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 17, 2008

Donegal Group Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DE	0-15341	23-2424711
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1195 RIVER RD MARIETTA, PA	17547
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:   717-426-1931

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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On April 17, 2008 the Registrant issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

    Exhibit 99.1.       Press release dated April 17, 2008

SIGNATURE

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

	Donegal Group Inc. (Registrant)
April 17, 2008 (Date)	/s/   JEFFREY D. MILLER Jeffrey D. Miller Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit Index
99.1	Press release dated April 17, 2008

EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

Donegal Group Inc. Increases Quarterly Dividend

MARIETTA, Pa., April 17, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Donegal Group Inc. (Nasdaq:DGICA) (Nasdaq:DGICB) reported that its Board of Directors today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend payable May 15, 2008 of $.105 per share of Class A common stock and $.0925 per share of Class B common stock to stockholders of record as of the close of business on May 1, 2008. These dividends represent percentage increases of 16.7% for the Company's Class A common stock and 19.4% for the Company's Class B common stock compared to the previous quarterly cash dividend.

Donegal Group Inc. is an insurance holding company whose insurance subsidiaries offer personal and commercial property and casualty lines of insurance in five Mid-Atlantic states (Delaware, Maryland, New Hampshire, New York and Pennsylvania), eight Southeastern states (Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia) and five Midwestern states (Iowa, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma and South Dakota).

CONTACT:  Donegal Group Inc.
          Jeffrey D. Miller, Senior Vice President &
           Chief Financial Officer
          (717) 426-1931
          Fax: (717) 426-7009
          jeffmiller@donegalgroup.com