Exhibit 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Craig P. Keller and Joseph Barnholt, signing singly, the
undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:
(1)	execute for and on
behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as a beneficial
owner of shares of common stock of Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp.
(the "Company"), Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and the rules
thereunder;
(2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any
such Forms 3, 4 or 5 and timely file such Form with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and any stock exchange or
similar authority;
(3)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in
the undersigned's capacity as beneficial owner of shares of common stock of
the Company Schedules 13D and 13G, or any amendments thereto, in accordance
with the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder;
(4)	do and perform any
and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or
desirable to complete and execute any such Schedule 13D or 13G or
amendments thereto and timely file such form or amendment with the SEC and
any stock exchange or similar authority; and
(5)	take any other action of
any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion
of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or
legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the
documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned
pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain
such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
attorney-in-fact's discretion.
The undersigned hereby grants to each such
attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every
act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the
exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all
intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally
present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying
and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's
substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The
undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving
in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor
is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to
comply with Sections 13 and 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Schedules 13D or 13G or Forms 3,
4 or 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in
securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned
in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 25th day of February, 2004.

				Signature:	Donald
A. Pizer

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Printed Name:		Donald A. Pizer