Exhibit 99.1
December 23, 2008
Office of the Chief Accountant
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have read the comments made regarding us in Item 4.01 of Form 8-K of The National Security Group, Inc., dated December 23, 2008
as contained in the first and second paragraphs of Item 4.01, and are in agreement with those statements.
/s/ Barfield, Murphy, Shank, & Smith, P.C.
Barfield, Murphy, Shank, & Smith, P.C.
Birmingham, Alabama
cc: Mr. Don Pittman
Audit Committee Chairman
The National Security Group, Inc.