Exhibit 23(b)


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                                                PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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                                                New York  NY  10036
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                CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 16, 2001, relating to the
financial statements and financial statement schedules of Ohio Casualty
Corporation, which appears in Ohio Casualty Corporation's Annual Report on
Form 10-K.



/s/  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


New York, New York
May 15, 2002