Exhibit 23



        Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm



We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(Form S-8 No. 333-69895) pertaining to The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company
Employee Savings Plan of our report dated June 22, 2007, with respect to
the financial statements and schedule of The Ohio Casualty Insurance
Company Employee Savings Plan included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K)
for the year ended December 31, 2006.


                                                 /s/Ernst & Young LLP


Cincinnati, Ohio
June 22, 2007