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)                  May 9, 2025       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)   (IRS 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   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 4.60% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series B, without par value   SIGIP   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC   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.   On May 9, 2025, Brenda M. Hall, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Standard Lines of Selective Insurance Company of America, the lead insurance subsidiary of Selective Insurance Group, Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Company of her intention to retire effective January 5, 2026. Ms. Hall’s retirement is not the result of any disagreement with the Company. The Company will undertake a process to identify a successor.   A copy of the Company’s press release announcing Ms. Hall’s retirement 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 May 13, 2025 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 hereunto duly authorized.     SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP, INC.         By: /s/ Michael H. Lanza     Michael H. Lanza     Executive Vice President and General Counsel   Date: May 13, 2025