CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS 			---------------------------------- We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-69895) of Ohio Casualty Corporation of our report dated June 14, 1999 relating to the financial statements of the Ohio Casualty Insurance Company Employee Savings Plan, which appears in this Form 11-K. PricewaterhouseCoopers Cincinnati, Ohio June 29, 1999