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 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 Form 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 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 7th day of February, 2006.

Signature:	Ronald R. Rock

Printed Name:  Ronald R. Rock