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EXHIBIT 23.1
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
Reliance Group Holding, Inc. on Form S-8 relating to the Reliance Group
Holdings, Inc. 2000 Restricted Stock Plan of our reports dated February 29,
2000, except as to Note 4, as to which the date is March 15, 2000, (which report
expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph related
to the Company's change in accounting for insurance related assessments in 1999
and process reengineering costs in 1997) appearing in and incorporated by
reference in the Annual Report on From 10-K of Reliance Group Holdings, Inc. for
the year ended December 31, 1999.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
New York, New York
June 1, 2000
