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) December 13, 2005

                        Selective Insurance Group, Inc.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         New Jersey                    0-8641               22-2168890
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(State or other jurisdiction        (Commission         (I.R.S. Employer
      of incorporation)             File Number)       Identification No.)

       40 Wantage Avenue, Branchville, New Jersey              07890
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        (Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code      (973) 948-3000

                                      n/a
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 5.02.    Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

            At a meeting held on December 13, 2005, the Board of Directors of
Selective Insurance Group, Inc. (the Company) elected John C. Burville to the
Board of Directors of the Company effective January 1, 2006 to serve until the
2006 annual meeting of stockholders of the Company. Mr. Burville will also
serve as a member of the Salary and Employee Benefits Committee and the Finance
Committee of the Board of Directors.

         Mr. Burville is currently an insurance consultant to the Bermuda
government. He has more than 30 years experience in the insurance industry,
having served as Chief Actuary and senior rating agency manager for ACE Limited
and managing principal for Tillinghast. Mr. Burville attended Leicester
University in the United Kingdom where he received a BSc, and a Ph.D. in
mathematical logic.

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

Item 9.01.     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)  Exhibits

          99.1  Press Release of Selective Insurance Group, Inc. dated
                December 14, 2005.



                                   SIGNATURE

         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.
                                       (Registrant)


Date:  December 14, 2005               By:  /s/  Michael H. Lanza
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                                           Name:  Michael H. Lanza, Esq.
                                           Title: Senior Vice President,
                                                  General Counsel and
                                                  Corporate Secretary



                                 EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.                Description
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99.1                       Press Release dated December 14, 2005.

EX-99

                                                                 Exhibit 99.1



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                              Selective Insurance
                              40 Wantage Avenue
                              Branchville, New Jersey 07890
                              www.selective.com


For release on Dec. 14, 2005 at 8:30 a.m. (EST)
Media Contact: Sharon Cooper
973-948-1324, sharon.cooper@selective.com

Investor Contact: Jennifer DiBerardino
973-948-1364, jennifer.diberardino@selective.com


                        Selective Insurance Group Names
                           John C. Burville Director

Branchville, NJ - Dec. 14, 2005 - Selective Insurance Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:
SIGI), announced today that John C. Burville has been appointed to its Board of
Directors, effective January 1, 2006. He will stand for election by
shareholders at Selective's Annual Meeting in April 2006. Mr. Burville is the
company's 12th director and meets the Nasdaq requirements for an independent
director. He will serve on the Salary and Employee Benefits Committee and the
Finance Committee.

"John Burville brings an exceptional level of experience and actuarial acumen
to the Board," said William M. Kearns, Jr., Selective's Lead Director and
Chairman of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. "We welcome him
to Selective and look forward to his contributions as a Director."

Mr. Burville is currently an insurance consultant to the Bermuda government. He
has more than 30 years experience in the insurance industry, having served as
Chief Actuary and senior rating agency manager for ACE Limited and managing
principal for Tillinghast. Mr. Burville attended Leicester University in the
United Kingdom where he received a BSc, and a Ph.D. in mathematical logic.

Selective Insurance Group, Inc., headquartered in Branchville, New Jersey, is a
holding company for six property and casualty insurance companies that offer
primary and alternative market insurance for commercial and personal risks, and
flood insurance policy, administration and claim services. The insurance
companies are rated "A+" (Superior) by A.M. Best. Through other subsidiaries,
the company offers claim management services; human resources administration
services; and risk management products and services. Selective maintains a
website at www.selective.com.

Selective's SEC filings can be accessed through the Investors and Corporate
Governance sections of the Company's website, www.selective.com, or through the
SEC's EDGAR Database at www.sec.gov (Selective EDGAR CIK No. 0000230557).

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