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  <title>Torchmark sets 14-cent quarterly dividend</title>
  <description>Torchmark Corp. said its board declared a regular quarterly dividend of 14 cents per share. The life and supplemental health insurance provider said the dividend is payable Jan. 30 to shareholders of record on Jane. 2.</description>
    <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081103/torchmark-sets-14-cent-quarterly-dividend.htm</link> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:24:48 EST</pubDate>
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  <title>Earnings roundup: Torchmark, Seagate Tech</title>
  <description>Among the earnings stories for Wednesday, Oct. 22, from AP Financial News: McKINNEY, Texas (AP)--Life and health insurer Torchmark Corp. on Wednesday said its third-quarter profit fell 52 percent as it took a huge charge for investments that lost value as the market declined.</description>
    <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081022/earnings-roundup-torchmark-seagate-tech.htm</link> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:56:40 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title>Torchmark trims full-year profit guidance</title>
  <description>Life and health insurance company Torchmark Inc. on Thursday reduced its full-year profit guidance after reporting its third-quarter profit fell sharply due to investment losses.</description>
    <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081022/torchmark-trims-full-year-profit-guidance.htm</link> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:35:39 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title>Torchmark 3Q profit falls by half on investments</title>
  <description>Life and health insurer Torchmark Corp. on Wednesday said its third-quarter profit fell 52 percent as it took a huge charge for investments that lost value as the market declined.</description>
    <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081022/torchmark-3q-profit-falls-by-half-on-investments.htm</link> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:34:26 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title>Torchmark expects hefty charge in 3Q</title>
  <description>Insurer Torchmark Corp. on Friday said it expects fiscal third-quarter results will be about half what they were a year ago due to a charge related to its investment exposure in troubled financial firms.</description>
    <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/torchmark-expects-hefty-charge-in-3q.htm</link> 
  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:56:59 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title>Torchmark may book charge of $136 million</title>
  <description>Torchmark Corp. said late Thursday that it may take an impairment charge of as much as $136 million related to its investment exposure in troubled financial firms.</description>
    <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080919/torchmark-may-book-charge-of-136-million.htm</link> 
  <pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:11:19 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title>Torchmark 2Q profit rises 5 percent</title>
  <description>Insurer Torchmark Corp. said Wednesday its second-quarter profit rose 5 percent but fell a few cents short of Wall Street's expectations as revenue from health insurance sank.</description>
    <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/torchmark-2q-profit-rises-5-percent.htm</link> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:11:03 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title>Fitch may downgrade Torchmark ratings</title>
  <description>Fitch Ratings said it may cut the ratings of Torchmark Corp. because of competitive pressure the insurer faces in selling life and supplemental health care policies.</description>
    <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/fitch-may-downgrade-torchmark-ratings.htm</link> 
  <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:23:44 EDT</pubDate>
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