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                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

   We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated August 10, 2001 relating to the
statement of financial position of Gibraltar Life Insurance Company, Ltd.,
which appear in Prudential Financial, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-1
(No. 333-58524).

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Tokyo, Japan
December 13, 2001

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