What the executives and directors of Globe Life actually did with their own shares, decoded from three years of SEC Form 4 filings.
The tape: three years of insider trades
Every marker sits at the exact price reported on the Form 4. The line is the monthly median of all prices insiders reported, so the chart needs no market feed; the gray strip is routine flow (vestings, tax withholding, gifts) that headlines love to miscount as selling.
Where the shares went, last 12 months
Every Form 4 movement decomposed: what flowed in (grants, vested equity, purchases) and what flowed out (tax withholding, plan sales, discretionary sales, gifts). Counted in shares, because grants carry no price.
Skin in the game
Directly held shares as reported after each trade, indexed to 100 five years back. Direct holdings only: trust and family-entity positions are per-entity in the filings and do not sum honestly, so this chart refuses to guess. The steps are the trades.
Who holds what
| Insider | Role | Shares held | Buys 12 m | Sales 12 m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SVOBODA FRANK M Co-Chairman & CEO | CEO | 167.5K | — | $13.4M |
| Darden James Matthew Co-Chairman & CEO | CEO | 115.8K | — | $19.9M |
| MAJORS MICHAEL CLAY EVP - Chief Strategy Officer | Officer | 90.5K | — | $16.2M |
| BUCHAN JANE | Director | 80.3K | — | — |
| Kalmbach Thomas Peter EVP & Chief Actuary | Officer | 61.3K | — | $15.7M |
| MITCHELL ROBERT BRIAN EVP, General Counsel and CRO | Officer | 51.4K | — | $12.3M |
| Haworth Jennifer Allison EVP & Chief Marketing Officer | Officer | 32.3K | — | $3M |
| Alston Cheryl | Director | 24.9K | — | $1.5M |
| Alexander Marilyn A | Director | 22.6K | — | — |
| Addison Linda | Director | 20.4K | — | — |
| Zorn Rebecca E EVP & Chief Talent Officer | Officer | 19.8K | — | $1.5M |
| Thigpen Mary E | Director | 18.7K | — | — |
| Skarjune Dolores L EVP and Chief Admin. Officer | Officer | 17.6K | — | $2.4M |
| Johnson Steven Paul | Director | 17.3K | — | — |
Open-market trade log
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | Darden James Matthew (CEO) | Discretionary sale | 400 | $183.36 | $73K |
| 2026-07-31 | Darden James Matthew (CEO) | Discretionary sale | 49.6K | $182.43 | $9M |
| 2026-07-30 | Kalmbach Thomas Peter (CFO) | Discretionary sale | 2,650 | $181.23 | $480K |
| 2026-07-30 | Kalmbach Thomas Peter (CFO) | Discretionary sale | 2,790 | $181.81 | $507K |
| 2026-07-30 | Kalmbach Thomas Peter (CFO) | Discretionary sale | 4,840 | $180.08 | $872K |
| 2026-07-30 | Kalmbach Thomas Peter (CFO) | Discretionary sale | 10.7K | $179.30 | $1.9M |
| 2026-07-29 | MAJORS MICHAEL CLAY (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 3,500 | $179.35 | $628K |
| 2026-07-29 | MAJORS MICHAEL CLAY (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 33.5K | $178.56 | $6M |
| 2026-07-28 | Kalmbach Thomas Peter (CFO) | Discretionary sale | 3,797 | $179.42 | $681K |
| 2026-07-28 | Kalmbach Thomas Peter (CFO) | Discretionary sale | 9,550 | $178.06 | $1.7M |
| 2026-07-28 | Kalmbach Thomas Peter (CFO) | Discretionary sale | 12.3K | $178.73 | $2.2M |
| 2026-06-30 | Skarjune Dolores L (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 1,850 | $179.18 | $331K |
| 2026-06-25 | Alston Cheryl (Director) | Discretionary sale | 1,010 | $178.71 | $180K |
| 2026-06-25 | Alston Cheryl (Director) | Discretionary sale | 1,934 | $180.13 | $348K |
| 2026-06-25 | Alston Cheryl (Director) | Discretionary sale | 2,564 | $180.57 | $463K |
| 2026-06-25 | Alston Cheryl (Director) | Discretionary sale | 2,750 | $177.56 | $488K |
| 2026-06-18 | Zorn Rebecca E (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 2,000 | $170.10 | $340K |
| 2026-06-12 | SVOBODA FRANK M (CEO) | Discretionary sale | 4,366 | $166.36 | $726K |
| 2026-06-12 | SVOBODA FRANK M (CEO) | Discretionary sale | 5,634 | $166.93 | $940K |
| 2026-06-12 | Skarjune Dolores L (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 874 | $167.25 | $146K |
| 2026-06-12 | Skarjune Dolores L (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 1,103 | $166.51 | $184K |
| 2026-06-12 | Skarjune Dolores L (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 2,198 | $165.58 | $364K |
| 2026-06-11 | SVOBODA FRANK M (CEO) | Discretionary sale | 2,630 | $164.20 | $432K |
| 2026-06-11 | SVOBODA FRANK M (CEO) | Discretionary sale | 7,370 | $165.13 | $1.2M |
| 2026-05-29 | MITCHELL ROBERT BRIAN (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 100 | $155.57 | $16K |
| 2026-05-29 | MITCHELL ROBERT BRIAN (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 500 | $155.55 | $78K |
| 2026-05-22 | SVOBODA FRANK M (CEO) | Discretionary sale | 1,590 | $157.05 | $250K |
| 2026-05-22 | SVOBODA FRANK M (CEO) | Discretionary sale | 18.4K | $156.65 | $2.9M |
| 2026-05-22 | Kalmbach Thomas Peter (CFO) | Discretionary sale | 7,936 | $156.59 | $1.2M |
| 2026-05-19 | Kalmbach Thomas Peter (CFO) | Discretionary sale | 11.9K | $156.61 | $1.9M |
| 2026-05-11 | Kalmbach Thomas Peter (CFO) | Discretionary sale | 1,761 | $154.16 | $271K |
| 2026-05-11 | Kalmbach Thomas Peter (CFO) | Discretionary sale | 13.9K | $153.59 | $2.1M |
| 2026-05-08 | Kalmbach Thomas Peter (CFO) | Discretionary sale | 441 | $152.41 | $67K |
| 2026-05-08 | Kalmbach Thomas Peter (CFO) | Discretionary sale | 11.3K | $152.01 | $1.7M |
| 2026-05-06 | HENRIE MICHAEL SHANE (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 505 | $155.78 | $79K |
| 2026-05-06 | HENRIE MICHAEL SHANE (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 1,645 | $155.01 | $255K |
| 2026-05-05 | SVOBODA FRANK M (CEO) | Discretionary sale | 1,095 | $154.07 | $169K |
| 2026-05-05 | SVOBODA FRANK M (CEO) | Discretionary sale | 11.8K | $153.56 | $1.8M |
| 2026-05-05 | Darden James Matthew (CEO) | Discretionary sale | 9,114 | $154.29 | $1.4M |
| 2026-05-05 | Darden James Matthew (CEO) | Discretionary sale | 12.9K | $153.53 | $2M |
| 2026-05-04 | SVOBODA FRANK M (CEO) | Discretionary sale | 2,146 | $153.48 | $329K |
| 2026-05-01 | SVOBODA FRANK M (CEO) | Discretionary sale | 1,280 | $154.23 | $197K |
| 2026-05-01 | SVOBODA FRANK M (CEO) | Discretionary sale | 8,720 | $153.68 | $1.3M |
| 2026-04-28 | Darden James Matthew (CEO) | Discretionary sale | 4,663 | $153.88 | $718K |
| 2026-04-24 | MAJORS MICHAEL CLAY (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 5,165 | $152.84 | $789K |
| 2026-04-24 | MAJORS MICHAEL CLAY (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 11.6K | $154.43 | $1.8M |
| 2026-04-24 | MAJORS MICHAEL CLAY (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 17.3K | $153.69 | $2.7M |
| 2026-04-24 | HENRIE MICHAEL SHANE (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 526 | $154.35 | $81K |
| 2026-04-24 | HENRIE MICHAEL SHANE (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 3,065 | $154.64 | $474K |
| 2026-03-31 | Zorn Rebecca E (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 1,950 | $137.40 | $268K |
| 2026-03-31 | Zorn Rebecca E (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 2,126 | $135.66 | $288K |
| 2026-03-31 | Zorn Rebecca E (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 4,724 | $136.71 | $646K |
| 2026-03-04 | Darden James Matthew (CEO) | Discretionary sale | 18.3K | $145.10 | $2.7M |
| 2026-03-04 | Darden James Matthew (CEO) | Discretionary sale | 18.3K | $145.10 | $2.7M |
| 2026-03-02 | Hensley Robert Edward (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 2,569 | $145.04 | $373K |
| 2026-02-27 | Darden James Matthew (CEO) | Discretionary sale | 3,056 | $144.76 | $442K |
| 2026-02-27 | Darden James Matthew (CEO) | Discretionary sale | 6,471 | $144.14 | $933K |
| 2026-02-27 | Haworth Jennifer Allison (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 1,719 | $145.63 | $250K |
| 2026-02-27 | Haworth Jennifer Allison (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 8,781 | $145.22 | $1.3M |
| 2026-02-25 | Hensley Robert Edward (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 712 | $142.59 | $102K |
“Since trade” compares with the latest insider-implied price, not a market quote; this site carries no market data by design.
Filing hygiene
How to read this
A Form 4 transaction code decides everything. P is an open-market purchase and S an open-market sale; those two are the only codes where an insider chose to trade. A is a grant, M an option exercise or vesting, F shares withheld to cover tax, G a gift. Most “insiders dumped billions” headlines are code F and M mechanics.
Sales flagged 10b5-1 run on a plan the insider adopted in advance; since 2023 every Form 4 carries that flag. Buys have historically predicted returns, sales mostly have not, and this page states filings, not advice.