Exhibit 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3 (No. 333-106595) of our report dated
February 6, 2003 relating to the financial statements and financial statement
schedules, which appears in Everest Re Group, Ltd.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2002. We also consent to the references to us
under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York
September 9, 2003