EX-23 4 pnx_ex23.htm CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

EXHIBIT 23






CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-156601), Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-128256), Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-122701), Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-75346), and Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-159986) of The Phoenix Companies, Inc. of our report dated March 7, 2011 relating to the consolidated financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in this Form 10-K.




/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Hartford, Connecticut

March 7, 2011