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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 and
paragraph three of Note 2 as to which the date is July 31, 1998, and December
17, 1998, respectively), 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
December 18, 1998