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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2



              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



   
We have issued our report dated May 29, 1998 (except for Notes 1 and 3 as to
which the date is July 31, 1998), accompanying the consolidated financial
statements of Insurance Management Solutions Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries
contained in the Registration Statement and Prospectus. We consent to the use of
the aforementioned report in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, and to
the use of our name as it appears under the caption "Experts".
    



GRANT THORNTON LLP





   
Tampa, Florida
September 4, 1998