EXHIBIT 23.2

                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Proxy Statement/Prospectus
of our report dated January 30, 1998, on our audits of the consolidated
financial statements and financial statement schedules of General Re Corporation
and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, and the consolidated results
of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the
period ended December 31, 1997. We also consent to the reference to our firm
under the caption "Experts".


                                            /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

                                            PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


New York, New York
July 29, 1998