MARKEL CORP, S-3/A, EX-23.2, 2001-01-19

MARKEL CORP
S-3/A, EX-23.2, 2001-01-19
FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE

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                                                                    Exhibit 23.2

January 12, 2001

                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated March 10, 2000, except as to note 23
which is as of March 17, 2000, relating to the financial statements and
financial statement schedules, which appears in Terra Nova (Bermuda) Holdings
Ltd.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999.

We also consent to the references to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Registration Statement.



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