SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP INC — Director's Dealing 2008

Oct 1, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP INC (SIGI)
CIK: 0000230557
Period of Report: 2008-10-01

Reporting Person: MURPHY GREGORY E (Director, Chairman, Pres. & CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-10-01	Common Stock	S	2100	$25	Disposed	176729.7041	Direct
2008-10-01	Common Stock	S	4200	$22.73	Disposed	172529.7041	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	7039.5425	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by Mr. Murphy on June 2, 2008.

F2: Includes 37.9108 shares acquired in Mr. Murphy's 401(k) account.