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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 September 28, 2023, Mark A. Wilcox, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Selective Insurance Group, Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Company that he has resigned from his position to pursue a different opportunity, effective November 3, 2023. Mr. Wilcox’s resignation is not the result of any disagreement with the Company.
On October 2, 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors appointed Anthony D. Harnett to serve as Interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective November 4, 2023. Mr. Harnett will serve as principal financial officer and will continue to serve as principal accounting officer.
Mr. Harnett, age 50, has been Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company since June 2016. Mr. Harnett joined the Company in September 1999 as a senior accountant and has held various finance positions of increasing responsibility. Mr. Harnett earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from Albright College in Pennsylvania and earned the Certified Public Accounting designation in 1998. He is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Mr. Harnett’s compensation arrangements as Interim Chief Financial Officer will be disclosed once approved by the Salary and Employee Benefits Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Harnett and any other person pursuant to which he was appointed to this position, and there are no family relationships between Mr. Harnett and any director or executive officer of the Company. There are no transactions involving Mr. Harnett that would be required to be reported under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
A copy of the Company’s press release announcing Mr. Harnett’s appointment and Mr. Wilcox’s resignation 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. |
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| 99.1 | Press Release of Selective Insurance Group, Inc. dated October 3, 2023 | |
| 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: October 3, 2023