SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP INC — Director's Dealing 2004

Oct 5, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP INC (SIGI)
CIK: 0000230557
Period of Report: 2004-10-01

Reporting Person: RUE WILLIAM M (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-10-01	Common Stock	A	287	$37.57	Acquired	178822	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	16292.006	Indirect
Common Stock	13414.278	Indirect
Common Stock	13277.27	Indirect
Common Stock	990	Indirect
Common Stock	18434	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Includes 65.342 shares acquired through Selective Insurance Group, Inc.'s Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

F2: Includes 64.674 shares acquired through Selective Insurance Group, Inc.'s Dividend Reinvestment Plan.