Schedule I. Summary of Investments Other Than Investments in Related Parties

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties [Abstract]

Schedule I. Summary of Investments Other Than Investments in Related Parties

THE NATIONAL SECURITY GROUP, INC. (dollars in thousands)
	December 31, 2015						December 31, 2014
	Cost		Fair Value		Amount per the Balance Sheet		Cost		Fair Value		Amount per the Balance Sheet
Securities Held-to-Maturity:
United States government	$	44	$	47	$	44	$	290	$	295	$	290
Mortgage backed securities	2,395		2,457		2,395		2,818		2,887		2,818
Total Securities Held-to-Maturity	2,439		2,504		2,439		3,108		3,182		3,108
Securities Available-for-Sale:
Equity Securities:
Banks and insurance companies	1,363		1,767		1,767		1,116		1,286		1,286
Industrial and all other	1,057		3,130		3,130		1,304		3,709		3,709
Total equity securities	2,420		4,897		4,897		2,420		4,995		4,995
Debt Securities:
United States government	17,825		18,142		18,142		17,854		18,272		18,272
States, municipalities and political subdivisions	14,654		15,476		15,476		14,919		15,899		15,899
Mortgage backed securities	15,324		15,257		15,257		12,691		12,752		12,752
Private label asset backed securities	6,029		5,673		5,673		1,261		1,296		1,296
Industrial and Miscellaneous	38,245		37,264		37,264		37,299		38,667		38,667
Total Debt Securities	92,077		91,812		91,812		84,024		86,886		86,886
Total Available-for-Sale	94,497		96,709		96,709		86,444		91,881		91,881
Total Securities	96,936		99,213		99,148		89,552		95,063		94,989
Trading securities	107		107		107		19		19		19
Mortgage loans on real estate	202		202		202		210		210		210
Investment real estate	3,291		3,291		3,291		3,735		3,735		3,735
Policy loans	1,655		1,655		1,655		1,530		1,530		1,530
Company owned life insurance	4,315		4,898		4,898		4,652		5,513		5,513
Other invested assets	3,256		3,256		3,256		3,553		3,553		3,553
Total investments	$	109,762	$	112,622	$	112,557	$	103,251	$	109,623	$	109,549