Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d) Election of Director

Effective August 18, 2009, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Selective Insurance Group, Inc. (the "Company") elected Cynthia S. Nicholson to the Board of the Company to serve until the 2010 annual meeting of stockholders of the Company. The Board has not appointed Ms. Nicholson to any committees of the Board at this time.

A copy of the Company's press release announcing Ms. Nicholson's election to the Company's Board is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press Release of Selective Insurance Group, Inc. dated August 20, 2009

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