SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 7, 2003

THE SEIBELS BRUCE GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

South Carolina		0-8804		57-0672136
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification Number)

1501 Lady Street (Post Office Box 1) Columbia, South Carolina		29201
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (803) 748-2000

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Item 5. Other Events

On February 7, 2003, The Seibels Bruce Group, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the South Carolina Department of Insurance had approved the Company’s request to permit its subsidiary Catawba Insurance Company to enter the risk-bearing personal automobile and property insurance markets in South Carolina. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a) Not applicable.

(b) Not applicable.

The following exhibit is filed herewith and made a part hereof.

Exhibit No. Description

99 — Press Release dated February 7, 2003

Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date: February 7, 2003

	THE SEIBELS BRUCE GROUP, INC.

	By:	/s/ Matthew P. McClure
		Matthew P. McClure
		Corporate Secretary

SEIBELS BRUCE GROUP INC 8-K