SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP INC — Director's Dealing 2004

Nov 15, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP INC (SIGI)
CIK: 0000230557
Period of Report: 2004-11-11

Reporting Person: OCHILTREE JAMIE III (Executive Vice President - Ins)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-11-11	Common Stock	G	490	—	Disposed	65301.173	Direct
2004-11-11	Common Stock	M	11169	$18.3125	Acquired	76470.173	Direct
2004-11-11	Common Stock	F	2595	$42.06	Disposed	73875.173	Direct
2004-11-11	Common Stock	S	5000	$41.82	Disposed	68875.173	Direct
2004-11-11	Common Stock	S	8000	$41.9	Disposed	60875.173	Direct
2004-11-11	Common Stock	S	2000	$41.95	Disposed	58875.173	Direct
2004-11-11	Common Stock	S	2000	$42	Disposed	56875.173	Direct
2004-11-11	Common Stock	S	1868	$42.01	Disposed	55007.173	Direct
2004-11-11	Common Stock	M	13828	$17.625	Acquired	68835.173	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-11-11	Stock Option	$17.625	M	13828	Disposed	2006-10-29	Common Stock (13828)	Direct
2004-11-11	Stock Option	$18.3125	M	11169	Disposed	2005-10-31	Common Stock (11169)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	30433.939	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Balance Includes 603.835 shares acquired through Selective's Employee Stock Purchase Savings Plan a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3.

The transactions in tables I and II were made as part of the reporting person's charitable donations and for estate and tax planning purposes.