Exhibit 23.6
 
                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration 
Statement of our report dated April 2, 1999 relating to the financial statements
of CIGNA Corporation Property and Casualty Businesses Combined Financial 
Statements, which appears in the Current Report on Form 8-K of ACE Limited dated
May 19, 1999.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 19, 1999