Pma Capital (PMACA) 10-K 2000 FY Annual report

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File No. 333-45949, File No. 333-68855 and File No. 333-77111) of our report dated February 7, 2001 relating to the consolidated financial statements, which appears in the 2000 Annual Report to Shareholders of PMA Capital Corporation, which is incorporated by reference in PMA Capital Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated February 7, 2001 relating to the financial statement schedules, which appears in such Annual Report on Form 10-K.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, PA
March 20, 2001