UTG (UTGN) 10-Q 2006 Q2 Quarterly report

                                                                    EXHIBIT 32.1

                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                       PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

In  connection  with  the  Quarterly  Report  on Form  10-Q of  UTG,  Inc.  (the
"Company")  for the  quarterly  period  ended June 30,  2004,  as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report") I, Jesse T.
Correll,  Chairman  of the Board and Chief  Executive  Officer  of the  Company,
certify  pursuant  to 18 U.S.C.ss. 1350,  as  adopted  pursuant  toss.906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:

     (1)  The Report fully  complies with the  requirements  of section 13(a) or
          15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2)  The  information  contained  in the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
          material respects,  the financial  condition and results of operations
          of the Company


                                               By:   /s/ Jesse T. Correll
                                                     Jesse T. Correll
                                                     Chairman of the Board and
                                                     Chief Executive Officer



Date: August 8, 2006