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)			September 23, 2014
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.

(d)      Election of Director

Effective September 23, 2014, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Selective Insurance Group, Inc. (the “Company”) elected John S. Scheid to the Board of the Company to serve until the 2015 annual meeting of stockholders of the Company. The Board has not appointed Mr. Scheid to any committees of the Board at this time.

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

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 September 23, 2014

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: September 23, 2014	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 September 23, 2014

EX-99.1

Selective Insurance Group, Inc.
40 Wantage Avenue
Branchville, NJ 07890
www.selective.com  

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Contact: Gail Petersen

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

Selective Appoints New Member to Board of Directors

Branchville, NJ – September 23, 2014 – Selective Insurance Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIGI), announced today that John S. Scheid was elected to its Board of Directors. Mr. Scheid is an independent director and qualifies as a financial expert.

“We are very pleased that John will be joining Selective’s Board,” said Lead Independent Director Paul Bauer. “John has more than 35 years of experience in financial services, and specifically in the insurance sector, which will greatly benefit Selective,” continued Bauer. “His knowledge and experience will be valuable to the company.”

Mr. Scheid retired after 36 years at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, most recently as a senior partner primarily in the insurance and asset management industries. His prior positions at PricewaterhouseCoopers include global insurance assurance practice leader, chairman Americas insurance practice, US insurance practice leader, Midwest Region financial services leader and partner. In 2013, Mr. Scheid founded Scheid Group, LLC, a private finance, insurance and real estate investment vehicle.

Currently, Mr. Scheid serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Pine River Reinsurance Holding Ltd., a Bermuda reinsurer; on the Board of Governors for Junior Achievement Worldwide; on the Marquette University High School Foundation Investment Committee; and on the Board of Directors for Messmer Catholic Schools. He has also served on the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Foundation Board of Directors and the President’s Council of the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. He is a certified public accountant, chair of the Wisconsin Accounting Examining Board and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

“The strength of John’s financial experience and keen sense of the industry trends are extremely valuable to Selective as we manage the constantly changing cycle of the property/casualty industry,” said Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Gregory E. Murphy.

Selective Insurance Group, Inc. is a holding company for ten property and casualty insurance companies rated “A” (Excellent) 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.