SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP INC — Director's Dealing 2004

Aug 23, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP INC (SIGI)
CIK: 0000230557
Period of Report: 2004-08-19

Reporting Person: CARTER DEBRA P (SVP & Dir. HR)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-08-19	Common Stock	M	6000	$12.5625	Acquired	39047.103	Direct
2004-08-19	Common Stock	F	2159	$34.91	Disposed	36888.103	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-08-19	Stock Option	$12.5625	M	6000	Disposed	2004-11-04	Common Stock (6000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes 94.206 shares acquired through Selective Insurance Group, Inc.'s Dividend Reinvestment Plan.