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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1








                          Independent Auditors' Consent



The Board of Directors
Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc.:

We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statement on Form
S-8 of Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. of our report dated March 27, 2001 relating
to the consolidated balance sheets of Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 2000 and 1999, and the related consolidated
statements of earnings, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the
years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2000, which report appears in
the December 31, 2000 annual report on Form 10-K of Insurance Auto Auctions,
Inc.


/s/ KPMG LLP

Chicago, Illinois
June 28, 2001