SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP INC — Director's Dealing 2005

Aug 5, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP INC (SIGI)
CIK: 0000230557
Period of Report: 2005-08-04

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-08-04	Common Stock	M	3000	$17.625	Acquired	44748.831	Direct
2005-08-04	Common Stock	S	3000	$50.37	Disposed	41748.831	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2005-08-04	Stock Option	$17.625	M	3000	Disposed	2006-10-29	Common Stock (3000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes 118.121 shares acquired through the Selective's Dividend Reinvestment Plan.