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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>As filed with the Securities
 and Exchange Commission on August 8, 2002
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Registration No. 333-_________</FONT></H1>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><B>SECURITIES
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EXCHANGE COMMISSION <BR>WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><B>FORM S-8</B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><B>REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></FONT></P>

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     <P ALIGN=CENTER>_________________ </P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><B>Selective Insurance
Group, Inc.</B></FONT><BR>

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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)</FONT></P>

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<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=40%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><B>New Jersey</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=45%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><B>22-2168890</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=46%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><B>40 Wantage Avenue</B><BR>
<B>Branchville, New Jersey 07890</B></FONT><BR>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><B>Selective Insurance
Company of America</B><BR>
<B>Deferred Compensation Plan</B><BR>
(Full title of the Plan)</FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>Thornton R. Land,
Esq.<BR> Executive Vice President, Administration and General Counsel <BR>
Selective Insurance Group, Inc.<BR>
40 Wantage Avenue<BR>
Branchville, New Jersey 07890<BR>
(973) 948-3000</B></FONT><BR>

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<H1 ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</FONT></H1>

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to be Registered</FONT></TH>
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Registered</FONT></TH>
     <TH ALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN="2"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Proposed Maximum<BR>
Offering Price<BR>
Per Share</FONT></TH>
     <TH ALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN="2"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Proposed Maximum<BR>
Aggregate Offering<BR>Price</FONT></TH>
     <TH ALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN="2"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Amount of<BR>
Registration Fee (2)</FONT></TH></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH="2%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="-2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH="23%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Deferred Compensation</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="10%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">N/A</FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH="10%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">$263.00</FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Obligations (1)</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Deferred Compensation Obligations are unsecured obligations of the Registrant to pay
deferred compensation in the future in accordance with the terms of the Selective
Insurance Company of America Deferred Compensation Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;).  </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Based upon estimated obligations in the amount of $2,850,000 used solely for the
purpose of calculating the registration fee. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>PART I</FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
document(s) containing the information specified in this Part I will be sent or given to
employees as specified by Rule 428(b)(1). Such documents need not be filed with the
Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus
supplements pursuant to Rule 424. These documents and the documents incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this form,
taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of
the Securities Act.  </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>PART II</FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</FONT></H1>

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<TD WIDTH=9%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>Item 3.</B> </FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Selective
Insurance Group, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) are incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement: </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH=3% ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>1.  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=88%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The
Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2001,
filed on March 28, 2002.  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=3% ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>2.  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=88%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The
Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2002, filed
on May 14, 2002.  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=3% ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>3.  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=88%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The
description of the Company&#146;s Common Stock and purchase rights for shares of Common
Stock set forth in the Company&#146;s registration statements on Form 8-A filed pursuant
to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) and
any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating those descriptions.  </FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
documents subsequently filed by the Company or the Plan pursuant to Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters
all securities then remaining unsold, are hereby incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement and are a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.  </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any
statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other
subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or
superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part
of this Registration Statement.  </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH=9%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>Item 4.</B> </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=9%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>Item 5.</B> </FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Selective is  organized  under the laws of the State of New Jersey.  The New Jersey  Business  Corporation  Act, as amended
(the "Act"),  provides that a New Jersey  corporation  has the power generally to indemnify its directors,  officers,  employees and
other agents  against  expenses and  liabilities in connection  with any proceeding  involving such person by reason of his being or
having been a corporate  agent,  other than a proceeding by or in the right of the  corporation,  if such person acted in good faith
and in a manner he reasonably  believed to be in or not opposed to the best  interests of the  corporation  and, with respect to any
criminal  proceeding,  such person had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.  In the case of an action brought by
or in the right of the  corporation,  indemnification  of  directors,  officers,  employees  and other  agents  against  expenses is
permitted if such person acted in good faith and in a manner he  reasonably  believed to be in or not opposed to the best  interests
of the  corporation;  however,  no  indemnification  is permitted  in respect of any claim,  issue or matter as to which such person
shall have been adjudged to be liable to the  corporation,  unless and only to the extent that the New Jersey Superior Court, or the
court in which such proceeding was brought,  shall determine upon  application  that despite the  adjudication of liability,  but in
view of all the  circumstances  of the case,  such  person is fairly  and  reasonably  entitled  to such  indemnification.  Expenses
incurred by a director,  officer, employee or other agent in connection with a proceeding may be, under certain circumstances,  paid
by the  corporation  in advance of the final  disposition  of the  proceeding as authorized by the board of directors.  The power to
indemnify and advance  expenses  under the Act does not exclude other rights to which a director,  officer,  employee or other agent
of the  corporation  may be entitled to under the  certificate  of  incorporation,  by-laws,  agreement,  vote of  stockholders,  or
otherwise,  provided  that no  indemnification  is  permitted to be made to or on behalf of such person if a judgment or other final
adjudication  adverse  to such  person  establishes  that  his acts or  omissions  were in  breach  of his  duty of  loyalty  to the
corporation  or its  shareholders,  were not in good faith or  involved a  violation  of the law, or resulted in the receipt by such
person of an improper personal benefit.</FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under the Act, a New Jersey  corporation  has the power to  purchase  and  maintain  insurance  on behalf of any  director,
officer,  employee or other agent  against any expenses  incurred in any  proceeding  and any  liabilities  asserted  against him by
reason of his being or having been a corporate  agent,  whether or not the  corporation  has the power to indemnify him against such
expenses and liabilities under the Act. All of the foregoing powers of  indemnification  granted to a New Jersey  corporation may be
exercised  by such  corporation  notwithstanding  the  absence of any  provision  in its  certificate  of  incorporation  or by-laws
authorizing  the  exercise  of such  powers.  However,  a New Jersey  corporation  may,  with  certain  limitations,  provide in its
certificate  of  incorporation  that a director or officer  shall not be  personally  liable,  or shall be liable only to the extent
therein  provided,  to the  corporation  or its  shareholders  for  damages  for  breach  of a duty owed to the  corporation  or its
shareholders.</FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Reference is made to Sections  14A:3-5 and 14A:2-7(3) of the Act in connection  with the above summary of  indemnification,
insurance and limitation of liability.</FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section (a) of Article NINTH of our certificate of incorporation,  and Section 14 of our By-Laws,  provide generally that a
director shall not be personally  liable to Selective or its  shareholders  for damages from breach of any duty owed to Selective or
its  shareholders,  except to the extent such personal  liability  may not be  eliminated or limited under the Act. Such  provisions
further provide  generally that an officer of Selective shall not be personally  liable to Selective or its shareholders for damages
or breach of any duty owed to  Selective or its  shareholders,  except to the extent and for the duration of any period of time such
personal liability may not be eliminated or limited under the Act.</FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section (b) of Article NINTH of our certificate of  incorporation,  and Section 14A of our By-Laws  provide  generally that
each person who was or is made a party to or involved in a pending,  threatened  or completed  civil,  criminal,  administrative  or
arbitrative  action,  suit or  proceeding,  or any appeal therein or any inquiry or  investigation  which could lead to such action,
suit or proceeding of Selective or any constituent  corporation  absorbed by Selective in a consolidation or merger, or by reason of
his/her having been a director,  officer,  trustee,  employee or agent of another  entity  serving as such at our request,  shall be
indemnified  and held  harmless by  Selective  to the fullest  extent  permitted  by the Act,  as amended  (but,  in the case of any
amendments,  only to the extent such amendment  permits Selective to provide broader  indemnification  rights than the Act permitted
prior to such  amendment),  from and against any and all  reasonable  costs,  disbursements  and  attorney's  fees,  and any and all
amounts paid or incurred in  satisfaction of settlements,  judgments,  fines and penalties,  incurred or suffered in connection with
any such  proceeding,  and such  indemnification  shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director,  officer,  trustee,
employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of such person's heirs, executors,  administrators and assigns; provided,  however,
that, except as provided above,  Selective shall indemnify any such person seeking  indemnification  in connection with a proceeding
(or part thereof)  initiated by such person only if such  proceeding (or part thereof) was  specifically  authorized by its board of
directors.  Such provisions of the certificate of incorporation and By-Laws of Selective provide, under certain  circumstances,  for
a right to be paid by Selective the expenses  incurred in any proceeding in advance of the final  disposition of such  proceeding as
authorized  by the board of  directors.  Further,  Selective  is  authorized  to purchase  and  maintain  insurance on behalf of any
director,  officer,  employee or agent of the Company against any expenses incurred and any liabilities  asserted against him/her in
any  proceeding by reason of such person having been a director,  officer,  employee or agent,  whether or not Selective  would have
the power to indemnify such person.</FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The  directors  and  officers  of the Company are insured by policies  purchased  by the Company  against  liabilities  and
expenses incurred in their capacity as directors or officers.</FONT></P>


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<TD WIDTH=3% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>5  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=88%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Opinion
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<TD WIDTH=88%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Consent
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<TD WIDTH=3% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>99.1  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=88%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Selective
Insurance Company of America Deferred Compensation Plan </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=88%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The
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<TD WIDTH=88%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement:  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=82%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>To
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<TD WIDTH=82%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the
Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
forth in the Registration Statement;  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=3% ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(iii)  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=82%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the
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<TD WIDTH=88%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to
the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof.  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=88%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=88%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of
an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange
Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to
be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide</I> offering
thereof.  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=88%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to
directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore unenforceable. In the event that a
claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of
the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted
by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.  </FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the requirements for filing on Form S-8
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the Borough of Branchville, State of New Jersey,
on this 6th day of August, 2002.  </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP, INC.<BR><BR>
<BR>By:&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Gregory E. Murphy<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;Gregory E. Murphy<BR>Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chairman of the Board, President and Chief <BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
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<TD WIDTH=35% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>/s/ Gregory E. Murphy
<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>Gregory E. Murphy</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=35%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Chairman of the Board,<BR>
President, Chief Executive<BR>
Officer and Director<BR>
(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=25% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>August 6, 2002</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=35% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>/s/ Dale A. Thatcher
<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>Dale A. Thatcher</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=35%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Senior Vice President and<BR>
Chief Financial Officer<BR>
(Principal Financial and<BR>
Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=25% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>August 6, 2002</FONT></TD>
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<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>Paul D. Bauer</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=35%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=25% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>August 6, 2002</FONT></TD>
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<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>A. David Brown</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=35% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>*
<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>William A. Dolan, II</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=35%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
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<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>C. Edward Herder</FONT></TD>
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<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>William M. Kearns, Jr.</FONT></TD>
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Gregory E. Murphy hereby signs this Registration Statement on Form S-8 on behalf of each of the indicated
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Gregory E. Murphy<BR>
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Form S-8
As filed with the Securities
 and Exchange Commission on August 8, 2002
    Registration No. 333-_________
SECURITIES
AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
_________________
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
_________________
Selective Insurance
Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)
New Jersey
22-2168890
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
40 Wantage Avenue
Branchville, New Jersey 07890
(Address, including zip code of
registrant's principal executive offices)
Selective Insurance
Company of America
Deferred Compensation Plan
(Full title of the Plan)
Thornton R. Land,
Esq.
Executive Vice President, Administration and General Counsel
Selective Insurance Group, Inc.
40 Wantage Avenue
Branchville, New Jersey 07890
(973) 948-3000
(Name, address, including zip code,
and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities
to be Registered
Amount to be
Registered
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price
Amount of
Registration Fee (2)
Deferred Compensation
N/A
N/A
N/A
$263.00
Obligations (1)
(1)     
The Deferred Compensation Obligations are unsecured obligations of the Registrant to pay
deferred compensation in the future in accordance with the terms of the Selective
Insurance Company of America Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Plan").
(2)     
Based upon estimated obligations in the amount of $2,850,000 used solely for the
purpose of calculating the registration fee.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The
document(s) containing the information specified in this Part I will be sent or given to
employees as specified by Rule 428(b)(1). Such documents need not be filed with the
Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus
supplements pursuant to Rule 424. These documents and the documents incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this form,
taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of
the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Documents Incorporated By Reference
The
following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Selective
Insurance Group, Inc. (the "Company") are incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement:
1.
The
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001,
filed on March 28, 2002.
2.
The
Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2002, filed
on May 14, 2002.
3.
The
description of the Company's Common Stock and purchase rights for shares of Common
Stock set forth in the Company's registration statements on Form 8-A filed pursuant
to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and
any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating those descriptions.
All
documents subsequently filed by the Company or the Plan pursuant to Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters
all securities then remaining unsold, are hereby incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement and are a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Any
statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other
subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or
superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part
of this Registration Statement.
Item 4.
Description of Securities
Not
applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
None.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Selective is  organized  under the laws of the State of New Jersey.  The New Jersey  Business  Corporation  Act, as amended
(the "Act"),  provides that a New Jersey  corporation  has the power generally to indemnify its directors,  officers,  employees and
other agents  against  expenses and  liabilities in connection  with any proceeding  involving such person by reason of his being or
having been a corporate  agent,  other than a proceeding by or in the right of the  corporation,  if such person acted in good faith
and in a manner he reasonably  believed to be in or not opposed to the best  interests of the  corporation  and, with respect to any
criminal  proceeding,  such person had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.  In the case of an action brought by
or in the right of the  corporation,  indemnification  of  directors,  officers,  employees  and other  agents  against  expenses is
permitted if such person acted in good faith and in a manner he  reasonably  believed to be in or not opposed to the best  interests
of the  corporation;  however,  no  indemnification  is permitted  in respect of any claim,  issue or matter as to which such person
shall have been adjudged to be liable to the  corporation,  unless and only to the extent that the New Jersey Superior Court, or the
court in which such proceeding was brought,  shall determine upon  application  that despite the  adjudication of liability,  but in
view of all the  circumstances  of the case,  such  person is fairly  and  reasonably  entitled  to such  indemnification.  Expenses
incurred by a director,  officer, employee or other agent in connection with a proceeding may be, under certain circumstances,  paid
by the  corporation  in advance of the final  disposition  of the  proceeding as authorized by the board of directors.  The power to
indemnify and advance  expenses  under the Act does not exclude other rights to which a director,  officer,  employee or other agent
of the  corporation  may be entitled to under the  certificate  of  incorporation,  by-laws,  agreement,  vote of  stockholders,  or
otherwise,  provided  that no  indemnification  is  permitted to be made to or on behalf of such person if a judgment or other final
adjudication  adverse  to such  person  establishes  that  his acts or  omissions  were in  breach  of his  duty of  loyalty  to the
corporation  or its  shareholders,  were not in good faith or  involved a  violation  of the law, or resulted in the receipt by such
person of an improper personal benefit.
Under the Act, a New Jersey  corporation  has the power to  purchase  and  maintain  insurance  on behalf of any  director,
officer,  employee or other agent  against any expenses  incurred in any  proceeding  and any  liabilities  asserted  against him by
reason of his being or having been a corporate  agent,  whether or not the  corporation  has the power to indemnify him against such
expenses and liabilities under the Act. All of the foregoing powers of  indemnification  granted to a New Jersey  corporation may be
exercised  by such  corporation  notwithstanding  the  absence of any  provision  in its  certificate  of  incorporation  or by-laws
authorizing  the  exercise  of such  powers.  However,  a New Jersey  corporation  may,  with  certain  limitations,  provide in its
certificate  of  incorporation  that a director or officer  shall not be  personally  liable,  or shall be liable only to the extent
therein  provided,  to the  corporation  or its  shareholders  for  damages  for  breach  of a duty owed to the  corporation  or its
shareholders.
Reference is made to Sections  14A:3-5 and 14A:2-7(3) of the Act in connection  with the above summary of  indemnification,
insurance and limitation of liability.
Section (a) of Article NINTH of our certificate of incorporation,  and Section 14 of our By-Laws,  provide generally that a
director shall not be personally  liable to Selective or its  shareholders  for damages from breach of any duty owed to Selective or
its  shareholders,  except to the extent such personal  liability  may not be  eliminated or limited under the Act. Such  provisions
further provide  generally that an officer of Selective shall not be personally  liable to Selective or its shareholders for damages
or breach of any duty owed to  Selective or its  shareholders,  except to the extent and for the duration of any period of time such
personal liability may not be eliminated or limited under the Act.
Section (b) of Article NINTH of our certificate of  incorporation,  and Section 14A of our By-Laws  provide  generally that
each person who was or is made a party to or involved in a pending,  threatened  or completed  civil,  criminal,  administrative  or
arbitrative  action,  suit or  proceeding,  or any appeal therein or any inquiry or  investigation  which could lead to such action,
suit or proceeding of Selective or any constituent  corporation  absorbed by Selective in a consolidation or merger, or by reason of
his/her having been a director,  officer,  trustee,  employee or agent of another  entity  serving as such at our request,  shall be
indemnified  and held  harmless by  Selective  to the fullest  extent  permitted  by the Act,  as amended  (but,  in the case of any
amendments,  only to the extent such amendment  permits Selective to provide broader  indemnification  rights than the Act permitted
prior to such  amendment),  from and against any and all  reasonable  costs,  disbursements  and  attorney's  fees,  and any and all
amounts paid or incurred in  satisfaction of settlements,  judgments,  fines and penalties,  incurred or suffered in connection with
any such  proceeding,  and such  indemnification  shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director,  officer,  trustee,
employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of such person's heirs, executors,  administrators and assigns; provided,  however,
that, except as provided above,  Selective shall indemnify any such person seeking  indemnification  in connection with a proceeding
(or part thereof)  initiated by such person only if such  proceeding (or part thereof) was  specifically  authorized by its board of
directors.  Such provisions of the certificate of incorporation and By-Laws of Selective provide, under certain  circumstances,  for
a right to be paid by Selective the expenses  incurred in any proceeding in advance of the final  disposition of such  proceeding as
authorized  by the board of  directors.  Further,  Selective  is  authorized  to purchase  and  maintain  insurance on behalf of any
director,  officer,  employee or agent of the Company against any expenses incurred and any liabilities  asserted against him/her in
any  proceeding by reason of such person having been a director,  officer,  employee or agent,  whether or not Selective  would have
the power to indemnify such person.
The  directors  and  officers  of the Company are insured by policies  purchased  by the Company  against  liabilities  and
expenses incurred in their capacity as directors or officers.
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed
Not
applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits
5
Opinion
of Pitney, Hardin, Kipp & Szuch LLP
23.1
Consent
of KPMG LLP
23.2
Consent
of Pitney, Hardin, Kipp & Szuch LLP (included in Exhibit 5 hereto)
99.1
Selective
Insurance Company of America Deferred Compensation Plan
Item 9.
Undertakings
(a)
The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i)
To
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii)
To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the
Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
forth in the Registration Statement;
(iii)
To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the
Registration Statement;
(2)
That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to
the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(3)
To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b)
The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of
an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange
Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to
be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering
thereof.
(c)
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to
directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore unenforceable. In the event that a
claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of
the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted
by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the requirements for filing on Form S-8
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the Borough of Branchville, State of New Jersey,
on this 6th day of August, 2002.
SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP, INC.
By:  /s/ Gregory E. Murphy
——————————————————————
Name:  Gregory E. Murphy
Title:    Chairman of the Board, President and Chief
Executive Officer
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Gregory E. Murphy
——————————
Gregory E. Murphy
Chairman of the Board,
President, Chief Executive
Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
August 6, 2002
/s/ Dale A. Thatcher
——————————
Dale A. Thatcher
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
August 6, 2002
*
——————————
Paul D. Bauer
Director
August 6, 2002
*
——————————
A. David Brown
Director
August 6, 2002
*
——————————
William A. Dolan, II
Director
August 6, 2002
*
——————————
C. Edward Herder
Director
August 6, 2002
*
——————————
William M. Kearns, Jr.
Director
August 6, 2002
*
——————————
Joan Lamm - Tennant, Ph.D.
Director
August 6, 2002
*
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S. Griffith McClellan III
Director
August 6, 2002
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John F. Rockart
Director
August 6, 2002
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William M. Rue
Director
August 6, 2002
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Thomas D. Sayles
Director
August 6, 2002
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J. Brian Thebault
Director
August 6, 2002
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Gregory E. Murphy hereby signs this Registration Statement on Form S-8 on behalf of each of the indicated
persons for whom he is attorney-in-fact on August 6, 2002 pursuant to a power of attorney filed herewith.
By:  /s/ Gregory E. Murphy
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Gregory E. Murphy
Attorney-in-Fact
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit 5
Opinion of Pitney, Hardin, Kipp & Szuch LLP
Exhibit 23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP
Exhibit 23.2
Consent of Pitney, Hardin, Kipp & Szuch LLP (included in Exhibit 5 hereto)
Exhibit 24
Powers of Attorney
Exhibit 99.1
Selective Insurance Company of America Deferred Compensation Plan