Exhibit 23.1

                       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 February 8, 2001 relating to the
financial statements, which appears in The MONY Group Inc.'s Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000. We also consent to the reference
to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York
October 31, 2001