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

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

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, 2017						December 31, 2016
	Cost		Fair Value		Amount per the Balance Sheet		Cost		Fair Value		Amount per the Balance Sheet
Securities Held-to-Maturity:
United States government	$	1	$	1	$	1	$	27	$	29	$	27
Mortgage backed securities	1,615		1,644		1,615		1,863		1,901		1,863
Total Securities Held-to-Maturity	1,616		1,645		1,616		1,890		1,930		1,890
Securities Available-for-Sale:
Equity Securities:
Banks and insurance companies	1,064		1,966		1,966		1,363		1,991		1,991
Industrial and all other	778		2,543		2,543		980		2,952		2,952
Total equity securities	1,842		4,509		4,509		2,343		4,943		4,943
Debt Securities:
United States government	18,562		18,451		18,451		18,618		18,518		18,518
States, municipalities and political subdivisions	13,758		14,093		14,093		14,806		15,166		15,166
Mortgage backed securities	12,892		12,795		12,795		10,970		10,931		10,931
Private label asset backed securities	10,128		10,510		10,510		7,910		7,774		7,774
Industrial and Miscellaneous	39,127		39,909		39,909		40,533		40,403		40,403
Total Debt Securities	94,467		95,758		95,758		92,837		92,792		92,792
Total Available-for-Sale	96,309		100,267		100,267		95,180		97,735		97,735
Total Securities	97,925		101,912		101,883		97,070		99,665		99,625
Trading securities	107		107		107		107		107		107
Mortgage loans on real estate	162		162		162		174		174		174
Investment real estate	3,221		3,221		3,221		3,221		3,221		3,221
Policy loans	1,810		1,810		1,810		1,708		1,708		1,708
Company owned life insurance	4,315		4,974		4,974		4,315		4,864		4,864
Other invested assets	2,574		2,574		2,574		3,457		3,457		3,457
Total investments	$	110,114	$	114,760	$	114,731	$	110,052	$	113,196	$	113,156