Exhibit 23

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

        We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-68855) of PMA Capital Corporation of our report dated June 25, 2001 relating to the financial statements of the PMA Capital Corporation 401(k) Plan, which appears in this Form 11-K.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
June 26, 2001

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