EXHIBIT 23.2

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. XXX-XXXXX) and related Prospectus of EMC Insurance Group Inc. for the registration of 661,185 shares of its common stock and to the incorporation by reference therein of our reports dated March 12, 2013 with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedules of EMC Insurance Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of EMC Insurance Group Inc. and Subsidiaries, included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2012, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Des Moines, Iowa

March 29, 2013