Exhibit 14

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

   We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this registration
statement on Form N-14 (the "Registration Statement") of our report dated
February 7, 2003, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights
which appears in the December 31, 2002 Annual Report to Shareholders of
Allmerica Investment Trust, which are also incorporated by reference into the
Registration Statement. We also consent to the references to us under the
heading "Financial Highlights" in the Prospectus/Proxy Statement (the
"Prospectus/Proxy Statement") which constitutes part of the Registration
Statement, to the references to us under the headings "Financial Highlights" and
"Independent Accountants" in the Prospectus of Allmerica Investment Trust dated
May 1, 2002, which is incorporated by reference into the Prospectus/Proxy
Statement, and to the references to us under the heading "Independent
Accountants" in the Statement of Additional Information of Allmerica Investment
Trust dated May 1, 2002, which is incorporated by reference into the
Registration Statement.



/s/  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
February 24, 2003