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: OCHILTREE JAMIE III (Sr. Exec. Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-09-08	Common Stock	M	1172	$17.625	Acquired	76977.781	Direct
2005-09-08	Common Stock	F	434	$47.585	Disposed	76543.781	Direct
2005-09-08	Common Stock	M	3200	$18.4375	Acquired	79743.781	Direct
2005-09-08	Common Stock	M	3560	$25.375	Acquired	83303.781	Direct
2005-09-08	Common Stock	S	1585	$47.3	Disposed	81718.781	Direct
2005-09-08	Common Stock	S	500	$47.31	Disposed	81218.781	Direct
2005-09-08	Common Stock	S	200	$47.32	Disposed	81018.781	Direct
2005-09-08	Common Stock	S	1300	$47.4	Disposed	79718.781	Direct
2005-09-08	Common Stock	S	600	$47.42	Disposed	79118.781	Direct
2005-09-08	Common Stock	S	2575	$47.43	Disposed	76543.781	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2005-09-08	Stock Option	$17.625	M	1172	Disposed	2006-10-29	Common Stock (1172)	Direct
2005-09-08	Stock Option	$18.4375	M	3200	Disposed	2007-01-24	Common Stock (3200)	Direct
2005-09-08	Stock Option	$25.375	M	3560	Disposed	2007-12-02	Common Stock (3560)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	30433.939	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Includes the acquisition of 469.174 shares under Selective's Employee Stock Purchase Savings Plan. A transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3.

F2: 25 % of grant became exercisable on 12/2/1998 and 75 % became exercisable on 12/16/1998.