8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)			April 2, 2010
SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New Jersey	001-33067	22-2168890
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
40 Wantage Avenue, Branchville, New Jersey		07890
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code		(973) 948-3000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management

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

(b)           Departure of Certain Officer

As a result of the Company’s decision to outsource its investment operations to third party managers, Selective Insurance Group, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that, as of April 2, 2010, Kerry A. Guthrie, Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, left the Company.

A copy of the press release dated April 2, 2010 announcing Mr. Guthrie’s departure is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01.                      Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)           Exhibits

99.1 Press Release of Selective Insurance Group, Inc. dated April 2, 2010

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP, INC.
Date:  April 2, 2010	By:	/s/ Michael H. Lanza
		Michael H. Lanza
		Executive Vice President and General Counsel

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release of Selective Insurance Group, Inc. dated April 2, 2010

EX-99.1

Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

40 Wantage Avenue

Branchville, NJ 07890

www.selective.com

For Immediate Release

Investor Contact: Jennifer DiBerardino

973-948-1364, jennifer.diberardino@selective.com

Media Contact: Gail Petersen

973-948-1307, gail.petersen@selective.com

Selective to Outsource Investment Operations

Branchville, NJ – April 2, 2010 – Selective Insurance Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIGI) announced today that its investment operations will be outsourced to third party managers.  This does not indicate a change to the overall investment strategy, only the execution model.  The company expects to benefit from greater flexibility in trade execution, broader specific sector knowledge and advanced risk management tools.

As a result of this change, Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer Kerry A. Guthrie, has left Selective.  Mr. Guthrie has guided the company’s investment operations for the past eight years and been a dedicated Selective employee for more than twenty years.

Selective Insurance Group, Inc. is a holding company for seven property and casualty insurance companies rated “A+” (Superior) by A.M. Best.  Through independent agents, the insurance companies offer primary and alternative market insurance for commercial and personal risks, and flood insurance underwritten by the National Flood Insurance Program.  Selective maintains a website at www.selective.com.

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