Exhibit 23(a)

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statements on Form S-8 pertaining to the 1984 Stock Option Plan, the 1994 Stock Option Plan and the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan, of our report dated February 28, 2006, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedules of Bancinsurance Corporation and subsidiaries included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2005.

/s/   Daszkal Bolton LLP

Boca Raton, Florida
March 1, 2006

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