EXHIBIT 23.1

                       Consent of Independent Accountants

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-63402) of Trenwick America Corporation, of our
report dated March 31, 2003 except for Note 7 to the financial statements as to
which the date is April 9, 2003 relating to the consolidated financial
statements of Trenwick America Corporation, which appears in this Annual Report
on Form 10-K.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York
April 9, 2003