EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

    We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-89943) of InsWeb Corporation of our report dated
January 21, 2000 relating to the financial statements, which appears in this
Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of
our report dated January 21, 2000 relating to the financial statement schedules,
which appears in this Form 10-K.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Francisco, California
March 28, 2000