Unassociated Document
SELECTIVE
INSURANCE GROUP, INC.
40
Wantage Avenue
Branchville,
New Jersey 07890
August 4,
2010
VIA
EDGAR
Division
of Corporation Finance
U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F
Street, N.E.
Washington,
DC 20549
Attn:
Jeffrey Riedler
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Re:
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Form
AW with Respect to Withdrawal of Amendment to Registration Statement
on
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Form
S-8 POS (File No. 333-125451) filed May 3,
2010
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Dear
Mr. Riedler:
Pursuant to Rule 477 promulgated under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), and following
discussions on July 28, 2010 with Ms. Suzanne Hayes of the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”),
Selective Insurance Group, Inc. (the “Registrant”) hereby
respectfully requests the withdrawal of the above-referenced Registration
Statement on Form S-8 POS (File No. 333-125451), filed with the Commission on
May 3, 2010 (the “Registration
Statement”) (but not withdrawal of the original registration statement,
filed on June 2, 2005, with the same File No. as the Registration
Statement).
The Registrant submits this request for
withdrawal as it inadvertently filed the Registration Statement with an
incorrect Edgar filing code. The Registrant intends to file a
registration statement on Form S-8 in the near future in lieu of the
Registration Statement. The Registrant confirms that no securities
have been distributed, issued or sold pursuant to the Registration Statement or
the prospectus associated therewith. The Registrant acknowledges that
no refund will be made for fees paid to the Commission in connection with filing
of the Registration Statement. However, the Registrant requests, in
accordance with Rule 457(p) under the Act, that all fees paid to the Commission
in connection with the filing of the Registration Statement be credited to the
Registrant’s account to be offset against the filing fee for any future
registration statement.
Your assistance in this matter is
greatly appreciated. If you have any questions or require further
information or documentation regarding the foregoing, please do not hesitate to
contact the undersigned at (973) 948-3000 or Laurie A. Cerveny, Esq. of Bingham
McCutchen LLP, counsel to the Registrant, at (617) 951-8000.
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Very
truly yours, |
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SELECTIVE
INSURANCE GROUP, INC. |
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/s/ Michael
H. Lanza |
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Name: |
Michael
H. Lanza |
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Title: |
Executive
Vice President and
General
Counsel
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