SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP INC — Director's Dealing 2005

Sep 12, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP INC (SIGI)
CIK: 0000230557
Period of Report: 2005-09-08

Reporting Person: THEBAULT J BRIAN (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-09-08	Common Stock	M	3000	$18.3125	Acquired	22028.54	Direct
2005-09-09	Common Stock	S	500	$48.44	Disposed	21528.54	Direct
2005-09-09	Common Stock	S	300	$48.45	Disposed	21228.54	Direct
2005-09-09	Common Stock	S	300	$48.454	Disposed	20928.54	Direct
2005-09-09	Common Stock	S	400	$48.47	Disposed	20528.54	Direct
2005-09-09	Common Stock	S	738	$48.5	Disposed	19790.54	Direct
2005-09-09	Common Stock	S	350	$48.57	Disposed	19440.54	Direct
2005-09-09	Common Stock	S	362	$48.58	Disposed	19078.54	Direct
2005-09-09	Common Stock	S	50	$48.6	Disposed	19028.54	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2005-09-08	Stock Option	$18.3125	M	3000	Disposed	2006-03-01	Common Stock (3000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	101.655	Indirect
Common Stock	101.655	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Includes 4.101 shares acquired through Selective Insurance Group Inc.'s Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

F2: Includes .409 shares acquired through Selective Insurance Group Inc.'s Dividend Reinvestment Plan.