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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 7, 2002

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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 7, 2002, The MONY Group Inc. issued a News Release reporting its
financial results for the first quarter of 2002. 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 7, 2002.

         99.2     Presentation entitled "The MONY Group Inc. Statistical
                  Supplement as of and for the  Three-Month Periods Ended
                  March 31, 2002 and 2001."

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.



                                    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 7, 2002



                                  Exhibit Index

99.1    News Release of The MONY Group Inc., dated May 7, 2002.

99.2    Presentation entitled "The MONY Group Inc. Statistical Supplement as of
        and for the Three-Month Periods Ended March 31, 2002 and 2001."