================================================================================

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                 ---------------


                                    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) - August 7, 2001


                                 ---------------


                               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)


                                 ---------------

                                       N/A

             (Former name or address, if changed since last report)


================================================================================



Item 5. Other Events.

     On August 7, 2001, The MONY Group Inc. issued a News Release reporting its
financial results for the second 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 August 7, 2001.

     99.2 Presentation entitled "The MONY Group Inc. Statistical Supplement as
          of and for the Three and Six-Month Periods Ended June 30, 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.



                                    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
                                         --------------------------------
                                            Richard Daddario
                                            Executive Vice President and
                                             Chief Financial Officer

Date: August 7, 2001





                                  Exhibit Index

     99.1 News Release of The MONY Group Inc., dated August 7, 2001.

     99.2 Presentation entitled "The MONY Group Inc. Statistical Supplement as
          of and for the News Three and Six-Month Periods Ended June 30, 2001
          and 2000."