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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 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):       January 19, 2006
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                          DELPHI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


         Delaware                   001-11462                  13-3427277
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(State or other jurisdiction       (Commission                (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)             File Number)             Identification No.)


 1105 North Market Street, Suite 1230, P.O. Box 8985, Wilmington, DE   19899
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(Address of principal executive offices)                             (ZIP Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code   302-478-5142
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                                 Not Applicable
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:

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     CFR 230.425)

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     CFR 240.14a-12)

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Item 8.01. Other events

     The presiding director for each regularly scheduled executive session of
the non-management members of the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Delphi
Financial Group, Inc. (the "Company") is selected by rotating among the chairs
of the committees of the Board. Pursuant to New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE")
rules, information of this type is required to be disclosed in the annual proxy
statements of NYSE-listed companies; because this information was inadvertently
omitted from the Company's proxy statement dated April 25, 2005, it is being
provided in this Current Report on Form 8-K.


     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 hereunto duly authorized.


                                             DELPHI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

                                             /s/ ROBERT ROSENKRANZ
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                                             Robert Rosenkranz
                                             Chairman of the Board, President
                                             and Chief Executive Officer
                                             (Principal Executive Officer)


Date: January 19, 2006