EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF DIXON HUGHES GOODMAN LLP

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Board of Directors and Shareholders

Atlantic American Corporation

Atlanta, Georgia

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements (Nos. 333-183207 and 333-183210) on Form S-8 of Atlantic American Corporation of our report dated March 25, 2022, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedules of Atlantic American Corporation as of and for the year ended December 31, 2021, which report appears in Atlantic American Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.

/s/ Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP

Atlanta, Georgia

March 25, 2022