secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP INC (SIGI)
CIK:        0000230557
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-02-03T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000230557-22-000003
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Selective Q4 EPS $1.59, down 24% YoY; full-year record EPS $6.50; 2022 guidance issued
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- Q4 net income $1.59/diluted share (down 24% YoY); non-GAAP op income $1.56. Full-year EPS $6.50 (up 59%).
- Q4 combined ratio 93.1% vs 88.1% a year ago; full-year 92.8% vs 94.9%, driven by lower catastrophe losses.
- Net premiums written +9% in Q4 and +15% for full year; renewal pure price +4.7% in Q4.
- 2022 guidance: combined ratio ex-cat 91.0%, after-tax net investment income ~$200M, diluted shares 61M.
- Board declared $0.28/common share dividend payable March 1, 2022; book value $46.24 (+9% YoY).

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/230557/000023055722000003/0000230557-22-000003-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/230557/000023055722000003/sigi-20220203.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000230557-22-000003

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