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PUTNAM CAPITAL MANAGER TRUST SEPARATE ACCOUNT
HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SUPPLEMENT DATED OCTOBER 20, 1995 TO THE PUTNAM CAPITAL MANAGER TRUST
PROSPECTUS DATED MAY 1, 1995
The subsection entitled "The Company" should read as follows:
THE COMPANY
Hartford Life Insurance Company ("HL") was originally incorporated under the
laws of Massachusetts on June 5, 1902. It was subsequently redomiciled to
Connecticut. It is a stock life insurance company engaged in the business of
writing health and life insurance, both ordinary and group, in all states of
the United States and the District of Columbia. The offices of HL are located
in Simsbury, Connecticut; however, its mailing address is P.O. Box 5085,
Hartford, CT 06102-5085, Attn: Individual Annuity Operations. HL is ultimately
100% owned by Hartford Fire Insurance Company, one of the largest multiple
lines insurance carriers in the United States. Hartford Fire Insurance
Company is a subsidiary of ITT Corporation.
Hartford Life Insurance Company is rated A+ (superior) by A.M. Best and
Company, Inc. on the basis of its financial soundness and operating
performance. Hartford Life Insurance Company has an AA+ rating from both
Standard and Poor's and Duff and Phelps on the basis of its claims-paying
ability.
These ratings do not apply to the performance of the Separate Account.
However, the Contractual obligations under this variable annuity are the
general corporate obligations of HL. These ratings do apply to HL's ability
to meet its insurance obligations under the Contract.
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