Exhibit 32

Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

     In connection with the Quarterly Report of Midwest Holding Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2013 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), we certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

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.

Date: August 13, 2013	/s/ MARK A. OLIVER
	Mark A. Oliver
	Chief Executive Officer
	Principal Executive Officer & Principal Financial Officer
Date: August 13, 2013	/s/ MICHAEL T. MASON
	Michael T. Mason
	Vice President and Controller
	Principal Accounting Officer

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