Exhibit 23(b)


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

     We consent to the use of our report dated February 3, 1999, except for note
15, as to which the date is February 15, 1999 with respect to the financial
statements and schedules of NAC Re Corp. included in the Annual Report (Form
10-K) of XL Capital Ltd for the year ended December 31, 2000, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) of XL Capital Ltd and related prospectus for
the registration of $1,010,834,000 of Zero Coupon Convertible Debentures due May
23, 2021.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
ERNST & YOUNG LLP


New York, New York
July 31, 2001