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     As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 12, 2000.

                                                              File No. 333-93319
                                                                       811-07329

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D. C. 20549

                          PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
                                 TO THE FORM S-6

              FOR REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OF
               SECURITIES OF UNIT INVESTMENT TRUSTS REGISTERED ON
                                   FORM N-8B-2

A.   Exact name of trust: Separate Account VL I

B.   Name of depositor: Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company

C.   Complete address of depositor's principal executive offices:

     P. O. Box 2999
     Hartford, CT  06104-2999

D.   Name and complete address of agent for service:

     Marianne O'Doherty
     Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company
     P. O. Box 2999
     Hartford, CT  06104-2999

     It is proposed that this filing will become effective:

               immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
     -----
               on _______________ pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
     -----
               60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485
     -----
               on __________, 2000 pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485
     -----
               this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date
     -----     for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

     Approximate date of proposed public offering: As soon as practicable after
     the effective date of this registration statement.

     The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or
     dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant
     shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this
     registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance
     with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration
     shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to
     Section 8(a), may determine.


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                         RECONCILIATION AND TIE BETWEEN
                           FORM N-8B-2 AND PROSPECTUS

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<CAPTION>
     ITEM NO. OF FORM N-8B-2                           CAPTION IN PROSPECTUS
     -----------------------                           ---------------------
<S>                                           <C>
               1.                             Cover Page
               2.                             Cover Page
               3.                             Not Applicable
               4.                             Statement of Additional Information -
                                              Distribution of the Policies
               5.                             About Us - Separate Account VL I
               6.                             About Us - Separate Account VL I
               7.                             Not required by Form S-6
               8.                             Not required by Form S-6
               9.                             Legal Proceedings
               10.                            About Us - Separate Account VL I; The Funds
               11.                            About Us - Separate Account VL I; The Funds
               12.                            About Us - The Funds
               13.                            Fee Table; Charges and Deductions
               14.                            Premiums
               15.                            Premiums
               16.                            Premiums
               17.                            Making Withdrawals From Your Policy
               18.                            About Us - The Funds; Charges and Deductions
               19.                            Your Policy - Contract Rights
               20.                            Not Applicable
               21.                            Loans
               22.                            Not Applicable
               23.                            Not Applicable
               24.                            Not Applicable
               25.                            About Us - Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance
                                              Company
               26.                            Not Applicable
               27.                            About Us - Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance
                                              Company
               28.                            Statement of Additional Information - General
                                              Information and History
               29.                            About Us - Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance
                                              Company
               30.                            Not Applicable
               31.                            Not Applicable
               32.                            Not Applicable
               33.                            Not Applicable
               34.                            Not Applicable
               35.                            Statement of Additional Information -
                                              Distribution of the Policies
               36.                            Not required by Form S-6
               37.                            Not Applicable
               38.                            Statement of Additional Information -
                                              Distribution of the Policies
               39.                            Statement of Additional Information -
                                              Distribution of the Policies
               40.                            Not Applicable
               41.                            Statement of Additional Information -
                                              Distribution of the Policies
               42.                            Not Applicable
               43.                            Not Applicable


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               44.                            Premiums
               45.                            Not Applicable
               46.                            Premiums; Making Withdrawals From Your Policy
               47.                            About Us - The Funds
               48.                            Cover Page; About Us - Hartford Life and Annuity
                                              Insurance Company
               49.                            Not Applicable
               50.                            About Us - Separate Account VL I
               51.                            Not Applicable
               52.                            About Us - The Funds
               53.                            Taxes
               54.                            Not Applicable
               55.                            Not Applicable
               56.                            Not Required by Form S-6
               57.                            Not Required by Form S-6
               58.                            Not Required by Form S-6
               59.                            Not Required by Form S-6
</TABLE>
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<S>                                                           <C>
STAG ACCUMULATOR VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE
SEPARATE ACCOUNT VL I
HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
P.O. BOX 2999
HARTFORD, CT 06104-2999
TELEPHONE: (800) 231-5453                                     [LOGO]
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This prospectus describes information you should know before you purchase the
Stag Accumulator Variable Universal Life insurance policy. Please read it
carefully.



Stag Accumulator Variable Universal Life is a contract between you and Hartford
Life and Annuity Insurance Company. You agree to make sufficient premium
payments to us, and we agree to pay a death benefit to your beneficiary. The
policy is a flexible premium variable universal life insurance policy. It is:


x  Flexible premium, because you may add payments to your policy after the first
   payment.

x  Variable, because the value of your life insurance policy will fluctuate with
   the performance of the investment options you select and the Fixed Account.
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The following Sub-Accounts are available under the policy:


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  <S>                                                         <C>
                         SUB-ACCOUNT                                         PURCHASES SHARES OF:
<CAPTION>

  <S>                                                         <C>
  Hartford Advisers Fund Sub-Account                          Class IA of Hartford Advisers HLS Fund, Inc.
  Hartford Bond Fund Sub-Account                              Class IA of Hartford Bond HLS Fund, Inc.
  Hartford Capital Appreciation Fund Sub-Account              Class IA of Hartford Capital Appreciation HLS
                                                              Fund, Inc.
  Hartford Dividend and Growth Fund Sub-Account               Class IA of Hartford Dividend and Growth HLS Fund,
                                                              Inc.
  Hartford Growth and Income Fund Sub-Account                 Class IA of Hartford Growth and Income HLS Fund of
                                                              Hartford Series Fund, Inc.
  Hartford Index Fund Sub-Account                             Class IA of Hartford Index HLS Fund, Inc.
  Hartford International Advisers Fund Sub-Account            Class IA of Hartford International Advisers HLS
                                                              Fund, Inc.
  Hartford International Opportunities Fund Sub-Account       Class IA of Hartford International Opportunities
                                                              HLS Fund, Inc.
  Hartford MidCap Fund Sub-Account                            Class IA of Hartford MidCap HLS Fund, Inc.
  Hartford Mortgage Securities Fund Sub-Account               Class IA of Hartford Mortgage Securities HLS Fund,
                                                              Inc.
  Hartford Money Market Fund Sub-Account                      Class IA of Hartford Money Market HLS Fund, Inc.
  Hartford Small Company Fund Sub-Account                     Class IA of Hartford Small Company HLS Fund, Inc.
  Hartford Stock Fund Sub-Account                             Class IA of Hartford Stock HLS Fund, Inc.
  Putnam VT Asia Pacific Growth Fund Sub-Account              Class IA of Putnam VT Asia Pacific Growth Fund of
                                                              Putnam Variable Trust
  Putnam VT Diversified Income Fund Sub-Account               Class IA of Putnam VT Diversified Income Fund of
                                                              Putnam Variable Trust
  Putnam VT Global Asset Allocation Fund Sub-Account          Class IA of Putnam VT Global Asset Allocation Fund
                                                              of Putnam Variable Trust
  Putnam VT Global Growth Fund Sub-Account                    Class IA of Putnam VT Global Growth Fund of Putnam
                                                              Variable Trust
  Putnam VT Growth and Income Fund Sub-Account                Class IA of Putnam VT Growth and Income Fund of
                                                              Putnam Variable Trust
</TABLE>


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

  <S>                                                         <C>
                         SUB-ACCOUNT                                         PURCHASES SHARES OF:
<CAPTION>
  Putnam VT Health Sciences Fund Sub-Account                  Class IA of Putnam VT Health Sciences Fund of Putnam
  <S>                                                         <C>
                                                              Variable Trust
  Putnam VT High Yield Fund Sub-Account                       Class IA of Putnam VT High Yield Fund of Putnam
                                                              Variable Trust
  Putnam VT Income Fund Sub-Account                           Class IA of Putnam VT Income Fund of Putnam Variable
                                                              Trust
  Putnam VT International Growth Fund Sub-Account             Class IA of Putnam VT International Growth Fund of
                                                              Putnam Variable Trust
  Putnam VT International Growth and Income Fund Sub-Account  Class IA of Putnam VT International Growth and
                                                              Income Fund of Putnam Variable Trust
  Putnam VT International New Opportunities Fund Sub-Account  Class IA of Putnam VT International New
                                                              Opportunities Fund of Putnam Variable Trust
  Putnam VT Investors Fund Sub-Account                        Class IA of Putnam VT Investors Fund of Putnam
                                                              Variable Trust
  Putnam VT Money Market Fund Sub-Account                     Class IA of Putnam VT Money Market Fund of Putnam
                                                              Variable Trust
  Putnam VT New Opportunities Fund Sub-Account                Class IA of Putnam VT New Opportunities Fund of
                                                              Putnam Variable Trust
  Putnam VT New Value Fund Sub-Account                        Class IA of Putnam VT New Value Fund of Putnam
                                                              Variable Trust
  Putnam VT OTC & Emerging Growth Fund Sub-Account            Class IA of Putnam VT OTC & Emerging Growth Fund of
                                                              Putnam Variable Trust
  Putnam VT The George Putnam Fund of Boston Fund Sub-        Class IA of Putnam VT The George Putnam Fund of
  Account                                                     Boston of Putnam Variable Trust
  Putnam VT Utilities Growth and Income Fund Sub-Account      Class IA of Putnam VT Utilities Growth and Income
                                                              Fund of Putnam Variable Trust
  Putnam VT Vista Fund Sub-Account                            Class IA of Putnam VT Vista Fund of Putnam Variable
                                                              Trust
  Putnam VT Voyager Fund Sub-Account                          Class IA of Putnam VT Voyager Fund of Putnam
                                                              Variable Trust
  Fidelity VIP II Asset Manager Portfolio Sub-Account         Initial Class of Fidelity VIP II Asset Manager
                                                              Portfolio
  Fidelity VIP Equity-Income Portfolio Sub-Account            Initial Class of Fidelity VIP Equity-Income
                                                              Portfolio
  Fidelity VIP Overseas Portfolio Sub-Account                 Initial Class of Fidelity VIP Overseas Portfolio
</TABLE>


Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities
commission has approved or disapproved these securities, or determined if this
Prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a
criminal offense.

The policy may not be available for sale in all states.

This Prospectus can also be obtained from the Securities and Exchange
Commission's website (HTTP://WWW.SEC.GOV).

This life insurance policy IS NOT:


 -  a bank deposit or obligation;



 -  federally insured; or



 -  endorsed by any bank or governmental agency.

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PROSPECTUS DATED: MAY 1, 2000

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HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY                                    3
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TABLE OF CONTENTS


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                                                                PAGE
<S>                                                           <C>
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SUMMARY OF BENEFITS AND RISKS                                     5
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FEE TABLES                                                        6
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ABOUT US                                                          9
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  Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company                     9
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  Separate Account VL I                                           9
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  The Funds                                                       9
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  The Fixed Account                                              11
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CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS                                           11
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  Deductions from Premium                                        11
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  Deductions from Account Value                                  12
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  Charges for the Funds                                          13
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YOUR POLICY                                                      13
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  Contract Rights                                                13
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  Contract Limitations                                           13
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  Changes to Contract or Separate Account                        14
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  Other Benefits                                                 14
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  Class of Purchasers                                            15
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PREMIUMS                                                         15
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DEATH BENEFITS AND POLICY VALUES                                 17
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MAKING WITHDRAWALS FROM YOUR POLICY                              18
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LOANS                                                            18
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LAPSE AND REINSTATEMENT                                          19
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TAXES                                                            20
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  General                                                        20
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  Taxation of Hartford and the Separate Account                  20
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  Income Taxation of Policy Benefits -- Generally                20
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  Modified Endowment Contracts                                   20
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  Estate and Generation-Skipping Taxes                           21
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  Diversification Requirements                                   21
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  Ownership of the Assets in the Separate Account                21
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  Tax Deferral During Accumulation Period                        22
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  Life Insurance Purchased for Use in Split Dollar
   Arrangements                                                  22
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  Federal Income Tax Withholding                                 22
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  Non-Individual Ownership of Policies                           22
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  Other                                                          22
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  Life Insurance Purchases by Non-resident Aliens and
   Foreign Corporations                                          22
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4                                    HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                PAGE
<S>                                                           <C>
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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS                                                22
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GLOSSARY OF SPECIAL TERMS                                        23
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION                              24
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STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY                                    5
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SUMMARY OF BENEFITS AND RISKS

BENEFITS OF YOUR POLICY

FLEXIBILITY -- The policy is designed to be flexible to meet your specific life
insurance needs. You have the flexibility to choose death benefit options,
investment options, and premiums you pay.


DEATH BENEFIT -- While the policy is in force and when the insured dies, we pay
a death benefit to your beneficiary. You select one of three death benefit
options:


 -  Level Option: The death benefit equals the current Face Amount.

 -  Return of Account Value Option: The death benefit is the current Face Amount
    plus the Account Value of your policy.

 -  Return of Premium Option: The death benefit is the current Face Amount plus
    the sum of premiums paid. However, it will be no more than the current Face
    Amount plus the Option C limit, which is currently $2.5 million.

The death benefit is reduced by any money you owe us, such as outstanding loans,
loan interest, or unpaid charges. You may change your death benefit option under
certain circumstances. You may increase or decrease the Face Amount on your
policy under certain circumstances.

INVESTMENT CHOICES -- You may invest in up to 9 different investment choices
within your policy, from a choice of 36 investment options and a Fixed Account.
You may transfer money among your investment choices, subject to restrictions.

PREMIUM PAYMENTS -- You have the flexibility to choose how you pay premiums. You
can choose a planned premium when you purchase the policy. You may change your
planned premium, subject to certain limitations.

RIGHT TO EXAMINE YOUR POLICY -- You have a limited right to return the policy
for cancellation after purchase. See "Your Policy -- Contract Rights -- Right to
Examine a Policy."

SURRENDER -- You may surrender your policy at any time prior to the maturity
date for its Cash Surrender Value. (See "Risks of Your Policy," below).

LOANS -- You may take a loan on the policy. The policy secures the loan.

SETTLEMENT OPTIONS -- You or your beneficiary may choose to receive the proceeds
of the policy over a period of time by using one of several settlement options.

OPTIONAL COVERAGE -- You may add other coverages to your policy. See "Your
Policy-Other Benefits."

WHAT DOES YOUR PREMIUM PAY FOR?

Your premium pays for three things. It pays for insurance coverage, it acts as
an investment in the Sub-Accounts, and it pays for sales loads and other
charges.

RISKS OF YOUR POLICY

INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE -- The value of your policy will fluctuate with the
performance of the investment options you choose. Your investment options may
decline in value, or they may not perform to your expectations. Your policy
values in the Sub-Accounts are not guaranteed.

UNSUITABLE FOR SHORT-TERM SAVINGS -- The policy is designed for long term
financial planning. You should not purchase the policy if you will need the
premium payment in a short time period.

RISK OF LAPSE -- Your policy could terminate if the value of the policy becomes
too low to support the policy's monthly charges. If this occurs, we will notify
you in writing. You will then have a 61-day grace period to pay additional
amounts to prevent the policy from terminating.

WITHDRAWAL LIMITATIONS -- One partial withdrawal is allowed each month. The
minimum allowed is $500, and the maximum allowed is the Cash Surrender Value
minus $1,000. Withdrawals will reduce your policy's death benefit, and may be
subject to a surrender charge.

TRANSFER LIMITATIONS -- We reserve the right to limit the size of transfers and
remaining balances, and to limit the number and frequency of transfers among
your investment options and the Fixed Account.

LOANS -- Taking a loan from your policy may increase the risk that your policy
will lapse, will have a permanent effect on the policy's Account Value, and will
reduce the death proceeds.

ADVERSE TAX CONSEQUENCES -- You may be subject to income tax if you receive any
loans, withdrawals or other amounts from the policy, and you may be subject to a
10% penalty tax. See "Taxes."
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6                                    HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
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FEE TABLES



The following tables describe the MAXIMUM fees and expenses that you will pay
when buying, owning, and surrendering the policy. The first table describes the
maximum fees and expenses that you will pay at the time that you buy the policy,
surrender the policy, or transfer cash value between investment options. Your
specific fees and charges are described on the specification page of your
policy.



TRANSACTION FEES


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        CHARGE                WHEN CHARGE IS DEDUCTED                  AMOUNT DEDUCTED
<S>                     <C>                                  <C>
Front-end Sales Load    When you pay premium.                Policy Years           Amount
                                                                All                   5.75%
                                                             In Oregon, the maximum is 7.75%.
Tax Charge on Premium   When you pay premium.                A percent of premium which varies
Payments                                                     by your state and municipality of
                                                             residence. The range of tax charge
                                                             is generally between 0% and 4%.
                                                             This rate will change if your state
                                                             or municipality changes its tax
                                                             charges. It may change if you
                                                             change your state or municipality
                                                             of residence.
Surrender Charge        When you surrender your policy.      The Surrender Charge varies based
                        When you make certain Face Amount    on the Insured's age, sex, and
                        decreases.                           insurance class on the date of
                        When you take certain withdrawals.   issue. The initial charge will be
                                                             at least $3.00 per 1,000 of the
                                                             initial face amount but will not
                                                             exceed $45.00 per 1,000 of initial
                                                             face amount.
Face Amount Increase    Each month for 12 months beginning   The rate is a per $1,000 amount
Fee                     on the effective date of any         that varies by attained age of the
                        unscheduled increase in Face Amount  Insured. The monthly fee will be at
                        you request.                         least $.17 per 1,000 of increase
                                                             but will not exceed $.50 per 1,000
                                                             of increase.
Transfer Fees           When you make a transfer after the   $25 per transfer.
                        first transfer in any month.
Withdrawal Charge       When you take a withdrawal.          $10 per withdrawal.

<S>                     <C>
                            POLICIES FROM WHICH CHARGE IS
        CHARGE                        DEDUCTED
Front-end Sales Load                     All
Tax Charge on Premium                    All
Payments
Surrender Charge        Policies surrendered during the first
                        nine policy years.
                        Policies where the Face Amount is
                        reduced below the initial Face Amount
                        during the first nine policy years.
Face Amount Increase    Policies where the owner has made an
Fee                     unscheduled increase.
Transfer Fees           Those policies with more than one
                        transfer per month.
Withdrawal Charge       Those policies where the owner has
                        made a withdrawal.
</TABLE>



The next table describes the MAXIMUM fees and expenses that you will pay
periodically during the time that you own the policy, not including Fund fees
and expenses.



ANNUAL CHARGES OTHER THAN FUND OPERATING EXPENSES


<TABLE>
        CHARGE                WHEN CHARGE IS DEDUCTED                  AMOUNT DEDUCTED
<S>                     <C>                                  <C>
Cost of Insurance       Monthly.                             The charge is the maximum cost of
Charges                                                      insurance rate times the net amount
                                                             at risk. Maximum cost of insurance
                                                             rates are individualized, depending
                                                             on issue age, sex, insurance class,
                                                             Initial Face Amount, substandard
                                                             rating, and age of policy. The
                                                             maximum monthly coi's for unrated
                                                             individuals ranges from a minimum
                                                             $.0567 per 1,000 per month to a
                                                             maximum of $83.333 per 1,000 per
                                                             month.
Mortality and Expense   Monthly.                             (a) Per the Sub-Account accumulated
Risk Charge (which is                                        value:
the sum of both (a)                                          - 1/12 of 0.75% per month for
and (b)).                                                    policy years 1-10.
                                                             - 1/12 of 0.50% per month after the
                                                               10th policy year, and
                                                             (b) Per $1000 of initial Face
                                                             Amount during the first 5 policy
                                                             years:
                                                             - individualized based on insured's
                                                             initial Face Amount, issue age,
                                                               Death Benefit Option, sex, and
                                                               insurance class.
                                                             The monthly charge will be at least
                                                             $.1667 per 1,000 of initial face
                                                             amount but will not exceed $2.00
                                                             per 1,000 of initial face amount.
Administrative Charge   Monthly.                                             $10
Rider Charges           Monthly.                             Individualized based on optional
                                                             rider selected.

<S>                     <C>
                            POLICIES FROM WHICH CHARGE IS
        CHARGE                        DEDUCTED
Cost of Insurance                        All
Charges
Mortality and Expense                    All
Risk Charge (which is
the sum of both (a)
and (b)).
Administrative Charge                    All
Rider Charges           Only those policies with benefits
                        provided by rider.
</TABLE>



In Oregon, the maximum is 7.75%

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The next table describes the Fund fees and expenses that you will pay
periodically during the time that you own the policy. The table shows the fees
and expenses charged by any of the Funds. More detail concerning each Fund's
fees and expenses is contained in the prospectus for each Fund.



ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                      TOTAL FUND
                                                                                     OTHER        OPERATING EXPENSES
                                                              MANAGEMENT FEES      EXPENSES         (INCLUDING ANY
                                                              (INCLUDING ANY    (INCLUDING ANY     WAIVERS AND ANY
                                                                 WAIVERS)       REIMBURSEMENTS)    REIMBURSEMENTS)
<S>                                                           <C>               <C>               <C>
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Hartford Advisers HLS Fund                                         0.63%            0.02%              0.65%
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Hartford Bond HLS Fund                                             0.49%            0.03%              0.52%
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Hartford Capital Appreciation HLS Fund                             0.64%            0.02%              0.66%
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Hartford Dividend and Growth HLS Fund                              0.65%            0.03%              0.68%
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Hartford Growth and Income HLS Fund                                0.78%            0.04%              0.82%
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Hartford Index HLS Fund                                            0.40%            0.03%              0.43%
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Hartford International Advisers HLS Fund                           0.76%            0.09%              0.85%
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Hartford International Opportunities HLS Fund                      0.69%            0.09%              0.78%
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Hartford MidCap HLS Fund                                           0.76%            0.03%              0.79%
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Hartford Money Market HLS Fund                                     0.45%            0.02%              0.47%
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Hartford Mortgage Securities HLS Fund                              0.45%            0.03%              0.48%
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Hartford Small Company HLS Fund                                    0.75%            0.03%              0.78%
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Hartford Stock HLS Fund                                            0.46%            0.02%              0.48%
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Putnam VT Asia Pacific Growth Fund                                 0.80%            0.33%              1.13%
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Putnam VT Diversified Income Fund                                  0.68%            0.10%              0.78%
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Putnam VT Global Asset Allocation Fund                             0.65%            0.12%              0.77%
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Putnam VT Global Growth Fund                                       0.61%            0.12%              0.73%
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Putnam VT Growth and Income Fund                                   0.46%            0.04%              0.50%
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Putnam VT Health Sciences Fund                                     0.70%            0.13%              0.83%
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Putnam VT High Yield Fund                                          0.65%            0.07%              0.72%
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Putnam VT Income Fund                                              0.60%            0.07%              0.67%
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Putnam VT International Growth Fund                                0.80%            0.22%              1.02%
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Putnam VT International Growth and Income Fund                     0.80%            0.18%              0.98%
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Putnam VT International New Opportunities Fund                     1.08%            0.33%              1.41%
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Putnam VT Investors Fund                                           0.63%            0.08%              0.71%
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Putnam VT Money Market Fund                                        0.41%            0.08%              0.49%
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Putnam VT New Opportunities Fund                                   0.54%            0.05%              0.59%
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Putnam VT New Value Fund                                           0.70%            0.10%              0.80%
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Putnam VT OTC & Emerging Growth Fund (1)                           0.53%            0.37%              0.90%
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Putnam VT The George Putnam Fund of Boston                         0.65%            0.18%              0.83%
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Putnam VT Utilities Growth and Income Fund                         0.65%            0.06%              0.71%
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Putnam VT Vista Fund                                               0.65%            0.10%              0.75%
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Putnam VT Voyager Fund                                             0.53%            0.04%              0.57%
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Fidelity VIP II Asset Manager Portfolio (2)                        0.53%            0.09%              0.62%
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Fidelity VIP Equity-Income Portfolio (2)                           0.48%            0.08%              0.56%
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Fidelity VIP Overseas Portfolio (2)                                0.73%            0.14%              0.87%
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8                                    HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
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(1) Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for Putnam VT OTC & Emerging Growth
    Fund reflect voluntary reductions and reimbursements through at least
    December 31, 2000. Absent voluntary reductions and reimbursements, Total
    Annual Fund Operating Expenses would have been as follows:



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                             TOTAL
                                                                                            ANNUAL
                                                                                             FUND
                                                                                 OTHER     OPERATING
                                                              MANAGEMENT FEES   EXPENSES   EXPENSES
<S>                                                           <C>               <C>        <C>
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Putnam VT OTC & Emerging Growth Fund                               0.70%          0.37%      1.07%
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(2) A portion of the brokerage commissions that certain funds pay was used to
    reduce fund expenses. In addition, through arrangements with certain funds
    or FMR on behalf of certain funds' custodian, credits realized as a result
    of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce a portion of each applicable
    fund's expenses. These reductions will continue through at least December
    31, 2000 pursuant to an agreement between the advisor and the funds. Without
    these reductions, Total Operating Fund Expenses would have been:



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Fidelity VIP II Asset Manager Portfolio                           0.53%          0.10%       0.63%
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Fidelity VIP Equity-Income Portfolio                              0.48%          0.09%       0.57%
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Fidelity VIP Overseas Portfolio                                   0.73%          0.18%       0.91%
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ABOUT US

HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY

Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company is a stock life insurance company
engaged in the business of writing life insurance and annuities, both individual
and group, in all states of the United States, the District of Columbia and
Puerto Rico, except New York. On January 1, 1998, Hartford's name changed from
ITT Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company to Hartford Life and Annuity
Insurance Company. We were originally incorporated under the laws of Wisconsin
on January 9, 1956, and subsequently redomiciled to Connecticut. Our offices are
located in Simsbury, Connecticut; however, our mailing address is P.O. Box 2999,
Hartford, CT 06104-2999. We are ultimately controlled by The Hartford Financial
Services Group, Inc., one of the largest financial service providers in the
United States.

                               HARTFORD'S RATINGS


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SEPARATE ACCOUNT VL I


The Sub-Accounts are subdivisions of our separate account, called Separate
Account VL I. The Separate Account exists to keep your life insurance policy
assets separate from our company assets. As such, the investment performance of
the Separate Account is independent from the investment performance of
Hartford's other assets. Hartford's other assets are utilized to pay your
insurance obligations under the policy. Your assets in the Separate Account are
held exclusively for your benefit and may not be used for any other liability of
Hartford. Separate Account VL I was established on June 8, 1995 under the laws
of Connecticut.



THE FUNDS



The Sub-Accounts of the Separate Account purchase shares of mutual funds set up
exclusively for variable annuity and variable life insurance products. These
funds are not the same mutual funds that you buy through your stockbroker or
through a retail mutual fund, but they may have similar investment strategies
and the same portfolio managers as retail mutual funds. You choose the
Sub-Accounts that meet your investment style.



We do not guarantee the investment results of any of the underlying Funds. Since
each underlying Fund has different investment objectives, each is subject to
different risks. These risks and the Funds' expenses are more fully described in
the accompanying prospectuses for the Funds, and the Funds' Statements of
Additional Information, which may be ordered from us. The Funds' prospectuses
should be read in conjunction with this Prospectus before investing.



The Funds may not be available in all states.



You may also allocate some or all of your premium payments to the "Fixed
Account," which pays a declared interest rate. See "The Fixed Account."



The investment goals of each of the Funds are as follows:



HARTFORD ADVISERS HLS FUND -- Seeks maximum long-term total rate of return by
investing in common stocks and other equity securities, bonds and other debt
securities, and money market instruments. Sub-advised by Wellington Management.



HARTFORD BOND HLS FUND -- Seeks maximum current income consistent with
preservation of capital by investing primarily in investment grade fixed-income
securities. Up to 20% of the total assets of this Fund may be invested in debt
securities rated in the highest category below investment grade ("Ba" by Moody's
Investor Services, Inc. or "BB" by Standard & Poor's) or, if unrated, are
determined to be of comparable quality by the Fund's investment adviser.
Securities rated below investment grade are commonly referred to as "high
yield-high risk securities" or "junk bonds." For more information concerning the
risks associated with investing in such securities, please refer to the section
in the accompanying prospectus for the Funds entitled "Hartford Bond HLS
Fund, Inc." Sub-advised by HIMCO.



HARTFORD CAPITAL APPRECIATION HLS FUND -- Seeks growth of capital by investing
in equity securities selected solely on the basis of potential for capital
appreciation. Sub-advised by Wellington Management.



HARTFORD DIVIDEND AND GROWTH HLS FUND -- Seeks a high level of current income
consistent with growth of capital by investing primarily in dividend paying
equity securities. Sub-advised by Wellington Management.



HARTFORD GROWTH AND INCOME HLS FUND -- Seeks growth of capital and current
income by investing primarily in equity securities with earnings growth
potential and steady or rising dividends. Sub-advised by Wellington Management.



HARTFORD INDEX HLS FUND -- Seeks to provide investment results that approximate
the price and yield performance of publicly traded common stocks in the
aggregate, as represented by the Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock Price
Index.*


Sub-advised by HIMCO.



HARTFORD INTERNATIONAL ADVISERS HLS FUND -- Seeks maximum long-term total return
by investing in a portfolio of equity, debt and money market securities.
Securities in which the Fund invests primarily will be denominated in non-U.S.
currencies and will be traded in non-U.S. markets. Sub-advised by Wellington
Management.



* "STANDARD & POOR'S," "S&P-REGISTERED TRADEMARK-," "S&P 500-REGISTERED
  TRADEMARK-," "STANDARD & POOR'S 500," AND "500" ARE TRADEMARKS OF THE
  MCGRAW-HILL COMPANIES, INC. AND HAVE BEEN LICENSED FOR USE BY HARTFORD. THE
  INDEX FUND IS NOT SPONSORED, ENDORSED, SOLD OR PROMOTED BY STANDARD & POOR'S
  AND STANDARD & POOR'S MAKES NO REPRESENTATION REGARDING THE ADVISABILITY OF
  INVESTING IN THE INDEX FUND.

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HARTFORD INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES HLS FUND -- Seeks growth of capital by
investing primarily in equity securities issued by non-U.S. companies.
Sub-advised by Wellington Management.



HARTFORD MIDCAP HLS FUND -- Seeks to achieve long-term capital growth through
capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of companies
with market capitalizations within the range represented by the Standard &
Poor's MidCap 400 Index. Sub-advised by Wellington Management.



HARTFORD MONEY MARKET HLS FUND -- Seeks maximum current income consistent with
liquidity and preservation of capital. Sub-advised by HIMCO.



HARTFORD MORTGAGE SECURITIES HLS FUND -- Seeks maximum current income consistent
with safety of principal and maintenance of liquidity by investing primarily in
mortgage-related securities. Sub-advised by HIMCO.



HARTFORD SMALL COMPANY HLS FUND -- Seeks growth of capital by investing
primarily in equity securities within the range represented by the Russell 2000
Index selected on the basis of potential for capital appreciation. Sub-advised
by Wellington Management.



HARTFORD STOCK HLS FUND -- Seeks long-term growth by investing primarily in
equity securities. Sub-advised by Wellington Management.



PUTNAM VT ASIA PACIFIC GROWTH FUND -- Seeks capital appreciation.



PUTNAM VT DIVERSIFIED INCOME FUND -- Seeks as high a level of current income as
Putnam Management believes is consistent with capital preservation. The Fund
invests in higher-yielding, lower-rated securities commonly referred to as "junk
bonds." See the special considerations for, and risks associated with,
investments in these securities described in the Fund prospectus.



PUTNAM VT GLOBAL ASSET ALLOCATION FUND -- Seeks a high level of long-term total
return consistent with preservation of capital.



PUTNAM VT GLOBAL GROWTH FUND -- Seeks capital appreciation.



PUTNAM VT GROWTH AND INCOME FUND -- Seeks capital growth and current income.



PUTNAM VT HEALTH SCIENCES FUND -- Seeks capital appreciation.



PUTNAM VT HIGH YIELD FUND -- Seeks high current income. Capital growth is a
secondary goal when consistent with achieving high current income. The Fund
invests in higher-yielding, lower-rated securities commonly referred to as "junk
bonds." See the special considerations for, and risks associated with,
investments in these securities described in the Fund prospectus.



PUTNAM VT INCOME FUND -- Seeks high current income consistent with what Putnam
Management believes to be prudent risk.



PUTNAM VT INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND -- Seeks capital appreciation.



PUTNAM VT INTERNATIONAL GROWTH AND INCOME FUND -- Seeks capital growth. Current
income is a secondary objective.



PUTNAM VT INTERNATIONAL NEW OPPORTUNITIES FUND -- Seeks long term capital
appreciation.



PUTNAM VT INVESTORS FUND -- Seeks long-term growth of capital and any increased
income that results from this growth.



PUTNAM VT MONEY MARKET FUND -- Seeks as high a rate of current income as Putnam
Management believes is consistent with preservation of capital and maintenance
of liquidity.



PUTNAM VT NEW OPPORTUNITIES FUND -- Seeks long-term capital appreciation.



PUTNAM VT NEW VALUE FUND -- Seeks long-term capital appreciation.



PUTNAM VT OTC & EMERGING GROWTH FUND -- Seeks capital appreciation.



PUTNAM VT THE GEORGE PUTNAM FUND OF BOSTON -- Seeks to provide a balanced
investment composed of a well-diversified portfolio of stocks and bonds which
produce both capital growth and current income.



PUTNAM VT UTILITIES GROWTH AND INCOME FUND -- Seeks capital growth and current
income.



PUTNAM VT VISTA FUND -- Seeks capital appreciation.



PUTNAM VT VOYAGER FUND -- Seeks capital appreciation.



FIDELITY VIP II ASSET MANAGER PORTFOLIO -- Seeks high total return with reduced
risk over the long-term by allocating its assets among stocks, bonds and
short-term money market instruments.



In addition, the fund may invest in all varieties of fixed income securities
including, lower-quality debt securities maturing in more than one year. For a
further discussion of lower-rated securities, see "Risks of Lower-Rated Debt
Securities" in the Fidelity prospectus for this Portfolio.



FIDELITY VIP EQUITY-INCOME PORTFOLIO -- Seeks reasonable income by investing
primarily in income-producing equity securities. In choosing these securities,
the fund will also consider the potential for capital appreciation. The
Portfolio's goal is to achieve a yield which exceeds the composite yield on the
securities comprising the Standard & Poor's Index 500.



FMR normally invests at least 65% of the fund's total assets in income-producing
securities. FMR may also invest the fund's assets in other types of equity
securities and debt securities, including lower quality debt securities.



FIDELITY VIP OVERSEAS PORTFOLIO -- Seeks long-term growth of capital primarily
through investments in foreign securities and provides a means for aggressive
investors to diversify their own portfolios by participating in companies and
economies outside of the United States.

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International funds have increased economic and political risks as they are
exposed to events and factors in the various world markets. These risks may be
greater for funds that invest in emerging markets.



INVESTMENT ADVISERS -- Hartford HLS Funds are sponsored and administered by
Hartford Life Insurance Company. HL Investment Advisors, LLC ("HL Advisors")
serves as the investment adviser to each of the Hartford HLS Funds. Wellington
Management Company, LLP ("Wellington Management") and Hartford Investment
Management Company ("HIMCO") serve as sub-investment advisors and provide day to
day investment services.



Each Hartford HLS Fund, except for Hartford Growth and Income HLS Fund, is a
separate Maryland corporation registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission as an open-end management investment company. Hartford Growth and
Income HLS Fund is a diversified series of Hartford Series Fund, Inc., a
Maryland corporation, also registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission as an open-end management investment company. The shares of each Fund
have been divided into Class IA and Class IB. Only Class IA shares are available
in this policy.



Putnam Investment Management, Inc. ("Putnam Management") serves as the
investment manager for the Putnam Variable Trust. Putnam Management is
ultimately controlled by Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., a publicly owned
holding company whose principal businesses are international insurance brokerage
and employee benefit consulting.



The Funds of the Putnam Variable Trust are generally managed in styles similar
to other open-end investment companies which are managed by Putnam Management
and whose shares are generally offered to the public. These other Putnam funds
may, however, employ different investment practices and may invest in securities
different from those in which their counterpart Funds invest, and consequently
will not have identical portfolios or experience identical investment results.



Subject to the general oversight of the Trustees of Putnam Variable Trust,
Putnam Management manages the Funds' portfolios in accordance with their stated
investment objectives and policies, makes investment decisions for the Funds,
places orders to purchase and sell securities on behalf of the Funds, and
administers the affairs of the Funds. For its services, the Funds pay Putnam
Management a quarterly fee. See the accompanying Funds prospectus for a more
complete description of Putnam Management and the respective fees of the Funds.



Fidelity Management & Research Company is the investment adviser for the
Fidelity VIP Funds.


MIXED AND SHARED FUNDING -- Shares of the Funds may be sold to our other
separate accounts and our insurance company affiliates or other unaffiliated
insurance companies to serve as the underlying investment for both variable
annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies, a practice known as
"mixed and shared funding." As a result, there is a possibility that a material
conflict may arise between the interests of policy owners, and of owners of
other contracts whose contract values are allocated to one or more of these
other separate accounts investing in any one of the Funds. In the event of any
such material conflicts, we will consider what action may be appropriate,
including removing the Fund from the Separate Account or replacing the Fund with
another underlying fund. There are certain risks associated with mixed and
shared funding, as disclosed in the prospectuses for the Funds.

VOTING RIGHTS -- For Sub-Accounts in which you have invested, we will notify you
of shareholder's meetings of the Funds purchased by those Sub-Accounts. We will
send you proxy materials and instructions for you to vote the shares held for
your benefit by those Sub-Accounts. We will arrange for the handling and
tallying of proxies received from you or other policy owners. If you give no
instructions, we will vote those shares in the same proportion as shares for
which we received instructions.


ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES -- Hartford has entered into agreements with the
investment advisers or distributors of many of the Funds. Under the terms of
these agreements, Hartford provides administrative services and the Funds pay a
fee to Hartford that is usually based on an annual percentage of the average
daily net assets of the Funds. These agreements may be different for each Fund
or each Fund family.


THE FIXED ACCOUNT

You may allocate amounts to the Fixed Account. The Fixed Account is not a part
of the Separate Account, but is a part of our general assets. As such, the Fixed
Account (and this description of the Fixed Account) is not subject to the same
securities laws as the Separate Account.

The Fixed Account credits at least 3.5% per year. We are not obligated to, but
may, credit more than 3.5% per year. If we do, such rates are determined at our
sole discretion. You assume the risk that, at any time, the Fixed Account may
credit no more than 3.5%.

CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS
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DEDUCTIONS FROM PREMIUM

Before your premium is allocated to the Sub-Accounts and/or the Fixed Account,
we deduct a percentage from your premium for a sales load and a tax charge. The
amount allocated after the deductions is called your Net Premium.

FRONT-END SALES LOAD -- We deduct a front-end sales load from each premium you
pay. The current sales load is 3.75%. The maximum sales load is 5.75%. In
Oregon, the current sales is 5.75%. The maximum sales load in Oregon is 7.75%.
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TAX CHARGE -- We deduct a tax charge from each premium you pay. The tax charge
covers taxes assessed against us by a state and/or other governmental entity.
The range of such charge generally is between 0% and 4%.

DEDUCTIONS FROM ACCOUNT VALUE

MONTHLY DEDUCTION AMOUNTS -- Each month we will deduct an amount from your
Account Value to pay for the benefits provided by your policy. This amount is
called the Monthly Deduction Amount and equals the sum of:

- - the charge for the cost of insurance;

- - the monthly administrative charge;

- - the mortality and expense risk charge;

- - any Face Amount increase fee;

- - the charges for additional benefits provided by rider, if any.

COST OF INSURANCE CHARGE -- The charge for the cost of insurance equals:

- - the cost of insurance rate per $1,000, multiplied by

- - the amount at risk, divided by

- - $1,000.

On any Monthly Activity Date, the amount at risk equals the Death Benefit less
the Account Value on that date, prior to assessing the Monthly Deduction Amount.

Cost of insurance rates will be determined on each policy anniversary based on
our future expectations of such factors as mortality, expenses, interest,
persistency and taxes. The cost of insurance rates will not exceed those based
on the 1980 Commissioners' Standard Ordinary Mortality Table (ALB), Male or
Female, Unismoke Table, age last birthday (unisex rates may be required in some
states). A table of guaranteed cost of insurance rates per $1,000 will be
included in your policy. The maximum rates that can be charged are on the policy
specification pages of the contract. Substandard risks will be charged higher
cost of insurance rates that will not exceed rates based on a multiple of 1980
Commissioners' Standard Ordinary Mortality Table (ALB), Male or Female, Unismoke
Table, age last birthday (unisex rates may be required in some states) plus any
flat extra amount assessed. The multiple will be based on the insured's
substandard rating.

Any changes in the cost of insurance rates will be made uniformly for all
insureds of the same issue ages, sexes, risk classes and whose coverage has been
in-force for the same length of time. No change in insurance class or cost will
occur on account of deterioration of the insured's health.

Because your Account Value and death benefit may vary from month to month, the
cost of insurance may also vary on each Monthly Activity Date. The cost of
insurance depends on your policy's amount at risk. Items which may affect the
amount at risk include the amount and timing of premium payments, investment
performance, fees and charges assessed, rider charges, policy loans and changes
to the Face Amount.

MONTHLY ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGE -- We deduct a monthly administrative charge from
your Account Value to compensate us for issue and administrative costs of the
policy. The current monthly administrative charge is $7.50. The maximum
administrative charge is $10 per month.

MORTALITY AND EXPENSE RISK CHARGE -- We deduct a mortality and expense risk
charge each month from your Account Value. There are two components to the
mortality and expense risk charge. Part of the charge is assessed according to
your Account Value attributable to the Sub-Accounts, and the other part is
assessed based on the initial Face Amount of your policy. The mortality and
expense risk charge each month is equal to the sum of (a) and (b) where

(a) equals:

- - the monthly accumulated value mortality and expense risk rate; multiplied by

- - the sum of your accumulated values in the Sub-Accounts on the Monthly Activity
  Date, prior to assessing the Monthly Deduction Amount.

and

(b) equals:

- - the monthly mortality and expense risk rate per $1,000; multiplied by

- - the initial Face Amount; divided by

- - $1,000.

During the first 10 years, the current and maximum accumulated value mortality
and expense risk rate is 1/12 of 0.75% per month. For years 11-20, the current
rate is 1/12 of 0.35% per month. Thereafter, the current rate is 1/12 of 0.25%
per month. The maximum rate after 10 years is 1/12 of 0.50% per month.

During the first 5 years, the Face Amount mortality and expense risk rate per
$1,000 of initial Face Amount is individualized based on the Insured's initial
Face Amount, issue age, Death Benefit Option, sex, and insurance class. The
charge is on the policy specification pages of the contract. Thereafter, there
is no charge.


The mortality and expense risk charge compensates us for mortality and expense
risks assumed under the policies. The mortality risk assumed is that the cost of
insurance charges are insufficient to meet actual claims. The expense risk
assumed is that the expense incurred in issuing, distributing and administering
the policies exceed the administrative charges and sales loads collected.
Hartford may keep any difference between the cost it incurs and the charges it
collects.


FACE AMOUNT INCREASE FEE -- We deduct a dollar amount from your Account Value
for an unscheduled increase of the Face Amount on your policy. We deduct the fee
each month for
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twelve months after the increase. The fee is a per $1,000 amount that varies by
the attained age of the Insured. The monthly increase per 1,000 is on the policy
specification pages of the contract.

RIDER CHARGE -- If your policy includes riders, a charge applicable to the
riders is made from the Account Value each month. The charge applicable to these
riders is to compensate Hartford for the anticipated cost of providing these
benefits and is specified on the applicable rider. The maximum charge for any
rider chosen is shown on the policy specification pages of the contract. For a
description of the riders available, see "Your Policy -- Supplemental Benefits."


SURRENDER CHARGE -- During the first 9 policy years, surrender charges will be
deducted from your Account Value if:


- - you surrender your policy;

- - you decrease the Face Amount to an amount lower than it has ever been; or

- - you take a withdrawal that causes the Face Amount to fall below the lowest
  previous Face Amount.


The amount of surrender charge is individualized based on the Insured's age,
Death Benefit Option, sex, and insurance class on the date of issue. The
surrender charges by policy year are on the policy specification pages of the
contract. The charge compensates us for expenses incurred in issuing the policy
and the recovery of acquisition costs. Hartford may keep any difference between
the cost it incurs and the charges it collects. For partial surrender charges
applicable to a decrease in the Face Amount or withdrawal, see "Unscheduled
Increases and Decreases in the Face Amount."



CHARGES FOR THE FUNDS


The investment performance of each Fund reflects the management fee that the
Fund pays to its investment manager as well as other operating expenses that the
Fund incurs. Investment management fees are generally daily fees computed as a
percentage of a Fund's average daily net assets as an annual rate. Please read
the prospectus for each Fund for complete details.

YOUR POLICY
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CONTRACT RIGHTS

POLICY OWNER, OR "YOU" -- As long as your policy is in force, you may exercise
all rights under the policy while the insured is alive and no beneficiary has
been irrevocably named.


BENEFICIARY -- You name the beneficiary in your application for the policy. You
may change the beneficiary (unless irrevocably named) while the insured is alive
by notifying us in writing. If no beneficiary is living when the insured dies,
the death benefit will be paid to you, if living; otherwise, it will be paid to
your estate.


ASSIGNMENT -- You may assign your policy. Until you notify us in writing, no
assignment will be effective against us. We are not responsible for the validity
of any assignment.

STATEMENTS -- We will send you a statement at least once each year, showing:

- - the current Account Value, Cash Surrender Value and Face Amount;

- - the premiums paid, monthly deduction amounts and any loans since your last
  statement;

- - the amount of any Indebtedness;

- - any notifications required by the provisions of your policy; and

- - any other information required by the Insurance Department of the state where
  your policy was delivered.


RIGHT TO EXAMINE A POLICY -- You have a limited right to return your policy for
cancellation. You may deliver or mail the policy to us or to the agent from whom
it was purchased any time during your "free look" period. Your "free look"
period begins on the day you get your policy and ends ten days after you get it
(or longer in some states). In such event, the policy will be rescinded and we
will pay an amount equal to the greater of the premiums paid for the policy less
any Indebtedness or the sum of: the Account Value less any Indebtedness, on the
date the returned policy is received by us or the agent from whom it was
purchased; and, any deductions under the policy or charges associated with the
Separate Account. If your policy is replacing another policy, your "free look"
period and the amount paid to you upon the return of your policy vary by state.


CONTRACT LIMITATIONS

ALLOCATIONS TO SUB-ACCOUNTS AND THE FIXED ACCOUNT -- You may allocate amounts to
a maximum of nine (9) Sub-Accounts, or eight (8) Sub-Accounts and the Fixed
Account.

TRANSFERS OF ACCOUNT VALUE -- You may transfer amounts among the Fixed Account
and the Sub-Accounts subject to a charge described below. You may request
transfers in writing or by calling us at 1-800-231-5453. Transfers by telephone
may be made by your agent of record or by your attorney-in-fact pursuant to a
power of attorney. Telephone transfers may not be permitted in some states. We
will not be responsible for losses that result from acting upon telephone
requests reasonably believed to be genuine. We will employ reasonable procedures
to confirm that instructions communicated by telephone are genuine. The
procedures we follow for transactions initiated by telephone include requiring
callers to provide certain identifying information. All transfer instructions
communicated to us by telephone are tape recorded.

You may make one transfer per calendar month free of charge, excluding any
transfers made pursuant to your enrollment in the Dollar Cost Averaging Program.
Each subsequent transfer in excess of one per calendar month will be subject to
a transfer charge of up to $25. We reserve the right to limit at a future date
the size of transfers and remaining balances and to limit the number and
frequency of transfers.
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TRANSFERS FROM THE FIXED ACCOUNT -- Except for transfers made under the Dollar
Cost Averaging Program, any transfers from the Fixed Account must occur during
the 30-day period following each policy anniversary, and, the maximum amount
transferred in any Policy Year will be the greater of $1,000 or 25% of the
Accumulated Value in the Fixed Account on the date of the transfer.

DEFERRAL OF PAYMENTS -- We may defer payment of any Cash Surrender Values,
withdrawals and loan amounts which are not attributable to the Sub-Accounts for
up to six months from the date of the request. If we defer payment for more than
30 days, we will pay you interest.

CHANGES TO CONTRACT OR SEPARATE ACCOUNT

MODIFICATION OF POLICY -- The only way the policy may be modified is by a
written agreement signed by our President, or one of our Vice Presidents,
Secretaries, or Assistant Secretaries.

SUBSTITUTION OF FUNDS -- We reserve the right to substitute the shares of any
other registered investment company for the shares of any Fund already purchased
or to be purchased in the future by the Separate Account provided that the
substitution has been approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

CHANGE IN OPERATION OF THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT -- The operation of the Separate
Account may be modified to the extent permitted by law, including deregistration
under the securities laws.

SEPARATE ACCOUNT TAXES -- Currently, no charge is made to the Separate Account
for federal, state and local taxes that may be allocable to the Separate
Account. A change in the applicable federal, state or local tax laws which
impose tax on Hartford and/ or the Separate Account may result in a charge
against the policy in the future. Charges for other taxes, if any, allocable to
the Separate Account may also be made.

OTHER BENEFITS

DOLLAR COST AVERAGING PROGRAM -- You may elect to allocate your Net Premiums
among the Sub-Accounts and the Fixed Account pursuant to the Dollar Cost
Averaging (DCA) program. If you choose the DCA program, your Net Premiums will
be deposited into the Hartford Money Market HLS Fund Sub-Account or the Fixed
Account. Amounts will be transferred monthly to the other investment options in
accordance with your premium allocation instructions. The dollar amount will be
allocated to the investment options that you specify, in the proportions that
you specify. If, on any transfer date, your Account Value allocated to the
Dollar Cost Averaging program is less than the amount you have elected to
transfer, your DCA program will terminate.

You may cancel your DCA election by notice in writing or by calling us at
1-800-231-5453. We reserve the right to change or discontinue the DCA program.

The main objective of a DCA program is to minimize the impact of short-term
price fluctuations. The DCA program allows you to take advantage of market
fluctuations. Since the same dollar amount is transferred to your selected
investment options at set intervals, the DCA program allows you to purchase more
accumulation units when prices are low and fewer accumulation units when prices
are high. Therefore, a lower average cost per accumulation unit may be achieved
over the long term. However, it is important to understand that the DCA program
does not assure a profit or protect against loss in a declining market.

SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFITS -- The following supplemental benefits are among the
options that may be included in a policy by rider, subject to the restrictions
and limitations set forth in the rider.

- - DEDUCTION AMOUNT WAIVER RIDER -- We will waive the Monthly Deduction Amount in
  the event of total disability prior to the insured reaching age 65 and
  continuing for at least six months. If the Deduction Amount Waiver Rider is
  added to your policy, the Monthly Deduction Amounts will be increased to
  include the charges for the rider.

- - WAIVER OF SPECIFIED AMOUNT DISABILITY BENEFIT RIDER -- If the insured becomes
  totally disabled, we will credit the policy with an amount equal to the
  Specified Amount Disability Benefit as defined in your policy, for as long as
  the insured remains totally disabled.


- - ACCIDENTAL DEATH BENEFIT RIDER -- We will increase the amount paid upon the
  death of the insured if the death results from an accident.


SETTLEMENT OPTIONS -- Proceeds under your policy may be paid in a lump sum or
may be applied to one of our four settlement options. The minimum amount that
may be placed under a settlement option is $5,000 (unless we consent to a lesser
amount), subject to our then-current rules. Once payments under the Second
Option, the Third Option or the Fourth Option begin, no surrender may be made
for a lump sum settlement in lieu of the life insurance payments. The following
payment options are available to you or your beneficiary. If a payment option is
not selected, proceeds will be paid in a lump sum. Your beneficiary may choose a
settlement option.

FIRST OPTION -- Interest Income

Payments of interest at the rate we declare (but not less than 3% per year) on
the amount applied under this option.

SECOND OPTION -- Income of Fixed Amount

Equal payments of the amount chosen until the amount applied under this option
(with interest of not less than 3% per year) is exhausted. The final payment
will be for the balance remaining.

THIRD OPTION -- Payments for a Fixed Period

An amount payable monthly for the number of years selected, which may be from
one to 30 years.

FOURTH OPTION -- Life Income

- - LIFE ANNUITY -- An annuity payable monthly during the lifetime of the
  annuitant and terminating with the last monthly payment due preceding the
  death of the annuitant.

- - LIFE ANNUITY WITH 120 MONTHLY PAYMENTS CERTAIN -- An annuity providing monthly
  income to the annuitant for a fixed period of 120 months and for as long
  thereafter as the annuitant shall live.

The policy provides for guaranteed dollar amounts of monthly payments for each
$1,000 applied under the four payment options. Under the Fourth Option, the
amount of each payment will depend upon the age of the Annuitant at the time the
first
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payment is due. If any periodic payment due any payee is less than $200, we may
make payments less often.

The table for the Fourth Option is based on the 1983a Individual Annuity
Mortality Table, set back one year and with a net investment rate of 3% per
annum. The tables for the First, Second and Third Options are based on a net
investment rate of 3% per annum. We may, however, from time to time, at our
discretion if mortality appears more favorable and interest rates justify, apply
other tables which will result in higher monthly payments for each $1,000
applied under one or more of the four payment options.

Other arrangements for income payments may be agreed upon.

BENEFITS AT MATURITY -- The scheduled maturity date is the last date on which
you may elect to make premium payments. Unless you elect to continue the policy
beyond this date, the policy will terminate and any Cash Surrender Value will be
paid to you.

If elected, the policy may continue in force after the scheduled maturity date
if (a) the policy was in force on the scheduled maturity date; and (b) the owner
of the policy (including any assignee of record) agrees in writing to this
continuation.

At the scheduled maturity date:

- - the death benefit will be reduced to the Account Value;

- - the Account Value, if any, will continue to fluctuate with investment
  performance;

- - any loans will continue to accrue interest and become part of Indebtedness;


- - no future Monthly Deduction Amounts will be deducted; and


- - no further premium payments will be accepted.

All additional benefits provided by rider will deem to have terminated at the
scheduled maturity date.

Otherwise, the policy will terminate on the scheduled maturity date.

CLASS OF PURCHASERS


REDUCED CHARGES FOR ELIGIBLE GROUPS -- Certain charges and deductions described
above may be reduced for policies issued in connection with a specific plan, in
accordance with our rules in effect as of the date the application for a policy
is approved. To qualify for such a reduction, a plan must satisfy certain
criteria, i.e., as to size of the plan, expected number of participants and
anticipated premium payment from the plan. Generally, the sales contacts and
effort, administrative costs and mortality cost per policy vary, based on such
factors as the size of the plan, the purposes for which policies are purchased
and certain characteristics of the plan's members. The amount of reduction and
the criteria for qualification will be reflected in the reduced sales effort and
administrative costs resulting from, and the different mortality experience
expected as a result of, sales to qualifying plans. We may modify, from time to
time on a uniform basis, both the amounts of reductions and the criteria for
qualification. Reductions in these charges will not be unfairly discriminatory
against any person, including the affected policy owners invested in the
Separate Account.


PREMIUMS
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APPLICATION FOR A POLICY -- To purchase a policy you must submit an application
to us. Within limits, you may choose the initial Face Amount. Policies generally
will be issued only on the lives of insureds age 85 and under who supply
evidence of insurability satisfactory to us. Acceptance is subject to our
underwriting rules and we reserve the right to reject an application for any
reason. No change in the terms or conditions of a policy will be made without
your consent. The minimum initial premium is the amount required to keep the
policy in force for one month, but not less than $50.

Your policy will be effective on the policy date only after we receive all
outstanding delivery requirements and the initial premium payment. The policy
date is the date used to determine all future cyclical transactions on the
policy, such as Monthly Activity Date and policy years.

PREMIUM PAYMENT FLEXIBILITY -- You have flexibility as to when and in what
amounts you pay premiums. Prior to policy issue, you can choose a planned
premium, within a range we determined, based on the Face Amount and the
insured's sex (except where unisex rates apply), issue age and risk
classification. We will send you premium notices for planned premium. Such
notices may be sent on an annual, semi-annual or quarterly basis. You may also
have premium payments automatically deducted monthly from your checking account.
The planned premium and payment mode you select are shown on your policy's
specifications page. You may change the planned premium at any time, subject to
our minimum amount rules then in effect.

After the first premium has been paid, your subsequent premium payments are
flexible. The actual amount and frequency of payment will affect the Account
Value and could affect the amount and duration of insurance provided by the
policy. Your policy may lapse if the value of your policy becomes insufficient
to cover the Monthly Deduction Amounts. In such case you may be required to pay
additional premiums in order to prevent the policy from terminating. For details
see, "Lapse and Reinstatement."

You may pay additional premiums at any time prior to the scheduled maturity
date, subject to the following limitations:

- - The minimum premium that we will accept is $50 or the amount required to keep
  the policy in force.

- - We reserve the right to refund any excess premiums that would cause the policy
  to fail to meet the definition of life insurance under the Internal Revenue
  Code.

- - We reserve the right to require evidence of insurability for any premium
  payment that results in an increase in the death benefit greater than the
  amount of the premium.

- - Any premium payment in excess of $1,000,000 is subject to our approval.

ALLOCATION OF PREMIUM PAYMENTS -- The initial Net Premium (and any additional
Net Premiums received by us before the end of the right to examine period) will
be allocated to the Hartford Money Market HLS Fund Sub-Account on the later of
the policy date or the date we receive the initial premium payment. We will then
allocate the value in the Hartford Money
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Market HLS Fund Sub-Account to the Fixed Account and the Sub-Accounts according
to the premium allocation specified in the policy application upon the
expiration of the right to examine policy period, or the date we receive the
final requirement to put the policy in force, whichever is later.

You may change your premium allocation upon request in writing. Subsequent Net
Premiums will be allocated to the Fixed Account and the Sub-Accounts according
to your most recent written instructions as long as the number of investment
choices you are allocated to does not exceed nine (9), and the percentage you
allocate to each Sub-Account and/or the Fixed Account is in whole percentages.
If we receive a premium payment with a premium allocation instruction that does
not comply with the above rules, we will allocate the Net Premium pro rata based
on the values of your existing investment choices.

You will receive several different types of notifications as to what your
current premium allocation is. Each transaction confirmation received after we
receive a premium payment will show how a Net Premium has been allocated.
Additionally, each quarterly statement summarizes the current premium allocation
in effect for such policy.

ACCUMULATION UNITS -- Net Premiums allocated to the Sub-Accounts are used to
credit accumulation units to such Sub-Accounts.

The number of accumulation units in each Sub-Account to be credited to a policy
(including the initial allocation to the Hartford Money Market HLS Fund
Sub-Account) and the amount to be credited to the Fixed Account will be
determined, first, by multiplying the Net Premium by the appropriate allocation
percentage in order to determine the portion of Net Premiums or transferred
Account Value to be invested in the Fixed Account or the Sub-Account. Each
portion of the Net Premium or transferred Account Value to be invested in a
Sub-Account is then divided by the accumulation unit value in a particular Sub-
Account next computed following its receipt. The resulting figure is the number
of accumulation units to be credited to each Sub-Account.

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUES -- The accumulation unit value for each Sub-Account
will vary to reflect the investment experience of the applicable Fund and will
be determined on each Valuation Day by multiplying the accumulation unit value
of the particular Sub-Account on the preceding Valuation Day by the net
investment factor for that Sub-Account for the Valuation Period then ended. The
net investment factor for each of the Sub-Accounts is equal to the net asset
value per share of the corresponding Fund at the end of the Valuation Period
(plus the per share amount of any dividend or capital gain distributions paid by
that Fund in the Valuation Period then ended) divided by the net asset value per
share of the corresponding Fund at the beginning of the Valuation Period.


All valuations in connection with a policy, i.e., (with respect to determining
Account Value, in connection with policy loans, or in calculation of death
benefits, or with respect to determining the number of accumulation units to be
credited to a policy with each premium payment other than the initial premium
payment) will be made on the date the request or payment is received by us at
the National Service Center, provided such date is a Valuation Day; otherwise
such determination will be made on the next succeeding date which is a Valuation
Day.


ACCOUNT VALUES -- Each policy will have an Account Value. There is no minimum
guaranteed Account Value.

The Account Value of a policy changes on a daily basis and will be computed on
each Valuation Day. The Account Value will vary to reflect the investment
experience of the Sub-Accounts, the interest credited to the Fixed Account and
the Loan Account, and the Monthly Deduction Amounts, Net Premiums paid, and any
withdrawals taken.

A policy's Account Value is related to the net asset value of the Funds
associated with the Sub-Accounts, if any, to which Net Premiums on the policy
have been allocated. The Account Value in the Sub-Accounts on any Valuation Day
is calculated by, first, multiplying the number of accumulation units in each
Sub-Account as of the Valuation Day by the then current value of the
accumulation units in that Sub-Account and then totaling the result for all of
the Sub-Accounts. A policy's Account Value equals the policy's value in all of
the Sub-Accounts, the Fixed Account, and the Loan Account. A policy's Cash Value
is equal to the Account Value less any applicable surrender charges. A policy's
Cash Surrender Value, which is the net amount available upon surrender of the
policy, is the Cash Value less any Indebtedness. See "Accumulation Unit Values,"
above.

We will pay death proceeds, Cash Surrender Values, partial withdrawals, and loan
amounts allocable to the Sub-Accounts within seven days after we receive all the
information needed to process the payment, unless the New York Stock Exchange is
closed for other than a regular holiday or weekend, trading is restricted by the
Commission or the Commission declares that an emergency exists.
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DEATH BENEFITS AND POLICY VALUES

DEATH BENEFIT -- Your policy provides for the payment of the death proceeds to
the named beneficiary upon receipt of due proof of the death of the insured.
Your policy will be effective on the policy date only after we receive all
outstanding delivery requirements and the initial premium payment. You must
notify us in writing as soon as possible after the death of the insured. The
death proceeds payable to the beneficiary equal the death benefit less any
Indebtedness and less any due and unpaid Monthly Deduction Amount occurring
during a grace period. The death benefit depends on the death benefit option you
select.

DEATH BENEFIT OPTIONS -- There are three death benefit options: the Level Death
Benefit Option ("Option A"), the Return of Account Value Death Benefit Option
("Option B") and the Return of Premium Death Benefit Option ("Option C").
Subject to the minimum death benefit described below, the death benefit under
each option is as follows:

- - Under Option A, the current Face Amount.

- - Under Option B, the current Face Amount plus the Account Value.

- - Under Option C, the current Face Amount plus the sum of premiums paid.
  However, it will be no more than the current Face Amount plus the Option C
  limit, which is currently $2.5 million.

OPTION CHANGE -- You may change your death benefit option by notifying us in
writing. Any change will become effective on the Monthly Activity Date following
the date we receive your request. If you elect to change to Option A, the Face
Amount will become that amount available as a death benefit immediately prior to
such option change. If you elect to change to Option B, the Face Amount will
become the amount available as a death benefit immediately prior to such option
change, minus the then-current Account Value. Changing your death benefit option
may result in a Surrender Charge. You should consult a tax adviser regarding the
possible adverse tax consequences resulting from a change in your death benefit
option.

MINIMUM DEATH BENEFIT -- Your policy has a minimum death benefit. We will
automatically increase the death benefit so that it will never be less than the
Account Value multiplied by the minimum death benefit percentage for the then
current year. This percentage varies according to the policy year and insured's
issue age, sex (where unisex rates are not used) and insurance class.

EXAMPLES OF MINIMUM DEATH BENEFIT

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                   A           B
<S>                             <C>        <C>
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 Face Amount                    $100,000    $100,000
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 Account Value                    46,500      34,000
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 Specified Percentage               250%        250%
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 Death Benefit Option              Level       Level
- -----------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

In Example A, the death benefit equals $116,250, i.e., the greater of $100,000
(the Face Amount) or $116,250 (the Account Value at the date of death of
$46,500, multiplied by the specified percentage of 250%). This amount, less any
outstanding Indebtedness, constitutes the death proceeds payable to the
beneficiary.

In Example B, the death benefit is $100,000, i.e., the greater of $100,000 (the
Face Amount) or $85,000 (the Account Value of $34,000, multiplied by the
specified percentage of 250%).

UNSCHEDULED INCREASES AND DECREASES IN FACE AMOUNT -- At any time after the
first policy year, you may request in writing to change the Face Amount. The
minimum amount by which the Face Amount can be increased or decreased is based
on our rules then in effect.

We reserve the right to limit the number of increases or decreases made under a
policy to no more than one in any 12 month period.

All requests to increase the Face Amount must be applied for on a new
application and accompanied by your policy. All requests will be subject to
evidence of insurability satisfactory to us. Any increase approved by us will be
effective on the Monthly Activity Date shown on the new policy specifications
page, provided that the Monthly Deduction Amount for the first month after the
effective date of the increase is made. We deduct a dollar amount from your
Account Value for an unscheduled increase of the Face Amount of your policy. We
deduct the fee each month for twelve months after the increase. The fee is a per
$1,000 amount that varies by the attained age of the insured.

A decrease in the Face Amount will be effective on the Monthly Activity Date
following the date we receive your request in writing. The remaining Face Amount
must not be less than that specified in our minimum rules then in effect. If
during the surrender charge period, you decrease your Face Amount to an amount
lower than it has ever been, a partial surrender charge will be assessed.

The surrender charge assessed will be:

- - the surrender charge applicable to the then current policy year, if any;
  multiplied by

- - the percentage described below.

The percentage will be determined by:

- - subtracting the new Face Amount from the lowest previous Face Amount; and

- - dividing that difference by the lowest previous Face Amount.

The surrender charge assessed will be deducted from your Account Value on the
Monthly Activity Date on which the decrease becomes effective. We will also
reduce the surrender charges applicable to future policy years and provide you a
revised schedule of surrender charges.
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CHARGES AND POLICY VALUES -- Your policy values decrease due to the deduction of
policy charges. Policy values may increase or decrease depending on investment
performance. Investment expenses and fees reduce the investment performance of
the Sub-Accounts. Fluctuations in your account value may have an effect on your
death benefit. If your policy lapses, the policy terminates and no death benefit
will be paid.


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SURRENDER -- Provided your policy has a Cash Surrender Value, you may surrender
your policy to us. We will pay you the Cash Surrender Value. Our liability under
the policy will cease as of the date of your request for surrender, or the date
you request to have your policy surrendered, if later.

WITHDRAWALS -- One withdrawal is allowed per calendar month. Withdrawals may be
subject to a surrender charge, see "Surrender Charge." You may request a
withdrawal in writing. The minimum withdrawal allowed is $500. The maximum
partial withdrawal is the Cash Surrender Value, minus $1,000. If the death
benefit option then in effect is Option A or Option C, the Face Amount will be
reduced by the amount of any partial withdrawal. Unless specified, the
withdrawal will be deducted on a pro rata basis from the Fixed Account and the
Sub-Accounts. You may be assessed a charge of up to $10 for each partial
withdrawal.

LOANS
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AVAILABILITY OF LOANS -- At any time while the policy is in force, you may
borrow against the policy by assigning it as sole security to us. Any new loan
taken together with any existing Indebtedness may not exceed the Cash Surrender
Value on the date we grant a loan. The minimum loan amount that we will allow is
$500.

Unless you specify otherwise, all loan amounts will be transferred on a pro rata
basis from the Fixed Account and each of the Sub-Accounts to the Loan Account.

If total Indebtedness equals or exceeds the Cash Value on any Monthly Activity
Date, the policy will then go into default. See "Lapse and Reinstatement."

PREFERRED INDEBTEDNESS -- If, at any time after the tenth (10th) policy
anniversary, your Account Value exceeds the total of all premiums paid since
issue, a portion of your Indebtedness may qualify as preferred. Preferred
Indebtedness is charged a lower interest rate than non-preferred Indebtedness,
if any. The maximum amount of preferred Indebtedness is the amount by which the
Account Value exceeds the total premiums paid and is determined on each Monthly
Activity Date.

LOAN REPAYMENTS -- You can repay all or any part of a loan at any time while
your policy is in force and the insured is alive. The amount of your policy loan
repayment will be deducted from the Loan Account. It will be allocated among the
Fixed Account and Sub-Accounts in the same percentage as premiums are allocated.

EFFECT OF LOANS ON ACCOUNT VALUE -- A loan, whether or not repaid, will have a
permanent effect on your Account Value. This effect occurs because the
investment results of each Sub-Account will apply only to the amount remaining
in such Sub-Accounts. In addition, the rate of interest credited to the Fixed
Account will usually be different than the rate credited to the Loan Account.
The longer a loan is outstanding, the greater the effect on your Account Value
is likely to be. Such effect could be favorable or unfavorable. If the Fixed
Account and the Sub-Accounts earn more than the annual interest rate for funds
held in the Loan Account, your Account Value will not increase as rapidly as it
would have had no loan been made. If the Fixed Account and the Sub-Accounts earn
less than the Loan Account, then your Account Value will be greater than it
would have been had no loan been made. Additionally, if not repaid, the
aggregate amount of the outstanding Indebtedness will reduce the death proceeds
and the Cash Surrender Value otherwise payable.

CREDITED INTEREST -- Any amounts in the Loan Account will be credited with
interest at an annual rate of 3.5%.

INTEREST CHARGED ON INDEBTEDNESS -- Interest will accrue daily on the
Indebtedness at the policy loan rate. Because the interest charged on
Indebtedness may exceed the rate credited to the Loan Account, the Indebtedness
may grow faster than the Loan Account. If this happens, any difference between
the value of the Loan Account and the Indebtedness will be transferred on each
Monthly Activity Date from the Fixed Account and Sub-Accounts to the Loan
Account on a pro rata basis.

POLICY LOAN RATES -- The table below shows the interest rates we will charge on
your Indebtedness.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           INTEREST RATE
                          PORTION OF          CHARGED
 DURING POLICY YEARS     INDEBTEDNESS    EQUALS 3.5% PLUS:
<S>                    <C>               <C>
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        1-10                 All                2%
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    11 and later          Preferred             0%
                        Non-Preferred         0.25%
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</TABLE>

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LAPSE AND REINSTATEMENT

LAPSE AND GRACE PERIOD -- During the first three policy years, your policy will
be in default on any Monthly Activity Date on which the Account Value less
Indebtedness is not sufficient to cover the Monthly Deduction Amount.

During the fourth policy year and thereafter, your policy will be in default on
any Monthly Activity Date if the Cash Surrender Value is not sufficient to cover
the Monthly Deduction Amount.

A 61-day "Grace Period" will begin from the date of any policy default. Upon
default, we will mail you and any assignee written notice of the amount of
premium that will be required to continue the policy in force. The premium
required will be no greater than the amount required to pay three Monthly
Deduction Amounts as of the date the Policy Grace period began. If the No-Lapse
Guarantee is available and sufficient premium has not been paid by the end of
the Grace Period, the death benefit option will become level, any policy riders
will terminate and any future unscheduled increases are cancelled. If the
insured dies during the Grace Period, we will pay the death proceeds.

NO-LAPSE GUARANTEE DEFAULT AND GRACE PERIOD -- On every Monthly Activity Date
during the No-Lapse Guarantee period, we will compare the cumulative premium
payments received, less Indebtedness and less withdrawals, to the Cumulative
No-Lapse Guarantee Premium.

If the cumulative premium payments received, less Indebtedness and less
withdrawals, are less than the Cumulative No-Lapse Guarantee Premium, the
No-Lapse Guarantee will be deemed to be in default as of that Monthly Activity
Date and the No-Lapse Guarantee Grace Period will begin. We will mail you and
any assignee written notice of the amount of premium required to continue the
No-Lapse Guarantee.

The No-Lapse Guarantee will be removed from the policy at the end of the
No-Lapse Guarantee Grace Period if we have not received the amount of premium
required to continue such guarantee.

NO-LAPSE GUARANTEE -- The policy will remain in force at the end of the policy
Grace Period as long as the No-Lapse Guarantee is available, as described below.


The No-Lapse Guarantee is available as long as:


- - the policy is in the No-Lapse Guarantee Period; and

- - on each Monthly Activity Date during that period, the cumulative premiums paid
  into the policy, less Indebtedness and less withdrawals from the policy, equal
  or exceed an amount known as the Cumulative No-Lapse Guarantee Premium.


The length of the No-Lapse Guarantee Period is the lesser of 10 years and to age
80. Some states may limit the maximum length of the No-Lapse Guarantee Period.
In Texas and Florida, the maximum length of the No-Lapse Guarantee Period is
five (5) years. The No-Lapse Guarantee is not available in New Jersey and
Maryland. In Illinois, this provision is referred to as the "Policy Coverage
Protection Benefit." The Cumulative No-Lapse Guarantee Premium is the premium
required to maintain the No-Lapse Guarantee.


If the No-Lapse Guarantee is available and you fail to pay the required premium
as defined in your lapse notice by the end of the policy grace period, the
No-Lapse Guarantee will then go into effect. The policy will remain in force,
however:

- - all riders will terminate;

- - the Death Benefit Option becomes Level;


- - the Death Benefit will equal the current Face Amount; and



- - any future scheduled Increases in the Face Amount will be canceled.


As long as the policy remains in default and the No-Lapse Guarantee is
available, the No-Lapse Guarantee will remain in effect on each subsequent
Monthly Activity Dates. You may be required to make premium payments to keep the
No-Lapse Guarantee available, as described above.

If during the No-Lapse Guarantee Period, the Face Amount is increased or
decreased, or riders are added or increased, deleted or reduced, a new monthly
No-Lapse Guarantee Premium will be calculated. We will send you a notice of the
new Monthly No-Lapse Guarantee Premium, which will be used in calculating the
Cumulative No-Lapse Guarantee Premium in subsequent months.

REINSTATEMENT -- Prior to the death of the insured, a policy may be reinstated
prior to the maturity date, provided such policy has not been surrendered for
cash, and provided further that:

- - You request reinstatement in writing within five years after termination;

- - You submit satisfactory evidence of insurability to us;


- - any Indebtedness existing at the time the policy was terminated is repaid or
  carried over to the reinstated policy; and


- - You pay a premium sufficient to cover (a) all Monthly Deduction Amounts that
  are due and unpaid during the Grace Period and (b) the sum of Monthly
  Deduction Amounts for the next three months after the date the policy is
  reinstated.

The Account Value on the reinstatement date equals:


- - the Cash Value at the time of policy termination; plus



- - net Premiums derived from premiums paid at the time of policy reinstatement;
  minus


- - the Monthly Deduction Amounts that were due and unpaid during the Grace
  Period; plus

- - the Surrender Charge at the time of policy reinstatement. The Surrender Charge
  is based on the duration from the original policy date.
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TAXES

GENERAL

Since federal tax law is complex, the tax consequences of purchasing this policy
will vary depending on your situation. You may need tax or legal advice to help
you determine whether purchasing this policy is right for you.

Our general discussion of the tax treatment of this policy is based on our
understanding of federal income tax laws as they are currently interpreted. A
detailed description of all federal income tax consequences regarding the
purchase of this policy cannot be made in the prospectus. We also do not discuss
state, municipal or other tax laws that may apply to this policy. For detailed
information, you should consult with a qualified tax adviser familiar with your
situation.

TAXATION OF HARTFORD AND THE
SEPARATE ACCOUNT

The Separate Account is taxed as a part of Hartford which is taxed as a life
insurance company under Subchapter L of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the "Code"). Accordingly, the Separate Account will not be taxed as a
"regulated investment company" under Subchapter M of the Code. Investment income
and realized capital gains on the assets of the Separate Account (the underlying
Funds) are reinvested and are taken into account in determining the value of the
Accumulation Units. As a result, such investment income and realized capital
gains are automatically applied to increase reserves under the policy. (See
"Premiums -- Accumulation Unit Values").

Hartford does not expect to incur any federal income tax on the earnings or
realized capital gains attributable to the Separate Account. Based upon this
expectation, no charge is currently being made to the Separate Account for
federal income taxes. If Hartford incurs income taxes attributable to the
Separate Account or determines that such taxes will be incurred, it may assess a
charge for such taxes against the Separate Account.

INCOME TAXATION OF POLICY BENEFITS -- GENERALLY


For federal income tax purposes, the Policies should be treated as life
insurance contracts under Section 7702 of the Code. The death benefit under a
life insurance contract is generally excluded from the gross income of the
beneficiary. Also, a life insurance policy owner is generally not taxed on
increments in the policy value until the policy is partially or completely
surrendered. Section 7702 limits the amount of premiums that may be invested in
a policy that is treated as life insurance. Hartford intends to monitor premium
levels to assure compliance with the Section 7702 requirements.


Hartford also believes that any loan received under a policy will be treated as
Indebtedness of the policy owner, and that no part of any loan under a policy
will constitute income to the policy owner. A surrender or assignment of the
policy may have tax consequences depending upon the circumstances. Policy owners
should consult a qualified tax adviser concerning the effect of such changes.

During the first fifteen policy years, an "income first" rule generally applies
to distributions of cash required to be made under Code Section 7702 because of
a reduction in benefits under the policy.

The Maturity Date Extension Provision allows a policy owner to extend the
Maturity Date to the date of the death of the insured. If the Maturity Date of
the policy is extended, Hartford believes that the policy will continue to be
treated as a life insurance contract for federal income tax purposes after the
scheduled Maturity Date. However, due to the lack of specific guidance on this
issue, the result is not certain. If the policy is not treated as a life
insurance contract for federal income tax purposes after the scheduled Maturity
Date, among other things, the Death Proceeds may be taxable to the recipient.
The policy owner should consult a qualified tax adviser regarding the possible
adverse tax consequences resulting from an extension of the scheduled Maturity
Date.

MODIFIED ENDOWMENT CONTRACTS

Code Section 7702A applies an additional test, the "seven-pay" test, to life
insurance contracts. The seven-pay test provides that premiums cannot be paid at
a rate more rapidly than that allowed by the payment of seven annual premiums
using specified computational rules described in Section 7702A(c). A modified
endowment contract ("MEC") is a life insurance policy that either:
(i) satisfies the Section 7702 definition of life insurance, but fails the
seven-pay test of Section 7702A or (ii) is exchanged for a MEC.

If the policy satisfies the seven-pay test at issuance, distributions and loans
made thereafter will not be subject to the MEC rules, unless the policy is
changed materially. The seven-pay test will be applied anew at any time the
policy undergoes a material change, which includes an increase in the Face
Amount. In addition, if there is a reduction in benefits under the policy within
the first seven years, the seven-pay test is applied as if the policy had
initially been issued at the reduced benefit level. Any reduction in benefits
attributable to the nonpayment of premiums will not be taken into account for
purposes of the seven-pay test if the benefits are reinstated within 90 days
after the reduction.


A policy that is classified as a MEC is eligible for certain aspects of the
beneficial tax treatment accorded to life insurance. That is, the death benefit
is excluded from income and increments in value are not subject to current
taxation. However, if the policy is classified as a MEC then withdrawals from
the contract will be considered first as withdrawals of income and then as a
recovery of premium payments. Thus, withdrawals will be includible in income to
the extent the contract value exceeds the investment in the contract. The amount
of any loan (including unpaid interest thereon) under the contract will be
treated as a withdrawal from the contract for tax purposes. In addition, if the
owner assigns or pledges any portion of the value of a contract (or agrees to
assign

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or pledge any portion), then such portion will be treated as a withdrawal from
the contract for tax purposes. Taxable withdrawals are subject to an additional
10% tax, with certain exceptions. The owner's investment in the contract is
increased by the amount includible in income with respect to such assignment,
pledge, or loan, though it is not affected by any other aspect of the
assignment, pledge, or loan (including its release or repayment).


Generally, only distributions and loans made in the first year in which a policy
becomes a MEC, and in subsequent years, are taxable. However, distributions and
loans made in the two years prior to a policy's failing the seven-pay test are
deemed to be in anticipation of failure and are subject to tax.

Before assigning, pledging, or requesting a loan under a policy that is a MEC,
an owner should consult a qualified tax adviser.

All MEC policies that are issued within any calendar year to the same policy
owner by one company or its affiliates are treated as one MEC policy for the
purpose of determining the taxable portion of any loan or distribution.

Hartford has instituted procedures to monitor whether a policy may become
classified as a MEC after issue.


ESTATE AND GENERATION-SKIPPING TAXES


When the Insured dies, the death proceeds will generally be includible in the
policy owner's estate for purposes of federal estate tax if the Insured owned
the policy. If the policy owner was not the Insured, the fair market value of
the policy would be included in the policy owner's estate upon the policy
owner's death. The policy would not be includible in the Insured's estate if the
Insured neither retained incidents of ownership at death nor had given up
ownership within three years before death.


The federal estate tax is integrated with the federal gift tax under a unified
rate schedule and unified credit which shelters up to $675,000 (for 2000) from
the estate and gift tax. The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 gradually raises the
credit over the next six years to $1,000,000. In addition, an unlimited marital
deduction may be available for federal estate and gift tax purposes. The
unlimited marital deduction permits the deferral of taxes until the death of the
surviving spouse.


If the policy owner (whether or not he or she is the Insured) transfers
ownership of the policy to someone two or more generations younger, the transfer
may be subject to the generation skipping transfer tax, the taxable amount being
the value of the policy. The generation-skipping transfer tax provisions
generally apply to transfers which would be subject to the gift and estate tax
rules. Individuals are generally allowed an aggregate generation skipping
transfer exemption of $1 million as adjusted for inflation. Because these rules
are complex, the policy owner should consult with a qualified tax adviser for
specific information if ownership is passing to younger generations.

DIVERSIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

The Code requires that investments supporting your policy be adequately
diversified. Code Section 817 provides that a variable life insurance contract
will not be treated as a life insurance contract for any period during which the
investments made by the separate account or underlying fund are not adequately
diversified. If a contract is not treated as a life insurance contract, the
policy owner will be subject to income tax on annual increases in cash value.

The Treasury Department's diversification regulations require, among other
things, that:

- - no more than 55% of the value of the total assets of the segregated asset
  account underlying a variable contract is represented by any one investment,

- - no more than 70% is represented by any two investments,

- - no more than 80% is represented by any three investments and

- - no more than 90% is represented by any four investments.

In determining whether the diversification standards are met, all securities of
the same issuer, all interests in the same real property project, and all
interests in the same commodity are each treated as a single investment. In the
case of government securities, each government agency or instrumentality is
treated as a separate issuer.

A separate account must be in compliance with the diversification standards on
the last day of each calendar quarter or within 30 days after the quarter ends.
If an insurance company inadvertently fails to meet the diversification
requirements, the company may still comply within a reasonable period and avoid
the taxation of contract income on an ongoing basis. However, either the company
or the policy owner must agree to pay the tax due for the period during which
the diversification requirements were not met.

We monitor the diversification of investments in the separate accounts and test
for diversification as required by the Code. We intend to administer all
policies subject to the diversification requirements in a manner that will
maintain adequate diversification.

OWNERSHIP OF THE ASSETS IN THE
SEPARATE ACCOUNT

In order for a variable life insurance contract to qualify for tax deferral,
assets in the separate accounts supporting the contract must be considered to be
owned by the insurance company and not by the policy owner. It is unclear under
what circumstances an investor is considered to have enough control over the
assets in the separate account to be considered the owner of the assets for tax
purposes.

The IRS has issued several rulings discussing investor control. These rulings
say that certain incidents of ownership by the
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policy owner, such as the ability to select and control investments in a
separate account, will cause the policy owner to be treated as the owner of the
assets for tax purposes.

In its explanation of the diversification regulations, the Treasury Department
recognized that the temporary regulations "do not provide guidance concerning
the circumstances in which investor control of the investments of a segregated
asset account may cause the investor, rather than the insurance company, to be
treated as the owner of the assets in the account." The explanation further
indicates that "the temporary regulations provide that in appropriate cases a
segregated asset account may include multiple sub-accounts, but do not specify
the extent to which policyholders may direct their investments to particular
sub-accounts without being treated as the owners of the underlying assets.
Guidance on this and other issues will be provided in regulations or revenue
rulings under Section 817(d), relating to the definition of variable contract."

The final regulations issued under Section 817 did not provide guidance
regarding investor control, and as of the date of this prospectus, guidance has
yet to be issued. We do not know if additional guidance will be issued. If
guidance is issued, we do not know if it will have a retroactive effect.

Due to the lack of specific guidance on investor control, there is some
uncertainty about when a policy owner is considered the owner of the assets for
tax purposes. We reserve the right to modify the policy, as necessary, to
prevent you from being considered the owner of assets in the separate account.

TAX DEFERRAL DURING ACCUMULATION PERIOD


Under existing provisions of the Code, except as described below, any increase
in an owner's Investment Value is generally not taxable to the policy owner
unless amounts are received (or are deemed to be received) under the policy
prior to the insured's death. If the policy is surrendered or matures, the
amount received will be includable in the policy owner's income to the extent
that it exceeds the policy owner's "investment in the contract." (If there is
any debt at the time of a surrender, then such debt will be treated as an amount
distributed to the owner.) The "investment in the contract" is the aggregate
amount of premium payments and other consideration paid for the policy, less the
aggregate amount received previously under the policy to the extent such amounts
received were excluded from gross income. Whether partial withdrawals (or other
such amounts deemed to be distributed) from the policy constitute income to the
policy owner depends, in part, upon whether the policy is considered a modified
endowment contract for federal income tax purposes.


LIFE INSURANCE PURCHASED FOR USE IN SPLIT DOLLAR ARRANGEMENTS

On January 26, 1996, the IRS released a technical advice memorandum ("TAM") on
the taxability of life insurance policies used in certain split dollar
arrangements. A TAM, issued by the National Office of the IRS, provides advice
as to the internal revenue laws, regulations, and related statutes with respect
to a specific set of facts and a specific taxpayer. In the TAM, among other
things, the IRS concluded that an employee was subject to current taxation on
the excess of the cash surrender value of the policy over the premiums to be
returned to the employer. Purchasers of life insurance policies to be used in
split dollar arrangements are strongly advised to consult with a qualified tax
adviser to determine the tax treatment resulting from such an arrangement.

FEDERAL INCOME TAX WITHHOLDING

If any amounts are deemed to be current taxable income to the policy owner, such
amounts will be subject to federal income tax withholding and reporting,
pursuant to the Code.

NON-INDIVIDUAL OWNERSHIP OF POLICIES

In certain circumstances, the Code limits the application of specific tax
advantages to individual owners of life insurance contracts. Prospective policy
owners which are not individuals should consult a qualified tax adviser to
determine the potential impact on the purchaser.

OTHER

Federal estate tax, state and local estate, inheritance and other tax
consequences of ownership, or receipt of policy proceeds depend on the
circumstances of each policy owner or beneficiary. A qualified tax adviser
should be consulted to determine the impact of these taxes.


LIFE INSURANCE PURCHASES BY NON-RESIDENT ALIENS AND FOREIGN CORPORATIONS


The discussion above provides general information regarding U.S. federal income
tax consequences to life insurance purchasers that are U.S. citizens or
residents. Purchasers that are not U.S. citizens or residents will generally be
subject to U.S. federal income tax and withholding on taxable distributions from
life insurance policies at a 30% rate, unless a lower treaty rate applies. In
addition, purchasers may be subject to state and/or municipal taxes and taxes
that may be imposed by the purchaser's country of citizenship or residence.
Prospective purchasers are advised to consult with a qualified tax adviser
regarding U.S. state, and foreign taxation with respect to a life insurance
policy purchase.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
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There are no pending material legal proceedings to which the Separate Account is
a party.
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GLOSSARY OF SPECIAL TERMS

ACCOUNT VALUE: the total of all amounts in the Fixed Account, Loan Account and
Sub-Accounts.


CASH SURRENDER VALUE: the Cash Value less all Indebtedness.


CASH VALUE: the Account Value less any applicable Surrender Charges.

CUMULATIVE NO-LAPSE GUARANTEE PREMIUM: the premium required to maintain the
No-Lapse guarantee. Initially, the Cumulative No-Lapse Guarantee Premium is the
No-Lapse Guarantee Premium. On each Monthly Activity Date thereafter, the
Cumulative No-Lapse Guarantee Premium is: (a) the Cumulative No-Lapse Guarantee
Premium on the previous Monthly Activity Date; plus (b) the current No-Lapse
Guarantee Premium.

FACE AMOUNT: an amount we use to determine the Death Benefit. On the policy
date, the Face Amount equals the initial Face Amount shown in your policy.
Thereafter, it may change under the terms of the policy.

FIXED ACCOUNT: part of our general account to which all or a portion of the
Account Value may be allocated.

FUNDS: the registered open-end management companies in which assets of the
Separate Account may be invested.

INDEBTEDNESS: all loans taken on the policy, plus any interest due or accrued
minus any loan repayments.

LOAN ACCOUNT: an account established for any amounts transferred from the Fixed
Account and Sub-Accounts as a result of loans. The amounts in the Loan Account
are credited with interest and are not subject to the investment experience of
any Sub-Accounts.

MONTHLY ACTIVITY DATE: the policy date and the same date in each succeeding
month as the policy date. However, whenever the Monthly Activity Date falls on a
date other than a Valuation Day, the Monthly Activity Date will be deemed to be
the next Valuation Day.

NET PREMIUM: the amount of premium credited to Account Value. It is premium paid
minus the sales load and tax charge.

NO-LAPSE GUARANTEE PREMIUM: the amount of monthly premium required to keep the
No-Lapse guarantee available, as shown in the policy's specifications page, and
used to calculate the Cumulative No-Lapse Guarantee Premium.

SEPARATE ACCOUNT: an account which has been established by us to separate the
assets funding the variable benefits for the class of contracts to which the
policy belongs from our other assets.


SUB-ACCOUNT: the subdivisions of the Separate Account.


SURRENDER CHARGE: a charge that may be assessed if you surrender your policy or
the Face Amount is decreased.

VALUATION DAY: the date on which a Sub-Account is valued. This occurs every day
the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading.

WE, US, OUR: Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company.

YOU, YOUR: the owner of the policy.
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION


You can call us at 1-800-231-5453 to ask us questions. The Statement of
Additional Information contains more information about this life insurance
policy and, like this prospectus, is filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. You should read the Statement of Additional Information because you
are bound by the terms contained in it.


We file other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You may
read and copy any document we file at the SEC's public reference room in
Washington, DC 20549-6009. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further
information. Our SEC filings are also available to the public at the SEC's web
site at http://www.sec.gov.
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STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
SEPARATE ACCOUNT VL I


This Statement of Additional Information is not a prospectus. To obtain a
prospectus, write to us at P.O. Box 2999, Hartford, CT 06104-2999, or call us at
1-800-231-5453.



DATE OF PROSPECTUS: MAY 1, 2000
DATE OF STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: MAY 1, 2000

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TABLE OF CONTENTS


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GENERAL INFORMATION AND HISTORY                                   3
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SERVICES                                                          5
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EXPERTS                                                           5
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DISTRIBUTION OF THE POLICIES                                      6
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT CHARGES                              6
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ILLUSTRATION OF DEATH BENEFITS                                    7
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION                                            3
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GENERAL INFORMATION AND HISTORY

HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY ("HARTFORD") -- Hartford Life and
Annuity Insurance Company is a stock life insurance company engaged in the
business of writing life insurance and annuities, both individual and group, in
all states of the United States, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico,
except New York. On January 1, 1998, Hartford's name changed from ITT Hartford
Life and Annuity Insurance Company to Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance
Company. We were originally incorporated under the laws of Wisconsin on January
9, 1956, and subsequently redomiciled to Connecticut. Our offices are located in
Simsbury, Connecticut; however, our mailing address is P.O. Box 2999, Hartford,
CT 06104-2999. We are ultimately controlled by The Hartford Financial Services
Group, Inc., one of the largest financial service providers in the United
States.

Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company is controlled by Hartford Life
Insurance Company, which is controlled by Hartford Life & Accident Insurance
Company, which is controlled by Hartford Life Inc., which is controlled by
Hartford Accident & Indemnity Company, which is controlled by Hartford Fire
Insurance Company, which is controlled by Nutmeg Insurance Company, which is
controlled by The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. Each of these
companies is engaged in the business of insurance and financial services.

The following table shows a brief description of the business experience of
officers and directors of Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company:


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                               POSITION WITH                           OTHER BUSINESS PROFESSION,
                                 HARTFORD;                          VOCATION OR EMPLOYMENT FOR PAST
NAME                          YEAR OF ELECTION                      FIVE YEARS; OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS
<S>                    <C>                             <C>
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David A. Carlson       Vice President, 1999            Assistant Vice President and Director of Taxes
                                                       (1998-1999), Hartford; Assistant Vice President and
                                                       Director of Taxes (1998-1999), Hartford; CIGNA Corporation
                                                       (1975-1998).

Peter W. Cummins       Senior Vice President, 1997     Vice President (1993-1997), Hartford; Senior Vice
                                                       President, (1997-Present); Vice President (1989-1997),
                                                       Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company; Senior Vice
                                                       President (1997-Present); Vice President (1989-1997);
                                                       Senior Vice President (1997-Present); Vice President
                                                       (1989-1997), Hartford Life Insurance Company.

Timothy M. Fitch       Vice President, 1995            Vice President (1995-Present); Actuary (1994-Present);
                       Actuary, 1997                   Assistant Vice President (1992-1995), Hartford Life and
                                                       Accident Insurance Company; Vice President (1995-Present);
                                                       Actuary (1994-Present); Assistant Vice President
                                                       (1992-1995), Hartford Life Insurance Company.

Mary Jane B. Fortin    Vice President & Chief          Vice President & Chief Accounting Office (1998-Present),
                       Accounting Officer, 1998        Hartford Life Insurance Company; Vice President & Chief
                                                       Accounting Officer (1998-Present), Royal Life Insurance
                                                       Company of America; Vice President & Chief Accounting
                                                       Officer (1998-Present) Alpine Life Insurance Company;
                                                       Chief Accounting Officer (1997-Present), Hartford Life,
                                                       Inc.; Director, Finance (1995-1997), Value Health, Inc.;
                                                       Senior Manager (1993-1995), Coopers and Lybrand; Audit
                                                       Manager (1993-1996) Arthur Andersen & Co.

David T. Foy           Senior Vice President, Chief    Senior Vice President (1998-present), Vice President
                       Financial Officer &             (1998), Assistant Vice President (1995-1998), Hartford;
                       Treasurer, 1998                 Senior Vice President (1998-Present), Hartford Life and
                       Director, 1999*                 Accident Insurance Company; Director, Strategic Planning
                                                       Corporate Finance (1995-1996), IA Product Development
                                                       (1994-1995), Hartford; Various Actuarial Roles
                                                       (1989-1993), Milliman & Robertson.
</TABLE>


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                               POSITION WITH                           OTHER BUSINESS PROFESSION,
                                 HARTFORD;                          VOCATION OR EMPLOYMENT FOR PAST
NAME                          YEAR OF ELECTION                      FIVE YEARS; OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS
<S>                    <C>                             <C>
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Lynda Godkin           Senior Vice President, 1997     Assistant General Counsel and Secretary (1994-1995),
                       General Counsel, 1996           Hartford; Director (1997-Present); Senior Vice President
                       Corporate Secretary, 1996       (1997-Present); General Counsel (1996-Present); Corporate
                       Director, 1997*                 Secretary (1995-Present); Associate General Counsel
                                                       (1995-1996); Assistant General Counsel and Secretary
                                                       (1994-1995); Counsel (1990-1994), Hartford Life and
                                                       Accident Insurance Company; Senior Vice President
                                                       (1997-Present); General Counsel (1996-Present); Corporate
                                                       Secretary (1995-Present); Director (1997-Present);
                                                       Associate General Counsel (1995-1996); Assistant General
                                                       Counsel and Secretary (1994-1995); Counsel (1990-1994),
                                                       Hartford Life Insurance Company; Vice President and
                                                       General Counsel (1997-Present), Hartford Life, Inc.

Lois W. Grady          Senior Vice President, 1998     Vice President (1994-1998), Hartford; Senior Vice
                       Vice President, 1994            President (1998-Present); Vice President (1993-1997);
                                                       Assistant Vice President (1987-1993), Hartford Life and
                                                       Accident Insurance Company; Senior Vice President
                                                       (1998-Present); Vice President (1994-1997); Assistant Vice
                                                       President (1987-1994), Hartford Life Insurance Company.

Stephen T. Joyce       Senior Vice President, 1999     Vice President (1997-1999), Assistant Vice President
                                                       (1995-1997), Hartford; Assistant Vice President
                                                       (1994-1997), Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company;
                                                       Vice President (1997-Present); Vice President (1997-1999);
                                                       Assistant Vice President (1994-1997), Hartford Life
                                                       Insurance Company.

Michael D. Keeler      Vice President, 1998            Vice President (1998-Present); Hartford Life and Accident
                                                       Insurance Company; Vice President (1995-1997), Providian
                                                       Insurance; Supervisor/Manager (1985-1995), U.S. West
                                                       Communications.

Robert A. Kerzner      Senior Vice President, 1998     Director of Individual Life (1998-Present); Vice President
                                                       (1994-1998), Hartford; Senior Vice President
                                                       (1998-Present); Vice President (1994-1997); Regional Vice
                                                       President (1991-1994), Hartford Life Insurance Company.

Thomas M. Marra        President, 2000                 Executive Vice President (1996-2000); Senior Vice
                       Director, 1994*                 President (1993-1996); Hartford; Director (1994-Present);
                                                       Executive Vice President (1995-Present); Senior Vice
                                                       President (1994-1995); Vice President (1989-1994); Actuary
                                                       (1987-1997), Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company;
                                                       Director (1994-Present); Executive Vice President
                                                       (1995-Present); Senior Vice President (1994-1995); Vice
                                                       President (1989-1994); Actuary (1987-1995), Hartford Life
                                                       Insurance Company; Chief Operating Officer (2000-Present),
                                                       Executive Vice President, Individual Life and Annuities
                                                       (1997-2000), Hartford Life, Inc.

Craig R. Raymond       Senior Vice President, 1997     Vice President (1993-1997); Assistant Vice President
                       Chief Actuary, 1994             (1992-1993); Actuary (1989-1994), Hartford; Senior Vice
                                                       President (1997-Present); Chief Actuary (1995-Present);
                                                       Vice President (1993-1997); Actuary (1990-1995), Hartford
                                                       Life and Accident Insurance Company; Senior Vice President
                                                       (1997-Present); Chief Actuary (1994-Present); Vice
                                                       President (1993-1997); Assistant Vice President
                                                       (1992-1993); Actuary (1989-1994), Hartford Life Insurance
                                                       Company; Vice President and Chief Actuary (1997-Present),
                                                       Hartford Life, Inc.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                               POSITION WITH                           OTHER BUSINESS PROFESSION,
                                 HARTFORD;                          VOCATION OR EMPLOYMENT FOR PAST
NAME                          YEAR OF ELECTION                      FIVE YEARS; OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS
<S>                    <C>                             <C>
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Lowndes A. Smith       Chief Executive Officer, 1997   President (1989-2000), Chief Operating Officer
                       Director, 1985*                 (1989-1997), Hartford; Director (1981-Present); President
                                                       (1989-Present); Chief Executive Officer (1997-Present);
                                                       Chief Operating Officer (1989-1997), Hartford Life and
                                                       Accident Insurance Company; Director (1985-Present);
                                                       President (1989-Present), Chief Executive Officer
                                                       (1997-Present); Chief Operating Officer (1989-1997),
                                                       Hartford Life Insurance Company; Chief Executive Officer
                                                       and President and Director (1997-Present), Hartford Life,
                                                       Inc.

David M. Znamierowski  Senior Vice President & Chief   Vice President (1997); Senior Vice President (1997);
                       Investment Officer, 1997        Director, Risk Management Strategy (1996); Director
                       Director, 1998                  (1998), Hartford; Director (1998-Present); Senior Vice
                                                       President (1997-Present), Hartford Life and Accident
                                                       Insurance Company; Vice President, Investment Strategy
                                                       (1997-Present), Hartford Life, Inc.; Vice President,
                                                       Investment Strategy & Policy (1991-1996), Aetna Life and
                                                       Casualty.
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* Denotes date of election to Board of Directors of Hartford.


SEPARATE ACCOUNT VL I was established as a separate account under Connecticut
law on June 8, 1995. The Separate Account is classified as a unit investment
trust registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the
Investment Company Act of 1940.

SERVICES
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SAFEKEEPING OF ASSETS  -- Title to the assets of the Separate Account is held by
Hartford. The assets are kept physically segregated and are held separate and
apart from Hartford's general corporate assets. Records are maintained of all
purchases and redemptions of Fund shares held in each of the Sub-Accounts.

EXPERTS
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INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS  -- The audited financial statements included in
this registration statement have been audited by Arthur Andersen LLP,
independent public accountants, as indicated in their reports with respect
thereto, and are included herein in reliance upon the authority of said firm as
experts in giving said reports. Reference is made to the report on the statutory
financial statements of Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company which states
the statutory financial statements are presented in accordance with statutory
accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the National Association of
Insurance Commissioners and the State of Connecticut Insurance Department, and
are not presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
The principal business address of Arthur Andersen LLP is One Financial Plaza,
Hartford, Connecticut 06103.


ACTUARIAL EXPERT -- The hypothetical Policy illustrations included in this
Statement of Additional Information and the registration statement with respect
to the Separate Account have been approved by Thomas P. Kalmbach, FSA, MAAA,
Actuary, for Hartford, and are included in reliance upon his opinion as to their
reasonableness.


DISTRIBUTION OF THE POLICIES
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Hartford Equity Sales Company, Inc. ("HESCO") serves as principal underwriter
for the policies and will offer the policies on a continuous basis. HESCO is
controlled by Hartford and is located at the same address as Hartford. HESCO is
registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 as a broker-dealer and is a member of the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD").

The policies will be sold by salespersons who represent Hartford as insurance
agents and who are registered representatives of HESCO or certain other
registered broker-dealers who have entered into distribution agreements with
HESCO.

Broker-dealers or financial institutions are compensated according to a schedule
set forth by HESCO and any applicable rules or regulations for variable
insurance compensation. The compensation payable may vary with the distribution
agreements with HESCO. Compensation is generally based on premium payments. This
compensation is usually paid from the sales charges described in the Prospectus.


During the first Policy Year, the most common schedule of commission we pay is
70% of the premium paid up to the Target Premium and 2.0% of the premium in
excess of the Target Premium. The Target Premium is an amount used to calculate

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sales commissions where the Target Premium amounts vary by: (1) age; (2) sex;
and (3) insurance class of the Insured. In Policy Years 2 and later, this
schedule allows for a commission of 2% of Premiums paid. A sales representative
may be required to return all or a portion of the commissions paid if the Policy
terminates prior to the Policy's first Policy Anniversary.


In addition, a broker-dealer or financial institution may also receive
additional compensation for, among other things, training, marketing or other
services provided. HESCO, its affiliates or Hartford may also make compensation
arrangements with certain broker-dealers or other financial institutions based
on total sales by the broker-dealer or financial institution of insurance
products. These payments, which may be different for broker-dealers or financial
institutions, will be made by HESCO, its affiliates or Hartford out of their
assets and will not effect the amounts paid by the policy owner to purchase,
hold or surrender variable insurance products.

The following table shows officers and directors of HESCO:


<TABLE>
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NAME AND PRINCIPAL
BUSINESS ADDRESS            POSITIONS AND OFFICES
<S>                         <C>
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 David A. Carlson           Vice President
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 Peter W. Cummins           Senior Vice President
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 David T. Foy               Treasurer
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 Lynda Godkin               Senior Vice President, General Counsel
                            and Corporate Secretary
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 George R. Jay              Controller
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 Robert A. Kerzner          Executive Vice President, Director
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 Thomas M. Marra            Executive Vice President, Director
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 Donald R. Salama           Vice President
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 Lowndes A. Smith           President and Chief Executive Officer,
                            Director
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT CHARGES
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SALES LOAD -- The front-end sales load is a charge deducted from each premium
payment. The current and maximum sales load in policy year 1 is 8%. The current
sales load after policy year 1 is 4%. The maximum sales load is 8% in policy
years 2 through 20 and 6% thereafter.

The front-end load under the policies may be used to cover expenses related to
the sale and distribution of the policies.


REDUCED CHARGES FOR ELIGIBLE GROUPS -- Certain charges and deductions described
above may be reduced for policies issued in connection with a specific plan, in
accordance with our rules in effect as of the date the application for a policy
is approved. To qualify for such a reduction, a plan must satisfy certain
criteria, i.e., as to size of the plan, expected number of participants and
anticipated premium payment from the plan. Generally, the sales contacts and
effort, administrative costs and mortality cost per policy vary, based on such
factors as the size of the plan, the purposes for which policies are purchased
and certain characteristics of the plan's members. The amount of reduction and
the criteria for qualification will be reflected in the reduced sales effort and
administrative costs resulting from, and the different mortality experience
expected as a result of, sales to qualifying plans. We may modify, from time to
time on a uniform basis, both the amounts of reductions and the criteria for
qualification. Reductions in these charges will not be unfairly discriminatory
against any person, including the affected policy owners invested in Separate
Account VL I.


UNDERWRITING PROCEDURES -- To purchase a policy you must submit an application
to us. Within limits, you may choose the initial Face Amount. Policies generally
will be issued only on the lives of insureds the ages of 0 and 85 who supply
evidence of insurability satisfactory to us. Acceptance is subject to our
underwriting rules and we reserve the right to reject an application for any
reason.

Cost of insurance rates will be determined on each policy anniversary based on
our future expectations of such factors as mortality, expenses, interest,
persistency and taxes. For preferred and standard risks, the cost of insurance
rate will not exceed those based on the 1980 Commissioners' Standard Ordinary
Mortality Table (ALB), Male or Female, Nonsmoker or Smoker Table, age last
birthday (unisex rates may be required in some states). A table of guaranteed
cost of insurance rates per $1,000 will be included in your policy, however, we
reserve the right to use rates less than those shown in the table. Special risk
classes are used when mortality experience in excess of the standard risk
classes is expected. These substandard risks will be charged a higher cost of
insurance rate that will not exceed rates based on a multiple of 1980
Commissioners' Standard Ordinary Mortality Table (ALB), Male or Female,
Nonsmoker or Smoker Table, age last birthday (unisex rates may be required in
some states) plus any flat extra amount assessed. The multiple will be based on
the insured's substandard rating.

No change in the terms or conditions of a policy will be made without your
consent.

UNSCHEDULED INCREASES IN FACE AMOUNT  -- At any time after the first policy
year, you may request in writing to change the Face Amount. The minimum amount
by which the Face Amount can be increased is based on our rules then in effect.

We reserve the right to limit the number of increases or decreases made under a
policy to no more than one in any 12 month period.


All requests to increase the Face Amount must be applied for on a new
application and accompanied by your policy. All requests will be subject to
evidence of insurability satisfactory to us. Any increase approved by us will be
effective on the Monthly Activity Date shown on the new policy specifications
page, provided that the Monthly Deduction Amount for the first month after the
effective date of the increase is made. Each unscheduled increase in Face Amount
is subject to an increase fee. We deduct the fee each month for 12 months after
the increase. The Face Increase Fee rate is per $1,000 amount and varies by the
attained age of the insured.

<PAGE>
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION                                            7
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ILLUSTRATION OF DEATH BENEFITS, ACCOUNT VALUES
AND CASH SURRENDER VALUES

The following tables illustrate the way in which the Policy operates. They show
how the Death Benefit, Account Values and Cash Surrender Values could vary over
an extended period of time, assuming hypothetical gross rates of return equal to
constant after tax annual rates of 0%, 6% and 12%. The illustrations assume a
male, preferred, non-nicotine, age 35, with $250,000 of Face Amount and a
premium of $1,875 paid in all years.

The Death Benefit, Account Value and Cash Surrender Value for a Policy would be
different from those shown if the rates of return averaged 0%, 6% and 12% over a
period of years, but also fluctuated above or below those averages for
individual Policy Years. They would also differ if any Policy loan was made
during the period of time illustrated.

The tables reflect the deductions of current Policy charges and guaranteed
Policy charges for a single gross interest rate. The Death Benefits, Account
Values and Cash Surrender Values would change if current Cost of Insurance
charges change.


The amounts shown for the Death Benefit, Account Value and Cash Surrender Value
as of the end of each Policy Year take into account an average daily charge
equal to an annual charge of 0.73% of the average daily net assets of the Funds
for investment advisory and administrative services fees. The gross annual
investment return rates of 0%, 6% and 12% on the Fund's assets are equal to net
annual investment return rates (net of the 0.73% average daily charge) of
- -0.73%, 5.27% and 11.27%, respectively.


In addition, the Death Benefit, Account Value and Cash Surrender Value as of the
end of each Policy Year take into account the front-end sales load, tax charge,
Cost of Insurance charge, monthly administrative fee, and mortality and expense
risk charge. For purpose of the illustrations in this Statement of Additional
Information, the tax charge is assumed to be an average of 1.75%.

The hypothetical returns shown in the illustrations are without any tax charges
that may be allocable to the Separate Account in the future. In order to produce
after-tax returns of 0%, 6%, and 12%, the Separate Account would have to earn a
sufficient amount in excess of 0% or 6% or 12%, respectively, to cover any tax
charges.

The "Premiums Accumulated at 5% Interest Per Year" column of each illustration
table shows the amount which would accumulate if the initial premium was
invested to earn interest, after taxes, of 5% per year, compounded annually.

Hartford will furnish, upon request, a comparable illustration reflecting the
proposed Insured's age and risk classification, a Policy's proposed Face Amount
or the initial premium requested, and reflecting guaranteed Cost of Insurance
rates. Hartford will also furnish an additional similar illustration reflecting
current Cost of Insurance rates, which may be less than, but never greater than,
the guaranteed Cost of Insurance rates.
<PAGE>

8                                    HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY

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

               FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE



                          DEATH BENEFIT OPTION: LEVEL
                              $500,000 FACE AMOUNT
                    ISSUE AGE 45 MALE PREFERRED NON-NICOTINE
                             $8,500 PLANNED PREMIUM



    ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 12% (11.27% NET)



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                  CURRENT CHARGES*                  GUARANTEED CHARGES**
                           PREMIUMS      ----------------------------------------------------------------------
       END OF            ACCUMULATED                    CASH                                 CASH
      CONTRACT          AT 5% INTEREST    ACCOUNT    SURRENDER      DEATH      ACCOUNT    SURRENDER     DEATH
        YEAR               PER YEAR        VALUE       VALUE       BENEFIT      VALUE       VALUE      BENEFIT
<S>                     <C>              <C>         <C>          <C>         <C>         <C>          <C>
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          1                   8,925          6,719          --      500,000       6,500          --    500,000
          2                  18,296         13,394       5,499      500,000      11,252       3,357    500,000
          3                  28,136         20,672      13,382      500,000      16,318       9,028    500,000
          4                  38,468         28,649      21,964      500,000      21,721      15,036    500,000
          5                  49,316         37,421      31,341      500,000      27,480      21,400    500,000
          6                  60,707         48,922      43,447      500,000      35,469      29,994    500,000
          7                  72,667         61,601      56,731      500,000      44,050      39,180    500,000
          8                  85,226         75,592      71,327      500,000      53,267      49,002    500,000
          9                  98,412         91,026      87,366      500,000      63,160      59,500    500,000
         10                 112,258        108,044     108,044      500,000      73,786      73,786    500,000
         11                 126,796        127,401     127,401      500,000      85,440      85,440    500,000
         12                 142,060        148,810     148,810      500,000      98,050      98,050    500,000
         13                 158,088        172,505     172,505      500,000     111,734     111,734    500,000
         14                 174,918        198,752     198,752      500,000     126,626     126,626    500,000
         15                 192,589        227,860     227,860      500,000     142,871     142,871    500,000
         16                 211,143        260,163     260,163      500,000     160,629     160,629    500,000
         17                 230,625        296,047     296,047      500,000     180,079     180,079    500,000
         18                 251,082        335,954     335,954      500,000     201,438     201,438    500,000
         19                 272,561        380,383     380,383      500,000     224,969     224,969    500,000
         20                 295,114        429,868     429,868      524,439     250,998     250,998    500,000

         25                 425,964        773,346     773,346      897,082     436,896     436,896    506,799
         30                 592,967      1,347,715   1,347,715    1,442,055     759,747     759,747    812,930
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>



 *These values reflect investment results using current cost of insurance rates,
  administrative fees, and Mortality and Expense Risk rates.


**These values reflect investment results using guaranteed cost of insurance
  rates, administrative fees, and Mortality and Expense Risk rates.



These values reflect Current Front-End Sales Loads of 3.75% in all policy years
and Guaranteed Front-End Sales Loads of 5.75% in all policy years.



The surrender charge effective in any year can be determined by subtracting the
cash surrender value from the account value.



The Death Benefit may, and the Account Values and Cash Surrender Values will
differ if premiums are paid in different amounts or frequencies.



THE HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENT RESULTS SHOWN ABOVE AND ELSEWHERE IN THIS PROSPECTUS
ARE ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY AND SHOULD NOT BE DEEMED A REPRESENTATION OF PAST OR
FUTURE INVESTMENT RESULTS. ACTUAL INVESTMENT RESULTS MAY BE MORE OR LESS THAN
THOSE SHOWN. THE DEATH BENEFIT, ACCOUNT VALUE AND CASH SURRENDER VALUE FOR A
POLICY WOULD BE DIFFERENT FROM THOSE SHOWN IF ACTUAL INVESTMENT RETURN
APPLICABLE TO THE POLICY AVERAGE 12% OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS, BUT ALSO FLUCTUATED
ABOVE OR BELOW THAT AVERAGE FOR INDIVIDUAL POLICY YEARS. THE DEATH BENEFIT,
ACCOUNT VALUE AND CASH SURRENDER VALUE FOR A POLICY WOULD ALSO BE DIFFERENT FROM
THOSE SHOWN, DEPENDING ON THE INVESTMENT ALLOCATIONS MADE TO THE SEPARATE
ACCOUNTS AND THE RATES OF RETURN OF THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT IF THE ACTUAL RATES OF
INVESTMENT RETURN APPLICABLE TO THE POLICY AVERAGED 12%, BUT VARIED ABOVE OR
BELOW THAT AVERAGE FOR THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT. NO REPRESENTATION CAN BE MADE THAT
THIS HYPOTHETICAL RATE OF RETURN CAN BE ACHIEVED FOR ANY ONE YEAR OR SUSTAINED
OVER ANY PERIOD OF TIME.

<PAGE>

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION                                            9

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

               FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE



                          DEATH BENEFIT OPTION: LEVEL
                              $500,000 FACE AMOUNT
                    ISSUE AGE 45 MALE PREFERRED NON-NICOTINE
                             $8,500 PLANNED PREMIUM



     ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 6% (5.27% NET)



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 CURRENT CHARGES*                 GUARANTEED CHARGES**
                           PREMIUMS      -------------------------------------------------------------------
       END OF            ACCUMULATED                   CASH                               CASH
      CONTRACT          AT 5% INTEREST   ACCOUNT    SURRENDER     DEATH     ACCOUNT    SURRENDER     DEATH
        YEAR               PER YEAR       VALUE       VALUE      BENEFIT     VALUE       VALUE      BENEFIT
<S>                     <C>              <C>        <C>          <C>        <C>        <C>          <C>
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          1                  8,925         6,305           0     500,000      6,097           0     500,000
          2                 18,296        12,168       4,273     500,000     10,110       2,215     500,000
          3                 28,136        18,201      10,911     500,000     14,120       6,830     500,000
          4                 38,468        24,441      17,756     500,000     18,116      11,431     500,000
          5                 49,316        30,920      24,840     500,000     22,077      15,997     500,000
          6                 60,707        39,441      33,966     500,000     27,780      22,305     500,000
          7                 72,667        48,312      43,442     500,000     33,479      28,609     500,000
          8                 85,226        57,558      53,293     500,000     39,148      34,883     500,000
          9                 98,412        67,183      63,523     500,000     44,748      41,088     500,000
         10                112,258        77,191      77,191     500,000     50,246      50,246     500,000
         11                126,796        88,028      88,028     500,000     55,761      55,761     500,000
         12                142,060        99,300      99,300     500,000     61,147      61,147     500,000
         13                158,088       111,025     111,025     500,000     66,379      66,379     500,000
         14                174,918       123,227     123,227     500,000     71,428      71,428     500,000
         15                192,589       135,936     135,936     500,000     76,252      76,252     500,000
         16                211,143       149,171     149,171     500,000     80,788      80,788     500,000
         17                230,625       162,960     162,960     500,000     84,954      84,954     500,000
         18                251,082       177,340     177,340     500,000     88,653      88,653     500,000
         19                272,561       192,345     192,345     500,000     91,779      91,779     500,000
         20                295,114       208,008     208,008     500,000     94,217      94,217     500,000

         25                425,964       300,142     300,142     500,000     91,707      91,707     500,000
         30                592,967       418,460     418,460     500,000     40,146      40,146     500,000
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>



 *These values reflect investment results using current cost of insurance rates,
  administrative fees, and Mortality and Expense Risk rates.


**These values reflect investment results using guaranteed cost of insurance
  rates, administrative fees, and Mortality and Expense Risk rates.



These values reflect Current Front-End Sales Loads of 3.75% in all policy years
and Guaranteed Front-End Sales Loads of 5.75% in all policy years.



The surrender charge effective in any year can be determined by subtracting the
cash surrender value from the account value.



The Death Benefit may, and the Account Values and Cash Surrender Values will
differ if premiums are paid in different amounts or frequencies.



THE HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENT RESULTS SHOWN ABOVE AND ELSEWHERE IN THIS PROSPECTUS
ARE ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY AND SHOULD NOT BE DEEMED A REPRESENTATION OF PAST OR
FUTURE INVESTMENT RESULTS. ACTUAL INVESTMENT RESULTS MAY BE MORE OR LESS THAN
THOSE SHOWN. THE DEATH BENEFIT, ACCOUNT VALUE AND CASH SURRENDER VALUE FOR A
POLICY WOULD BE DIFFERENT FROM THOSE SHOWN IF ACTUAL INVESTMENT RETURN
APPLICABLE TO THE POLICY AVERAGE 6% OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS, BUT ALSO FLUCTUATED
ABOVE OR BELOW THAT AVERAGE FOR INDIVIDUAL POLICY YEARS. THE DEATH BENEFIT,
ACCOUNT VALUE AND CASH SURRENDER VALUE FOR A POLICY WOULD ALSO BE DIFFERENT FROM
THOSE SHOWN, DEPENDING ON THE INVESTMENT ALLOCATIONS MADE TO THE SEPARATE
ACCOUNTS AND THE RATES OF RETURN OF THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT IF THE ACTUAL RATES OF
INVESTMENT RETURN APPLICABLE TO THE POLICY AVERAGED 6%, BUT VARIED ABOVE OR
BELOW THAT AVERAGE FOR THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT. NO REPRESENTATION CAN BE MADE THAT
THIS HYPOTHETICAL RATE OF RETURN CAN BE ACHIEVED FOR ANY ONE YEAR OR SUSTAINED
OVER ANY PERIOD OF TIME.

<PAGE>

10                                   HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY

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

               FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE



                          DEATH BENEFIT OPTION: LEVEL
                              $500,000 FACE AMOUNT
                    ISSUE AGE 45 MALE PREFERRED NON-NICOTINE
                             $8,500 PLANNED PREMIUM



    ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 0% (-0.73% NET)



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 CURRENT CHARGES*                 GUARANTEED CHARGES**
                           PREMIUMS      -------------------------------------------------------------------
       END OF            ACCUMULATED                   CASH                               CASH
      CONTRACT          AT 5% INTEREST   ACCOUNT    SURRENDER     DEATH     ACCOUNT    SURRENDER     DEATH
        YEAR               PER YEAR       VALUE       VALUE      BENEFIT     VALUE       VALUE      BENEFIT
<S>                     <C>              <C>        <C>          <C>        <C>        <C>          <C>
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          1                  8,925         5,892          --     500,000      5,695          --     500,000
          2                 18,296        10,994       3,099     500,000      9,019       1,124     500,000
          3                 28,136        15,929       8,639     500,000     12,112       4,822     500,000
          4                 38,468        20,727      14,042     500,000     14,966       8,281     500,000
          5                 49,316        25,410      19,330     500,000     17,561      11,481     500,000
          6                 60,707        31,716      26,241     500,000     21,620      16,145     500,000
          7                 72,667        37,892      33,022     500,000     25,352      20,482     500,000
          8                 85,226        43,945      39,680     500,000     28,729      24,464     500,000
          9                 98,412        49,864      46,204     500,000     31,714      28,054     500,000
         10                112,258        55,633      55,633     500,000     34,276      34,276     500,000
         11                126,796        61,579      61,579     500,000     36,487      36,487     500,000
         12                142,060        67,343      67,343     500,000     38,234      38,234     500,000
         13                158,088        72,917      72,917     500,000     39,491      39,491     500,000
         14                174,918        78,297      78,297     500,000     40,229      40,229     500,000
         15                192,589        83,485      83,485     500,000     40,404      40,404     500,000
         16                211,143        88,464      88,464     500,000     39,950      39,950     500,000
         17                230,625        93,226      93,226     500,000     38,781      38,781     500,000
         18                251,082        97,770      97,770     500,000     36,798      36,798     500,000
         19                272,561       102,084     102,084     500,000     33,890      33,890     500,000
         20                295,114       106,152     106,152     500,000     29,938      29,938     500,000

         25                425,964       124,017     124,017     500,000          0           0           0
         30                592,967       131,385     131,385     500,000          0           0           0
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>



 *These values reflect investment results using current cost of insurance rates,
  administrative fees, and Mortality and Expense Risk rates.


**These values reflect investment results using guaranteed cost of insurance
  rates, administrative fees, and Mortality and Expense Risk rates.



These values reflect Current Front-End Sales Loads of 3.75% in all policy years
and Guaranteed Front-End Sales Loads of 5.75% in all policy years.



The surrender charge effective in any year can be determined by subtracting the
cash surrender value from the account value.



The Death Benefit may, and the Account Values and Cash Surrender Values will
differ if premiums are paid in different amounts or frequencies.



THE HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENT RESULTS SHOWN ABOVE AND ELSEWHERE IN THIS PROSPECTUS
ARE ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY AND SHOULD NOT BE DEEMED A REPRESENTATION OF PAST OR
FUTURE INVESTMENT RESULTS. ACTUAL INVESTMENT RESULTS MAY BE MORE OR LESS THAN
THOSE SHOWN. THE DEATH BENEFIT, ACCOUNT VALUE AND CASH SURRENDER VALUE FOR A
POLICY WOULD BE DIFFERENT FROM THOSE SHOWN IF ACTUAL INVESTMENT RETURN
APPLICABLE TO THE POLICY AVERAGE 6% OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS, BUT ALSO FLUCTUATED
ABOVE OR BELOW THAT AVERAGE FOR INDIVIDUAL POLICY YEARS. THE DEATH BENEFIT,
ACCOUNT VALUE AND CASH SURRENDER VALUE FOR A POLICY WOULD ALSO BE DIFFERENT FROM
THOSE SHOWN, DEPENDING ON THE INVESTMENT ALLOCATIONS MADE TO THE SEPARATE
ACCOUNTS AND THE RATES OF RETURN OF THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT IF THE ACTUAL RATES OF
INVESTMENT RETURN APPLICABLE TO THE POLICY AVERAGED 6%, BUT VARIED ABOVE OR
BELOW THAT AVERAGE FOR THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT. NO REPRESENTATION CAN BE MADE THAT
THIS HYPOTHETICAL RATE OF RETURN CAN BE ACHIEVED FOR ANY ONE YEAR OR SUSTAINED
OVER ANY PERIOD OF TIME.

<PAGE>

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION                                           11

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

               FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE



                 DEATH BENEFIT OPTION: RETURN OF ACCOUNT VALUE
                              $500,000 FACE AMOUNT
                    ISSUE AGE 45 MALE PREFERRED NON-NICOTINE
                            $11,500 PLANNED PREMIUM



    ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 12% (11.27% NET)



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                  CURRENT CHARGES*                   GUARANTEED CHARGES**
                           PREMIUMS      -----------------------------------------------------------------------
       END OF            ACCUMULATED                    CASH                                 CASH
      CONTRACT          AT 5% INTEREST    ACCOUNT    SURRENDER      DEATH      ACCOUNT    SURRENDER      DEATH
        YEAR               PER YEAR        VALUE       VALUE       BENEFIT      VALUE       VALUE       BENEFIT
<S>                     <C>              <C>         <C>          <C>         <C>         <C>          <C>
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          1                 12,075           8,791         291      508,791       8,506           6      508,506
          2                 24,754          17,729       9,834      517,729      15,406       7,511      515,406
          3                 38,066          27,489      20,199      527,489      22,809      15,519      522,809
          4                 52,045          38,185      31,500      538,185      30,753      24,068      530,753
          5                 66,722          49,936      43,856      549,936      39,268      33,188      539,268
          6                 82,133          65,751      60,276      565,751      51,291      45,816      551,291
          7                 98,315          83,157      78,287      583,157      64,236      59,366      564,236
          8                115,305         102,324      98,059      602,324      78,162      73,897      578,162
          9                133,146         123,419     119,759      623,419      93,120      89,460      593,120
         10                151,878         146,623     146,623      646,623     109,174     109,174      609,174
         11                171,547         172,935     172,935      672,935     126,727     126,727      626,727
         12                192,199         201,944     201,944      701,944     145,625     145,625      645,625
         13                213,884         233,926     233,926      733,926     165,983     165,983      665,983
         14                236,653         269,193     269,193      769,193     187,920     187,920      687,920
         15                260,561         308,097     308,097      808,097     211,551     211,551      711,551
         16                285,664         351,007     351,007      851,007     236,984     236,984      736,984
         17                312,022         398,341     398,341      898,341     264,318     264,318      764,318
         18                339,699         450,570     450,570      950,570     293,649     293,649      793,649
         19                368,758         508,204     508,204    1,008,204     325,081     325,081      825,081
         20                399,271         571,803     571,803    1,071,803     358,729     358,729      858,729

         25                576,305       1,010,407   1,010,407    1,510,407     565,951     565,951    1,065,951
         30                802,249       1,731,150   1,731,150    2,231,150     850,965     850,965    1,350,965
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>



 *These values reflect investment results using current cost of insurance rates,
  administrative fees, and Mortality and Expense Risk rates.


**These values reflect investment results using guaranteed cost of insurance
  rates, administrative fees, and Mortality and Expense Risk rates.



These values reflect Current Front-End Sales Loads of 3.75% in all policy years
and Guaranteed Front-End Sales Loads of 5.75% in all policy years.



The surrender charge effective in any year can be determined by subtracting the
cash surrender value from the account value.



The Death Benefit may, and the Account Values and Cash Surrender Values will
differ if premiums are paid in different amounts or frequencies.



THE HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENT RESULTS SHOWN ABOVE AND ELSEWHERE IN THIS PROSPECTUS
ARE ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY AND SHOULD NOT BE DEEMED A REPRESENTATION OF PAST OR
FUTURE INVESTMENT RESULTS. ACTUAL INVESTMENT RESULTS MAY BE MORE OR LESS THAN
THOSE SHOWN. THE DEATH BENEFIT, ACCOUNT VALUE AND CASH SURRENDER VALUE FOR A
POLICY WOULD BE DIFFERENT FROM THOSE SHOWN IF ACTUAL INVESTMENT RETURN
APPLICABLE TO THE POLICY AVERAGE 12% OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS, BUT ALSO FLUCTUATED
ABOVE OR BELOW THAT AVERAGE FOR INDIVIDUAL POLICY YEARS. THE DEATH BENEFIT,
ACCOUNT VALUE AND CASH SURRENDER VALUE FOR A POLICY WOULD ALSO BE DIFFERENT FROM
THOSE SHOWN, DEPENDING ON THE INVESTMENT ALLOCATIONS MADE TO THE SEPARATE
ACCOUNTS AND THE RATES OF RETURN OF THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT IF THE ACTUAL RATES OF
INVESTMENT RETURN APPLICABLE TO THE POLICY AVERAGED 12%, BUT VARIED ABOVE OR
BELOW THAT AVERAGE FOR THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT. NO REPRESENTATION CAN BE MADE THAT
THIS HYPOTHETICAL RATE OF RETURN CAN BE ACHIEVED FOR ANY ONE YEAR OR SUSTAINED
OVER ANY PERIOD OF TIME.

<PAGE>

12                                   HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY

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

               FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE



                 DEATH BENEFIT OPTION: RETURN OF ACCOUNT VALUE
                              $500,000 FACE AMOUNT
                    ISSUE AGE 45 MALE PREFERRED NON-NICOTINE
                            $11,500 PLANNED PREMIUM



     ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 6% (5.27% NET)



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                  CURRENT CHARGES*                  GUARANTEED CHARGES**
                           PREMIUMS      ----------------------------------------------------------------------
       END OF            ACCUMULATED                    CASH                                CASH
      CONTRACT          AT 5% INTEREST    ACCOUNT    SURRENDER      DEATH     ACCOUNT    SURRENDER      DEATH
        YEAR               PER YEAR        VALUE       VALUE       BENEFIT     VALUE       VALUE       BENEFIT
<S>                     <C>              <C>         <C>          <C>         <C>        <C>          <C>
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          1                 12,075           8,240          --      508,240     7,969          --       507,969
          2                 24,754          16,102       8,207      516,102    13,877       5,982       513,877
          3                 38,066          24,208      16,918      524,208    19,839      12,549       519,839
          4                 52,045          32,597      25,912      532,597    25,843      19,158       525,843
          5                 66,722          41,303      35,223      541,303    31,865      25,785       531,865
          6                 82,133          53,153      47,678      553,153    40,698      35,223       540,698
          7                 98,315          65,474      60,604      565,474    49,605      44,735       549,605
          8                115,305          78,295      74,030      578,295    58,552      54,287       558,552
          9                133,146          91,620      87,960      591,620    67,490      63,830       567,490
         10                151,878         105,451     105,451      605,451    76,378      76,378       576,378
         11                171,547         120,379     120,379      620,379    85,399      85,399       585,399
         12                192,199         135,878     135,878      635,878    94,329      94,329       594,329
         13                213,884         151,958     151,958      651,958   103,135     103,135       603,135
         14                236,653         168,638     168,638      668,638   111,773     111,773       611,773
         15                260,561         185,942     185,942      685,942   120,185     120,185       620,185
         16                285,664         203,872     203,872      703,872   128,288     128,288       628,288
         17                312,022         222,445     222,445      722,445   135,976     135,976       635,976
         18                339,699         241,680     241,680      741,680   143,125     143,125       643,125
         19                368,758         261,588     261,588      761,588   149,603     149,603       649,603
         20                399,271         282,175     282,175      782,175   155,270     155,270       655,270

         25                576,305         399,110     399,110      899,110   166,832     166,832       666,832
         30                802,249         532,553     532,553    1,032,553   129,334     129,334       629,334
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>



 *These values reflect investment results using current cost of insurance rates,
  administrative fees, and Mortality and Expense Risk rates.


**These values reflect investment results using guaranteed cost of insurance
  rates, administrative fees, and Mortality and Expense Risk rates.



These values reflect Current Front-End Sales Loads of 3.75% in all policy years
and Guaranteed Front-End Sales Loads of 5.75% in all policy years.



The surrender charge effective in any year can be determined by subtracting the
cash surrender value from the account value.



The Death Benefit may, and the Account Values and Cash Surrender Values will
differ if premiums are paid in different amounts or frequencies.



THE HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENT RESULTS SHOWN ABOVE AND ELSEWHERE IN THIS PROSPECTUS
ARE ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY AND SHOULD NOT BE DEEMED A REPRESENTATION OF PAST OR
FUTURE INVESTMENT RESULTS. ACTUAL INVESTMENT RESULTS MAY BE MORE OR LESS THAN
THOSE SHOWN. THE DEATH BENEFIT, ACCOUNT VALUE AND CASH SURRENDER VALUE FOR A
POLICY WOULD BE DIFFERENT FROM THOSE SHOWN IF ACTUAL INVESTMENT RETURN
APPLICABLE TO THE POLICY AVERAGE 6% OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS, BUT ALSO FLUCTUATED
ABOVE OR BELOW THAT AVERAGE FOR INDIVIDUAL POLICY YEARS. THE DEATH BENEFIT,
ACCOUNT VALUE AND CASH SURRENDER VALUE FOR A POLICY WOULD ALSO BE DIFFERENT FROM
THOSE SHOWN, DEPENDING ON THE INVESTMENT ALLOCATIONS MADE TO THE SEPARATE
ACCOUNTS AND THE RATES OF RETURN OF THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT IF THE ACTUAL RATES OF
INVESTMENT RETURN APPLICABLE TO THE POLICY AVERAGED 6%, BUT VARIED ABOVE OR
BELOW THAT AVERAGE FOR THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT. NO REPRESENTATION CAN BE MADE THAT
THIS HYPOTHETICAL RATE OF RETURN CAN BE ACHIEVED FOR ANY ONE YEAR OR SUSTAINED
OVER ANY PERIOD OF TIME.

<PAGE>

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION                                           13

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

               FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE



                 DEATH BENEFIT OPTION: RETURN OF ACCOUNT VALUE
                              $500,000 FACE AMOUNT
                    ISSUE AGE 45 MALE PREFERRED NON-NICOTINE
                            $11,500 PLANNED PREMIUM



     ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 0% (-.73% NET)



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 CURRENT CHARGES*                 GUARANTEED CHARGES**
                           PREMIUMS      -------------------------------------------------------------------
       END OF            ACCUMULATED                   CASH                               CASH
      CONTRACT          AT 5% INTEREST   ACCOUNT    SURRENDER     DEATH     ACCOUNT    SURRENDER     DEATH
        YEAR               PER YEAR       VALUE       VALUE      BENEFIT     VALUE       VALUE      BENEFIT
<S>                     <C>              <C>        <C>          <C>        <C>        <C>          <C>
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          1                 12,075         7,691          --     507,691      7,434          --     507,434
          2                 24,754        14,543       6,648     514,543     12,416       4,521     512,416
          3                 38,066        21,191      13,901     521,191     17,121       9,831     517,121
          4                 52,045        27,663      20,978     527,663     21,538      14,853     521,538
          5                 66,722        33,982      27,902     533,982     25,647      19,567     525,647
          6                 82,133        42,875      37,400     542,875     32,157      26,682     532,157
          7                 98,315        51,580      46,710     551,580     38,259      33,389     538,259
          8                115,305        60,104      55,839     560,104     43,923      39,658     543,923
          9                133,146        68,436      64,776     568,436     49,107      45,447     549,107
         10                151,878        76,556      76,556     576,556     53,778      53,778     553,778
         11                171,547        84,892      84,892     584,892     58,061      58,061     558,061
         12                192,199        92,983      92,983     592,983     61,789      61,789     561,789
         13                213,884       100,813     100,813     600,813     64,941      64,941     564,941
         14                236,653       108,377     108,377     608,377     67,487      67,487     567,487
         15                260,561       115,671     115,671     615,671     69,386      69,386     569,386
         16                285,664       122,673     122,673     622,673     70,575      70,575     570,575
         17                312,022       129,369     129,369     629,369     70,976      70,976     570,976
         18                339,699       135,753     135,753     635,753     70,496      70,496     570,496
         19                368,758       141,808     141,808     641,808     69,044      69,044     569,044
         20                399,271       147,509     147,509     647,509     66,526      66,526     566,526

         25                576,305       172,206     172,206     672,206     35,487      35,487     535,487
         30                802,249       181,833     181,833     681,833          0           0           0
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>



 *These values reflect investment results using current cost of insurance rates,
  administrative fees, and Mortality and Expense Risk rates.


**These values reflect investment results using guaranteed cost of insurance
  rates, administrative fees, and Mortality and Expense Risk rates.



These values reflect Current Front-End Sales Loads of 3.75% in all policy years
and Guaranteed Front-End Sales Loads of 5.75% in all policy years.



The surrender charge effective in any year can be determined by subtracting the
cash surrender value from the account value.



The Death Benefit may, and the Account Values and Cash Surrender Values will
differ if premiums are paid in different amounts or frequencies.



THE HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENT RESULTS SHOWN ABOVE AND ELSEWHERE IN THIS PROSPECTUS
ARE ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY AND SHOULD NOT BE DEEMED A REPRESENTATION OF PAST OR
FUTURE INVESTMENT RESULTS. ACTUAL INVESTMENT RESULTS MAY BE MORE OR LESS THAN
THOSE SHOWN. THE DEATH BENEFIT, ACCOUNT VALUE AND CASH SURRENDER VALUE FOR A
POLICY WOULD BE DIFFERENT FROM THOSE SHOWN IF ACTUAL INVESTMENT RETURN
APPLICABLE TO THE POLICY AVERAGE 0% OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS, BUT ALSO FLUCTUATED
ABOVE OR BELOW THAT AVERAGE FOR INDIVIDUAL POLICY YEARS. THE DEATH BENEFIT,
ACCOUNT VALUE AND CASH SURRENDER VALUE FOR A POLICY WOULD ALSO BE DIFFERENT FROM
THOSE SHOWN, DEPENDING ON THE INVESTMENT ALLOCATIONS MADE TO THE SEPARATE
ACCOUNTS AND THE RATES OF RETURN OF THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT IF THE ACTUAL RATES OF
INVESTMENT RETURN APPLICABLE TO THE POLICY AVERAGED 0%, BUT VARIED ABOVE OR
BELOW THAT AVERAGE FOR THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT. NO REPRESENTATION CAN BE MADE THAT
THIS HYPOTHETICAL RATE OF RETURN CAN BE ACHIEVED FOR ANY ONE YEAR OR SUSTAINED
OVER ANY PERIOD OF TIME.

<PAGE>
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

To Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company
Separate Account VL I and to the Owners of Units of Interest therein:

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of
Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company Separate Account VL I (Bond Fund,
Stock Fund, Money Market Fund, Advisers Fund, Capital Appreciation Fund,
Mortgage Securities Fund, Index Fund, International Opportunities Fund, Dividend
and Growth Fund, Growth and Income Fund, International Advisers Fund, Small
Company Fund, MidCap Fund, Fidelity VIP Equity-Income Portfolio, Fidelity VIP
Overseas Portfolio and Fidelity VIP II Asset Manager Portfolio) (collectively,
the Account) as of December 31, 1999, and the related statements of operations
and the statements of changes in net assets for the periods presented. These
financial statements are the responsibility of the Account's management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the financial position of the Account as of December 31,
1999, and the results of their operations and the changes in their net assets
for the periods presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles.

Hartford, Connecticut
February 17, 2000                                            ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

                                      SA-1
<PAGE>
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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
 December 31, 1999                  Bond Fund    Stock Fund   Money        Advisers     Capital     Mortgage     Index Fund
                                    Sub-Account  Sub-Account  Market Fund  Fund         Appreciation Securities  Sub-Account
                                                              Sub-Account  Sub-Account  Fund        Fund
                                                                                        Sub-Account Sub-Account
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 <S>                                <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>         <C>          <C>
 ASSETS:
 Investments:
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 HARTFORD BOND HLS FUND, INC. -
 CLASS IA
  Shares 13,036,853
  Cost $13,751,074
  ..........................................................................................................................
    Market Value                    $12,956,833  $        --  $        --  $        --  $        -- $       --   $        --
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 HARTFORD STOCK HLS FUND, INC. -
 CLASS IA
  Shares 7,774,248
  Cost $48,538,058
  ..........................................................................................................................
    Market Value                             --   55,565,565           --           --           --         --            --
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 HARTFORD MONEY MARKET HLS
 FUND, INC. - CLASS IA
  Shares 37,911,835
  Cost $37,911,835
  ..........................................................................................................................
    Market Value                             --           --   37,911,835           --           --         --            --
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 HARTFORD ADVISERS HLS FUND, INC.
 -CLASS IA
  Shares 9,140,726
  Cost $26,035,509
  ..........................................................................................................................
    Market Value                             --           --           --   27,100,188           --         --            --
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 HARTFORD CAPITAL APPRECIATION HLS
 FUND, INC. - CLASS IA
  Shares 6,532,743
  Cost $30,616,570
  ..........................................................................................................................
    Market Value                             --           --           --           --   39,819,603         --            --
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 HARTFORD MORTGAGE SECURITIES HLS
 FUND, INC. - CLASS IA
  Shares 899,159
  Cost $983,616
  ..........................................................................................................................
    Market Value                             --           --           --           --           --    934,668            --
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 HARTFORD INDEX HLS FUND, INC. -
 CLASS IA
  Shares 7,223,298
  Cost $25,320,046
  ..........................................................................................................................
    Market Value                             --           --           --           --           --         --    30,256,807
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 HARTFORD INTERNATIONAL
 OPPORTUNITIES HLS FUND, INC. -
 CLASS IA
  Shares 5,137,704
  Cost $7,043,176
  ..........................................................................................................................
    Market Value                             --           --           --           --           --         --            --
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Due from Hartford Life and
  Annuity Insurance Company              10,232      216,368    8,988,784       41,538      160,115      4,896       236,972
  ..........................................................................................................................
 Receivable from fund shares sold            --           --           --           --           --         --            --
  ..........................................................................................................................
 Total Assets                        12,967,065   55,781,933   46,900,619   27,141,726   39,979,718    939,564    30,493,779
  ..........................................................................................................................
 LIABILITIES:
 Due to Hartford Life and Annuity
  Insurance Company                          --           --           --           --           --         --            --
  ..........................................................................................................................
 PAYABLE FOR FUND SHARES PURCHASED       10,267      216,831    8,987,649       41,631      160,427      4,899       238,322
  ..........................................................................................................................
 TOTAL LIABILITIES                       10,267      216,831    8,987,649       41,631      160,427      4,899       238,322
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 NET ASSETS (VARIABLE LIFE
 CONTRACT LIABILITIES)              $12,956,798  $55,565,102  $37,912,970  $27,100,095  $39,819,291 $  934,665   $30,255,457
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Units Owned by Participants          8,902,703   14,783,748   27,719,873   10,096,804   11,744,489    639,331     8,441,509
 Unit Values                        $  1.455378  $  3.758526  $  1.367718  $  2.684027  $  3.390466 $ 1.461942   $  3.584129
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 <S>                                <C>
 December 31, 1999                  International
                                    Opportunities
                                    Fund
                                    Sub-Account
 ------------------------------------------------------------
 ASSETS:
 Investments:
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 HARTFORD BOND HLS FUND, INC. -
 CLASS IA
  Shares 13,036,853
  Cost $13,751,074
  ................................
    Market Value                    $       --
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 HARTFORD STOCK HLS FUND, INC. -
 CLASS IA
  Shares 7,774,248
  Cost $48,538,058
  ................................
    Market Value                            --
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 HARTFORD MONEY MARKET HLS
 FUND, INC. - CLASS IA
  Shares 37,911,835
  Cost $37,911,835
  ................................
    Market Value                            --
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 HARTFORD ADVISERS HLS FUND, INC.
 -CLASS IA
  Shares 9,140,726
  Cost $26,035,509
  ................................
    Market Value                            --
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 HARTFORD CAPITAL APPRECIATION HLS
 FUND, INC. - CLASS IA
  Shares 6,532,743
  Cost $30,616,570
  ................................
    Market Value                            --
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 HARTFORD MORTGAGE SECURITIES HLS
 FUND, INC. - CLASS IA
  Shares 899,159
  Cost $983,616
  ................................
    Market Value                            --
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 HARTFORD INDEX HLS FUND, INC. -
 CLASS IA
  Shares 7,223,298
  Cost $25,320,046
  ................................
    Market Value                            --
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 HARTFORD INTERNATIONAL
 OPPORTUNITIES HLS FUND, INC. -
 CLASS IA
  Shares 5,137,704
  Cost $7,043,176
  ................................
    Market Value                     9,637,998
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Due from Hartford Life and
  Annuity Insurance Company              9,830
  ................................
 Receivable from fund shares sold           --
  ................................
 Total Assets                        9,647,828
  ................................
 LIABILITIES:
 Due to Hartford Life and Annuity
  Insurance Company                         --
  ................................
 PAYABLE FOR FUND SHARES PURCHASED       9,969
  ................................
 TOTAL LIABILITIES                       9,969
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 NET ASSETS (VARIABLE LIFE
 CONTRACT LIABILITIES)              $9,637,859
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Units Owned by Participants         4,055,729
 Unit Values                        $ 2.376357
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

   THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

                                        SA-2
<PAGE>
SEPARATE ACCOUNT VL I -- HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES (CONTINUED)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
 December 31, 1999                  Dividend     Growth and   International Small      MidCap Fund  Fidelity    Fidelity
                                    and Growth   Income Fund  Advisers     Company     Sub-Account  VIP Equity- VIP
                                    Fund         Sub-Account  Fund         Fund                     Income      Overseas
                                    Sub-Account               Sub-Account  Sub-Account              Portfolio   Portfolio
                                                                                                    Sub-Account Sub-Account
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 <S>                                <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>         <C>          <C>         <C>
 ASSETS:
 Investments:
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 HARTFORD DIVIDEND AND GROWTH HLS
 FUND, INC. - CLASS IA
  Shares 9,320,261
  Cost $19,378,338
  .........................................................................................................................
    Market Value                    $20,027,637          --           --          --           --            --         --
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 HARTFORD GROWTH AND INCOME HLS
 FUND, INC. - CLASS IA
  Shares 2,064,778
  Cost $2,667,080
  .........................................................................................................................
    Market Value                             --   2,956,020           --          --           --            --         --
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 HARTFORD INTERNATIONAL ADVISERS
 HLS FUND, INC. - CLASS IA
  Shares 152,987
  Cost $188,594
  .........................................................................................................................
    Market Value                             --          --      213,675          --           --            --         --
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 HARTFORD SMALL COMPANY HLS
 FUND, INC. - CLASS IA
  Shares 1,397,014
  Cost $2,316,312
  .........................................................................................................................
    Market Value                             --          --           --   3,056,355           --            --         --
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 HARTFORD MIDCAP HLS FUND, INC. -
 CLASS IA
  Shares 1,972,567
  Cost $3,402,425
  .........................................................................................................................
    Market Value                             --          --           --          --    4,050,665            --         --
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FIDELITY VIP EQUITY-INCOME
 PORTFOLIO
  Shares 436,302
  Cost $10,702,619
  .........................................................................................................................
    Market Value                             --          --           --          --           --    11,217,330         --
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FIDELITY VIP OVERSEAS PORTFOLIO
  Shares 140,975
  Cost $2,808,265
  .........................................................................................................................
    Market Value                             --          --           --          --           --            --  3,868,358
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FIDELITY VIP II ASSET MANAGER
 PORTFOLIO
  Shares 106,942
  Cost $1,840,697
  .........................................................................................................................
    Market Value                             --          --           --          --           --            --         --
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Due from Hartford Life & Annuity
  Insurance Company                      17,725     109,761        5,155      12,928       11,087        11,324     14,038
  .........................................................................................................................
 Receivable from fund shares sold            --          --           --          --           --            --         --
  .........................................................................................................................
 Total Assets                        20,045,362   3,065,781      218,830   3,069,283    4,061,752    11,228,654  3,882,396
  .........................................................................................................................
 LIABILITIES:
 Due to Hartford Life & Annuity
  Insurance Company                          --          --           --          --           --            --         --
  .........................................................................................................................
 Payable for fund shares purchased       18,148     109,761        5,155      12,917       11,092        11,560     14,004
  .........................................................................................................................
 TOTAL LIABILITIES                       18,148     109,761        5,155      12,917       11,092        11,560     14,004
  .........................................................................................................................
 NET ASSETS (VARIABLE LIFE
 CONTRACT LIABILITIES)              $20,027,214  $2,956,020    $ 213,675   $3,056,366  $4,050,660   $11,217,094 $3,868,392
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Units Owned by Participants          8,172,965   2,108,166      172,203   1,712,309    2,417,559     5,384,516  1,773,710
 Unit Values                        $  2.450422  $ 1.402176    $1.240838   $1.784939   $ 1.675516   $  2.083213 $ 2.180961
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 <S>                                <C>
 December 31, 1999                  Fidelity
                                    VIP II
                                    Asset
                                    Manager
                                    Portfolio
                                    Sub-Account
 ----------------------------------------------------------
 ASSETS:
 Investments:
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 HARTFORD DIVIDEND AND GROWTH HLS
 FUND, INC. - CLASS IA
  Shares 9,320,261
  Cost $19,378,338
  ................................
    Market Value                            --
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 HARTFORD GROWTH AND INCOME HLS
 FUND, INC. - CLASS IA
  Shares 2,064,778
  Cost $2,667,080
  ................................
    Market Value                            --
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 HARTFORD INTERNATIONAL ADVISERS
 HLS FUND, INC. - CLASS IA
  Shares 152,987
  Cost $188,594
  ................................
    Market Value                            --
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 HARTFORD SMALL COMPANY HLS
 FUND, INC. - CLASS IA
  Shares 1,397,014
  Cost $2,316,312
  ................................
    Market Value                            --
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 HARTFORD MIDCAP HLS FUND, INC. -
 CLASS IA
  Shares 1,972,567
  Cost $3,402,425
  ................................
    Market Value                            --
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FIDELITY VIP EQUITY-INCOME
 PORTFOLIO
  Shares 436,302
  Cost $10,702,619
  ................................
    Market Value                            --
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FIDELITY VIP OVERSEAS PORTFOLIO
  Shares 140,975
  Cost $2,808,265
  ................................
    Market Value                            --
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FIDELITY VIP II ASSET MANAGER
 PORTFOLIO
  Shares 106,942
  Cost $1,840,697
  ................................
    Market Value                     1,996,605
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Due from Hartford Life & Annuity
  Insurance Company                        885
  ................................
 Receivable from fund shares sold           --
  ................................
 Total Assets                        1,997,490
  ................................
 LIABILITIES:
 Due to Hartford Life & Annuity
  Insurance Company                         --
  ................................
 Payable for fund shares purchased         913
  ................................
 TOTAL LIABILITIES                         913
  ................................
 NET ASSETS (VARIABLE LIFE
 CONTRACT LIABILITIES)              $1,996,577
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Units Owned by Participants         1,026,184
 Unit Values                        $ 1.945633
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

   THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

                                        SA-3
<PAGE>
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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
 For the Year Ended                 Bond Fund    Stock Fund   Money       Advisers     Capital    Mortgage     Index Fund
 December 31, 1999                  Sub-Account  Sub-Account  Market      Fund         Appreciation Securities Sub-Account
                                                              Fund        Sub-Account  Fund       Fund
                                                              Sub-Account              Sub-Account Sub-Account
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 <S>                                <C>          <C>          <C>         <C>          <C>        <C>          <C>
 INVESTMENT INCOME:
  Dividends                          $ 699,011   $  372,982   $1,047,023  $  551,404   $  119,226 $   52,036   $  260,644
  ........................................................................................................................
  Capital gains income                  18,913    2,119,332         562    1,057,290    1,346,774         --      232,059
  ........................................................................................................................
 NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
   (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS:
  ........................................................................................................................
  Net realized (loss) gain on
    security transactions               (2,719)     (22,268)         --         (966)      18,563     (1,722)       1,101
  ........................................................................................................................
  Net unrealized (depreciation)
    appreciation of investments
    during the period                 (842,711)   4,413,611          --      311,013    7,692,001    (39,099)   3,505,603
  ........................................................................................................................
  Net (loss) gain on investments      (845,430)   4,391,343          --      310,047    7,710,564    (40,821)   3,506,704
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN NET
   ASSETS RESULTING FROM
   OPERATIONS                        $(127,506)  $6,883,657   $1,047,585  $1,918,741   $9,176,564 $   11,215   $3,999,407
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 <S>                                <C>
 For the Year Ended                 International
 December 31, 1999                  Opportunities
                                    Fund
                                    Sub-Account
 ------------------------------------------------------------
 INVESTMENT INCOME:
  Dividends                         $   91,142
  ................................
  Capital gains income                      --
  ................................
 NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
   (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS:
  ................................
  Net realized (loss) gain on
    security transactions               25,426
  ................................
  Net unrealized (depreciation)
    appreciation of investments
    during the period                2,417,612
  ................................
  Net (loss) gain on investments     2,443,038
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN NET
   ASSETS RESULTING FROM
   OPERATIONS                       $2,534,180
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

   THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

                                        SA-4
<PAGE>
SEPARATE ACCOUNT VL I -- HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
 For the Year Ended                 Dividend     Growth and   International Small      MidCap Fund  Fidelity   Fidelity
 December 31, 1999                  and Growth   Income Fund  Advisers     Company     Sub-Account  VIP        VIP
                                    Fund         Sub-Account  Fund         Fund                     Equity-    Overseas
                                    Sub-Account               Sub-Account  Sub-Account              Income     Portfolio
                                                                                                    Portfolio  Sub-Account
                                                                                                    Sub-Account
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 <S>                                <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>         <C>          <C>        <C>
 INVESTMENT INCOME:
  Dividends                          $314,327     $  7,483     $   3,715    $     --    $      --   $ 105,625  $   58,254
  ........................................................................................................................
  Capital gains income                499,713       17,234            --       3,946      148,450     233,487      93,957
  ........................................................................................................................
 NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
   (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS:
  ........................................................................................................................
  Net realized (loss) gain on
    security transactions              (2,211)      (4,508)          368         867      (12,844)      1,860     221,841
  ........................................................................................................................
  Net unrealized appreciation of
    investments during the period      22,405      282,943        24,842     716,883      638,826     132,738     896,895
  ........................................................................................................................
  Net gain on investments              20,194      278,435        25,210     717,750      625,982     134,598   1,118,736
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
   RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS         $834,234     $303,152     $  28,925    $721,696    $ 774,432   $ 473,710  $1,270,947
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 <S>                                <C>
 For the Year Ended                 Fidelity
 December 31, 1999                  VIP II
                                    Asset
                                    Manager
                                    Portfolio
                                    Sub-Account
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 INVESTMENT INCOME:
  Dividends                          $ 35,234
  ................................
  Capital gains income                 44,630
  ................................
 NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
   (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS:
  ................................
  Net realized (loss) gain on
    security transactions               1,464
  ................................
  Net unrealized appreciation of
    investments during the period      89,708
  ................................
  Net gain on investments              91,172
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
   RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS         $171,036
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

   THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

                                        SA-5
<PAGE>
SEPARATE ACCOUNT VL I -- HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
 For the Year Ended                 Bond Fund    Stock Fund    Money Market   Advisers      Capital     Mortgage     Index Fund
 December 31, 1999                  Sub-Account  Sub-Account   Fund           Fund          Appreciation Securities  Sub-Account
                                                               Sub-Account    Sub-Account   Fund        Fund
                                                                                            Sub-Account Sub-Account
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 <S>                                <C>          <C>           <C>            <C>           <C>         <C>          <C>
 OPERATIONS:
  Net investment income             $   699,011  $   372,982   $   1,047,023  $   551,404   $   119,226 $   52,036   $   260,644
  ..............................................................................................................................
  Capital gains income                   18,913    2,119,332             562    1,057,290     1,346,774         --       232,059
  ..............................................................................................................................
  Net realized (loss) gain on
    security transactions                (2,719)     (22,268)             --         (966)       18,563     (1,722)        1,101
  ..............................................................................................................................
  Net unrealized (depreciation)
    appreciation of investments
    during the period                  (842,711)   4,413,611              --      311,013     7,692,001    (39,099)    3,505,603
  ..............................................................................................................................
  Net (decrease) increase in net
    assets resulting from
    operations                         (127,506)   6,883,657       1,047,585    1,918,741     9,176,564     11,215     3,999,407
  ..............................................................................................................................
 UNIT TRANSACTIONS:
  Purchases                           2,698,950   12,119,056     140,220,886    5,793,490     8,084,428    412,204     5,041,446
  ..............................................................................................................................
  Net transfers                       9,691,325   23,050,670    (119,807,605)  12,348,443     8,095,535    244,979    12,746,107
  ..............................................................................................................................
  Surrenders for benefit payments
    and fees                           (718,711)  (1,780,707)       (491,397)    (500,173)     (913,711)   (315,043)  (1,035,217)
  ..............................................................................................................................
  Net loan activity                     (99,513)    (238,423)     (5,409,347)     (44,850)     (166,948)     (6,721)    (149,959)
  ..............................................................................................................................
  Cost of insurance                    (497,251)  (2,526,384)     (3,444,628)  (1,188,712)   (1,518,285)    (71,630)  (1,208,015)
  ..............................................................................................................................
  Net increase in net assets
    resulting from unit
    transactions                     11,074,800   30,624,212      11,067,909   16,408,198    13,581,019    263,789    15,394,362
  ..............................................................................................................................
  Net increase in net assets         10,947,294   37,507,869      12,115,494   18,326,939    22,757,583    275,004    19,393,769
  ..............................................................................................................................
 NET ASSETS:
  Beginning of period                 2,009,504   18,057,233      25,797,476    8,773,156    17,061,708    659,661    10,861,688
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  END OF PERIOD                     $12,956,798  $55,565,102   $  37,912,970  $27,100,095   $39,819,291 $  934,665   $30,255,457
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 <S>                                <C>
 For the Year Ended                 International
 December 31, 1999                  Opportunities
                                    Fund
                                    Sub-Account
 ------------------------------------------------------------
 OPERATIONS:
  Net investment income             $   91,142
  ................................
  Capital gains income                      --
  ................................
  Net realized (loss) gain on
    security transactions               25,426
  ................................
  Net unrealized (depreciation)
    appreciation of investments
    during the period                2,417,612
  ................................
  Net (decrease) increase in net
    assets resulting from
    operations                       2,534,180
  ................................
 UNIT TRANSACTIONS:
  Purchases                          2,369,344
  ................................
  Net transfers                       (345,670)
  ................................
  Surrenders for benefit payments
    and fees                          (342,765)
  ................................
  Net loan activity                    (69,327)
  ................................
  Cost of insurance                   (382,923)
  ................................
  Net increase in net assets
    resulting from unit
    transactions                     1,228,659
  ................................
  Net increase in net assets         3,762,839
  ................................
 NET ASSETS:
  Beginning of period                5,875,020
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  END OF PERIOD                     $9,637,859
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

   THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

                                        SA-6
<PAGE>
SEPARATE ACCOUNT VL I -- HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
 For the Year Ended                 Dividend     Growth and    International Small        MidCap     Fidelity     Fidelity
 December 31, 1999                  and Growth   Income Fund   Advisers     Company Fund  Fund       VIP Equity-  VIP
                                    Fund         Sub-Account   Fund         Sub-Account   Sub-Account Income      Overseas
                                    Sub-Account                Sub-Account                           Portfolio    Portfolio
                                                                                                     Sub-Account  Sub-Account
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 <S>                                <C>          <C>           <C>          <C>           <C>        <C>          <C>
 OPERATIONS:
  Net investment income             $   314,327   $    7,483    $  3,715     $       --   $      --  $   105,625  $   58,254
  ...........................................................................................................................
  Capital gains income                  499,713       17,234          --          3,946     148,450      233,487      93,957
  ...........................................................................................................................
  Net realized (loss) gain on
    security transactions                (2,211)      (4,508)        368            867     (12,844)       1,860     221,841
  ...........................................................................................................................
  Net unrealized appreciation of
    investments during the period        22,405      282,943      24,842        716,883     638,826      132,738     896,895
  ...........................................................................................................................
  Net increase in net assets
    resulting from operations           834,234      303,152      28,925        721,696     774,432      473,710   1,270,947
  ...........................................................................................................................
 UNIT TRANSACTIONS:
  Purchases                           4,867,866      366,470      38,551        492,570     518,046    2,649,542   1,343,347
  ...........................................................................................................................
  Net transfers                       6,916,438    2,340,975     169,407      1,813,451   2,801,192    2,562,251  (1,869,595)
  ...........................................................................................................................
  Surrenders for benefit payments
    and fees                           (840,062)     (31,360)    (20,325)       (33,140)    (25,676)    (361,687)   (176,455)
  ...........................................................................................................................
  Net loan activity                    (140,021)     (13,510)         --         (7,461)     (3,502)     (14,647)    (14,296)
  ...........................................................................................................................
  Cost of insurance                    (972,972)     (80,442)     (8,886)       (67,116)    (86,761)    (516,570)   (188,963)
  ...........................................................................................................................
  Net increase (decrease) in net
    assets resulting from unit
    transactions                      9,831,249    2,582,133     178,747      2,198,304   3,203,299    4,318,889    (905,962)
  ...........................................................................................................................
  Net increase in net assets         10,665,483    2,885,285     207,672      2,920,000   3,977,731    4,792,599     364,985
  ...........................................................................................................................
 NET ASSETS:
  Beginning of period                 9,361,731       70,735       6,003        136,366      72,929    6,424,495   3,503,407
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  END OF PERIOD                     $20,027,214   $2,956,020    $213,675     $3,056,366   $4,050,660 $11,217,094  $3,868,392
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 <S>                                <C>
 For the Year Ended                 Fidelity
 December 31, 1999                  VIP II
                                    Asset
                                    Manager
                                    Portfolio
                                    Sub-Account
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 OPERATIONS:
  Net investment income             $   35,234
  ................................
  Capital gains income                  44,630
  ................................
  Net realized (loss) gain on
    security transactions                1,464
  ................................
  Net unrealized appreciation of
    investments during the period       89,708
  ................................
  Net increase in net assets
    resulting from operations          171,036
  ................................
 UNIT TRANSACTIONS:
  Purchases                            511,702
  ................................
  Net transfers                        455,197
  ................................
  Surrenders for benefit payments
    and fees                           (42,732)
  ................................
  Net loan activity                    (16,010)
  ................................
  Cost of insurance                    (72,617)
  ................................
  Net increase (decrease) in net
    assets resulting from unit
    transactions                       835,540
  ................................
  Net increase in net assets         1,006,576
  ................................
 NET ASSETS:
  Beginning of period                  990,001
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  END OF PERIOD                     $1,996,577
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

   THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

                                        SA-7
<PAGE>
SEPARATE ACCOUNT VL I -- HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
 For the Year Ended                 Bond Fund    Stock Fund    Money        Advisers      Capital     Mortgage     Index Fund
 December 31, 1998                  Sub-Account  Sub-Account   Market Fund  Fund          Appreciation Securities  Sub-Account
                                                               Sub-Account  Sub-Account   Fund        Fund
                                                                                          Sub-Account Sub-Account
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 <S>                                <C>          <C>           <C>          <C>           <C>         <C>          <C>
 OPERATIONS:
  Net investment income             $   94,731   $   133,161   $   445,803   $  169,656   $    88,276 $   37,142   $    84,654
  ............................................................................................................................
  Capital gains income                      --       103,525            --       63,605       250,090         --        53,874
  ............................................................................................................................
  Net realized gain (loss) on
    security transactions                9,305           (98)           --        4,573        39,470       (871)         (922)
  ............................................................................................................................
  Net unrealized appreciation
    (depreciation) of investments
    during the period                   38,190     2,521,917            --      731,402     1,421,650     (8,524)    1,330,595
  ............................................................................................................................
  Net increase in net assets
    resulting from operations          142,226     2,758,505       445,803      969,236     1,799,486     27,747     1,468,201
  ............................................................................................................................
 UNIT TRANSACTIONS:
  Purchases                            683,210     3,513,223    95,425,381    1,751,574     3,507,330     37,276     2,118,676
  ............................................................................................................................
  Net transfers                        571,074    10,950,874   (72,076,036)   5,691,550     9,794,312    550,267     6,100,193
  ............................................................................................................................
  Surrenders for benefit payments
    and fees                           (31,817)     (207,585)     (411,072)    (489,261)     (187,213)     (5,125)    (112,773)
  ............................................................................................................................
  Net loan activity                     (7,510)     (178,910)   (3,001,765)     (71,056)     (101,857)     (7,079)    (209,775)
  ............................................................................................................................
  Cost of insurance                   (110,589)     (599,935)   (1,609,252)    (229,420)     (489,408)    (31,183)    (280,128)
  ............................................................................................................................
  Net increase in net assets
    resulting from unit
    transactions                     1,104,368    13,477,667    18,327,256    6,653,387    12,523,164    544,156     7,616,193
  ............................................................................................................................
  Net increase in net assets         1,246,594    16,236,172    18,773,059    7,622,623    14,322,650    571,903     9,084,394
  ............................................................................................................................
 NET ASSETS:
  Beginning of period                  762,910     1,821,061     7,024,417    1,150,533     2,739,058     87,758     1,777,294
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  END OF PERIOD                     $2,009,504   $18,057,233   $25,797,476   $8,773,156   $17,061,708 $  659,661   $10,861,688
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 <S>                                <C>
 For the Year Ended                 International
 December 31, 1998                  Opportunities
                                    Fund
                                    Sub-Account
 ------------------------------------------------------------
 OPERATIONS:
  Net investment income             $   74,346
  ................................
  Capital gains income                  99,646
  ................................
  Net realized gain (loss) on
    security transactions                 (741)
  ................................
  Net unrealized appreciation
    (depreciation) of investments
    during the period                  214,444
  ................................
  Net increase in net assets
    resulting from operations          387,695
  ................................
 UNIT TRANSACTIONS:
  Purchases                          1,309,658
  ................................
  Net transfers                      3,666,828
  ................................
  Surrenders for benefit payments
    and fees                           (64,967)
  ................................
  Net loan activity                    (30,352)
  ................................
  Cost of insurance                   (165,473)
  ................................
  Net increase in net assets
    resulting from unit
    transactions                     4,715,694
  ................................
  Net increase in net assets         5,103,389
  ................................
 NET ASSETS:
  Beginning of period                  771,631
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  END OF PERIOD                     $5,875,020
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

   THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

                                        SA-8
<PAGE>
SEPARATE ACCOUNT VL I -- HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
 For the Year Ended                 Dividend     Growth and    International Small        MidCap     Fidelity     Fidelity
 December 31, 1998                  and Growth   Income Fund   Advisers     Company Fund  Fund       VIP Equity-  VIP
                                    Fund         Sub-Account*  Fund         Sub-Account*  Sub-Account* Income     Overseas
                                    Sub-Account                Sub-Account*                          Portfolio    Portfolio
                                                                                                     Sub-Account  Sub-Account
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 <S>                                <C>          <C>           <C>          <C>           <C>        <C>          <C>
 OPERATIONS:
  ...........................................................................................................................
  Net investment income             $  137,525    $     267      $    --     $      --    $      --  $   14,647   $    7,173
  ...........................................................................................................................
  Capital gains income                  62,013           --           --            --           --      52,127       21,143
  ...........................................................................................................................
  Net realized gain (loss) on
    security transactions                1,074           14            5           235          191         690       (6,944)
  ...........................................................................................................................
  Net unrealized appreciation of
    investments during the period      561,829        5,996          239        23,159        9,414     333,233      162,234
  ...........................................................................................................................
  Net increase in net assets
    resulting from operations          762,441        6,277          244        23,394        9,605     400,697      183,606
  ...........................................................................................................................
 UNIT TRANSACTIONS:
  Purchases                          2,087,615        3,992        1,111         4,285        5,632   1,026,458      686,112
  ...........................................................................................................................
  Net transfers                      5,745,039       62,775        4,904       114,315       62,276   4,607,992    2,484,394
  ...........................................................................................................................
  Surrenders for benefit payments
    and fees                           (95,097)        (315)        (126)       (1,068)        (433)    (66,082)     (24,102)
  ...........................................................................................................................
  Net loan activity                   (128,288)          --           --        (3,356)      (3,343)    (40,966)     (25,210)
  ...........................................................................................................................
  Cost of insurance                   (288,431)      (1,994)        (130)       (1,204)        (808)   (150,445)     (74,993)
  ...........................................................................................................................
  Net increase in net assets
    resulting from unit
    transactions                     7,320,838       64,458        5,759       112,972       63,324   5,376,957    3,046,201
  ...........................................................................................................................
  Net increase in net assets         8,083,279       70,735        6,003       136,366       72,929   5,777,654    3,229,807
  ...........................................................................................................................
 NET ASSETS:
  Beginning of period                1,278,452           --           --            --           --     646,841      273,600
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  END OF PERIOD                     $9,361,731    $  70,735      $ 6,003     $ 136,366    $  72,929  $6,424,495   $3,503,407
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 <S>                                <C>
 For the Year Ended                 Fidelity
 December 31, 1998                  VIP II
                                    Asset
                                    Manager
                                    Portfolio
                                    Sub-Account
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 OPERATIONS:
  ................................
  Net investment income              $  6,411
  ................................
  Capital gains income                 19,232
  ................................
  Net realized gain (loss) on
    security transactions                  68
  ................................
  Net unrealized appreciation of
    investments during the period      58,568
  ................................
  Net increase in net assets
    resulting from operations          84,279
  ................................
 UNIT TRANSACTIONS:
  Purchases                           229,316
  ................................
  Net transfers                       567,140
  ................................
  Surrenders for benefit payments
    and fees                           (8,417)
  ................................
  Net loan activity                     5,364
  ................................
  Cost of insurance                   (21,314)
  ................................
  Net increase in net assets
    resulting from unit
    transactions                      772,089
  ................................
  Net increase in net assets          856,368
  ................................
 NET ASSETS:
  Beginning of period                 133,633
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  END OF PERIOD                      $990,001
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

* From inception, August 3, 1998, to December 31, 1998.

   THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

                                        SA-9
<PAGE>
SEPARATE ACCOUNT VL I -- HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 1999

1.  ORGANIZATION:

Separate Account VL I (the Account) is a separate investment account within
Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company (the Company) and is registered with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as a unit investment trust under
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Both the Company and the Account
are subject to supervision and regulation by the Department of Insurance of the
State of Connecticut and the SEC. The Account invests deposits by variable life
contractholders of the Company in various mutual funds (the Funds) as directed
by the contractholders.

2.  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Account,
which are in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the
investment company industry:

A)  SECURITY TRANSACTIONS -- Security transactions are recorded on the trade
date (date the order to buy or sell is executed). Realized gains and losses on
the sales of securities are computed on the basis of identified cost of the fund
shares sold. Dividend and capital gains income is accrued as of the ex-dividend
date. Capital gains income represents those dividends from the Funds which are
characterized as capital gains under tax regulations.

B)  SECURITY VALUATION -- The investments in shares of the Funds are valued at
the closing net asset value per share as determined by the appropriate Fund as
of December 31, 1999.

C)  UNIT TRANSACTIONS -- Unit transactions are executed based on the unit values
calculated at the close of the business day.

D)  FEDERAL INCOME TAXES -- The operations of the Account form a part of, and
are taxed with, the total operations of the Company, which is taxed as an
insurance company under the Internal Revenue Code. Under current law, no federal
income taxes are payable with respect to the operations of the Account.

E)  USE OF ESTIMATES -- The preparation of financial statements in conformity
with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts
of income and expenses during the period. Operating results in the future could
vary from the amounts derived from management's estimates.

3.  ADMINISTRATION OF THE ACCOUNT AND RELATED CHARGES:

A)  DEDUCTIONS AND CHARGES FROM THE ACCOUNT VALUE -- On the policy date and on
each subsequent monthly activity date, the Company will deduct from the Account
an amount to cover mortality and expense risk charges, cost of insurance,
administrative charges and any other benefits provided by the rider. These
charges, which may vary from month to month in accordance which the terms of the
contracts, are deducted through termination of units of interest from the
applicable contractholders' accounts.

                                     SA-10
<PAGE>
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

To Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company Separate Account VL I
and to the Owners of Units of Interest therein:

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of
Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company Separate Account VL I (Asia Pacific
Growth, Diversified Income, The George Putnam Fund of Boston, Global Asset
Allocation, Global Growth, Growth and Income, Health Sciences, High Yield,
Income, International Growth, International Growth and Income, International New
Opportunities, Investors, Money Market, New Opportunities, New Value, OTC &
Emerging Growth, Utilities Growth and Income, Vista, and Voyager sub-accounts),
(collectively, the Account) as of December 31, 1999, and the related statements
of operations and the statements of changes in net assets for the periods
presented. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Account's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the financial position of the Account as of December 31,
1999, and the results of its operations and the changes in its net assets for
the periods presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles.

Hartford, Connecticut
February 11, 2000                                            ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

                                     SA-11
<PAGE>
SEPARATE ACCOUNT VL I -- HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
 December 31, 1999                  Asia         Diversified  The George  Global       Global      Growth       Health
                                    Pacific      Income       Putnam      Asset        Growth      and Income   Sciences
                                    Growth       Sub-Account  Fund of     Allocation   Sub-Account Sub-Account  Sub-Account
                                    Sub-Account               Boston      Sub-Account
                                                              Sub-Account
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 <S>                                <C>          <C>          <C>         <C>          <C>         <C>          <C>
 ASSETS
 Investments:
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 PUTNAM VT ASIA PACIFIC GROWTH
 FUND
  Shares 59,308
  Cost $763,799
  .........................................................................................................................
    Market Value:                   $1,025,436   $       --    $     --   $       --   $        -- $        --  $       --
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 PUTNAM VT DIVERSIFIED INCOME FUND
  Shares 103,161
  Cost $1,069,034
  .........................................................................................................................
    Market Value:                           --    1,024,392          --           --            --          --          --
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 PUTNAM VT THE GEORGE PUTNAM FUND
 OF BOSTON
  Shares 63,974
  Cost $664,046
  .........................................................................................................................
    Market Value:                           --           --     638,460           --            --          --          --
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 PUTNAM VT GLOBAL ASSET ALLOCATION
 FUND
  Shares 101,320
  Cost $1,850,142
  .........................................................................................................................
    Market Value:                           --           --          --    1,986,878            --          --          --
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 PUTNAM VT GLOBAL GROWTH FUND
  Shares 615,132
  Cost $11,862,166
  .........................................................................................................................
    Market Value:                           --           --          --           --    18,755,385          --          --
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 PUTNAM VT GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
  Shares 632,560
  Cost $17,563,290
  .........................................................................................................................
    Market Value:                           --           --          --           --            --  16,952,615          --
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 PUTNAM VT HEALTH SCIENCES FUND
  Shares 165,692
  Cost $1,702,975
  .........................................................................................................................
    Market Value:                           --           --          --           --            --          --   1,739,761
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Due from Hartford Life Insurance
  Company                               19,991          624       7,259           49        21,718      17,539      20,591
  .........................................................................................................................
 Receivable from fund shares sold           --           --          --           --            --          --          --
  .........................................................................................................................
 TOTAL ASSETS                        1,045,427    1,025,016     645,719    1,986,927    18,777,103  16,970,154   1,760,352
  .........................................................................................................................
 LIABILITIES
 Due to Hartford Life Insurance
  Company                                   --           --          --           --            --          --          --
  .........................................................................................................................
 Payable for fund shares purchased      20,000          624       7,259            7        21,937      17,831      20,595
  .........................................................................................................................
 TOTAL LIABILITIES                      20,000          624       7,259            7        21,937      17,831      20,595
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 NET ASSETS (VARIABLE LIFE
 CONTRACT LIABILITIES)              $1,025,427   $1,024,392    $638,460   $1,986,920   $18,755,166 $16,952,323  $1,739,757
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

   THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

                                       SA-12
<PAGE>
SEPARATE ACCOUNT VL I -- HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES (CONTINUED)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
 December 31, 1999               High Yield   Income       International   International   International   Investors    Money
                                 Sub-Account  Sub-Account  Growth          Growth          New             Sub-Account  Market
                                                           Sub-Account     and Income      Opportunities                Sub-Account
                                                                           Sub-Account     Sub-Account
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 <S>                             <C>          <C>          <C>             <C>             <C>             <C>          <C>
 ASSETS
 Investments:
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 PUTNAM VT HIGH YIELD FUND
  Shares 748,099
  Cost $8,511,216
  .................................................................................................................................
    Market Value:                $8,296,413   $       --    $        --     $        --     $        --    $       --   $       --
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 PUTNAM VT INCOME FUND
  Shares 198,313
  Cost $2,619,410
  .................................................................................................................................
    Market Value:                        --    2,482,879             --              --              --            --           --
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 PUTNAM VT INTERNATIONAL GROWTH
 FUND
  Shares 108,549
  Cost $1,710,608
  .................................................................................................................................
    Market Value:                        --           --      2,350,076              --              --            --           --
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 PUTNAM VT INTERNATIONAL GROWTH
 AND INCOME FUND
  Shares 53,760
  Cost $740,008
  .................................................................................................................................
    Market Value:                        --           --             --         819,842              --            --           --
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 PUTNAM VT INTERNATIONAL NEW
 OPPORTUNITIES FUND
  Shares 34,944
  Cost $587,797
  .................................................................................................................................
    Market Value:                        --           --             --              --         814,548            --           --
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 PUTNAM VT INVESTORS FUND
  Shares 276,392
  Cost $3,531,197
  .................................................................................................................................
    Market Value:                        --           --             --              --              --     4,190,105           --
  .................................................................................................................................
 PUTNAM VT MONEY MARKET FUND
  Shares 846,307
  Cost $846,307
  .................................................................................................................................
    Market Value:                        --           --             --              --              --            --      846,307
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Due from Hartford Life
  Insurance Company                  10,287        3,954         11,266           4,298           1,348        19,034           38
  .................................................................................................................................
 Receivable from fund shares
  sold                                   --           --             --              --              --            --           --
  .................................................................................................................................
 TOTAL ASSETS                     8,306,700    2,486,833      2,361,342         824,140         815,896     4,209,139      846,345
  .................................................................................................................................
 LIABILITIES
 Due to Hartford Life Insurance
  Company                                --           --             --              --              --            --           --
  .................................................................................................................................
 Payable for fund shares
  purchased                          10,292        3,952         11,252           4,324           1,343        19,023           --
  .................................................................................................................................
 TOTAL LIABILITIES                   10,292        3,952         11,252           4,324           1,343        19,023           --
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 NET ASSETS (VARIABLE LIFE
 CONTRACT LIABILITIES)           $8,296,408   $2,482,881    $ 2,350,090     $   819,816     $   814,553    $4,190,116   $  846,345
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

   THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

                                       SA-13
<PAGE>
SEPARATE ACCOUNT VL I -- HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES (CONTINUED)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
 December 31, 1999                  New          New         OTC &       Utilities    Vista        Voyager
                                    Opportunities Value      Emerging    Growth       Sub-Account  Sub-Account
                                    Sub-Account  Sub-Account Growth      and Income
                                                             Sub-Account Sub-Account
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 <S>                                <C>          <C>         <C>         <C>          <C>          <C>
 ASSETS
 Investments:
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 PUTNAM VT NEW OPPORTUNITIES FUND
  Shares 431,035
  Cost $10,846,160
  ............................................................................................................
    Market Value:                   $18,767,277   $     --   $     --    $       --   $       --   $        --
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 PUTNAM VT NEW VALUE FUND
  Shares 68,996
  Cost $853,708
  ............................................................................................................
    Market Value:                            --    818,297         --            --           --            --
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 PUTNAM VT OTC & EMERGING GROWTH
 FUND
  Shares 95,840
  Cost $1,569,777
  ............................................................................................................
    Market Value:                            --         --   2,184,196           --           --            --
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 PUTNAM VT UTILITIES GROWTH &
 INCOME FUND
  Shares 141,128
  Cost $2,365,588
  ............................................................................................................
    Market Value:                            --         --         --     2,394,936           --            --
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 PUTNAM VT VISTA FUND
  Shares 58,596
  Cost $991,514
  ............................................................................................................
    Market Value:                            --         --         --            --    1,211,757            --
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 PUTNAM VT VOYAGER FUND
  Shares 505,231
  Cost $22,435,679
  ............................................................................................................
    Market Value:                            --         --         --            --           --    33,471,541
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Due from Hartford Life Insurance
  Company                                40,415         13      3,847         8,011        1,114       492,237
  ............................................................................................................
 Receivable from fund shares sold            --         --         --            --           --            --
  ............................................................................................................
 TOTAL ASSETS                        18,807,692    818,310   2,188,043    2,402,947    1,212,871    33,963,778
  ............................................................................................................
 LIABILITIES
 Due to Hartford Life Insurance
  Company                                    --         --         --            --           --            --
  ............................................................................................................
 Payable for fund shares purchased       40,457         11      3,974         7,996        1,382       491,801
  ............................................................................................................
 TOTAL LIABILITIES                       40,457         11      3,974         7,996        1,382       491,801
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 NET ASSETS (VARIABLE LIFE
 CONTRACT LIABILITIES)              $18,767,235   $818,299   $2,184,069  $2,394,951   $1,211,489   $33,471,977
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

   THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

                                       SA-14
<PAGE>
SEPARATE ACCOUNT VL I -- HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (CONTINUED)

<TABLE>
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 December 31, 1999                             Units       Unit        Contract
                                               Owned by    Price       Liability
                                               Participants
 <S>                                           <C>         <C>         <C>
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Variable life contracts:
  Asia Pacific Growth Fund                        46,200   $22.195177  $  1,025,427
  .................................................................................
  Diversified Income Fund                         78,785    13.002362     1,024,392
  .................................................................................
  George Putnam Fund of Boston                    60,436    10.564227       638,460
  .................................................................................
  Global Asset Allocation Fund                    85,437    23.255993     1,986,920
  .................................................................................
  Global Growth Fund                             482,134    38.900326    18,755,166
  .................................................................................
  Growth and Income Fund                         653,956    25.922728    16,952,323
  .................................................................................
  Health Sciences Fund                           161,082    10.800460     1,739,757
  .................................................................................
  High Yield Fund                                502,850    16.498765     8,296,408
  .................................................................................
  Income Fund                                    172,404    14.401541     2,482,881
  .................................................................................
  International Growth Fund                      149,977    15.669625     2,350,090
  .................................................................................
  International Growth and Income Fund            67,366    12.169641       819,816
  .................................................................................
  International New Opportunities Fund            41,148    19.795791       814,553
  .................................................................................
  Investors Fund                                 287,885    14.554810     4,190,116
  .................................................................................
  Money Market Fund                              622,997     1.358506       846,345
  .................................................................................
  New Opportunities Fund                         487,277    38.514515    18,767,235
  .................................................................................
  New Value Fund                                  76,911    10.639520       818,299
  .................................................................................
  OTC & Emerging Growth Fund                      89,503    24.402281     2,184,069
  .................................................................................
  Utilities Growth & Income Fund                 111,426    21.493623     2,394,951
  .................................................................................
  Vista Fund                                      74,657    16.227448     1,211,489
  .................................................................................
  Voyager Fund                                   733,633    45.624982    33,471,977
  .................................................................................
 GRAND TOTAL:                                                          $120,770,674
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

   THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

                                       SA-15
<PAGE>
SEPARATE ACCOUNT VL I -- HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
 For the Year Ended                 Asia         Diversified The George  Global      Global     Growth       Health
 December 31, 1999                  Pacific      Income      Putnam      Asset       Growth     and Income   Sciences
                                    Growth       Sub-Account Fund        Allocation  Sub-Account Sub-Account Sub-Account
                                    Sub-Account              of Boston   Sub-Account
                                                             Sub-Account
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 <S>                                <C>          <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>        <C>          <C>
 INVESTMENT INCOME:
  Dividends                          $     --     $ 53,173    $ 14,180    $ 24,983   $   38,016 $  155,610    $ 1,301
  .....................................................................................................................
  Capital gains income                     --           --         523      70,125      791,631    776,527         --
  .....................................................................................................................
 NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
   (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS:
  .....................................................................................................................
  Net realized gain (loss) on
    security transactions              17,843        1,938         996          80       (2,383)    (33,784)     (473)
  .....................................................................................................................
  Net unrealized appreciation
    (depreciation) of investments
    during the period                 261,527      (37,046)    (27,608)     95,549    6,067,598 (1,040,044)    21,618
  .....................................................................................................................
  Net gain (loss) on investments      279,370      (35,108)    (26,612)     95,629    6,065,215 (1,073,828)    21,145
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
   ASSETS RESULTING FROM
   OPERATIONS:                       $279,370     $ 18,065    $(11,909)   $190,737   $6,894,862 $ (141,691)   $22,446
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

   THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

                                       SA-16
<PAGE>
SEPARATE ACCOUNT VL I -- HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
 For the Year Ended              High Yield    Income        International   International   International   Investors
 December 31, 1999               Sub-Account   Sub-Account*  Growth          Growth and      New             Sub-Account
                                                             Sub-Account     Income          Opportunities
                                                                             Sub-Account     Sub-Account
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 <S>                             <C>           <C>           <C>             <C>             <C>             <C>
 INVESTMENT INCOME:
  Dividends                        $292,292     $  110,447   $          --   $          --   $          19   $       --
  ......................................................................................................................
  Capital gains income                   --         32,951              --              --              --           --
  ......................................................................................................................
 NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED
   GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS:
  ......................................................................................................................
  Net realized gain (loss) on
    security transactions               245          3,034           3,599            (330)             39          249
  ......................................................................................................................
  Net unrealized appreciation
    (depreciation) of
    investments during the
    period                          (59,106)      (190,824)        627,287          78,520         224,583      645,354
  ......................................................................................................................
  Net gain (loss) on
    investments                     (58,861)      (187,790)        630,886          78,190         224,622      645,603
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
   ASSETS RESULTING FROM
   OPERATIONS:                     $233,431     $  (44,392)  $     630,886   $      78,190   $     224,641   $  645,603
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 <S>                             <C>
 For the Year Ended              Money
 December 31, 1999               Market
                                 Sub-Account

 -------------------------------------------------------
 INVESTMENT INCOME:
  Dividends                      $   32,522
  .............................
  Capital gains income                   --
  .............................
 NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED
   GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS:
  .............................
  Net realized gain (loss) on
    security transactions                --
  .............................
  Net unrealized appreciation
    (depreciation) of
    investments during the
    period                               --
  .............................
  Net gain (loss) on
    investments                          --
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
   ASSETS RESULTING FROM
   OPERATIONS:                   $   32,522
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

*Formerly Putnam U.S. Government and High Quality Bond Sub-Account, change
effective on April 9, 1999.

   THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

                                       SA-17
<PAGE>
SEPARATE ACCOUNT VL I -- HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
 For the Year Ended              New             New          OTC &            Utilities    Vista        Voyager
 December 31, 1999               Opportunities   Value        Emerging         Growth       Sub-Account  Sub-Account
                                 Sub-Account     Sub-Account  Growth           and Income
                                                              Sub-Account      Sub-Account
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 <S>                             <C>             <C>          <C>              <C>          <C>          <C>
 INVESTMENT INCOME:
  Dividends                       $         --    $      3     $         --     $  49,760    $      --   $    15,233
  ..................................................................................................................
  Capital gains income                 106,172         690            4,151        52,257       84,505     1,221,590
  ..................................................................................................................
 NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED
   GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS:
  ..................................................................................................................
  Net realized gain (loss) on
    security transactions               (6,713)        (66)          11,233          (253)         454       (39,914)
  ..................................................................................................................
  Net unrealized appreciation
    (depreciation) of
    investments during the
    period                           6,825,628     (35,850)         610,876       (99,311)     212,805     9,581,148
  ..................................................................................................................
  Net gain (loss) on
    investments                      6,818,915     (35,916)         622,109       (99,564)     213,259     9,541,234
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
   ASSETS RESULTING FROM
   OPERATIONS:                    $  6,925,087    $(35,223)    $    626,260     $   2,453    $ 297,764   $10,778,057
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

   THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

                                       SA-18
<PAGE>
SEPARATE ACCOUNT VL I -- HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
 For the Year Ended                 Asia         Diversified   The George   Global Asset  Global       Growth       Health
 December 31, 1999                  Pacific      Income        Putnam Fund  Allocation    Growth       and Income   Sciences
                                    Growth       Sub-Account   of Boston    Sub-Account   Sub-Account  Sub-Account  Sub-Account
                                    Sub-Account                Sub-Account
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 <S>                                <C>          <C>           <C>          <C>           <C>          <C>          <C>
 OPERATIONS:
  Net investment income (loss)      $       --    $   53,173    $ 14,180     $   24,983   $    38,016  $   155,610  $    1,301
  .............................................................................................................................
  Capital gains income                      --            --         523         70,125       791,631      776,527          --
  .............................................................................................................................
  Net realized gain (loss) on
    security transactions               17,843         1,938         996             80        (2,383)     (33,784)       (473)
  .............................................................................................................................
  Net unrealized appreciation
    (depreciation) of investments
    during the period                  261,527       (37,046)    (27,608)        95,549     6,067,598   (1,040,044)     21,618
  .............................................................................................................................
  Net increase (decrease) in net
    assets resulting from
    operations                         279,370        18,065     (11,909)       190,737     6,894,862     (141,691)     22,446
  .............................................................................................................................
 UNIT TRANSACTIONS:
  Purchases                            108,126       211,349     157,313        347,395     3,481,474    4,231,020     536,671
  .............................................................................................................................
  Net transfers                        666,162       183,678     468,303        541,483     1,913,864    6,270,754   1,133,137
  .............................................................................................................................
  Surrenders for benefit payments
    and fees                            (7,756)      (26,818)    (24,713)       (33,349)     (392,829)    (335,856)    (22,235)
  .............................................................................................................................
  Net loan activity                     (3,445)         (133)    (16,345)        (4,153)      (82,403)     (65,775)       (274)
  .............................................................................................................................
  Cost of insurance                    (19,412)      (48,582)    (30,579)       (78,837)     (576,892)    (857,222)    (82,181)
  .............................................................................................................................
  Net increase (decrease) in net
    assets resulting from unit
    transactions                       743,675       319,494     553,979        772,539     4,343,214    9,242,921   1,565,118
  .............................................................................................................................
  Total increase (decrease) in net
    assets                           1,023,045       337,559     542,070        963,276    11,238,076    9,101,230   1,587,564
  .............................................................................................................................
 NET ASSETS:
  Beginning of period                    2,382       686,833      96,390      1,023,644     7,517,090    7,851,093     152,193
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  END OF PERIOD                     $1,025,427    $1,024,392    $638,460     $1,986,920   $18,755,166  $16,952,323  $1,739,757
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

   THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

                                       SA-19
<PAGE>
SEPARATE ACCOUNT VL I -- HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
 For the Year Ended              High Yield   Income        International  International  International Investors   Money
 December 31, 1999               Sub-Account  Sub-Account*  Growth         Growth         New          Sub-Account  Market
                                                            Sub-Account    and Income     Opportunities             Sub-Account
                                                                           Sub-Account    Sub-Account
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 <S>                             <C>          <C>           <C>            <C>            <C>          <C>          <C>
 OPERATIONS:
  Net investment income (loss)   $  292,292    $  110,447    $       --     $       --    $       19   $       --   $   32,522
  .............................................................................................................................
  Capital gains income                   --        32,951            --             --            --           --           --
  .............................................................................................................................
  Net realized gain (loss) on
    security transactions               245         3,034         3,599           (330)           39          249           --
  .............................................................................................................................
  Net unrealized appreciation
    (depreciation) of
    investments during the
    period                          (59,106)     (190,824)      627,287         78,520       224,583      645,354           --
  .............................................................................................................................
  Net increase (decrease) in
    net assets resulting from
    operations                      233,431       (44,392)      630,886         78,190       224,641      645,603       32,522
  .............................................................................................................................
 UNIT TRANSACTIONS:
  Purchases                       1,491,768       730,356       276,961        141,351        85,042      763,172      180,914
  .............................................................................................................................
  Net transfers                   5,301,286       530,713     1,294,798        459,682       527,339    2,772,882      210,538
  .............................................................................................................................
  Surrenders for benefit
    payments and fees              (318,863)      (37,656)      (12,488)       (14,071)      (23,805)     (25,132)     (17,823)
  .............................................................................................................................
  Net loan activity                (316,408)        8,214        (6,702)          (159)          (32)      (1,256)     (48,279)
  .............................................................................................................................
  Cost of insurance                (287,610)     (184,497)      (71,011)       (29,033)      (15,818)    (125,913)     (39,490)
  .............................................................................................................................
  Net increase (decrease) in
    net assets resulting from
    unit transactions             5,870,173     1,047,130     1,481,558        557,770       572,726    3,383,753      285,860
  .............................................................................................................................
  Total increase (decrease) in
    net assets                    6,103,604     1,002,738     2,112,444        635,960       797,367    4,029,356      318,382
  .............................................................................................................................
 NET ASSETS:
  Beginning of period             2,192,804     1,480,143       237,646        183,856        17,186      160,760      527,963
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  END OF PERIOD                  $8,296,408    $2,482,881    $2,350,090     $  819,816    $  814,553   $4,190,116   $  846,345
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

*Formerly Putnam U.S. Government and High Quality Bond Sub-Account, change
effective on April 9, 1999.

   THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

                                       SA-20
<PAGE>
SEPARATE ACCOUNT VL I -- HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
 For the Year Ended                 New          New         OTC &       Utilities    Vista        Voyager
 December 31, 1999                  Opportunities Value      Emerging    Growth       Sub-Account  Sub-Account
                                    Sub-Account  Sub-Account Growth      and Income
                                                             Sub-Account Sub-Account
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 <S>                                <C>          <C>         <C>         <C>          <C>          <C>
 OPERATIONS:
  Net investment income (loss)      $        --   $      3   $       --  $   49,760   $       --   $    15,233
  ............................................................................................................
  Capital gains income                  106,172        690        4,151      52,257       84,505     1,221,590
  ............................................................................................................
  Net realized gain (loss) on
    security transactions                (6,713)       (66)      11,233        (253)         454       (39,914)
  ............................................................................................................
  Net unrealized appreciation
    (depreciation) of investments
    during the period                 6,825,628    (35,850)     610,876     (99,311)     212,805     9,581,148
  ............................................................................................................
  Net increase (decrease) in net
    assets resulting from
    operations                        6,925,087    (35,223)     626,260       2,453      297,764    10,778,057
  ............................................................................................................
 UNIT TRANSACTIONS:
  Purchases                           2,811,112     44,339      169,618     536,290      190,448     5,464,827
  ............................................................................................................
  Net transfers                       3,554,730    828,850    1,611,612     854,187      707,722     8,863,280
  ............................................................................................................
  Surrenders for benefit payments
    and fees                           (456,839)    (5,976)    (218,538)    (87,831)       9,128      (548,816)
  ............................................................................................................
  Net loan activity                     (49,216)      (376)        (114)    (23,003)        (262)     (145,402)
  ............................................................................................................
  Cost of insurance                    (540,650)   (29,965)     (34,954)   (121,191)     (40,396)   (1,048,842)
  ............................................................................................................
  Net increase (decrease) in net
    assets resulting from unit
    transactions                      5,319,137    836,872    1,527,624   1,158,452      866,640    12,585,047
  ............................................................................................................
  Total increase (decrease) in net
    assets                           12,244,224    801,649    2,153,884   1,160,905    1,164,404    23,363,104
  ............................................................................................................
 NET ASSETS:
  Beginning of period                 6,523,011     16,650       30,185   1,234,046       47,085    10,108,873
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  END OF PERIOD                     $18,767,235   $818,299   $2,184,069  $2,394,951   $1,211,489   $33,471,977
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

   THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

                                       SA-21
<PAGE>
SEPARATE ACCOUNT VL I -- HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
 For the Year Ended                 Asia Pacific   Diversified  The George   Global       Global       Growth        Health
 December 31, 1998                  Growth         Income       Putnam Fund  Asset        Growth       and Income    Sciences
                                    Sub-Account*   Sub-Account  of Boston    Allocation   Sub-Account  Sub-Account   Sub-Account*
                                                                Sub-Account* Sub-Account
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 <S>                                <C>            <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>           <C>
 OPERATIONS:
  Net investment income (loss)       $       --     $  2,718     $    532    $    9,598   $   66,009    $   36,061    $       126
  ................................................................................................................................
  Capital gains income                       --        1,154           --        41,227      330,045       235,404             --
  ................................................................................................................................
  Net realized gain (loss) on
    security transactions                    --           15            7           511        3,657         4,991              2
  ................................................................................................................................
  Net unrealized appreciation
    (depreciation) of investments
    during the period                       110       (9,453)       2,022        31,846      799,731       369,952         15,169
  ................................................................................................................................
  Net increase (decrease) in net
    assets resulting from
    operations                              110       (5,566)       2,561        83,182    1,199,442       646,408         15,297
  ................................................................................................................................
 UNIT TRANSACTIONS:
  Purchases                               1,025       85,364       26,333       197,777    1,777,192     1,520,697         43,812
  ................................................................................................................................
  Net transfers                           1,266      584,214       68,878       474,639    3,292,482     4,737,360         95,215
  ................................................................................................................................
  Surrenders for benefit payments
    and fees                                 (8)      (6,589)        (507)      (12,784)     (99,324)      (94,734)          (539)
  ................................................................................................................................
  Net loan activity                          --           (2)         (39)         (591)     (60,658)      (99,490)            --
  ................................................................................................................................
  Cost of insurance                         (11)     (13,198)        (836)      (29,489)    (227,264)     (257,615)        (1,592)
  ................................................................................................................................
  Net increase (decrease) in net
    assets resulting from unit
    transactions                          2,272      649,789       93,829       629,552    4,682,428     5,806,218        136,896
  ................................................................................................................................
  Total increase (decrease) in net
    assets                                2,382      644,223       96,390       712,734    5,881,870     6,452,626        152,193
  ................................................................................................................................
 NET ASSETS:
  Beginning of period                        --       42,610           --       310,910    1,635,220     1,398,467             --
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  END OF PERIOD                      $    2,382     $686,833     $ 96,390    $1,023,644   $7,517,090    $7,851,093    $   152,193
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

*From inception August 3, 1998, to December 31, 1998.

   THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

                                       SA-22
<PAGE>
SEPARATE ACCOUNT VL I -- HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
 For the Year Ended              High Yield   Income        International  International  International  Investors     Money
 December 31, 1998               Sub-Account  Sub-Account** Growth         Growth and     New            Sub-Account*  Market
                                                            Sub-Account*   Income         Opportunities                Sub-Account
                                                                           Sub-Account*   Sub-Account*
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 <S>                             <C>          <C>           <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>           <C>
 OPERATIONS:
  Net investment income (loss)   $   34,276   $    61,358     $     631      $   2,027      $      --    $       111   $   10,171
  ................................................................................................................................
  Capital gains income                5,378         1,597            --          4,882             --             --           --
  ................................................................................................................................
  Net realized gain (loss) on
    security transactions             8,112         2,773            (2)            (4)             5             (1)          --
  ................................................................................................................................
  Net unrealized appreciation
    (depreciation) of
    investments during the
    period                         (176,046)       12,767        12,182          1,315          2,169         13,554           --
  ................................................................................................................................
  Net increase (decrease) in
    net assets resulting from
    operations                     (128,280)       78,495        12,811          8,220          2,174         13,664       10,171
  ................................................................................................................................
 UNIT TRANSACTIONS:
  Purchases                         465,319       518,167         9,271         17,634          1,092         18,749      111,154
  ................................................................................................................................
  Net transfers                   1,652,869      (216,141)      217,210        159,730         14,115        131,102      294,105
  ................................................................................................................................
  Surrenders for benefit
    payments and fees               (17,686)      (23,212)         (739)          (640)           (71)          (525)      (4,383)
  ................................................................................................................................
  Net loan activity                 (12,272)         (153)           --             (1)            --             (2)      (1,053)
  ................................................................................................................................
  Cost of insurance                 (51,815)      (70,077)         (907)        (1,087)          (124)        (2,228)      (9,256)
  ................................................................................................................................
  Net increase (decrease) in
    net assets resulting from
    unit transactions             2,036,415       208,584       224,835        175,636         15,012        147,096      390,567
  ................................................................................................................................
  Total increase (decrease) in
    net assets                    1,908,135       287,079       237,646        183,856         17,186        160,760      400,738
  ................................................................................................................................
 NET ASSETS:
  Beginning of period               284,669     1,193,064            --             --             --             --      127,225
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  END OF PERIOD                  $2,192,804   $ 1,480,143     $ 237,646      $ 183,856      $  17,186    $   160,760   $  527,963
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

 *From inception August 3, 1998, to December 31, 1998.
**Formerly Putnam U.S. Government and High Quality Bond Sub-Account, change
effective on April 9, 1999.

   THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

                                       SA-23
<PAGE>
SEPARATE ACCOUNT VL I -- HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
 For the Year Ended                 New          New           OTC &        Utilities     Vista        Voyager
 December 31, 1998                  Opportunities Value        Emerging     Growth        Sub-Account* Sub-Account
                                    Sub-Account  Sub-Account   Growth       and Income
                                                               Sub-Account* Sub-Account
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 <S>                                <C>          <C>           <C>          <C>           <C>          <C>
 OPERATIONS:
  Net investment income (loss)      $       --    $     131      $    10     $   10,596    $      --   $     5,550
  ................................................................................................................
  Capital gains income                  25,739           25           --         18,263           --       135,426
  ................................................................................................................
  Net realized gain (loss) on
    security transactions              (50,616)         255          769           (609)           4         1,139
  ................................................................................................................
  Net unrealized appreciation
    (depreciation) of investments
    during the period                  967,053          439        3,544         84,719        7,437     1,302,791
  ................................................................................................................
  Net increase (decrease) in net
    assets resulting from
    operations                         942,176          850        4,323        112,969        7,441     1,444,906
  ................................................................................................................
 UNIT TRANSACTIONS:
  Purchases                          1,695,165        4,212        5,337        269,787        1,667     1,842,714
  ................................................................................................................
  Net transfers                      2,990,857       12,066       21,258        641,807       38,890     5,859,152
  ................................................................................................................
  Surrenders for benefit payments
    and fees                           (78,215)        (154)        (231)        (7,600)        (259)     (104,683)
  ................................................................................................................
  Net loan activity                    (10,265)          --           (1)        (8,087)          --      (122,704)
  ................................................................................................................
  Cost of insurance                   (162,662)        (324)        (501)       (34,433)        (654)     (253,931)
  ................................................................................................................
  Net increase (decrease) in net
    assets resulting from unit
    transactions                     4,434,880       15,800       25,862        861,474       39,644     7,220,548
  ................................................................................................................
  Total increase (decrease) in net
    assets                           5,377,056       16,650       30,185        974,443       47,085     8,665,454
  ................................................................................................................
 NET ASSETS:
  Beginning of period                1,145,955           --           --        259,603           --     1,443,419
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  END OF PERIOD                     $6,523,011    $  16,650      $30,185     $1,234,046    $  47,085   $10,108,873
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

*From inception August 3, 1998, to December 31, 1998.

   THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

                                       SA-24
<PAGE>
SEPARATE ACCOUNT VL I -- HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 1999

1.  ORGANIZATION:

Separate Account VL I (the Account) is a separate investment account within
Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company (the Company) and is registered with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as a unit investment trust under
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Both the Company and the Account
are subject to supervision and regulation by the Department of Insurance of the
State of Connecticut and the SEC. The Account invests deposits by variable life
policyowners of the Company in the various mutual funds (the Funds) as directed
by the policyowners.

2.  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Account,
which are in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the
investment company industry:

A) SECURITY TRANSACTIONS -- Security transactions are recorded on the trade date
(date the order to buy or sell is executed). Realized gains and losses on the
sales of securities are computed on the basis of identified cost of the fund
shares sold. Dividend and capital gains income is accrued as of the ex-dividend
date. Capital gains income represents dividends from the Funds which are
characterized as capital gains under tax regulations.

B) SECURITY VALUATION -- The investments in shares of the Funds are valued at
the closing net asset value per share as determined by the appropriate Fund as
of December 31, 1999.

C) UNIT TRANSACTIONS -- Unit transactions are executed based on the unit values
calculated at the close of the business day. All unit transactions are executed
at fair value.

D) FEDERAL INCOME TAXES -- The operations of the Account form a part of, and are
taxed with, the total operations of the Company, which is taxed as an insurance
company under the Internal Revenue Code. Under current law, no federal income
taxes are payable with respect to the operations of the Account.

E) USE OF ESTIMATES -- The preparation of financial statements in conformity
with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts
of income and expenses during the period. Operating results in the future could
vary from the amounts derived from management's estimates.

3.  ADMINISTRATION OF THE ACCOUNT AND RELATED CHARGES:

A) COST OF INSURANCE -- In accordance with terms of the policies, the Company
assesses deductions for costs of insurance charges to cover the Company's
anticipated mortality costs. Because a policy's account value and death benefit
may vary from month to month, the cost of insurance charges may also vary.

B) MORTALITY AND EXPENSE RISK CHARGE -- The Company, as issuer of variable life
policies, provides the mortality and expense undertakings and, with respect to
the Account, receives a maximum annual fee of 1.40% of the Account's average
daily net assets. These charges are reflected in surrenders for benefit payments
and fees on the accompanying statements of changes in net assets.

C) ADMINISTRATIVE AND ISSUE CHARGES -- The Company assesses a monthly
administrative charge to compensate the Company for administrative costs in
connection with the policies. This charge covers the average expected cost for
these expenses at a maximum of $12 per month. Additionally, the Company assesses
a monthly charge in the first policy year for up-front costs of underwriting and
issuing a policy at a monthly maximum amount of $62.50. These charges are
reflected in surrenders for benefit payments and fees on the accompanying
statements of changes in net assets.

D) DEDUCTION OF ANNUAL MAINTENANCE FEE -- Annual maintenance fees are deducted
through termination of units of interest from applicable policyowners' accounts,
in accordance with the terms of the policies. In addition, certain other charges
may apply based on the characteristics of the underlying policy. These charges
are reflected in surrenders for benefit payments and fees on the accompanying
statements of changes in net assets.

                                     SA-25
<PAGE>
                    REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
              ----------------------------------------------------

To the Board of Directors of
Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company:

We have audited the accompanying statutory balance sheets of Hartford Life and
Annuity Insurance Company (a Connecticut Corporation and wholly owned subsidiary
of Hartford Life Insurance Company) (the Company) as of December 31, 1999 and
1998, and the related statutory statements of operations, changes in capital and
surplus, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December
31, 1999. These statutory financial statements are the responsibility of the
Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
statutory financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted
in the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free
of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit
also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our
opinion.

The Company presents its financial statements in conformity with statutory
accounting practices as described in Note 2 of notes to statutory financial
statements. When financial statements are presented for purposes other than for
filing with a regulatory agency, auditing standards generally accepted in the
United States require that an auditors' report on them state whether they are
presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States. The accounting practices used by the Company vary from accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States as explained and quantified
in Note 2.

In our opinion, because of the effects of the matter discussed in the preceding
paragraph, the statutory financial statements referred to above do not present
fairly, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 1999 and
1998, or the results of its operations or its cash flows for each of the three
years in the period ended December 31, 1999.

In our opinion, the statutory financial statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of
December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the results of its operations and its cash flows
for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1999 in conformity
with statutory accounting practices as described in Note 2.


Hartford, Connecticut
January 31, 2000                                             ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


                                      F-1
<PAGE>
                  HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
                                 BALANCE SHEETS
                               (STATUTORY BASIS)
                                     ($000)
            --------------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                        AS OF DECEMBER 31,
<S>                                                                <C>               <C>
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<CAPTION>
                                                                      1999              1998
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                <C>               <C>
ASSETS
  Bonds                                                            $ 1,465,815       $ 1,453,792
  Common stocks                                                         42,430            40,650
  Mortgage loans                                                        63,784            59,548
  Policy loans                                                          59,429            47,212
  Cash and short-term investments                                      267,579           469,955
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Other invested assets                                                  2,892             2,188
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Total cash and invested assets                                     1,901,929         2,073,345
  Investment income due and accrued                                     21,069            20,126
  Other assets                                                          39,576            45,691
  Separate account assets                                           44,865,042        32,876,278
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                TOTAL ASSETS       $46,827,616       $35,015,440
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LIABILITIES
  Aggregate reserves for future benefits                           $   591,621       $   579,140
  Policy and contract claim liabilities                                  7,677             5,667
  Liability for premium and other deposit funds                      1,969,262         2,011,672
  Asset valuation reserve                                                4,935            21,782
  Payable to affiliates                                                 14,084            19,271
  Accrued expense allowances and other amounts due from
   separate accounts                                                (1,377,927)       (1,173,513)
  Remittances and items not allocated                                  111,582            87,449
  Other liabilities                                                    118,464           111,182
  Separate account liabilities                                      44,865,042        32,876,278
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           TOTAL LIABILITIES        46,304,740        34,538,928
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS
  Common stock                                                           2,500             2,500
  Gross paid-in and contributed surplus                                226,043           226,043
  Unassigned funds                                                     294,333           247,969
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   TOTAL CAPITAL AND SURPLUS           522,876           476,512
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      TOTAL LIABILITIES, CAPITAL AND SURPLUS       $46,827,616       $35,015,440
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statutory basis financial
                                  statements.

                                      F-2
<PAGE>
                  HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
                            STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                               (STATUTORY BASIS)
                                     ($000)
            --------------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                     FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
<S>                                                                <C>          <C>          <C>
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<CAPTION>
                                                                      1999         1998         1997
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                <C>          <C>          <C>
REVENUES
  Premiums and annuity considerations                              $  621,789   $  469,343   $  296,645
  Annuity and other fund deposits                                   2,991,363    2,051,251    1,981,246
  Net investment income                                               122,322      129,982      102,285
  Commissions and expense allowances on reinsurance ceded             379,905      444,241      396,921
  Reserve adjustment on reinsurance ceded                           1,411,342    3,185,590    3,672,076
  Fee income                                                          647,565      448,260      290,675
  Other revenues                                                          842        9,930       (2,043)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              TOTAL REVENUES        6,175,128    6,738,597    6,737,805
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFITS AND EXPENSES
  Death and annuity benefits                                           47,372       43,152       65,961
  Disability and other benefits                                         6,270        6,352        7,532
  Surrenders and other fund withdrawals                             1,250,813      739,663      454,417
  Commissions                                                         467,338      435,994      470,334
  Increase (Decrease) in aggregate reserves for future
   benefits                                                            12,481      (10,711)      33,213
  (Decrease) Increase in liability for premium and other
   deposit funds                                                      (47,852)     218,642      640,840
  General insurance expenses                                          192,196      190,979       77,237
  Net transfers to separate accounts                                4,160,501    4,956,007    4,914,980
  Other expenses                                                       35,385       22,091       15,671
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 TOTAL BENEFITS AND EXPENSES        6,124,504    6,602,169    6,680,185
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NET GAIN FROM OPERATIONS
  Before federal income tax (benefit) expense                          50,624      136,428       57,620
  Federal income tax (benefit) expense                                (10,231)      35,887      (14,878)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NET GAIN FROM OPERATIONS                                               60,855      100,541       72,498
  Net realized capital (losses) gains, after tax                      (36,428)       2,085        1,544
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                  NET INCOME       $   24,427   $  102,626   $   74,042
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statutory basis financial
                                  statements.

                                      F-3
<PAGE>
                  HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
                  STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CAPITAL AND SURPLUS
                               (STATUTORY BASIS)
                                     ($000)
            --------------------------------------------------------


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                        FOR THE YEARS ENDED
                                                                            DECEMBER 31,
<S>                                                                <C>        <C>        <C>
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<CAPTION>
                                                                     1999       1998       1997
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                <C>        <C>        <C>
COMMON STOCK
  Beginning and end of year                                        $  2,500   $  2,500   $  2,500
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GROSS PAID-IN AND CONTRIBUTED SURPLUS
  Beginning and end of year                                         226,043    226,043    226,043
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
UNASSIGNED FUNDS
  Balance, beginning of year                                        247,969    143,257     74,570
  Net income                                                         24,427    102,626     74,042
  Change in net unrealized capital gains on common stocks
   and other invested assets                                          2,258      1,688      2,186
  Change in asset valuation reserve                                  16,847     (8,112)    (6,228)
  Change in non-admitted assets                                       6,557     (1,277)    (1,313)
  Credit on reinsurance ceded                                        (3,725)     9,787         --
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Balance, end of year                                              294,333    247,969    143,257
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS,
  End of year                                                      $522,876   $476,512   $371,800
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>


 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statutory basis financial
                                  statements.

                                      F-4
<PAGE>
                  HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
                            STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                               (STATUTORY BASIS)
                                     ($000)
            --------------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                     FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
<S>                                                                <C>          <C>          <C>
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<CAPTION>
                                                                      1999         1998         1997
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                <C>          <C>          <C>
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
  Premiums and annuity considerations                              $3,613,217   $2,520,655   $2,277,874
  Net investment income                                               122,998      127,425      101,991
  Fee income                                                          647,565      448,260      290,675
  Other income                                                      1,799,323    3,644,704    4,091,043
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total income                                                    6,183,103    6,741,044    6,761,583
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Benefits paid                                                     1,303,801      790,051      529,733
  Federal income tax (recoveries) payments                             (8,815)      25,780      (14,499)
  Net transfers to separate accounts                                4,364,914    5,222,144    5,199,354
  Other expenses                                                      669,525      626,240      547,692
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total benefits and expenses                                     6,329,425    6,664,215    6,262,280
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        NET CASH (USED FOR) PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES         (146,322)      76,829      499,303
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
  PROCEEDS FROM INVESTMENTS SOLD
  Bonds                                                               753,358      633,926      614,413
  Common stocks                                                           939       34,010       11,481
  Mortgage loans                                                       53,704       85,275           --
  Other                                                                 1,490       19,990          152
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                     NET INVESTMENT PROCEEDS          809,491      773,201      626,046
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  COST OF INVESTMENTS ACQUIRED
  Bonds                                                               804,947      586,913      848,267
  Common stocks                                                           464        7,012       28,302
  Mortgage loans                                                       57,665       59,702       85,103
  Other                                                                14,211       11,847       26,227
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                  TOTAL INVESTMENTS ACQUIRED          877,287      665,474      987,899
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        NET CASH (USED FOR) PROVIDED BY INVESTING ACTIVITIES       $  (67,796)  $  107,727   $ (361,853)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FINANCING AND MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES
  Net other cash provided (used)                                       11,742      (24,033)      (4,848)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) FINANCING
                                AND MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES           11,742      (24,033)      (4,848)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net (decrease) increase in cash and short-term investments           (202,376)     160,523      132,602
Cash and short-term investments, beginning of year                    469,955      309,432      176,830
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                CASH AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS, END OF YEAR       $  267,579   $  469,955   $  309,432
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statutory basis financial
                                  statements.

                                      F-5
<PAGE>
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(STATUTORY BASIS)
DECEMBER 31, 1999
(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED)

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

1. ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS:

Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company (the "Company") is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Hartford Life Insurance Company ("HLIC"), which is an indirect
subsidiary of Hartford Life, Inc. ("HLI"). HLI is indirectly majority owned by
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. ("The Hartford"). On February 10,
1997, HLI filed a registration statement, as amended, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission relating to the initial public offering of HLI Class A
Common Stock (the "Offering"). Pursuant to the Offering on May 22, 1997, HLI
sold to the public 26 million shares, representing approximately 18.6% of the
equity ownership of HLI.

In 1998, the Company changed its name to Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance
Company from ITT Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company.

The Company offers a complete line of fixed and variable annuities, as well as
variable, universal and traditional individual life insurance.

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying statutory basis financial statements of the Company were
prepared in conformity with statutory accounting practices prescribed or
permitted by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners ("NAIC") and
the State of Connecticut Department of Insurance. Certain reclassifications have
been made to prior year financial information to conform to the current year
presentation.

Current prescribed statutory accounting practices include accounting
publications of the NAIC, as well as state laws, regulations and general
administrative rules. Permitted statutory accounting practices encompass
accounting practices approved by state insurance departments. The Company does
not follow any permitted statutory accounting practices that have a material
effect on statutory surplus, statutory net income or risk-based capital.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with statutory accounting
principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the
reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets
and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts
of revenues and expenses during the reported periods. Actual results could
differ from those estimates. The most significant estimates include those used
in determining the liability for aggregate reserves for future benefits and the
liability for premium and other deposit funds. Although some variability is
inherent in these estimates, management believes the amounts provided are
adequate.

STATUTORY ACCOUNTING PRACTICES VERSUS GAAP

Statutory accounting practices and generally accepted accounting principles
("GAAP") differ in certain significant respects. These differences principally
involve:

(1) treatment of policy acquisition costs (commissions, underwriting and selling
    expenses, etc.) which are charged to expense when incurred for statutory
    purposes rather than on a pro-rata basis over the expected life and gross
    profit stream of the policy for GAAP purposes;

(2) recognition of premium revenues, which for statutory purposes are generally
    recorded as collected or when due during the premium paying period of the
    contract and which for GAAP purposes, for universal life policies and
    investment products, generally only consist of charges assessed to policy
    account balances for cost of insurance, policy administration and
    surrenders. When policy charges received relate to coverage or services to
    be provided in the future, the charges are recognized as revenue on a
    pro-rata basis over the expected life and gross profit stream of the policy.
    Also, for GAAP purposes, premiums for traditional life insurance policies
    are recognized as revenues when they are due from policyholders;

(3) development of liabilities for future policy benefits, which for statutory
    purposes predominantly use interest rate and mortality assumptions
    prescribed by the NAIC which may vary considerably from interest and
    mortality assumptions used under GAAP;

(4) providing for income taxes based on current taxable income only for
    statutory purposes, rather than establishing additional assets or
    liabilities for deferred Federal income taxes to recognize the tax effect
    related to reporting revenues and expenses in different periods for
    financial reporting and tax return purposes or required under GAAP;

(5) excluding certain assets designated as non-admitted assets (e.g., negative
    Interest Maintenance Reserve, and past due agents' balances) from the
    balance sheet for statutory purposes by directly charging surplus;

(6) the calculation of post retirement benefits obligation which, for statutory
    accounting, excludes non-vested employees whereas GAAP liabilities include a
    provision for such employees; statutory and GAAP accounting permit either
    immediate recognition of the liability or straight-line amortization of the
    liability over a period not to exceed 20 years. For GAAP, The Hartford's
    obligation was immediately recognized, whereas for statutory accounting, the
    obligation is being recognized ratably over a 20 year period;

                                      F-6
<PAGE>
(7) establishing a formula reserve for realized and unrealized losses due to
    default and equity risk associated with certain invested assets (Asset
    Valuation Reserve) for statutory purposes; as well as the deferral and
    amortization of realized gains and losses, caused by changes in interest
    rates during the period the asset is held, into income over the remaining
    life to maturity of the asset sold (Interest Maintenance Reserve) for
    statutory purposes; whereas on a GAAP basis, no such formula reserve is
    required and realized gains and losses are recognized in the period the
    asset is sold;

(8) the reporting of reserves and benefits net of reinsurance ceded for
    statutory purposes; whereas on a GAAP basis, reserves are reported gross of
    reinsurance with reserve credits presented as recoverable assets;


(9) the reporting of fixed maturities at amortized cost for statutory purposes,
    whereas GAAP requires that fixed maturities be classified as
    "held-to-maturity," "available-for-sale" or "trading," based on the
    Company's intentions with respect to the ultimate disposition of the
    security and its ability to affect those intentions. The Company's bonds
    were classified on a GAAP basis as available-for-sale and accordingly, those
    investments and common stocks were reflected at fair value with the
    corresponding impact included as a separate component of Stockholder's
    Equity; as well as the change in the basis of the Company's other invested
    assets, which consist primarily of limited partnership investments, which is
    recognized as income under GAAP and as a change in surplus under statutory
    accounting; and


(10) statutory accounting calculates separate account liabilities using
    prescribed actuarial methodologies, which approximate the market value of
    separate account assets less applicable surrender charges. The separate
    account surplus generated by these reserving methods is recorded as an
    amount due to or from the separate account on the statutory basis balance
    sheet, with changes reflected in the statutory basis results of operations.
    On a GAAP basis, separate account assets and liabilities are held at fair
    value.

As of and for the years ended December 31, the significant differences between
Statutory and GAAP basis net income and capital and surplus for the Company are
as follows:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         1999          1998          1997
<S>                                  <C>           <C>           <C>
                                     ----------------------------------------
GAAP Net Income                      $    75,654   $    74,525   $    58,050
Deferral and amortization of policy
 acquisition costs, net                 (272,171)     (331,882)     (345,657)
Change in unearned revenue reserve       (64,915)       23,118         4,058
Deferred taxes                            57,833         2,476        47,092
Separate account expense allowance       214,388       259,287       282,818
Asset impairments and write-downs        (17,250)       17,250            --
Benefit reserve adjustment                11,491         5,360        24,666
Gain on commutation of reinsurance
 (Note 4)                                     --        52,026            --
Prepaid reinsurance premium               (3,524)           --            --
Statutory voluntary reserve               (6,286)           --            --
Other, net                                29,207           466         3,015
                                     ----------------------------------------
               STATUTORY NET INCOME  $    24,427   $   102,626   $    74,042
                                     ----------------------------------------
GAAP Stockholder's Equity            $   676,428   $   648,097   $   570,469
Deferred policy acquisition costs     (1,887,824)   (1,615,653)   (1,283,771)
Unearned revenue reserve                  95,965       160,951       134,789
Deferred taxes                           122,105        68,936        64,522
Separate account expense allowance     1,398,030     1,183,642       924,355
Asset impairments and write-downs             --        17,250            --
Unrealized losses (gains) on
 investments                              26,292       (24,955)      (21,451)
Benefit reserve adjustment                81,111        69,233        16,378
Asset valuation reserve                   (4,935)      (21,782)      (13,670)
Adjustment relating to Lyndon
 contribution (Note 4)                        --            --       (23,671)
Prepaid reinsurance premium               (7,728)       (4,204)           --
Statutory voluntary reserve               (6,286)           --            --
Other, net                                29,718        (5,003)        3,850
                                     ----------------------------------------
      STATUTORY CAPITAL AND SURPLUS  $   522,876   $   476,512   $   371,800
                                     ----------------------------------------
</TABLE>


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<PAGE>
AGGREGATE RESERVES FOR FUTURE BENEFITS AND LIABILITY FOR PREMIUM AND OTHER
DEPOSIT FUNDS

Aggregate reserves for payment of future life, health and annuity benefits were
computed in accordance with applicable actuarial standards. Reserves for life
insurance policies are generally based on the 1958 and 1980 Commissioner's
Standard Ordinary Mortality Tables and various valuation rates ranging from 2.5%
to 6%. Accumulation and on-benefit annuity reserves are based principally on
individual annuity tables at various rates ranging from

2.5% to 8.75% and using the Commissioners Annuity Reserve Valuation Method
("CARVM").

The Company has established separate accounts to segregate the assets and
liabilities of certain life insurance and annuity contracts that must be
segregated from the Company's general assets under the terms of its contracts.
The assets consist primarily of marketable securities and are reported at market
value. Premiums, benefits and expenses of these contracts are reported in the
statutory basis statements of operations.

An analysis of Annuity Actuarial Reserves and Deposit Liabilities by Withdrawal
Characteristics as of December 31, 1999 (including general and separate account
liabilities) is as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                             % of
                                                                 Amount     Total
<S>                                                           <C>           <C>
                                                              --------------------
Subject to discretionary withdrawal:
                                                              --------------------
With market value adjustment                                  $     4,564      0.0%
At book value less current surrender charge of 5% or more       1,427,302      3.2%
At market value                                                42,431,996     95.4%
                                                              --------------------
Total with adjustment or at market value                       43,863,862     98.6%

At book value without adjustment (minimal or no charge or
 adjustment):                                                     573,583      1.3%

Not subject to discretionary withdrawal:                           34,816      0.1%
                                                              --------------------
Total, gross                                                   44,472,261    100.0%
Reinsurance ceded                                                      --
                                                              ------------
Total, net                                                    $44,472,261
                                                              ------------
</TABLE>

INVESTMENTS

Investments in bonds are carried at amortized cost. Bonds that are deemed
ineligible to be held at amortized cost by the NAIC Securities Valuation Office
("SVO") are carried at the appropriate SVO published value. When a reduction in
the value of a security is deemed to be unrecoverable, the decline in value is
reported as a realized loss and the carrying value is adjusted accordingly.
Short-term investments consist of money market funds and are stated at cost,
which approximates fair value. Common stocks are carried at fair value with the
current year change in the difference from cost reflected in surplus. Mortgage
loans, which are carried at cost and approximate fair value, include investments
in assets backed by mortgage loan pools. Other invested assets are generally
recorded at fair value.

The Asset Valuation Reserve ("AVR") is designed to provide a standardized
reserving process for realized and unrealized losses due to default and equity
risks associated with invested assets. The AVR balances were $4,935 and $21,782
as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively. Additionally, the Interest
Maintenance Reserve ("IMR") captures net realized capital gains and losses, net
of applicable income taxes, resulting from changes in interest rates and
amortizes these gains or losses into income over the life of the bond or
mortgage sold. The IMR balance as of December 31, 1999 is an asset balance of
$981 and is reflected as a component of non-admitted assets in Unassigned Funds
in accordance with statutory accounting practices. The IMR balance as of
December 31, 1998 is a liability balance of $452 and is reflected as an other
liability. The net capital (losses) gains transferred to the IMR in 1999, 1998
and 1997 were $(1,255), $852 and $(719), respectively. The amount of income
(expense) amortized from the IMR in 1999, 1998 and 1997 included in the
Company's Statements of Operations, was $178, $(207), and $(85), respectively.
Realized capital gains and losses, net of taxes, not included in the IMR are
reported in the statutory basis statements of operations. Realized investment
gains and losses are determined on a specific identification basis.

CODIFICATION

The NAIC adopted the Codification of Statutory Accounting Principles in March
1998. The proposed effective date for this statutory accounting guidance is
January 1, 2001. It is expected that Connecticut, the Company's domiciliary
state, will adopt these accounting standards and, therefore, the Company will
make the necessary accounting and reporting changes required for implementation.
The Company has not yet determined the impact that these new accounting
standards will have on its statutory basis financial statements.

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<PAGE>
3. INVESTMENTS:

  (A) COMPONENTS OF NET INVESTMENT INCOME

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                1999       1998      1997
<S>                                                           <C>        <C>        <C>
                                                              -----------------------------
Interest income from bonds and short-term investments         $113,646   $123,370   $100,475
Interest income from policy loans                                3,494      3,133     1,958
Interest and dividends from other investments                    6,371      4,482     1,005
                                                              -----------------------------
Gross investment income                                        123,511    130,985   103,438
Less: investment expenses                                        1,189      1,003     1,153
                                                              -----------------------------
                                       NET INVESTMENT INCOME  $122,322   $129,982   $102,285
                                                              -----------------------------
</TABLE>

  (B) COMPONENTS OF NET UNREALIZED CAPITAL (LOSSES) GAINS ON BONDS AND
      SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                1999       1998      1997
<S>                                                           <C>        <C>        <C>
                                                              -----------------------------
Gross unrealized capital gains                                $    561   $ 10,905   $23,357
Gross unrealized capital losses                                 (6,441)      (833)   (1,906)
                                                              -----------------------------
Net unrealized capital (losses) gains                           (5,880)    10,072    21,451
Balance, beginning of year                                      10,072     21,451     7,979
                                                              -----------------------------
CHANGE IN NET UNREALIZED CAPITAL (LOSSES) GAINS ON BONDS AND
                                      SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS  $(15,952)  $(11,379)  $13,472
                                                              -----------------------------
</TABLE>

  (C) COMPONENTS OF NET UNREALIZED CAPITAL GAINS (LOSSES) ON COMMON STOCKS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                               1999     1998      1997
<S>                                                           <C>      <C>       <C>
                                                              --------------------------
Gross unrealized capital gains                                $2,508   $ 2,204   $   537
Gross unrealized capital losses                                  (24)   (1,871)   (1,820)
                                                              --------------------------
Net unrealized capital gains (losses)                          2,484       333    (1,283)
Balance, beginning of year                                       333    (1,283)   (3,447)
                                                              --------------------------
     CHANGE IN NET UNREALIZED CAPITAL GAINS ON COMMON STOCKS  $2,151   $ 1,616   $ 2,164
                                                              --------------------------
</TABLE>

  (D) COMPONENTS OF NET REALIZED CAPITAL (LOSSES) GAINS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                1999      1998     1997
<S>                                                           <C>        <C>      <C>
                                                              --------------------------
Bonds and short-term investments                              $(37,959)  $1,314   $ (120)
Common stocks                                                      104    1,624      421
Other invested assets                                              172       (1)    (307)
                                                              --------------------------
Realized capital (losses) gains                                (37,683)   2,937       (6)
Capital gains benefit                                               --       --     (831)
                                                              --------------------------
Net realized capital (losses) gains                            (37,683)   2,937      825
Less: amounts transferred to the IMR                            (1,255)     852     (719)
                                                              --------------------------
                         NET REALIZED CAPITAL (LOSSES) GAINS  $(36,428)  $2,085   $1,544
                                                              --------------------------
</TABLE>

Sales and maturities of investments in bonds and short-term investments for the
years ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997 resulted in proceeds of $1,367,027,
$1,354,563 and $1,435,820, gross realized capital gains of $1,106, $1,705, and
$964 and gross realized capital losses of $39,065, $391, and $1,084,
respectively, before transfers to the IMR. Sale of common stocks for the years
ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997 resulted in proceeds of $939, $33,088,
and $10,168, gross realized capital gains of $115, $1,688, and $421 and gross
realized capital losses of $11, $64, and $0, respectively.

  (E) DERIVATIVE INVESTMENTS

The Company had no significant derivative holdings as of December 31, 1999, 1998
or 1997.

  (F) CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK

Excluding U.S. government and government agency investments, the Company is not
exposed to any significant concentrations of credit risk in fixed maturities of
a single issuer greater than 10% of capital and surplus as of December 31, 1999.

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<PAGE>
  (G) BONDS, SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS AND COMMON STOCKS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                        1999
                                                                   ----------------------------------------------
                                                                                 Gross       Gross
                                                                   Amortized   Unrealized  Unrealized  Estimated
                                                                      Cost       Gains       Losses    Fair Value
<S>                                                                <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>
                                                                   ----------------------------------------------
U.S. government and government agencies and authorities:
  -- Guaranteed and sponsored                                      $    4,768     $  1      $   (37)   $    4,732
  -- Guaranteed and sponsored -- asset backed                         170,746       --           --       170,746
  States, municipalities and political subdivisions                    10,401       --          (48)       10,353
  International governments                                             7,351       94          (15)        7,430
  Public utilities                                                     18,413       92          (73)       18,432
  All other corporate -- excluding asset-backed                       592,233      374       (6,194)      586,413
  All other corporate -- asset-backed                                 539,688       --           --       539,688
  Short-term investments                                              228,105       --           --       228,105
  Certificates of deposit                                               5,158       --          (74)        5,084
  Parents, subsidiaries and affiliates                                117,057       --           --       117,057
                                                                   ----------------------------------------------
                           TOTAL BONDS AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS  $1,693,920     $561      $(6,441)   $1,688,040
                                                                   ----------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                               Gross       Gross
                                                                             Unrealized  Unrealized  Estimated
                                                                     Cost      Gains       Losses    Fair Value
<S>                                                                <C>       <C>         <C>         <C>
                                                                   --------------------------------------------
    Common stock -- unaffiliated                                   $ 4,562     $1,105     $   (24)    $ 5,643
    Common stock -- affiliated                                      35,384      1,403          --      36,787
                                                                   --------------------------------------------
                                              TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  $39,946     $2,508     $   (24)    $42,430
                                                                   --------------------------------------------
</TABLE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                        1999
                                                                   ----------------------------------------------
                                                                                 Gross       Gross
                                                                   Amortized   Unrealized  Unrealized  Estimated
                                                                      Cost       Gains       Losses    Fair Value
<S>                                                                <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>
                                                                   ----------------------------------------------
U.S. government and government agencies and authorities:
  -- Guaranteed and sponsored                                      $    4,982   $    35      $  (2)    $    5,015
  -- Guaranteed and sponsored -- asset-backed                          75,615        --         --         75,615
States, municipalities and political subdivisions                      10,402       415         --         10,817
International governments                                               7,466       568         --          8,034
Public utilities                                                       94,475     1,330        (39)        95,766
All other corporate -- excluding asset-backed                         607,679     8,473       (792)       615,360
All other corporate -- asset-backed                                   505,900        --         --        505,900
Short-term investments                                                343,783        --         --        343,783
Certificates of deposit                                               130,216        84         --        130,300
Parents, subsidiaries and affiliates                                  117,057        --         --        117,057
                                                                   ----------------------------------------------
                           TOTAL BONDS AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS  $1,897,575   $10,905      $(833)    $1,907,647
                                                                   ----------------------------------------------
</TABLE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                               Gross       Gross
                                                                             Unrealized  Unrealized  Estimated
                                                                     Cost      Gains       Losses    Fair Value
<S>                                                                <C>       <C>         <C>         <C>
                                                                   --------------------------------------------
    Common stock -- unaffiliated                                   $ 4,933     $  290     $   (50)    $ 5,173
    Common stock -- affiliated                                      35,384      1,914      (1,821)     35,477
                                                                   --------------------------------------------
                                              TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  $40,317     $2,204     $(1,871)    $40,650
                                                                   --------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of bonds and short-term investments
as of December 31, 1999 by estimated maturity year are shown below. Asset-backed
securities, including mortgage-backed securities and collaterialized mortgage
obligations, are distributed to maturity year based on the Company's estimates
of the rate of

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<PAGE>
future prepayments of principal over the remaining lives of the securities.
Expected maturities differ from contractual maturities due to call or prepayment
provisions.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                      Amortized     Estimated
             Maturity                    Cost       Fair Value
<S>                                  <C>           <C>
                                     --------------------------
One year or less                      $  545,290    $  543,397
Over one year through five years         692,881       690,476
Over five years through ten years        370,835       369,548
Over ten years                            84,914        84,619
                                     --------------------------
                              TOTAL   $1,693,920    $1,688,040
                                     --------------------------
</TABLE>

Bonds with a carrying value of $10,457 were on deposit as of December 31, 1999
with various regulatory authorities as required.

  (H) FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS-BALANCE SHEET ITEMS (IN MILLIONS):


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                           1999 1998
                                     ------------------------------------------------------
                                       Carrying     Estimated      Carrying     Estimated
                                        Amount      Fair Value      Amount      Fair Value
<S>                                  <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>
                                     ------------------------------------------------------
ASSETS
  Bonds and short-term investments      $1,694        $1,688        $1,898        $1,908
  Common stocks                             42            42            41            41
  Policy loans                              59            59            47            47
  Mortgage loans                            64            64            60            60
  Other invested assets                      3             3             2             2
LIABILITIES
  Deposit funds and other benefits      $2,051        $2,017        $2,078        $2,053
</TABLE>


The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of
each class of financial instruments: fair value of bonds, short-term
investments, common stock, and other invested assets approximate those
quotations published by the NAIC; policy loans and mortgage loans carrying
amounts approximates fair value; and fair value of liabilities on deposit funds
and other benefits is determined by forecasting future cash flows and
discounting the forecasted cash flows at current market rates.

4. REINSURANCE:

The Company cedes insurance to other insurers in order to limit its maximum
losses. Such transfer does not relieve the Company of its primary liability to
the policyholder. Failure of reinsurers to honor their obligations could result
in losses to the Company. The Company reduces this risk by evaluating the
financial condition of reinsurers and monitoring for possible concentrations of
credit risk.

The Company cedes significant portions of its variable annuity business written
since 1994 to RGA Reinsurance Company ("RGA"). Certain core annuity products
were excluded from this reinsurance arrangement beginning in the second quarter
of 1999 and, as such, the amounts ceded to RGA have declined significantly.

In 1995, The Hartford was "spun-off" from ITT Industries, Inc. and became its
own, autonomous entity. In conjunction with this spin-off, the assets and
liabilities of Lyndon Insurance Company (Lyndon) were merged into the Company.
The statutory net assets contributed to the Company as a result of this
transaction were approximately $112 million and were reflected as an increase in
Gross Paid-In and Contributed Surplus at December 31, 1995. This amount was
approximately $41 million lower than the value of net assets contributed on a
GAAP basis.

The majority of the business written in Lyndon was assumed from an unaffiliated
insurer. In 1998, this unaffiliated insurer recaptured the inforce blocks of
business it had been ceding to the Company through Lyndon. In conjunction with
this commutation transaction, the Company transferred statutory basis reserves
of $26,404. Additionally, the Company received fair value consideration for the
bonds it transferred which exceeded the statutory statement value of these
assets by $25,622. As a result of this activity, the Company recognized a
pre-tax gain from this transaction of $52,026 in its 1998 Statements of
Operations.

There were no material reinsurance recoverables from reinsurers outstanding as
of and for the years ended, December 31, 1999 and 1998.

                                      F-11
<PAGE>
The effect of reinsurance as of and for the years ended December 31, is
summarized as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1999                                    Direct       Assumed        Ceded          Net
<S>                                  <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>
                                     ------------------------------------------------------
Aggregate Reserves for Future
 Benefits                             $  784,502     $    53     $  (192,934)   $  591,621
Policy and Contract Claim
 Liabilities                          $    7,827     $   203     $      (353)   $    7,677

Premium and Annuity Considerations    $  674,219     $ 1,261     $   (53,691)   $  621,789
Annuity and Other Fund Deposits       $6,195,917     $    --     $(3,204,554)   $2,991,363
Death, Annuity, Disability and
 Other Benefits                       $   65,251     $ 1,104     $   (12,713)   $   53,642
Surrenders                            $2,541,449     $    --     $(1,290,636)   $1,250,813
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1998                                    Direct       Assumed        Ceded          Net
<S>                                  <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>
                                     ------------------------------------------------------
Aggregate Reserves for Future
 Benefits                             $  713,375     $    50     $  (134,285)   $  579,140
Policy and Contract Claim
 Liabilities                          $    5,895     $    85     $      (313)   $    5,667

Premium and Annuity Considerations    $  483,328     $24,954     $   (38,939)   $  469,343
Annuity and Other Fund Deposits       $6,461,470     $    --     $(4,410,219)   $2,051,251
Death, Annuity, Disability and
 Other Benefits                       $   64,331     $ 1,574     $   (16,401)   $   49,504
Surrenders                            $1,481,797     $    --     $  (742,134)   $  739,663
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1997                                    Direct       Assumed        Ceded          Net
<S>                                  <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>
                                     ------------------------------------------------------
Premium and Annuity Considerations    $  266,427     $51,630     $   (21,412)   $  296,645
Annuity and Other Fund Deposits       $6,515,347     $    --     $(4,534,101)   $1,981,246
Death, Annuity, Disability and
 Other Benefits                       $   79,779     $   839     $    (7,126)   $   73,492
Surrenders                            $  882,094     $    --     $  (427,677)   $  454,417
</TABLE>

5. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS:

Transactions between the Company and its affiliates, relate principally to tax
settlements, reinsurance, insurance coverages, rental and service fees, capital
contributions and payments of dividends. In addition, certain affiliated
insurance companies purchased group annuity contracts from the Company to fund
pension costs and claim annuities to settle casualty claims. Substantially all
general insurance expenses related to the Company, including rent and benefit
plan expenses, are initially paid by The Hartford. Direct expenses are allocated
using specific identification and indirect expenses are allocated using other
applicable methods. Indirect expenses include those for corporate areas which,
depending on type, are allocated based on either a percentage of direct expenses
or on utilization.

The Company has also invested in bonds of its affiliates, Hartford Financial
Services Corporation and HL Investment Advisors, Inc., and common stock of its
subsidiary, Hartford Life, LTD.

For additional information, see Notes 4, 6, and 8.

6. FEDERAL INCOME TAXES:

The Company and The Hartford have entered into a tax sharing agreement under
which each member in the consolidated U.S. Federal income tax return will make
payments between them such that, with respect to any period, the amount of taxes
to be paid by the Company, subject to certain adjustments, generally will be
determined as though the Company were filing separate Federal, state and local
income tax returns.

As long as The Hartford continues to own at least 80% of the combined voting
power and 80% of the value of the outstanding capital stock of HLI, the Company
will be included for Federal income tax purposes in the affiliated group of
which The Hartford is the common parent. The Hartford and its non-life
subsidiaries filed a single consolidated Federal income tax return for 1998 and
1997 and intend to file a separate consolidated Federal income tax return for
1999. The life insurance companies filed a separate consolidated Federal income
tax return for 1998 and 1997 and intend to file a separate consolidated Federal
income tax return for 1999. Federal income taxes (received) paid by the Company
for operations and capital gains (losses) were $(8,815), $25,780, and $(14,499)
in 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively. The effective tax rate was (73)%, 27%, and
(28)% in 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively.

                                      F-12
<PAGE>
The following schedule provides a reconciliation of the tax provision (including
realized capital gains(losses)) at the U.S. Federal Statutory rate to Federal
income tax (benefit) expense (in millions):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              1999   1998   1997
<S>                                                           <C>    <C>    <C>
                                                              ------------------
Tax provision at U.S. Federal Statutory rate                  $ 5    $48    $ 20
Tax deferred acquisition costs                                 31     25      25
Statutory to tax reserve differences                           (7)     8       1
Investments                                                   (31)   (60)    (61)
Other                                                          (8)    15      (1)
                                                              ------------------
                        FEDERAL INCOME TAX (BENEFIT) EXPENSE  $(10)  $36    $(16)
                                                              ------------------
</TABLE>

7. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS AND SHAREHOLDER DIVIDEND RESTRICTIONS:

The maximum amount of dividends which can be paid to shareholders by Connecticut
domiciled insurance companies, without prior approval, is generally restricted
to the greater of 10% of surplus as of the preceding December 31st or the net
gain from operations for the previous year. Dividends are paid as determined by
the Board of Directors and are not cumulative. No dividends were paid in 1999,
1998 or 1997. The amount available for dividend in 2000 is approximately
$60,855.

8. PENSION, RETIREMENT, AND OTHER POST-RETIREMENT AND POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS:

All employees that work for The Hartford's life insurance companies are included
in The Hartford's non-contributory defined benefit pension plans. These plans
provide pension benefits that are based on years of service and the employee's
compensation during the last ten years of employment. The Hartford's funding
policy is to contribute annually an amount between the minimum funding
requirements set forth in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
as amended, and the maximum amount that can be deducted for U.S. Federal income
tax purposes. Generally, pension costs are funded through the purchase of group
pension contracts sold by affiliates. The costs that were allocated to the
Company for pension related expenses were $762, $1,045 and $840 for 1999, 1998
and 1997, respectively.


Employees of The Hartford's life insurance companies are also provided, through
The Hartford, certain health care and life insurance benefits for eligible
retired employees. The contribution for health care benefits depends on the
retiree's date of retirement and years of service. In addition, this benefit
plan has a defined dollar cap, which limits average company contributions. The
Hartford has prefunded a portion of the health care and life insurance
obligations through trust funds where such prefunding can be accomplished on a
tax effective basis. Postretirement health care and life insurance benefits
expense allocated to the Company was not material to the results of operations
for 1999, 1998 or 1997.


The assumed rate in the per capita cost of health care (the health care trend
rate) was 7.1% for 1999, decreasing ratably to 5.0% in the year 2003. Increasing
the health care trend rates by one percent per year would have an immaterial
impact on the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation and the annual
expense. To the extent that the actual experience differs from the inherent
assumptions, the effect will be amortized over the average future service of
covered employees.

Substantially all of The Hartford's life insurance companies' employees are
eligible to participate in The Hartford's Investment and Savings Plan. Under
this plan, designated contributions, which may be invested in Class A Common
Stock of HLI or certain other investments, are matched to a limit of 3% of
compensation.

9. SEPARATE ACCOUNTS:

The Company maintains separate account assets totaling $44.9 billion and $32.9
billion as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively. Separate account assets
are segregated from other investments and reported at fair value. Separate
account liabilities are determined in accordance with prescribed actuarial
methodologies, which approximate the market value less applicable surrender
charges. The resulting surplus is recorded in the general account statement of
operations as a component of Net Transfers to Separate Accounts. The Company's
separate accounts are non-guaranteed, wherein the policyholder assumes
substantially all the investment risk and rewards. Investment income (including
investment gains and losses) and interest credited to policyholders on separate
account assets are not separately reflected in the statutory statements of
operations.

Separate account management fees, net of minimum guarantees, were $493 million,
$363 million, and $252 million in 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively, and are
recorded as a component of fee income on the Company's statutory basis
Statements of Operations.

                                      F-13
<PAGE>
10. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES:

  (A) LITIGATION

The Company is involved in pending and threatened litigation in the normal
course of its business in which claims for alleged economic and punitive damages
have been asserted. Some of these cases have been filed as purported class
actions and some cases have been filed in certain jurisdictions that permit
punitive damage awards disproportionate to the actual damages incurred. Although
there can be no assurances, at the present time, the Company does not anticipate
that the ultimate liability, arising from such pending or threatened litigation,
will have a material adverse effect on the statutory capital and surplus of the
Company.

  (B) GUARANTY FUNDS

Under insurance guaranty fund laws in each state, the District of Columbia and
Puerto Rico, insurers licensed to do business can be assessed by state insurance
guaranty associations for certain obligations of insolvent insurance companies
to policyholders and claimants. Recent regulatory actions against certain large
life insurers encountering financial difficulty have prompted various state
insurance guaranty associations to begin assessing life insurance companies for
the deemed losses. Most of these laws do provide, however, that an assessment
may be excused or deferred if it would threaten an insurer's solvency and
further provide annual limits on such assessments. Part of the assessments paid
by the Company pursuant to these laws may be used as credits for a portion of
the associated premium taxes. The Company paid guaranty fund assessments of
approximately $523, $1,043 and $1,544 in 1999, 1998, and 1997, respectively, of
which $318, $995, and $548 in 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively were estimated
to be creditable against premium taxes.

  (C) TAX MATTERS

The Company's Federal income tax returns are routinely audited by the Internal
Revenue Service ("IRS"). The Company's 1997 and 1996 Federal income tax returns
are currently under audit by the IRS. As of March 31, 2000, the audit was in its
initial stage and no material issues had been raised.

                                      F-14
<PAGE>



                                     PART C


<PAGE>




                                OTHER INFORMATION

Item 27.  Exhibits

         (a)      Resolution of the Board of Directors of Hartford Life and
                  Annuity Insurance Company ("Hartford") authorizing the
                  establishment of the Separate Account.(1)

         (b)      Not Applicable.

         (c)      Principal Underwriting Agreement.(2)

         (d)      Form of Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policy.(3)

         (e)      Form of Application for Flexible Premium Variable Life
                  Insurance Policies.(3)

         (f)      Certificate of Incorporation of Hartford (2) and Bylaws of
                  Hartford.(2)

         (g)      Contracts of Reinsurance.(3)

         (h)      Form of Participation Agreement.(3)

         (i)      Not Applicable.

         (j)      Not Applicable.

         (k)      Opinion and consent of Lynda Godkin, Senior Vice President,
                  General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.

         (l)      Opinion and Consent of Thomas P. Kalmbach, FSA., MAAA.

         (m)      Not Applicable.

         (n)      Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP, Independent Public
                  Accountants.

         (o)      The financial statement are incorporated by reference.(4)

         (p)      Not Applicable.

         (q)      Memorandum describing transfer and redemption procedures.(1)

         (r)      Power of Attorney.

         (s)      Organizational Chart.

- -------------
(1)      Incorporated by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the
         Registration Statement on Form S-6, File No. 33-61267, of Hartford Life
         and Annuity Insurance Company filed with the Securities and Exchange
         Commission on January 23, 1996.

(2)      Incorporated by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the
         Registration Statement on Form S-6, File No. 33-61267, of Hartford Life
         and Annuity Insurance Company filed with the Securities and Exchange
         Commission on August 28, 1996.

(3)      Incorporated by reference to the Initial filing to the Registration
         Statement on Form S-6, File No. 333-83057, on July 16, 1999.

(4)      Incorporated by reference to the Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the
         Registration Statement on Form S-6, File No. 333-83057, on October 22,
         1999.

<PAGE>


Item 28.  Officers and Directors.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NAME                            POSITION WITH HARTFORD
<S>                             <C>
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
David A. Carlson                Vice President
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Peter W. Cummins                Senior Vice President
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bruce W. Ferris                 Vice President
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Timothy M. Fitch                Vice President & Actuary
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mary Jane B. Fortin             Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
David T. Foy                    Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer,
                                Director*
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lynda Godkin                    Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary,
                                Director*
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lois W. Grady                   Senior Vice President
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Stephen T. Joyce                Senior Vice President
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Michael D. Keeler               Vice President
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Robert A. Kerzner               Senior Vice President
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thomas M. Marra                 President, Director*
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Steven L. Matthiesen            Vice President
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Deanne Osgood                   Vice President
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Craig R. Raymond                Senior Vice President and Chief Actuary
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lowndes A. Smith                Chief Executive Officer, Director*
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
David M. Znamierowski           Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Director*
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

Unless otherwise indicated, the principal business address of each of the above
individuals is P.O. Box 2999, Hartford, CT 06104-2999.

*  Denotes Board of Directors of Hartford.

Item 29.  Persons Controlled By or Under Common Control with the Depositor or
          Registrant

          Filed herewith as Exhibit (s).

Item 30:  Indemnification



         Sections 33-770 to 33-778, inclusive, of the Connecticut General
         Statutes ("CGS") provide that a corporation may provide indemnification
         of or advance expenses to a director, officer, employee or agent.
         Reference is hereby made to Section 33-771(e) of CGS regarding
         indemnification of directors and Section 33-776(d) of CGS regarding
         indemnification of officers, employees and agents of Connecticut
         corporations. These statutes provide, in general, that Connecticut
         corporations incorporated prior to January 1, 1997 shall, except to the
         extent that their certificate of incorporation expressly provides
         otherwise, indemnify their directors, officers, employees and agents
         against "liability" (defined as the obligation to pay a judgment,
         settlement, penalty, fine, including an excise tax assessed with
         respect to an employee benefit plan, or reasonable expenses incurred
         with respect to a proceeding) when (1) a determination is made pursuant
         to Section 33-775 that the party seeking indemnification has met the
         standard of conduct set forth in Section 33-771 or (2) a court has
         determined that indemnification is appropriate pursuant to Section
         33-774. Under Section 33-775, the determination of and the
         authorization for indemnification are made (a) by the disinterested
         directors, as defined in Section 33-770(3); (b) by special counsel; (c)
         by the shareholders; or (d) in the case of indemnification of an
         officer, agent or employee of the corporation, by the general counsel
         of the corporation or such other officer(s) as the board of directors
         may specify. Also, Section 33-772 provides that a corporation shall
         indemnify an individual who was wholly successful on the merits or
         otherwise against reasonable expenses incurred by him in connection
         with a proceeding to which he was a party because he was a director of
         the corporation. In the case of a proceeding by or in the right of the
         corporation or with respect to conduct for which the director, officer,
         agent or employee was adjudged liable on the basis that he received a
         financial benefit to which he was not entitled, indemnification is
         limited to reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the
         proceeding against the corporation to which the individual was named a
         party.

         Under the Depositor's bylaws, the Depositor must indemnify both
         directors and officers of the Depositor for (1) any claims and
         liabilities to which they become subject by reason of being or having
         been directors or officers of the Depositor and (2) legal and other
         expenses incurred in defending against such claims, in each case, to
         the extent such is consistent with statutory provisions.

         Section 33-777 of CGS specifically authorizes a corporation to procure
         indemnification insurance on behalf of an individual who was a
         director, officer, employer or agent of the corporation. Consistent
         with the statute, the directors and officers of the Depositor and
         Hartford Equity Sales Company, Inc. ("HESCO") are covered under a
         directors and


<PAGE>

         officers liability insurance policy issued to The Hartford Financial
         Services Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

         Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
         Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
         persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or
         otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
         Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against
         public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
         In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities
         (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid
         by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
         successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by
         such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
         securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion
         of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
         submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
         indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act
         and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

<PAGE>

Item 31.  Principal Underwriters

          (a) HESCO acts as principal underwriter for the following
              investment companies:

          Hartford Life Insurance Company - Separate Account VL I
          Hartford Life Insurance Company - Separate Account VL II
          Hartford Life Insurance Company - ICMG Secular Trust Separate
          Account
          Hartford Life Insurance Company - ICMG Registered Variable
          Life Separate Account A
          Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company - Separate
          Account VL I
          Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company - Separate
          Account VL II
          Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company - ICMG Registered
          Variable Life Separate Account One

          (b) Directors and Officers of HESCO

                  Name and Principal        Positions and Offices
                   Business Address           With  Underwriter
                   ----------------          ---------------------
                   David A. Carlson         Vice President
                   Peter W. Cummins         Senior Vice President
                   David T. Foy             Treasurer
                   Lynda Godkin             Senior Vice President, General
                                            Counsel and Corporate Secretary
                   George R. Jay            Controller
                   Robert A. Kerzner        Executive Vice President, Director
                   Thomas M. Marra          Executive Vice President, Director
                   Donald R. Salama         Vice President
                   Lowndes A. Smith         President and Chief Executive
                                            Officer, Director
<PAGE>

Unless otherwise indicated, the principal business address of each the above
individuals is P.O. Box 2999, Hartford, CT 06104-2999.

Item 32. Location of Accounts and Records

All of the accounts, books, records or other documents required to be kept by
Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and rules thereunder, are
maintained by Hartford at 200 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, Connecticut 06089.

Item 33. Management Services

All management contracts are discussed in Part A and Part B of the Registration
Statement dated November 1, 1999 and filed with the Commission on October 22,
1999.

Item 34.   Representation of Reasonableness of Fees

Hartford hereby represents that the aggregate fees and charges under the Policy
are reasonable in relation to the services rendered, the expenses expected to be
incurred, and the risks assumed by Hartford.

<PAGE>

                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act and the Investment Company
Act, the Registrant certifies that it has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in
the Town of Simsbury, and State of Connecticut on the day of April 12, 2000.


HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE
COMPANY SEPARATE ACCOUNT VL I
 (Registrant)

*By: David T. Foy
     -------------------------------------------------
     David T. Foy, Senior Vice President and Treasurer

                                                    *By:/s/ Marianne O'Doherty
                                                         ---------------------
                                                            Marianne O'Doherty
                                                            Attorney-In-Fact
HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE
COMPANY
 (Depositor)

*By: David T. Foy
     --------------------------------------------------
     David T. Foy, Senior Vice President and Treasurer


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons and in the capacities and on
the dates indicated.

David T. Foy, Senior Vice President, Chief
     Financial Officer and Treasurer, Director*
Lynda Godkin, Senior Vice President, General
     Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Director*
Thomas M. Marra, President, Director*              *By: /s/ Marianne O'Doherty
Lowndes A. Smith, Chief Executive Officer,             -----------------------
     Director*                                              Marianne O'Doherty
David M. Znamierowski, Senior Vice President                Attorney-in-Fact
     and Chief Investment Officer, Director*              Date:  April 12, 2000


<PAGE>

                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


1.5      Opinion and Consent of Lynda Godkin, Senior Vice President, General
         Counsel and Corporate Secretary.

1.6      Consent of Thomas P. Kalmbach, FSA, MAAA.

1.7      Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP, Independent Public Accountants.

1.8      Power of Attorney.

1.9      Organizational Chart.


<PAGE>



                                         [LOGO]
                                         [HARTFORD LIFE]
April 6, 2000

                                          LYNDA GODKIN, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT,
                                          GENERAL COUNSEL & CORPORATE SECRETARY


Board of Directors
Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company
200 Hopmeadow Street
Simsbury, CT  06089

RE:      Separate Account VL I
         Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company
         File No. 333-93319

Dear Sir/Madam:

I have acted as General Counsel to Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance
Company (the "Company"), a Connecticut insurance company, and Hartford Life
and Annuity Insurance Company Separate Account VL I (the "Account") in
connection with the registration of an indefinite amount of securities in the
form of flexible premium variable life insurance policies (the "Policies")
with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended. I have examined such documents (including the Form S-6
Registration Statement) and reviewed such questions of law as I considered
necessary and appropriate, and on the basis of such examination and review,
it is my opinion that:

1.   The Company is a corporation duly organized and validly existing as a
     stock life insurance company under the laws of the State of Connecticut
     and is duly authorized by the Insurance Department of the State of
     Connecticut to issue the Policies.

2.   The Account is a duly authorized and validly existing separate account
     established pursuant to the provisions of Section 38a-433 of the
     Connecticut Statutes.

3.   To the extent so provided under the Policies, that portion of the
     assets of the Account equal to the reserves and other contract
     liabilities with respect to the Account will not be chargeable with
     liabilities arising out of any other business that the Company may
     conduct.

4.   The Policies, when issued as contemplated by the Form S-6 Registration
     Statement, will constitute legal, validly issued and binding
     obligations of the Company.

I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Form S-6
Registration Statement for the Policies and the Account.

Sincerely,

/s/ Lynda Godkin

Lynda Godkin

<PAGE>



                                                   [LOGO]
                                                   [HARTFORD LIFE]

                                     Thomas P. Kalmbach, FSA, MAAA
                                     Actuary

April 6, 2000

Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.   20549

RE:      Separate Account VL I
         Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company
         File No. 333-93319

Dear Sir/Madam:

This opinion is furnished in connection with the Form S-6 Registration
Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Securities Act"), of
a certain flexible premium variable life insurance policy (the "Policy") that
will be offered and sold by Hartford Life Insurance Company and certain units
of interest to be issued in connection with the Policy.

The hypothetical illustrations of the Policy issued in the Form S-6
Registration Statement accurately reflect reasonable estimates of projected
performance of the Policy under the stipulated rates of investment return,
the contractual expense deductions and guaranteed cost-of-insurance rates,
and utilizing a reasonable estimation for expected fund operating expenses.

I hereby consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Form S-6
Registration Statement and to the reference to my name under the heading
"Experts" in the Statement of Additional Information included as part of such
Form S-6 Registration Statement.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Thomas P. Kalmbach

Thomas P. Kalmbach



<PAGE>



                                                         ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP



                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
                    -----------------------------------------


As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the use of our
reports (and to all references to our Firm) included in or made a part of
this Registration Statement File No. 333-93319 for Hartford Life and Annuity
Insurance Company Separate Account VL I on Form S-6.




                                                      /s/ Arthur Andersen LLP
Hartford, Connecticut
April 11, 2000


<PAGE>

                   HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                                  David T. Foy
                                  Lynda Godkin
                                 Thomas M. Marra
                                Lowndes A. Smith
                              David M. Znamierowski

do hereby jointly and severally authorize Lynda Godkin, Christine Repasy,
Marianne O'Doherty, Thomas S. Clark and Marta Czekajewski to sign as their agent
any Registration Statement, pre-effective amendment, post-effective amendment
and any application for exemptive relief of the Hartford Life and Annuity
Insurance Company under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company
Act of 1940, and do hereby ratify such signatures heretofore made by such
persons.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Power of Attorney for the
purpose herein set forth.


/s/ David T. Foy
- --------------------------------            Dated as of January 15, 2000
David T. Foy


/s/ Lynda Godkin
- --------------------------------            Dated as of January 15, 2000
Lynda Godkin


/s/ Thomas M. Marra
- --------------------------------            Dated as of January 15, 2000
Thomas M. Marra


/s/ Lowndes A. Smith
- --------------------------------            Dated as of January 15, 2000
Lowndes A. Smith


/s/ David M. Znamierowski
- --------------------------------            Dated as of January 15, 2000
David M. Znamierowski



<PAGE>


                                                     ORGANIZATIONAL CHART


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

<S>                                                                                        <C>

                                           THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
                                                           (DELAWARE)
                                                                |
                                                                ---------------------------------------------
                                                     NUTMEG INSURANCE COMPANY                               |
                                                           (CONNECTICUT)                         THE HARTFORD INVESTMENT
                                                                |                                   MANAGEMENT COMPANY
                                                 HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY                         (DELAWARE)
                                                           (CONNECTICUT)                                    |
                                                                |                                           |
                                            HARTFORD ACCIDENT AND INDEMNITY COMPANY                HARTFORD INVESTMENT
                                                           (CONNECTICUT)                              SERVICES, INC.
                                                                |                                      (CONNECTICUT)
                                                       HARTFORD LIFE, INC.
                                                           (DELAWARE)
                                                                |
                                          HARTFORD LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY
                                                           (CONNECTICUT)
                                                                |
                                                                |
                                                                |
        -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        |          |       |              |                   |                |               |             |             |
  HARTFORD LIFE    |       |              |                   |                |               |          PLANCO         PLANCO
INTERNATIONAL, LTD.|       |              |                   |                |               |         FINANCIAL    INCORPORATED
  (CONNECTICUT)    |       |              |                   |                |               |         SERVICES,   (PENNSYLVANIA)
                   |       |              |                   |                |               |       INCORPORATED
                   |       |              |                   |                |               |       (PENNSYLVANIA)
                   |       |              |                   |                |               |
                   |   HART LIFE   HARTFORD FINANCIAL   HARTFORD LIFE       HARTFORD        AMERICAN
                   |   INSURANCE     SERVICES LIFE    INSURANCE COMPANY    FINANCIAL      MATURITY LIFE
                   |    COMPANY    INSURANCE COMPANY    (CONNECTICUT)    SERVICES, LLC  INSURANCE COMPANY
                   | (CONNECTICUT)   (CONNECTICUT)            |           (DELAWARE)      (CONNECTICUT)
                   |                                          |                |               |
                   |      -------------------------------------                |       AML FINANCIAL, INC.
                   |      |                 |                 |                |         (CONNECTICUT)
                   |SERVUS LIFE          HARTFORD          HARTFORD            |
                   | INSURANCE         INTERNATIONAL       LIFE AND            |
                   |  COMPANY        LIFE REASSURANCE  ANNUITY INSURANCE       |
                   |(CONNECTICUT)      CORPORATION         COMPANY             |
                   |                  (CONNECTICUT)     (CONNECTICUT)          |
                   |                                          |                |
                   |                                          |                |
                   |                                       HARTFORD            |
                   |                                      LIFE, LTD.           |
                   |                                      (BERMUDA)            |
                   |                                                           |
                   |                                                           |
         ----------|                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------
         |                                         |                     |                  |                            |
   INTERNATIONAL                            HL INVESTMENT           HARTFORD       HARTFORD SECURITIES      HARTFORD-COMPREHENSIVE
     CORPORATE                              ADVISORS, LLC         EQUITY SALES        DISTRIBUTION                  EMPLOYEE
MARKETING GROUP, INC.                       (CONNECTICUT)         COMPANY, INC.       COMPANY, INC.              BENEFIT SERVICE
   (CONNECTICUT)                                 |                (CONNECTICUT)       (CONNECTICUT)                  COMPANY
         |                                       |                                                                (CONNECTICUT)
         |                                       |
   THE EVERGREEN                         HARTFORD INVESTMENT
    GROUP, INC.                          FINANCIAL SERVICES
    (NEW YORK)                                 COMPANY
                                              (DELAWARE)
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                        <C>

                                           THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
                                                           (DELAWARE)
                                                                |
                                                     NUTMEG INSURANCE COMPANY
                                                           (CONNECTICUT)
                                                                |
                                                 HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
                                                           (CONNECTICUT)
                                                                |
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     |           |                                              |
     |           |                            Hartford Accidental and Indemnity Company
     |           |                                         (Connecticut)
     |           |                                              |
     |           |                                      Hartford Life, Inc
     |           |                                           (Delaware)
     |           |                                              |
     |           |                          Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company
     |           |                                        (Connecticut)
     |           |                                              |
     |           |                                         HARTFORD LIFE
     |           |                                -------INTERNATIONAL LTD.
     |           |                                |       (CONNECTICUT)
     |           |                                |             |
     |           |                                |        ITT HARTFORD
     |           |                                |    ----SUDAMERICANA
     |           |                                |   |     HOLDING S.A.
     |           |                                |   |    (ARGENTINA)
     |           |                                |   |------------------------------------------------------
     |           |                                |   |                               |                      |
     |           |                                |   |      ITT HARTFORD          GALICIA              INSTITUTO DE
     |           |                                |   |        SEGUROS          VIDA COMPANIA        SALTA COMPANIA DE
     |           |                                |   |------DE VIDA S.A.      DE SEGUROS S.A.      SEGUROS DE VIDA S.A.
     |           |                                |   |       (URUGUAY)          (ARGENTINA)            (ARGENTINA)
     |           |                                |   |
     |           |             ICATU              |   |        HARTFORD
     |           |            HARTFORD            |   |---SEGUROS DE VIDA S.A.
     |           |          SEGUROS S.A.----------|   |       (ARGENTINA)
     |           |            (BRAZIL)                |
     |           |                |                   |
     |           |                |                   |        HARTFORD
     |           |   -- ----------|                   |-------SEGUROS DE
     |           |   |            |                   |       RETIRO S.A.
     |           |   |            |                   |       (ARGENTINA)
     |-----------|----------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     |           |   |            |                   |
     |           |   |      ICATU HARTFORD            |  CONSULTORA DE CAPITALES
     |           |   |     FUNDO DE PENSAO            |   S.A. SOCIEDAD GERENTE
     |           |   |         (BRAZIL)               |----DE FONDOS COMUNES
     |           |   |            |                   |      DE ENVERSION
     |           |   |            |                   |       (ARGENTINA)
     |           |   |      ICATU HARTFORD            |
     |           |   |    CAPITALIZACAO S.A.          |          CLARIDAD
     |           |   |         (BRAZIL)               |     ADMINISTRADORA DE
     |           |   |            |                   |---FONDOS DE JUBILACIONES
     |           |   |        BRAZILCAP               |      Y PENSIONES S.A.
     |           |   |     CAPITALIZACAO S.A.         |       (ARGENTINA)
     |           |   |         (BRAZIL)               |
     |           |   |                                |
     |           |    --------------------------      |
     |           |---------------              |      |
     |                          |              |      |
HARTFORD FIRE               HARTFORD FIRE      |      |------- SEGPOOL S.A.
INTERNATIONAL------------INTERNATIONAL, LTD.   |      |        (ARGENTINA)
(GERMANY) GMBH              (CONNECTICUT)      |      |
(WEST GERMANY)                                 |      |
                                               |      |
                           ICATU HARTFORD      |      |         THESIS S.A.
                            ADMINISTRACAO      |      |-------- (ARGENTINA)
                          DE BENEFICIOS LTDA-- |      |
                              (BRAZIL)                |
                                                      |
                                                      |
                                                      |
                                                      |--------- U.O.R., S.A.
                                                                 (ARGENTINA)


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                                           THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
                                                           (DELAWARE)
                                                                |
                                                     NUTMEG INSURANCE COMPANY
                                                           (CONNECTICUT)
                                                                |
                                                 HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
                                                           (CONNECTICUT)
                                                                |
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                                                                                                      |                         |
                                                                                         THE HARTFORD INTERNATIONAL             |
                |-----------------------------------------------------------------------FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.          |
                |                                 |                    |                          (DELAWARE)                    |
                |                                 |                    |         ----------------------|-----------------       |
                |                                 |                    |         |                     |         |       |      |
             ZWOLSCHE                             |                    |    ITT HARTFORD         LONDON AND      |   HARTFORD   |
          ALGEMEENE N.V.                          |                    | INTERNATIONAL, LTD.     EDINBURGH       | EUROPE, INC. |
          (NETHERLANDS)                           |                    |       (U.K.)       INSURANCE GROUP, LTD.|  (DELAWARE)  |
                |                                 |                    |                           (U.K.)        |              |
                |                                 |                    |                             |           |              |
                |                                 |                    |                -------------            |              |
                |                                 |                    |                |                        |              |
                |                           ITT ASSURANCES      HARTFORD INTERNATIONAL  |    LONDON AND          -THE HARTFORD  |
                |                              S.A.              INSURANCE CO., N.V.    |---  EDINBURGH          INTERNATIONAL  |
                |    ZWOLSCHE ALGEMEENE      (FRANCE)                (BELGIUM)          | INSURANCE CO., LTD.      FINANCIAL    |
                |----SCHADEVERZEKERING                                   |              |        (U.K.)            SERVICES     |
        --------|          N.V.-----------------------------------       |              |            |             GROUP CIA    |
        |       |      (NETHERLANDS)                              |      |              |            |            DE SEGUROS Y  |
       Z.A.     |                                                 |      |              |   EXCESS INSURANCE     REASEGUROS S.A.|
- --VERZEKERINGEN |                                                 |      |              |     COMPANY LTD.          (SPAIN)     |
|      N.V.     |      ZWOLSCHE ALGEMEENE                         |      |              |        (U.K.)                         |
|  (BELGIUM)    |------HERVERZEKERING B.V.                        |      |              |                                       |
|   |      -----|        (NETHERLANDS)                            |      |              |      LONDON AND                       |
|   |     |     |                                                 |      |              |--- EDINBURGH LIFE                     |
| Z.A. LUX S.A. |                                                 |      |              |  ASSURANCE CO., LTD.                  |
| (LUXEMBURG)   |    ZWOLSCHE ALGEMEENE                           |      |              |         (U.K.)                        |
|               |--LEVENS-VERZEKERING N.V.------------            |      |              |                                       |
|               |      (NETHERLANDS)                 |            |      |              |                                       |
- ----------------|------------------------------------|------------|------|--------------|---------------------------------------|
|               |                                    |            |      |              |                                       |
|       --------                                     |            |      |              |                                       |
|       |       |                                    |            |      |              |                                       |
|   ZWOLSCHE    |    ZWOLSCHE ALGEMEENE       ZWOLSCHE ALGEMEENE  |      |              |                                       |
|  ALGEMEENE    |-----HYPOTHEKEN N.V.        BELEGGINGEN III B.V. |      |              |                                       |
|  EUROPA B.V.  |      (NETHERLANDS)             (NETHERLANDS)    |      |              |                                       |
| (NETHERLANDS) |                                       ----------       |              |                                       |
- --------|       |                                       |                |              |                                       |
                |      EXPLOITATIEMAAT-          BELEGGINGSMAAT-         |              |                                       |
                |-----   SCHAPPIJ                 SCHAPPIJ               |              |                                       |
                |      BUIZERDLAAN B.V.          BUIZERDLAAN B.V.        |              |                                       |
                |        (NETHERLANDS)             (NETHERLANDS)         |              |                                       |
                |                                                        |              |                                       |
                |                                                        |              |                                  -----
                |          HOLLAND                                       |              |--------------------------        |
                |---- BELEGGINGSGROEP B.V.                               |              |                          |       |
                        (NETHERLANDS)                                    |              |-----------------         |       |
                                                                         |       -------|                 |        |       |
                                                                         |       |      |                 |        |       |
                                                                         |       |      |                 |        |       |
                                                                    F.A. KNIGHT  |  MACALISTER &    LONDON AND     | HARTFORD FIRE
                                                                     & SON N.V.  |  DUNDAS, LTD.     EDINBURGH     | INTERNATIONAL
                                                                     (BELGIUM)   |   (SCOTLAND)     TRUSTEES, LTD. |   SERVICIOS
                                                                                 |                    (U.K.)       |    (SPAIN)
                                                                                  -------------------------        -----------
                                                                                        |                 |                |
                                                                                    FENCOURT           QUOTEL        LONDON AND
                                                                                  PRINTERS, LTD.      INSURANCE       EDINBURGH
                                                                                     (U.K.)         SYSTEMS, LTD.  SERVICES, LTD.
                                                                                                       (U.K.)           (U.K.)
                                                                                                          |
                                                                                                      EUROSURE
                                                                                                      INSURANCE
                                                                                                    MARKETING, LTD.
                                                                                                        (U.K.)

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