SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP INC — Director's Dealing 2008

Dec 9, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP INC (SIGI)
CIK: 0000230557
Period of Report: 2008-12-05

Reporting Person: RUE WILLIAM M (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-12-05	Common Stock	M	6000	$9.1563	Acquired	378832.039	Direct
2008-12-05	Common Stock	F	2502	$21.96	Disposed	376330.039	Direct
2008-12-09	Common Stock	G	3250	—	Disposed	373080.039	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2008-12-05	Stock Option	$9.1563	M	6000	Disposed	2009-03-01	Common Stock (6000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	34727.147	Indirect
Common Stock	1980	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Includes 8.457 dividend equivalent units. Each dividend equivalent unit is the economic equivalent of one share of Selective Insurance Group, Inc. common stock.

F2: Includes 212.449 shares acquired pursuant to the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan.