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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.3


                          CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP

     We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to
the incorporation by reference of our report dated May 10, 1995, with respect
to the financial statements and schedule of CorVel Corporation in the
Registration Statement (Form S-4) and related Prospectus of North Star
Universal, Inc. for the registration of 12,024,324 shares of its common stock.


Orange County, California
   
June 7, 1996                                             Ernst & Young LLP