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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

☒			ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2020

OR

☐			TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Transition Period from to

Commission File Number: 001-36311

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None *See Explanatory Note

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

As of June 30, 2020, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second quarter, the aggregate market value of the common stock held by non-affiliates was $1,425,196,853. As of December 31, 2020, the number of common shares of the registrant outstanding was 113,585,043. As of January 4, 2021, all outstanding shares of the registrant are owned by The Allstate Corporation and there is no public market for the common stock.

Documents incorporated by reference: None.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

As previously reported, effective January 4, 2021, the registrant became a wholly owned subsidiary of The Allstate Corporation pursuant to a merger transaction. Accordingly, on January 4, 2021, the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC filed a Form 25 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to delist the registrant’s Common Stock from Nasdaq and to deregister the Common Stock under Section 12(b) of the Act. On January 15, 2021, the registrant filed a Form 25 with the SEC to voluntarily delist the Depositary Shares, Representing 1/40th of a Share of 7.50% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series C (the “Series C Depositary Shares”), from Nasdaq and to deregister the Series C Depositary Shares under Section 12(b) of the Act. On February 2, 2021, the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC filed a Form 25 with the SEC to delist (a) the 7.50% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), (b) the Depositary Shares, Representing 1/40th of a Share of 7.50% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series B (the “Series B Depositary Shares”), and (c) the 7.625% Subordinated Notes Due 2055 (the “2055 Notes”) from Nasdaq and to deregister the Series A Preferred Stock, the Series B Depositary Shares and the 2055 Notes under Section 12(b) of the Act. The registrant filed with the SEC, Forms 15 with respect to the Common Stock on January 14, 2021, with respect to the Series C Depositary Shares on January 25, 2021, and with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock, the Series B Depositary Shares and the 2055 Notes on February 16, 2021, in each case, requesting that the duty of the registrant to file reports under Section 13 of the Act with respect to such securities be terminated and the duty of the registrant to file reports under Section 15(d) of the Act with respect to such securities be suspended.

NATIONAL GENERAL HOLDINGS CORP.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PART I
Item 1.			Business			2
Item 1A.			Risk Factors			22
Item 1B.			Unresolved Staff Comments			35
Item 2.			Properties			35
Item 3.			Legal Proceedings			35
Item 4.			Mine Safety Disclosures			35
PART II
Item 5.			Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities			36
Item 6.			Selected Financial Data			39
Item 7.			Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations			42
Item 7A.			Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk			69
Item 8.			Financial Statements and Supplementary Data			70
Item 9.			Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure			70
Item 9A.			Controls and Procedures			71
Item 9B.			Other Information			74
PART III
Item 10.			Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance			75
Item 11.			Executive Compensation			80
Item 12.			Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters			92
Item 13.			Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence			93
Item 14.			Principal Accounting Fees and Services			95
PART IV
Item 15.			Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules			97
Item 16.			Form 10-K Summary			99
			Signatures			100

Effective January 4, 2021, National General Holdings Corp. became a wholly owned subsidiary of The Allstate Corporation (“Allstate”). Unless the context requires otherwise, references in this report to “National General Holdings Corp.” “NGHC,” “we,” “us,” “its,” the “Company” and “our” refer to National General Holdings Corp., its consolidated subsidiaries, and the Reciprocal Exchanges.