EX-23.1 22 ex23-1.txt CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration statements (Form S-8 No.333-51496 and 333-104389) pertaining to the stock option plans of Scottish Re Group Limited and (Form S-3 No. 333-113030) pertaining to the shelf registration of securities of Scottish Re Group Limited of our reports dated March 15, 2005, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedules of Scottish Re Group Limited and management's assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Scottish Re Group Limited, included in Scottish Re Group Limited's annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2004. /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP Philadelphia , Pennsylvania March 18, 2005