|Exhibit 32                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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|SECTION 906 CERTIFICATIONS                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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|The undersigned officer of The Commerce Group, Inc. (the "Company") hereby certifies that, as of the date of this statement, the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of and for the year ended December 31, 2003.
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|The purpose of this statement is solely to comply with Title 18, Chapter 63, Section 1350 of the United States Code, as amended by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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|Date:  March 5, 2004                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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|The undersigned officer of The Commerce Group, Inc. (the "Company") hereby certifies that, as of the date of this statement, the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of and for the year ended December 31, 2003.
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|The purpose of this statement is solely to comply with Title 18, Chapter 63, Section 1350 of the United States Code, as amended by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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|Date:  March 5, 2004                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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