EXHIBIT 23.2

                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS





We  consent  to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
Erie  Indemnity  Company on Form S-8 of our report dated February 5, 2001 on our
audits of the consolidated  financial statements of Erie Indemnity Company as of
December 31, 2000 and 1999, and for the years ended December 31, 2000,  1999 and
1998, appearing in the Form 10-K Annual Report of Erie Indemnity Company for the
year ended December 31, 2000.



/s/ Malin, Bergquist & Company, LLP
Erie, Pennsylvania
January 31, 2002