The National Security
Group, Inc.CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TOSECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF
2002

I, William L. Brunson, Jr. certify
that:

1.    
          I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of The National Security Group,
          Inc.;

2.    
          Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement
          of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
          statement made, in light of the circumstances under which such statement were
          made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report;

3.    
          Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
          included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the
          financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as
          of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;

4.    
          The registrants other certifying officers and I are responsible for
          establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
          Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 for the registrant and we have:

a)    
          designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material
          information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries,
          is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the
          period in which this annual report is being prepared; b) evaluated the
          effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures as of
          a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this annual report (the
          Evaluation Date); and c) presented in this annual report our
          conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures
          based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5.    
          The registrants other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on
          our most recent evaluation, to the registrants auditors and the audit
          committee of registrants board of directors (or persons performing the
          equivalent function):

a)    
          all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls
          which could adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process,
          summarize and report financial data and have identified for the
          registrants auditors any material weakness in internal controls: and b)
          any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees
          who have a significant role in the registrants internal controls; and

6.    
          The registrants other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
          annual report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls
          or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent
          to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with
          regard to significant deficiencies and material weakness.

Date: March 31, 2003

/s/ W L Brunson Jr.

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William L. Brunson, Jr.Chief
Executive Officer

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