Unaudited Selected Quarterly Financial Information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Selected Quarterly Financial Information [Abstract]

Quarterly Financial Information [Text Block]

19. Unaudited Selected Quarterly Financial Information:

Following is a summary of the unaudited interim results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands, except per share data). In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary to present fairly the results of operations for such periods have been made.

	2012									2011
	Q1		Q2			Q3		Q4		Q1			Q2			Q3		Q4
										(as adjusted)
Total revenue	$	82,986	$	84,571		$	85,620	$	88,623	$	77,408		$	78,513		$	83,748	$	83,102
Total expense		82,769	$	88,722			80,599		86,336		88,993			87,856			83,042		82,667
Income (loss) before tax		217		(4,151	)		5,021		2,287		(11,585	)		(9,343	)		706		435
Income tax expense (benefit)		23		(2,351	)		1,350		504		(386	)		(9,264	)		602		94
Net income (loss)		194		(1,800	)		3,671		1,783		(11,199	)		(79	)		104		341
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest		23		43			258		-		14			8			6		30
Net income (loss) attributable to Hallmark Financial Services, Inc.	$	171		(1,843	)	$	3,413	$	1,783	$	(11,213	)	$	(87	)	$	98	$	311
Basic earnings (loss) per share:	$	0.01	$	(0.10	)	$	0.18	$	0.09	$	(0.56	)	$	0.00		$	0.01	$	0.02
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:	$	0.01	$	(0.10	)	$	0.18	$	0.09	$	(0.56	)	$	0.00		$	0.01	$	0.02