratio of 7.7 and P/S ratio of 0.7. The dividend yield of Protective Life stocks is 2.3%.

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During the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010, and 2009, we recorded pre-tax other-than-temporary impairments of investments of $62.3 million, $75.3 million, and $227.8 million, respectively. Of the $62.3 million of impairments for the year ended December 31, 2011, $47.4 million was recorded in earnings and $14.9 million was recorded in other comprehensive income. Of the $75.3 million of impairments for the year ended December 31, 2010, $41.5 million was recorded in earnings and $33.8 million was recorded in other comprehensive income. Of the $227.8 million of impairment for the year ended December 31, 2009, $180.1 million was recorded in earnings and $47.7 million was recorded in other comprehensive income (loss).

Net premiums and policy fees decreased $11.1 million, or 6.7%, for the year ended December 31, 2011, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2010. Service contract premiums decreased $5.6 million, or 5.5%. Within the other product lines, primarily GAP, net premiums decreased $3.2 million, or 7.1%. Credit insurance premiums decreased $2.3 million, or 11.2%. The decrease in all lines was primarily the result of decreasing sales in prior years and the related impact on earned premiums.

Total segment sales increased $73.0 million, or 21.3%, for the year ended December 31, 2011, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2010. Increases in the service contract and GAP lines are attributable to the improvement in auto sales over the prior year and increased market share. Sales in other products increased $18.4 million, or 33.8% primarily in the GAP product line. Service contract sales increased $55.0 million, or 21.8%. Credit insurance sales decreased $0.5 million, or 1.2%, as compared to the prior year.

Net premiums and policy fees decreased $20.0 million, or 10.7%, for the year ended December 31, 2010, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2009. Credit insurance premiums decreased $3.7 million, or 15.2%, as compared to the prior year end. Service contract premiums decreased $8.4 million, or 7.6%, as compared to the prior year end. Within the other product lines, net premiums decreased $7.9 million, or 15.1%, as compared to the prior year end. The decrease in all lines was mainly the result of decreasing sales in prior years and the related impact on earned premiums.

Total segment sales increased $37.7 million, or 12.4%, for the year ended December 31, 2010, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2009. Credit insurance sales increased $0.8 million, or 2.4%, as compared to the prior year. Service contract sales increased $25.2 million, or 11.1%, as compared to the prior year. Sales in other products increased $11.7 million, or 27.2% primarily in the GAP product line.

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