Securities And Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549

Schedule 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Amendment No. 12

National Western Life Insurance Co.
(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)

638522102
(CUSIP Number)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

|X| Rule 13d-1 ( b)
|_| Rule 13d-1 ( c)
|_| Rule 13d-1 ( d)

The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).



Cusip No. 638522102 13G


1. Name of Reporting Person S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person

Westport Asset Management, Inc. - 06-1087640 Westport Advisers LLC - 06-1497709

2. Check the appropriate box if a member of a group*

(a) |_|
(b) |X|

3. SEC Use Only


4. Citizenship or Place or Organization

 Connecticut
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Number of 5. Sole Voting Power
 Shares
Beneficially 0
 Owned By --------------------------------------------------------
 Each 6. Shared Voting Power
 Reporting
 Person 166,114

With --------------------------------------------------------
7. Sole Dispositive Power

0
8. Shared Dispositive Power

166,114

9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by each Reporting Person

166,114

10. Check Box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares |x|

N/A

11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9

4.85%

12. Type of Reporting Person*

IA


Item 1 (a) Name of Issuer:

National Western Life Insurance Co.

Item 1 (b): Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

850 E. Anderson Lane
Austin, TX 78752-1602

Item 2 (a): Name of Person Filing:

Westport Asset Management, Inc.

Item 2 (b): Address of Principal Business Office:

253 Riverside Avenue
Westport, CT 06880

Item 2(c): Citizenship:

Connecticut

Item 2(d): Title of Class of Securities:

Common Stock

Item 2 (e): CUSIP Number:

638522102

Item 3. If this stated is filed pursuant to Rules
13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:

(a) ( ) Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act

(b) ( ) Bank as defined in Section 3(b)(6) of the Act

(c) ( ) Insurance Company as defined in Section
3(a) (19) of the Act


(d) ( ) Investment Company registered under
Section 8 of the Investment Company Act

(e) (X) Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940

(f) ( ) Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the Provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)

(g) (X) Parent Holding Company, in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G) (Note: See Item 7)

(h) ( ) Group in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)
(ii)(H)

Item 4. Ownership.

(a) Amount Beneficially owned: 166,114 shares

(b) Percent of Class: 4.85%

(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:


0

(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:


166,114

(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0

(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 166,114


Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following |X|

Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
Person:

N/A

Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary
Which acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.

Westport Asset Management,Inc. makes this filing pursuant to Rule 13D-1 (b) (ii) (G) since it owns 50% of Westport Advisers LLC. Westport Asset Management, Inc. is an investment advisor and Westport Advisers LLC is an investment advisor for a Series of Public Mutual Funds.

Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the
Group.

N/A

Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.

N/A


Item 10. Certification

By signing below, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purpose or effect.

Disclaimer

The undersigned expressly declares that the filing of this Schedule 13G shall not be construed as an admission that such person is, for the purpose of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Securities Act of 1934, the beneficial owner of any securities covered by this statement.

Signature. After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and

 correct.

Date February 13, 2008

 Westport Asset Management, Inc.


 By /s/ Andrew J. Knuth
 -------------------------------
 Andrew J. Knuth, Chairman

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