EXHIBIT 23.01
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements and related Prospectuses of State Auto Financial Corporation of our reports dated March 6, 2014, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedules of State Auto Financial Corporation and subsidiaries and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of State Auto Financial Corporation and subsidiaries, included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2013.
| Form | Registration Number | Description | ||
| S-8 | 33-44667 | 1991 Stock Option Plan | ||
| 33-89400 | ||||
| S-8 | 33-44666 | 1991 Directors’ Stock Option Plan | ||
| S-8 | 33-41423 | 1991 Employee Stock Purchase and Dividend Reinvestment Plan | ||
| 333-05755 | ||||
| 333-147333 | ||||
| S-8 | 333-56336 | State Auto Insurance Companies Retirement Savings Plan | ||
| S-8 | 333-43882 | 2000 Directors’ Stock Option Plan | ||
| S-8 | 333-43880 | 2000 Stock Option Plan | ||
| S-3 | 333-14849 | Monthly Stock Purchase Plan for Independent Agents | ||
| S-3 | 333-90529 | 1998 State Auto Agents’ Stock Option Plan | ||
| S-8 | 333-127172 | 2005 Outside Directors Restricted Share Unit Plan | ||
| S-8 | 333-165364 | State Auto Financial Corporation 2009 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan | ||
| 333-192158 | ||||
| S-8 | 333-165366 | State Auto Property & Casualty Insurance Company Amended and Restated Incentive Deferred Compensation Plan | ||
| 333-170568 | ||||
| S-8 | 333-170564 | State Auto Insurance Companies Amended and Restated Directors Deferred Compensation Plan | ||
| /s/ Ernst & Young LLP | ||
| Columbus, Ohio | ||
| March 6, 2014 | ||