EXHIBIT 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (Form S-8 Nos. 33-49335, 33-49337, 333-104469, 333-45279, 333-103722 and 333-128315) pertaining to various employee benefit plan filings and in the Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 33-34499) of EMC Insurance Group Inc. and in the related Prospectuses of our reports dated March 13, 2007 with respect to the consolidated financial statements of EMC Insurance Group Inc., EMC Insurance Group Inc. management's assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of EMC Insurance Group Inc., included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K/A) for the year ended December 31, 2006.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Des Moines, Iowa
March 13, 2007
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