SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP INC — Director's Dealing 2005

Sep 13, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP INC (SIGI)
CIK: 0000230557
Period of Report: 2005-09-09

Reporting Person: McLain James (Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-09-09	Common Stock	M	3500	$20.75	Acquired	29537.227	Direct
2005-09-09	Common Stock	S	3500	$48.3	Disposed	26037.227	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2005-09-09	Stock Option	$20.75	M	3500	Disposed	2012-02-05	Common Stock (3500)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	640.0681	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Includes 40.305 shares acquired under the Selective Insurance Group, Inc. Dividend Reinvestment Plan.