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

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

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, 2016						December 31, 2015
	Cost		Fair Value		Amount per the Balance Sheet		Cost		Fair Value		Amount per the Balance Sheet
Securities Held-to-Maturity:
United States government	$	27	$	29	$	27	$	44	$	47	$	44
Mortgage backed securities	1,863		1,901		1,863		2,395		2,457		2,395
Total Securities Held-to-Maturity	1,890		1,930		1,890		2,439		2,504		2,439
Securities Available-for-Sale:
Equity Securities:
Banks and insurance companies	1,363		1,991		1,991		1,363		1,767		1,767
Industrial and all other	980		2,952		2,952		1,057		3,130		3,130
Total equity securities	2,343		4,943		4,943		2,420		4,897		4,897
Debt Securities:
United States government	18,618		18,518		18,518		17,825		18,142		18,142
States, municipalities and political subdivisions	14,806		15,166		15,166		14,654		15,476		15,476
Mortgage backed securities	10,970		10,931		10,931		15,324		15,257		15,257
Private label asset backed securities	7,910		7,774		7,774		6,029		5,673		5,673
Industrial and Miscellaneous	40,533		40,403		40,403		38,245		37,264		37,264
Total Debt Securities	92,837		92,792		92,792		92,077		91,812		91,812
Total Available-for-Sale	95,180		97,735		97,735		94,497		96,709		96,709
Total Securities	97,070		99,665		99,625		96,936		99,213		99,148
Trading securities	107		107		107		107		107		107
Mortgage loans on real estate	174		174		174		202		202		202
Investment real estate	3,221		3,221		3,221		3,291		3,291		3,291
Policy loans	1,708		1,708		1,708		1,655		1,655		1,655
Company owned life insurance	4,315		4,864		4,864		4,315		4,898		4,898
Other invested assets	3,457		3,457		3,457		3,256		3,256		3,256
Total investments	$	110,052	$	113,196	$	113,156	$	109,762	$	112,622	$	112,557