EXHIBIT  13(A)

SELECTED  CONSOLIDATED  FINANCIAL  DATA

     At  December  31, 2002, Harleysville Group Inc. (Company) was approximately
56%  owned by Harleysville Mutual Insurance Company (Mutual). Harleysville Group
Inc.  and  its  wholly owned subsidiaries (collectively, Harleysville Group) are
engaged  in  property  and  casualty  insurance.  These  subsidiaries  are:
Harleysville-Atlantic  Insurance  Company  (Atlantic),  Harleysville  Insurance
Company  (HIC), Harleysville Insurance Company of New Jersey (HNJ), Harleysville
Insurance  Company of New York (HIC New York), Harleysville Insurance Company of
Ohio  (HIC  Ohio),  Harleysville  Lake  States  Insurance Company (Lake States),
Harleysville  Preferred  Insurance  Company  (Preferred), Harleysville Worcester
Insurance  Company (Worcester), Mid-America Insurance Company (Mid-America), and
Harleysville  Ltd.,  a  real  estate  partnership  that  owns  the  home office.

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                                                      YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                              --------------------------------------------------------------
                                 2002         2001         2000         1999         1998
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                                           (in thousands, except per share data)
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INCOME STATEMENT DATA(1):
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Premiums earned               $  764,636   $  729,889   $  688,330   $  707,200   $  664,604
Investment income, net            86,265       85,518       86,791       85,894       86,025
Realized investment gains
  (losses)                       (18,448)      (3,071)       9,780       16,222       16,085
Total revenues                   847,736      827,751      802,571      824,756      779,311
Income before income taxes        56,482       51,800       57,705       47,752       80,441
Income taxes                      10,227        8,307        9,013        4,935       17,028
Net income                        46,255       43,493       48,692       39,913       63,413
Basic earnings
 per share                    $     1.56   $     1.49   $     1.69   $     1.37   $     2.18
Diluted earnings
 per share                    $     1.53   $     1.46   $     1.67   $     1.35   $     2.15
Cash dividends
 per share                    $      .63   $      .58   $      .55   $      .52   $      .48

BALANCE SHEET DATA AT YEAR END:
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Total investments             $1,706,900   $1,611,144   $1,599,125   $1,604,022   $1,579,566
Total assets                   2,311,524    2,045,290    2,021,862    2,020,056    1,934,497
Debt                              95,620       96,055       96,450       96,810       97,140
Shareholders' equity             632,112      590,298      566,581      526,894      529,658
Shareholders' equity
 per share                    $    21.13   $    20.05   $    19.54   $    18.29   $    18.17

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(1)     The  Company's  insurance  subsidiaries  participate  in an underwriting
pooling arrangement with Mutual.  Harleysville Group's participation was 72% for
all  years  presented.  See  "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of
Operations  and  Financial Condition" and Note 2(a) of the Notes to Consolidated
Financial  Statements.

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