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