EXHIBIT 23.(a)

                      CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

                  INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM





            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
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We hereby consent to the use in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 under the
Securities Act of 1933 to the registration statement on Form S-1 ("Registration
Statement") of our report dated March 23, 2007 relating to the financial
statements of PHL Variable Insurance Company, which appear in such Registration
Statement. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in
such Registration Statement.




/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Hartford, Connecticut
April 20, 2007