Executive Change

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, 2020   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:   ¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))   Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:   Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, par value $2 per share SIGI NASDAQ Global Select Market   Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).   Emerging growth company         ¨   If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨             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 Directors   Effective September 23, 2020, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Selective Insurance Group, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Ainar D. Aijala, Jr., Lisa R. Bacus, Wole C. Coaxum, and Stephen C. Mills to the Board of the Company to serve until the 2021 annual meeting of stockholders of the Company.   The four new Directors have been appointed to the following committees of the Board, effective as of their date of election to the Board:   Director Committee Appointments Ainar D. Aijala, Jr. ·          Audit Committee ·          Finance Committee Lisa R. Bacus ·          Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee ·          Salary and Employee Benefits Committee Wole C. Coaxum ·          Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee ·          Finance Committee Stephen C. Mills ·          Finance Committee ·          Salary and Employee Benefits Committee   The Directors will participate in the director compensation arrangements described under the heading “Director Compensation” in the Company’s 2020 Proxy Statement filed on March 25, 2020. The Company also intends to enter into an indemnification agreement with the Directors, the form of which was previously filed with the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 20, 2005.   A copy of the Company's press release announcing the election of the four new independent members 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   Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit     99.1 Press Release of Selective Insurance Group, Inc. dated September 23, 2020 104 The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL         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 thereunto duly authorized.     SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP, INC.            By: /s/ Michael H. Lanza       Michael H. Lanza     Executive Vice President and General Counsel Date: September 23, 2020