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HARTFORD LIFE
May 5, 1999
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N. W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Filing Room
Re: Hartford Life Insurance Company
Separate Account Seven
File No. 333-70153
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, we hereby certify
that:
1. The form of Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information that
would have been filed, on behalf of the Registrant, under paragraph (c)
under this section would not have differed from that contained in the
Registrant's most recent post-effective amendment; and
2. The text of the Registrant's most recent post-effective amendment has
been filed electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on April 13, 1999.
If you have any additional questions, please feel free to contact me at
(860) 843-6320.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Thomas S. Clark
Thomas S. Clark
Attorney
