July 14 (Reuters) - Selective Insurance Group Inc SIGI.O :
* SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP ANNOUNCES PRELIMINARY SECOND
QUARTER
CATASTROPHE LOSSES AND EARNINGS PER SHARE
* SEES Q2 NON-GAAP OPERATING EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.35 TO
$0.40
* SEES Q2 EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.55 TO $0.60
* PRELIMINARY Q2 2020 PRE-TAX NET CATASTROPHE LOSSES
TOTALING
APPROXIMATELY $83 MILLION
* SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP - MAINLY DUE TO HIGHER THAN
EXPECTED
CATASTROPHE LOSSES, CO EXPECTS ITS Q2 COMBINED RATIO TO BE IN
RANGE OF 98% TO 99%
* SEES FY 2020 GAAP COMBINED RATIO, EXCLUDING CATASTROPHE
LOSSES,
OF BETWEEN 90.0% AND 91.0%
* SEES FY 2020 CATASTROPHE LOSSES OF 6.0 POINTS ON COMBINED
RATIO
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