CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



We  consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement of
Policy  Management  Systems Corporation on Form S-8 (File No. 33-59555) of our
report  dated  June  9, 1997, on our audits of the financial statements of the
Policy  Management  Systems  Corporation  401(k) Retirement Savings Plan as of
December  31,  1996  and  1995,  and for the years then ended, which report is
included  in  this  Annual  Report  on  Form  11-K.


                                   Coopers  &  Lybrand  L.L.P.

Atlanta,  Georgia
June  25,  1997