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GROUP VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACTS
HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SUPPLEMENT DATED JANUARY 27, 1997 TO THE PROSPECTUS DATED MAY 1, 1996,
AS REVISED ON SEPTEMBER 24, 1996 AND NOVEMBER 1, 1996 RESPECTIVELY
FOR GROUP VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACTS ISSUED BY
HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
WITH RESPECT TO SEPARATE ACCOUNTS DC-I AND DC-II
Add the following to the end of the paragraph under "TCI Funds" on page 31:
Effective January 1, 1997, Twentieth Century changed its name to American
Century Investments. Also effective January 1, 1997, Investors Research
Corporation changed its name to American Century Investment Management, Inc.
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