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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * COLEMAN JAMES W JR   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP INC [SIGI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Vice President - Div (Last) (First) (Middle) 40 WANTAGE AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/15/2005 (Street) BRANCHVILLE, NJ 07890 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 02/15/2005   M   9,328 A $ 17.625 63,117.095 D   Common Stock 02/15/2005   M   2,800 A $ 18.4375 65,917.095 D   Common Stock 02/15/2005   M   7,500 A $ 18.75 73,417.095 D   Common Stock 02/15/2005   M   916 A $ 15.188 74,333.095 D   Common Stock 02/15/2005   M   2,531 A $ 22.375 76,864.095 D   Common Stock 02/15/2005   M   181 A $ 20.75 77,045.095 D   Common Stock 02/15/2005   M   697 A $ 23.235 77,742.095 D   Common Stock 02/15/2005   F   7,801 D $ 47.905 69,941.095 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option

$ 15.188

02/15/2005

M

916

02/03/2000

02/03/2010

Common Stock

916

$ 0

0

D

Stock Option

$ 17.625

02/15/2005

M

9,328

10/29/1996

10/29/2006

Common Stock

9,328

$ 0

0

D

Stock Option

$ 18.4375

02/15/2005

M

2,800

02/01/1998

01/24/2007

Common Stock

2,800

$ 0

0

D

Stock Option

$ 18.75

02/15/2005

M

7,500

11/03/1998

11/03/2008

Common Stock

7,500

$ 0

0

D

Stock Option

$ 20.75

02/15/2005

M

181

02/05/2002

02/05/2012

Common Stock

181

$ 0

4,819

D

Stock Option

$ 22.375

02/15/2005

M

2,531

02/06/2001

02/06/2011

Common Stock

2,531

$ 0

4,469

D

Stock Option

$ 23.235

02/15/2005

M

697

02/04/2003

02/04/2013

Common Stock

697

$ 0

4,303

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
COLEMAN JAMES W JR 40 WANTAGE AVENUE BRANCHVILLE, NJ 07890			Executive Vice President - Div

Signatures

James W Coleman, Jr.		02/17/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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