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Protective Life overview

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Insurance & Finance
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3,200
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Protective has helped people achieve protection and security in their lives for 117 years. Through its subsidiaries, Protective offers life insurance, annuity and asset protection solutions and is helping more than 14.4 million people protect what matters most. 

Protective’s more than 3,800 employees put people first and deliver on the company’s promises to customers, partners, colleagues and communities - because we’re all protectors. With a long-term focus, financial stability and commitment to doing the right thing, Protective Life Corporation, a subsidiary of Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc., had $118 billion in assets, as of Dec. 31, 2023. 

Protective is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, and supported by a robust virtual workforce and core sites in the greater Cincinnati area and St. Louis. For more information about Protective, visit www.protective.com.  

Protective Life's mission statement

We believe in helping more people achieve the protection and security they deserve. To us, it's not complicated. It's simply our duty and responsibility to put people first. Because we're all protectors.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Apr 2024
Pros of working at Protective Life

Positive work environment and culture.

Cons of working at Protective Life

Not many Veterans employed.

Protective Life benefits

Incentive-based revenue sharing.

What do you like best about Protective Life's CEO and the leadership team?

Not self-absorbed. It's about the business, employees, and cuatomers.

How did you prepare for the Protective Life interview?

Be positive, customer-focused, how you can apply empathy for customers, and how you can contribute.

How does your compensation at Protective Life compare to the industry average?

For the location amd experience, very competitive.

What's the diversity at Protective Life like?

Very diverse culturally, but, but many Veterans hired.

What brings you the most joy at Protective Life?

Customer satisfaction, a respectful work environment and always learning.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Nov 2021
Pros of working at Protective Life

Culture and Benefits

Cons of working at Protective Life

none

Protective Life benefits

Opportunity to work remotely, relocation and benefits

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A zippia user wrote a review on May 2021
Pros of working at Protective Life

Benefits

Cons of working at Protective Life

The pay is okay but could be better.

Protective Life benefits

Free gym, gourmet café, an a coffee bar, a nurse practitioner and dietitian all on-site.

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The team at Protective Life

  • The founders of Protective Life is William Jelks.
  • The key people at Protective Life are Richard J. Bielen and William Jelks.
Key people
Richard J. Bielen
William Jelks
The inside scoop
Protective Life Corporation is a life and other insurance company that has been providing quality insurance benefits packages for over a 100 years. At this company, they view each customer as a friend for life, which helps create trust between the company and their customers.

Protective Life rankings

Protective Life is ranked #30 on the Best companies to work for in Alabama list. Zippia's Best Places to Work lists provide unbiased, data-based evaluations of companies. Rankings are based on government and proprietary data on salaries, company financial health, and employee diversity.

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Protective Life salaries

Average Protective Life salary
$52,006
yearly
$25.00 hourly
Updated March 14, 2024

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Protective Life diversity

9.7
Diversity score
We calculated Protective Life’s diversity score by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of Protective Life’s workforce.
Protective Life diversity summary. Zippia estimates Protective Life's demographics and statistics using a database of 30 million profiles. Zippia verifies estimates with BLS, Census, and current job openings data for accuracy. We calculated Protective Life's diversity score by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of Protective Life's workforce.
  • Protective Life has 3,200 employees.
  • 55% of Protective Life employees are women, while 45% are men.
  • The most common ethnicity at Protective Life is White (61%).
  • 15% of Protective Life employees are Black or African American.
  • 13% of Protective Life employees are Hispanic or Latino.
  • The average employee at Protective Life makes $52,006 per year.
  • Protective Life employees are most likely to be members of the republican party.
  • Employees at Protective Life stay with the company for 5.1 years on average.

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Protective Life office locations

Protective Life is headquartered in Birmingham, AL

Biggest Protective Life locations

RankCityJob countAvg. salary
1Birmingham, AL19$46,291

Protective Life financial performance

9.8
Performance score

We calculated the performance score of companies by measuring multiple factors, including revenue, longevity, and stock market performance.

Protective Life currently has 191.3M in revenue. Protective Life's most recent quarter produced 53.8m (q2'2023).

Protective Life annual revenue

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8$72,0960
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Protective Life may also be known as or be related to PROTECTIVE LIFE CORP, Protective, Protective Life, Protective Life Corporation, Protective Life Foundation and Protective Life Secured Trust 2007-2.