SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP INC

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

(Rule 14a-101)

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT

SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934

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SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP, INC.

(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)

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40 Wantage Avenue

Branchville, New Jersey 07890

March 27, 2024

**NOTICE OF 2024 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

**AND PROXY STATEMENT

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

9:00 AM Eastern Time

Attending the Annual Meeting The 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Selective Insurance Group, Inc. (“Selective” and “we”) will be held on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at 9:00 AM Eastern Time. The Annual Meeting will be a virtual meeting held exclusively via live audiocast. To attend, vote, and submit questions during the Annual Meeting, please visit http://www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/SIGI2024 and enter the 16-digit control number included on your Notice of Internet Availability or proxy card. If you requested printed copies of the proxy materials, we encourage you to vote your shares by phone, by mail, or online in advance to ensure your vote will be represented at the Annual Meeting. Even if you plan to attend the Annual Meeting virtually, we encourage you to vote your shares in advance.

At the Annual Meeting, we will ask stockholders to:

In addition, we will attend to any other business properly brought before the Annual Meeting and its adjournments, postponements, or continuations, if any. After the Annual Meeting, we will offer time for your questions. In connection with the Annual Meeting, we are also making available Selective’s 2023 Annual Report to Stockholders (“2023 Annual Report”).

The Board of Directors recommends that you vote “FOR” each of the director nominees in Proposal 1 and “FOR” each of Proposals 2, 3, and 4. These proposals are further described in the Proxy Statement.

Selective stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 7, 2024 are entitled to notice of, and the right to vote at, the Annual Meeting and any adjournment, postponement, or continuation thereof.

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. VOTE YOUR SHARES BY (I) CALLING THE TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE NUMBER LISTED ON THE PROXY CARD, (II) ACCESSING THE INTERNET WEBSITE LISTED ON THE PROXY CARD, OR (III) COMPLETING, DATING, AND SIGNING THE PROXY CARD AND RETURNING IT IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. YOU MAY REVOKE YOUR PROXY AT ANY TIME BEFORE IT IS VOTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING THROUGH THE PROCESSES DESCRIBED IN THE PROXY STATEMENT. IF YOU HOLD SHARES THROUGH A BROKER OR OTHER CUSTODIAN, PLEASE SEE THE VOTING INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED TO YOU BY THAT BROKER OR CUSTODIAN.

Very truly yours,

John J. Marchioni

Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer

By Order of the Board of Directors:

Robyn P. Turner

Corporate Secretary

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