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                                                                    EXHIBIT 32.2

    CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                    SECTION 906 OF SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

         I, DALE A. THATCHER, Chief Financial Officer of Selective Insurance
Group, Inc., (the "Company"), hereby certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly
period ended September 30, 2003 (the "Form 10-Q"), which this certification
accompanies, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)) and the
information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: November 11, 2003

                                              By: /s/ Dale A. Thatcher
                                              ----------------------------------
                                              Dale A. Thatcher

         A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has
been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished
to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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