Exhibit 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 7, 2002 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, 2001. /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP New York, NY July 31, 2002