Exhibit 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 2 to
Form S-3 Registration Statement (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
November 20, 2003