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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)                January 23, 2023

 

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   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 2 – Financial Information

 

  Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On January 23, 2023, Selective Insurance Group, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release regarding preliminary unaudited estimated results of the Company’s operations for the quarter ended December 31, 2022, including an initial estimate for pre-tax net insured catastrophe losses, primarily resulting from the significant winter storm in late December 2022. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

The information contained in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

  Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)       Exhibits

 

Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit

 

99.1Press Release of Selective Insurance Group, Inc. dated January 23, 2023
104The 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.
       
Date: January 23, 2023 By: /s/ Michael H. Lanza
      Michael H. Lanza
      Executive Vice President and General Counsel