Item 8.01 Other Events

Protective Life Corporation (the "Company") is filing with this current report the consent of its independent registered public accounting firm (the "Independent Accountant") to the incorporation by reference in the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-151976) of the Independent Account's report dated February 27, 2009, relating to the consolidated financial statements, financial statement schedules and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, and the Independent Accountant's consent to the reference to the Independent Accountant under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits:

23.1 - Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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