EXHIBIT 99.2

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



In connection with the Quarterly Report of Delphi Financial Group, Inc. (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending March 31, 2003 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), the
undersigned officer of the Company certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350,
as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     (1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
          15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
          material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
          of the Company.


/s/ THOMAS W. BURGHART

Thomas W. Burghart
Vice President and Treasurer
May 13, 2003