---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000230557-22-000017"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SIGI"
cik: "0000230557"
company_name: "SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP INC"
filed_at: "2022-08-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T05:29:04.883825+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Selective Q2 net income $0.61/sh, down 69% YoY; operating EPS $1.17; combined ratio 95.5%

## Summary
- Net premiums written up 12% to $930.7M; renewal pure price +5.0% across segments.
- GAAP combined ratio 95.5% (cat losses 5.5 pts) vs 89.8% a year ago; underlying combined ratio 91.4%.
- After-tax net investment income $56.7M, down 16% YoY on lower alternative returns.
- Full-year guidance raised: combined ratio ex-cat 90.5% (prior 91.0%); after-tax NII $215M (prior $205M).
- Quarterly common dividend $0.28/sh payable Sept 1, 2022; book value $39.68, down 14% YTD.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000230557-22-000017
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SIGI
- cik: 0000230557
- company_name: SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP INC
- filed_at: 2022-08-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/230557/000023055722000017/0000230557-22-000017-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/230557/000023055722000017/sigi-20220803.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000230557-22-000017
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000230557-22-000017.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000230557-22-000017.txt

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