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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. )*
Hartford Life, Inc
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(NAME OF ISSUER)
Class A Common Stock
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(TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)
416592-10-3
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(CUSIP NUMBER)
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
(CONTINUED ON FOLLOWING PAGE(S))
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CUSIP NO. Page 2 of 10 Pages
416592-10-3
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(A) [ ]
(B) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES -0-
BENEFICIALLY ------------------------------------------------------------
OWNED AS OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
DECEMBER 31,
1997 BY EACH 114,000,000 (1)
REPORTING ------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
114,000,000 (1)
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
114,000,000 (1)
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
81.4% (1)
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
HC
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(1) See Items 4 and 7
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CUSIP NO. Page 3 of 10 Pages
416592-10-3
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(A) [ ]
(B) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Connecticut
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES ------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED AS OF
DECEMBER 31, 114,000,000 (1)
1997 BY EACH ------------------------------------------------------------
REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH ------------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
114,000,000 (1)
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
114,000,000 (1)
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
/ /
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
81.4% (1)
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IC
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(1) See Items 4 and 7
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CUSIP NO. Page 4 of 10 Pages
416592-10-3
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
Hartford Fire Insurance Company
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(A) [ ]
(B) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Connecticut
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES ------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED AS OF
DECEMBER 31, 114,000,000 (1)
1997 BY EACH ------------------------------------------------------------
REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH ------------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
114,000,000 (1)
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
114,000,000 (1)
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
/ /
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
81.4% (1)
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IC
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(1) See Items 4 and 7
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CUSIP NO. Page 5 of 10 Pages
416592-10-3
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
Nutmeg Insurance Company
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(A) [ ]
(B) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Connecticut
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES ------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED AS OF
DECEMBER 31, 114,000,000 (1)
1997 BY EACH ------------------------------------------------------------
REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH ------------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
114,000,000 (1)
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
114,000,000 (1)
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
/ /
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
81.4% (1)
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IC
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(1) See Items 4 and 7
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Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
Hartford Life, Inc. ("Hartford Life")
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
200 Hopmeadow Street
Simsbury, CT 06089
Item 2(a) Names of Persons Filing:
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. ("HIG")
Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company ("HAI")
Hartford Fire Insurance Company ("Hartford Fire")
Nutmeg Insurance Company ("Nutmeg")
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office:
The principal business office of each of HIG, HAI, Hartford Fire and Nutmeg is
690 Asylum Avenue, Hartford, CT 06115
Item 2(c) Citizenship:
HIG is a Delaware corporation, and HAI, Hartford Fire and Nutmeg are each
Connecticut corporations.
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Class A Common Stock
Item 2 (e) CUSIP Number:
416592-10-3
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Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b),
check whether the person filing is a:
(a) [ ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act
(c) [x] Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the
Act
(d) [ ] Investment Company registered under section 8 of the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940
(e) [ ] Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940
(f) [ ] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to
the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see Section
240.13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(F)
(g) [x] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Section
240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G) (Note: See Item 7)
(g) [ ] Group, in accordance with Section
240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)
Item 4. (a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
(b) Percent of Class:
As of December 31, 1997, HAI was the holder of record of
114,000,000 shares of Hartford Life's Class B Common Stock.
Each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible into one
share of Class A Common Stock, at the option of the holder,
subject to certain limitations set forth in Hartford Life's
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. Such
114,000,000 shares represented approximately 81.4% of
Hartford Life's issued and outstanding shares of Class A
Common Stock and Class B Common Stock.
(c) For information on voting and dispositive power with respect
to each of the filing persons, see items 5-8 of the cover
pages to this Schedule 13G.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of
the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the
beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of
securities, check the following: ( )
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on behalf of Another Person:
Not applicable.
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Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the
Security being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company:
HAI is the stockholder of record of the 114,000,000 shares of
Hartford Life's Class B Common Stock that are convertible into
shares of Hartford Life's Class A Common Stock. HAI is an
insurance company incorporated under the laws of the State of
Connecticut. HAI is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hartford Fire,
an insurance company incorporated under the laws of the state of
Connecticut. Hartford Fire is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Nutmeg, an insurance company incorporated under the laws of the
state of Connecticut. Nutmeg is a wholly-owned subsidiary of HIG.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: N/A
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group: N/A
Item 10. Certification:
By signing below I certify that to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of
business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of
changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were
not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having
such purposes or effect.
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Page 9 of 10 Pages
Signature
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: February 13, 1998
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
/s/ Michael O'Halloran
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Michael O'Halloran
Vice President and Corporate Secretary
HARTFORD ACCIDENT AND INDEMNITY COMPANY
/s/ Michael O'Halloran
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Michael O'Halloran
Vice President and Corporate Secretary
HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
/s/ Michael O'Halloran
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Michael O'Halloran
Vice President and Corporate Secretary
NUTMEG INSURANCE COMPANY
/s/ Michael O'Halloran
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Michael O'Halloran
Vice President and Corporate Secretary
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Page 10 of 10 Pages
EXHIBIT I
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
Each of the undersigned hereby agrees that the Schedule 13G filed
herewith is filed jointly, pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, on behalf of each of them.
Dated: February 13, 1998
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
/s/ Michael O'Halloran
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Michael O'Halloran
Vice President and Corporate Secretary
HARTFORD ACCIDENT AND INDEMNITY COMPANY
/s/ Michael O'Halloran
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Michael O'Halloran
Vice President and Corporate Secretary
HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
/s/ Michael O'Halloran
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Michael O'Halloran
Vice President and Corporate Secretary
NUTMEG INSURANCE COMPANY
/s/ Michael O'Halloran
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Michael O'Halloran
Vice President and Corporate Secretary
