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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                         PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

         Date of Report (date of Earliest Event Reported) - May 8, 2001


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                               THE MONY GROUP INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



                                                                               
                  DELAWARE                                 1-14603                       13-3976138
      (State or other jurisdiction of             (Commission File Number)              (IRS Employer
               Incorporation)                                                        Identification No.)



                                                        
                   1740 Broadway                              10019
                New York, New York                         (Zip Code)
     (Address of principal executive offices)



                                 (212) 708-2000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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                                       N/A

             (Former name or address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.

         On May 8, 2001, The MONY Group Inc. issued a News Release reporting its
financial results for the first quarter of 2001. A copy of the News Release is
filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated in this Item 5 by reference
thereto.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

         (a)      Not applicable.

         (b)      Not applicable.

         (c)      Exhibits.

         99.1     News Release of The MONY Group Inc., dated May 8, 2001.

         99.2     Presentation entitled "The MONY Group Inc. Statistical
                  Supplement as of and for the Three-Month Periods Ended March
                  31, 2001 and 2000."



ITEM 9.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

         The material attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2, which is incorporated in
this Item 9 by reference thereto, is furnished pursuant to Regulation FD.
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                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
The MONY Group Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                  THE MONY GROUP INC.



                                  By:       /s/ Richard Daddario
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                                     Richard Daddario
                                     Executive Vice President and
                                       Chief Financial Officer

Date: May 8, 2001
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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1     News Release of The MONY Group Inc., dated May 8, 2001.

99.2     Presentation entitled "The MONY Group Inc. Statistical Supplement as of
         and for the News Three-Month Periods Ended March 31, 2001 and 2000."