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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2




We consent to the use in this Registration Statement No. 333-58579 of Superior
National Insurance Group, Inc. of our report, dated June 19, 1998 (August 24,
1998 as to Note 16), on our audit of the combined financial statements of the
Insurance Operations of Business Insurance Group, Inc. and to the reference to
us under the headings "Selected Financial Data" and "Experts" in such
Registration Statement.


/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

San Francisco, California
November 3, 1998