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ENDEAVOUR I
GROUP FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES
ITT HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SUPPLEMENT DATED SEPTEMBER 24, 1996 TO THE ENDEAVOUR I
FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES
PROSPECTUS DATED JUNE 3, 1996
The subsection entitled "The Company" should read as follows:
THE COMPANY
ITT Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company ("ITT Hartford"), formerly
ITT Life Insurance Corporation, was originally incorporated under the laws of
Wisconsin on January 9, 1956. ITT Hartford was redomiciled to Connecticut on May
1, 1996. It is a stock life insurance company engaged in the business of writing
both individual and group life insurance and annuities in all states including
the District of Columbia, except New York. The offices of ITT Hartford are
located in Minneapolis, Minnesota; however, its mailing address is P.O. Box
5085, Hartford, Connecticut 06102-5085.
ITT Hartford is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hartford Life Insurance
Company. ITT Hartford is ultimately 100% owned by Hartford Fire Insurance
Company, one of the largest multiple lines insurance carriers in the United
States. On December 20, 1995, Hartford Fire Insurance Company became an
independent, publicly traded corporation.
ITT Hartford is rated A+ (superior) by A.M. Best and Company, Inc. on the
basis of its financial soundness and operating performance. ITT Hartford is
rated AA by Standard & Poor's and AA+ by Duff and Phelps on the basis of its
claims paying ability.
These ratings do not apply to the performance of the Separate Account.
However, the Contractual obligations under this variable life insurance policy
are the general corporate obligations of ITT Hartford. These ratings do apply to
ITT Hartford's ability to meet its insurance obligations under the Policy.
ITT Hartford is subject to Connecticut law governing insurance companies and
is regulated and supervised by the Connecticut Commissioner of Insurance. An
annual statement in a prescribed form must be filed with that Commissioner on or
before March 1 in each year covering the operations of ITT Hartford for the
preceding year and its financial condition on December 31 of such year.
Its books and assets are subject to review or examination by the
Commissioner or his agents at all times, and a full examination of its
operations is conducted by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners
at least once in every four years. In addition, ITT Hartford is subject to the
insurance laws and regulations of any jurisdiction in which it sells its
insurance policies. ITT Hartford is also subject to various federal and state
securities laws and regulations.
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