EXHIBIT 23.3
 
                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
 
     We consent to the use in this Registration Statement of Front Royal, Inc.
on Form S-1 of our report dated September 3, 1997, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of Rockwood Casualty Insurance Company and
subsidiaries as of and for the years ended December 31, 1995 and 1994, appearing
in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.
 
     We also consent to the reference to us under the heading 'Experts' in such
Prospectus.
 
                             /s/ PARENTE, RANDOLPH, ORLANDO, CAREY & ASSOCIATES
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                             Parente, Randolph, Orlando, Carey & Associates
 

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
July 24, 1998