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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001171843-17-007658
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20171213
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20171213
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20171213

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000230557
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331]
		IRS NUMBER:				222168890
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NJ
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-33067
		FILM NUMBER:		171254221

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		40 WANTAGE AVENUE
		CITY:			BRANCHVILLE
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07890
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9739483000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		40 WANTAGE AVE
		STREET 2:		40 WANTAGE AVE
		CITY:			BRANCHVILLE
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07890

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SRI CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19860508
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">December 13, 2017</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>40 Wantage Avenue, Branchville, New Jersey</U></FONT></TD>
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in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&sect;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0"><B>(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Election of Director</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in; margin: 0pt 0">Effective January1, 2018, the Board of Directors (the &ldquo;Board&rdquo;)
of Selective Insurance Group, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) elected Thomas A. McCarthy to the Board of the Company to serve
until the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders of the Company. Mr. McCarthy has been appointed to the Audit Committee and the Finance
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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in; margin: 0pt 0">A copy of the Company's press release announcing Mr. McCarthy's election
to the Company's Board is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Exhibits</I></P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in; margin: 0pt 0">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;December 13, 2017</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 70%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">Selective Insurance Group, Inc.<BR>
    40 Wantage Avenue<BR>
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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</B></FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 33%">Media Contact: Jamie Beal</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 64%">Investor Contact: Rohan Pai</TD></TR>
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    <TD NOWRAP>973-948-1234, jamie.beal@Selective.com</TD>
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    <TD>973-948-1364, rohan.pai@Selective.com</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 14pt"><B><U>Selective Appoints Thomas A. McCarthy as New
Director</U></B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0">Branchville, NJ &ndash; December 13, 2017 &ndash; Selective Insurance Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:
SIGI) announced today that Thomas A. McCarthy has been elected to its Board of Directors, effective as of January 1, 2018. Mr.
McCarthy, Cigna Corporation&rsquo;s former executive vice president and chief financial officer, is an independent director.</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0">Mr. McCarthy, who is 61, retired from Cigna in June 2017 after more than 30 years with
the company. As chief financial officer from 2013 to 2017, Tom was responsible for all of Cigna&rsquo;s financial operations, investment
management, and strategic planning during a period of increasing economic and regulatory complexity. Prior to his promotion to
chief financial officer, he served as vice president of finance and treasury, tax, strategy, corporate development, and run-off
insurance. Mr. McCarthy also was a financial executive with Kemper Corporation and USAA previously in his career.</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0">&ldquo;We are delighted to have Tom join Selective&rsquo;s Board. He has a wealth of
insurance, corporate strategy, and finance experience in a Fortune 100 company,&rdquo; said Lead Independent Director J. Brian
Thebault.</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0">Chairman and CEO Gregory E. Murphy stated, &ldquo;As we continue to outperform the industry,
Tom will play a key role in contributing to Selective&rsquo;s overall corporate strategies. In particular, we think his deep knowledge
of customer experience, agents, investments, and capital management will be an immediate and significant asset to Selective&rsquo;s
Board.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0">A resident of Pennsylvania, Mr. McCarthy holds a B.S. from the University of Pennsylvania
and an M.B.A. from Carnegie Mellon University.</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0">Selective Insurance Group, Inc. is a holding company for ten property and casualty insurance
companies rated &ldquo;A&rdquo; (Excellent) by A.M. Best. Through independent agents, the insurance companies offer standard and
specialty insurance for commercial and personal risks, and flood insurance underwritten by the National Flood Insurance Program.
Selective maintains a website at www.Selective.com.</P>



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