Exhibit 23



		  CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 3, 2000 relating to
the financial statements and financial statement schedules, which appears
in the Ohio Casualty Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1999.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


July 31, 2000

Cincinnati, Ohio