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HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
CRC-REGISTERED TRADEMARK- (COMPOUND RATE CONTRACT)
SUPPLEMENT DATED DECEMBER 20, 1995 TO THE HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
CRC-REGISTERED TRADEMARK- (COMPOUND RATE CONTRACT) PROSPECTUS DATED MAY 1,
1995
The subsection of the prospectus entitled "The Company" is amended as follows:
Effective October 20, 1995, Hartford Life Insurance Company has an A+
(superior) rating from A.M. Best and Company, Inc. on the basis of its
financial soundness and operating performance.
Effective December 20, 1995, Hartford Fire Insurance Company became an
independent, publicly traded corporation and is no longer a subsidiary of ITT
Corporation.
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