Exhibit 23.1

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(Form S-8) pertaining to the registration of securities under the Amended and
Restated ProAssurance Corporation Stock Ownership Plan of our report dated
February 21, 2003, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and
schedules of ProAssurance Corporation included in its Annual Report (Form
10-K/A) for the year ended December 31, 2002, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Birmingham, Alabama
December 8, 2003