SEPARATE ACCOUNT VL I OF HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE CO
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                                                     File No. 333-07465
    

                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549
   
                         PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
                                  TO FORM S-6
    

             FOR REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OF
              SECURITIES OF UNIT INVESTMENT TRUSTS REGISTERED ON
                                  FORM N-8B-2

A. Exact name of trust:  Separate Account VL I 

B. Name of depositor:  Hartford Life Insurance Company

C. Complete address of depositor's principal executive offices:

   P.O. Box 2999
   Hartford, CT  06104-2999

D. Name and complete address of agent for service:

   
   Margaret E. Hankard, Esq.
   ITT Hartford Life Insurance Companies
   P.O. Box 2999
   Hartford, CT 06104-2999
    

E. Title and amount of securities being registered:

   
   Flexible premium variable life insurance policies. Pursuant to Rule 24f-2
   under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has registered an
   indefinite amount of securities.
    

F. Proposed maximum aggregate offering price to the public of the securities
   being  registered:

   Not yet determined.

G. Amount of filing fee:  Paid

H. Approximate date of proposed public offering:

   As soon as practicable after the effective date of this registration
   statement.

The registrant hereby represents that it is relying on Section (13)(i)(B) of
Rule 6e-3(T).


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The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date as may
be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a
further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement
shall become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act
of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such
date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.


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RECONCILIATION AND TIE BETWEEN
FORM N-8B-2 AND PROSPECTUS

   ITEM NO. OF
   FORM N-8B-2                     CAPTION IN PROSPECTUS
   -----------                     ---------------------
       1.                          Cover page

       2.                          Cover page

       3.                          Not applicable

       4.                          The Company; Distribution of the Policies

       5.                          Summary - Separate Account VL I; Separate 
                                   Account VL I - General

       6.                          Separate Account VL I - General

       7.                          Not required by Form S-6

       8.                          Not required by Form S-6

       9.                          Legal Proceedings

       10.                         Summary; Separate Account VL I - Funds; 
                                   The Policy - Application for a Policy; 
                                   Detailed Description of Policy Benefits and 
                                   Provisions; Other Matters - Voting Rights, 
                                   Dividends

       11.                         Summary; Separate Account VL I - Funds

       12.                         Summary; Separate Account VL I - Funds

       13.                         Deductions and Charges from the Account 
                                   Value; Distribution of the Policies; Federal
                                   Tax Considerations

       14.                         Detailed Description of Policy Benefits and
                                   Provisions - Application for a Policy



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   ITEM NO. OF
   FORM N-8B-2                     CAPTION IN PROSPECTUS
   -----------                     ---------------------
       15.                         Detailed Description of Policy Benefits and
                                   Provisions - Allocation of Premium Payments

       16.                         Separate Account VL I - Funds; Detailed 
                                   Description of Policy Benefits and
                                   Provisions - Allocation of Premium Payments

       17.                         Summary; Detailed Description of Policy 
                                   Benefits and Provisions - Cash Value and 
                                   Amount Payable on Surrender of the Policy, 
                                   The Right to Examine or Exchange the Policy
                                   and Surrender/Continuation Options.

       18.                         Separate Account VL I - Funds; Deduction and
                                   Charges from the Account Value; Federal Tax
                                   Considerations

       19.                         Other Matters - Statements to Policy Owners

       20.                         Not applicable

       21.                         Detailed Description of Policy Benefits and 
                                   Provisions - Policy Loans

       22.                         Not applicable

       23.                         Safekeeping of the Separate Account Assets

       24.                         Other Matters - Assignment

       25.                         The Company

       26.                         Not applicable

       27.                         The Company

       28.                         The Company; Management

       29.                         The Company

       30.                         Not applicable


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   ITEM NO. OF
   FORM N-8B-2                     CAPTION IN PROSPECTUS
   -----------                     ---------------------
       31.                         Not applicable

       32.                         Not applicable

       33.                         Not applicable

       34.                         Not applicable

       35.                         Distribution of the Policies

       36.                         Not required by Form S-6

       37.                         Not applicable

       38.                         Distribution of the Policies

       39.                         The Company; Distribution of the Policies

       40.                         Not applicable

       41.                         The Company; Distribution of the Policies

       42.                         Not applicable

       43.                         Not applicable

       44.                         Detailed Description of Policy Benefits and
                                   Provisions - Allocation of Premium Payments

       45.                         Not applicable

       46.                         Detailed Description of Policy Benefits and
                                   Provision - Cash Value

       47.                         Separate Account VL I - Funds

       48.                         Cover page; The Company

       49.                         Not applicable


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   ITEM NO. OF
   FORM N-8B-2                     CAPTION IN PROSPECTUS
   -----------                     ---------------------
       50                          Separate Account VL I - General

       51.                         Summary; The Company; Detailed Description
                                   of Policy Benefits and Provisions; Other 
                                   Matters - Beneficiary

       52.                         Separate Account VL I - Funds, Investment
                                   Advisers

       53.                         Federal Tax Considerations

       54.                         Not applicable

       55.                         Not applicable

       56.                         Not required by Form S-6

       57.                         Not required by Form S-6

       58.                         Not required by Form S-6

       59.                         Not required by Form S-6


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                          STAG VARIABLE LIFE ARTISAN
                   FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE
                                    POLICY
                        HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
                                 P.O. BOX 2999
                       HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT 06104-2999
   [LOGO]                   TELEPHONE: 800-231-5453
 
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This Prospectus describes a flexible premium variable life insurance policy (the
"Policy") offered by Hartford Life Insurance Company ("Hartford Life") to
applicants generally between ages 0 and 80. The Policy allows considerable
flexibility in selecting the timing and amount of premium payments for the
chosen amount of Death Benefit.
 
The Policy provides for a Death Benefit payable at the death of the Insured. The
Policy Owner may select one of three Death Benefit Options; a level amount equal
to the Face Amount ("Option A"), a variable amount equal to the Face Amount plus
the Account Value ("Option B"), or an increasing amount equal to the Face Amount
plus a return of premium ("Option C"). The required minimum initial Face Amount
is generally $25,000.
 
Under all three options, the Policy has Account Values which increase with the
payment of each premium and which decrease to reflect fees and charges made by
Hartford Life. These fees and charges vary depending on such factors as the Face
Amount, the age of the Insured and the level of the premium paid. The Account
Value of a Policy will fluctuate to reflect the investment experience of the
Funds to which the premium payment(s) has been allocated. The Policy Owner bears
the investment risk for all amounts so allocated.
 
If a Policy is surrendered during the first two Policy Years, the Cash Surrender
Value may be adjusted upward to reflect a reduced Surrender Charge.
 
There is no guaranteed minimum Account Value for a Policy. However, if the Death
Benefit guarantee is in effect (see "Death Benefit" on page 12), the Policy will
not lapse due to poor investment performance.
 
The initial premium will be allocated to Hartford Money Market Sub-Account and
after the Right to Examine Period has expired, to one or more of the
Sub-Accounts or to the Fixed Account as specified in the Policy Owner's
application. The Funds underlying the Sub-Accounts presently are: Hartford
Advisers Fund, Inc., Hartford Bond Fund, Inc., Hartford Capital Appreciation
Fund, Inc., Hartford Dividend and Growth Fund, Inc., Hartford Index Fund, Inc.,
Hartford International Opportunities Fund, Inc., Hartford Mortgage Securities
Fund, Inc., Hartford Stock Fund, Inc., and HVA Money Market Fund, Inc. managed
by Hartford Investment Management Company (the "Hartford Funds"); PCM
Diversified Income Fund, PCM Global Growth Fund, PCM Growth and Income Fund, PCM
High Yield Fund, PCM Money Market Fund, PCM New Opportunities Fund, PCM Global
Asset Allocation Fund, PCM U.S. Government and High Quality Bond Fund, PCM
Utilities Growth and Income Fund, and PCM Voyager Fund managed by Putnam
Investment Management, Inc. (the "Putnam Funds"); and the Equity-Income
Portfolio, Overseas Portfolio and Asset Manager Portfolio (the "Fidelity Funds")
managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company.
 
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IT MAY NOT BE ADVANTAGEOUS TO PURCHASE FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE
AS A REPLACEMENT FOR YOUR CURRENT LIFE INSURANCE OR IF YOU ALREADY OWN A
FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE POLICY.
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THIS PROSPECTUS IS VALID ONLY IF ACCOMPANIED BY THE CURRENT PROSPECTUSES OF THE
APPLICABLE ELIGIBLE FUNDS WHICH CONTAIN A FULL DESCRIPTION OF THOSE FUNDS. ALL
PROSPECTUSES SHOULD BE READ AND RETAINED FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
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THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES
 AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE
   ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE
     CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS IS            , 1996
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2                                                Hartford Life Insurance Company
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                               TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
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 SPECIAL TERMS.........................................................    2
 SUMMARY...............................................................    6
 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF POLICY BENEFITS AND PROVISIONS................    9
   General.............................................................    9
   Premium.............................................................    9
     Premium Payment Flexibility.......................................    9
     Allocation of Premium Payments....................................    9
     Accumulation Units................................................    9
     Accumulation Unit Values..........................................   10
     Premium Limitation................................................   10
   Account Values......................................................   10
     Amount Payable on Surrender of the Policy.........................   10
     Sales Load Refund.................................................   10
     Withdrawals.......................................................   10
   Transfers of Account Value..........................................   11
     Amount and Frequency of Transfers.................................   11
     Transfers to or from Sub-Accounts.................................   11
     Transfers from the Fixed Account..................................   11
   Policy Loans........................................................   11
     Preferred Loan....................................................   11
     Loan Interest.....................................................   12
     Credited Interest.................................................   12
     Loan Repayments...................................................   12
     Termination Due to Excessive Indebtedness.........................   12
     Effect of Loans on Account Value..................................   12
   Death Benefit.......................................................   12
     Death Benefit Options.............................................   12
     Option Change.....................................................   12
     Death Benefit Guarantee...........................................   12
     Minimum Death Benefit.............................................   13
     Increases and Decreases in Face Amount............................   13
   Benefits at Maturity................................................   13
   Lapse and Reinstatement.............................................   13
     Policy Lapse and Grace Period.....................................   13
     Death Benefit Guarantee Default and Grace Period..................   14
     Reinstatement.....................................................   14
   The Right to Examine or Exchange the Policy.........................   14
   Withdrawal..........................................................   14
     Administrative Expense Surrender Charge...........................   14
     Sales Surrender Charge............................................   15
   Valuation of Payments and Transfers.................................   15
   Application for a Policy............................................   15
   Reduced Charges for Eligible Groups.................................   15
   Deductions from the Premium.........................................   16
     Premium Tax Charge and Federal Tax Charge.........................   16
     Front End Sales Load..............................................   16
     Examples of Front End Sales Loads/Impact of Refund of Sales
      Load.............................................................   16
   Deductions and Charges from the Account Value.......................   17
     Monthly Deduction Amounts.........................................   17
     Charges Against the Funds.........................................   18
     Taxes.............................................................   20
 THE COMPANY...........................................................   20
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HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY                                                3
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 SEPARATE ACCOUNT VL I.................................................   20
   General.............................................................   20
   Funds...............................................................   20
     Hartford Funds....................................................   20
     Putnam Funds......................................................   21
     Fidelity Funds....................................................   22
     Investment Adviser................................................   22
     Hartford Funds....................................................   22
     Putnam Funds......................................................   23
     Fidelity Funds....................................................   23
 THE FIXED ACCOUNT.....................................................   23
 OTHER MATTERS.........................................................   24
   Voting Rights.......................................................   24
   Statements to Policy Owners.........................................   24
   Limit on Right to Contest...........................................   24
   Misstatement as to Age..............................................   24
   Payment Options.....................................................   24
   Beneficiary.........................................................   25
   Assignment..........................................................   25
   Dividends...........................................................   25
 SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFITS.................................................   25
   Maturity Date Extension Rider.......................................   25
   Term Insurance Rider................................................   25
   Deduction Amount Waiver Rider.......................................   25
   Waiver of Specified Amount Disability Benefit Rider.................   25
   Accidental Death Benefit Rider......................................   26
 EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS......................................   26
 DISTRIBUTION OF THE POLICY............................................   28
 SAFEKEEPING OF SEPARATE ACCOUNT VL I'S ASSETS.........................   28
 FEDERAL TAX CONSIDERATIONS............................................   28
   General.............................................................   28
   Taxation of Hartford Life and the Separate Account..................   28
   Income Taxation of Contract Benefits................................   28
   Modified Endowment Contracts........................................   29
   Estate and Generation Skipping Taxes................................   29
   Diversification Requirements........................................   29
   Ownership of Assets in the Separate Account.........................   30
   Life Insurance Purchased for Use in Split Dollar Arrangements.......   30
   Federal Income Tax Withholding......................................   30
   Non-Individual Ownership of Contracts...............................   30
   Other Tax Considerations............................................   30
   Life Insurance Purchases by Nonresident Aliens and Foreign
    Corporations.......................................................   30
 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.....................................................   31
 LEGAL MATTERS.........................................................   31
 EXPERTS...............................................................   31
 REGISTRATION STATEMENT................................................   31
 APPENDIX A -- ILLUSTRATION OF DEATH BENEFITS, ACCOUNT VALUES AND CASH
   SURRENDER VALUES....................................................   32
 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS..................................................   42
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                 THE POLICY MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE IN ALL STATES.
 
    THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFERING IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH
SUCH OFFERING MAY NOT BE LAWFULLY MADE. NO DEALER OR OTHER PERSON IS AUTHORIZED
TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THIS
OFFERING OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE,
SUCH OTHER INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATIONS MUST NOT BE RELIED ON.
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4                                                Hartford Life Insurance Company
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                                 SPECIAL TERMS
 
As used in this Prospectus, the following terms have the indicated meanings:
 
ACCOUNT VALUE: An amount used to determine certain Policy benefits and charges
equal to the total of all amounts in the Fixed Account, the Loan Account and the
Sub-Accounts.
 
ACCUMULATION UNIT: An accounting unit of measure used to calculate the value of
a Sub-Account.
 
CASH SURRENDER VALUE: The Cash Value less all Indebtedness.
 
CASH VALUE: The Account Value less any applicable Surrender Charges.
 
CODE: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
 
COST OF INSURANCE: An amount deducted as part of the Monthly Deduction Amount to
help cover Hartford Life's anticipated mortality costs and other expenses.
 
CUMULATIVE DEATH BENEFIT GUARANTEE PREMIUM: The premium required to maintain the
Death Benefit guarantee.
 
DATE OF ISSUE: The date from which the Suicide and Incontestability provisions
are measured.
 
DEATH BENEFIT: On the Policy Date, the Death Benefit equals the Face Amount.
Thereafter, it may change in accordance with the terms of the Death Benefit
Option provision, the Minimum Death Benefit provision, the Death Benefit
Guarantee provision and the Withdrawals provision.
 
DEATH BENEFIT GUARANTEE PREMIUM: The amount of monthly premium shown in the
Policy's specifications page    required to keep the Death Benefit guarantee
available and used to calculate the Cumulative Death Benefit Guarantee Premium.
 
DEATH BENEFIT OPTION: The Death Benefit Option in effect determines how the
Death Benefit is calculated. The three Death Benefit Options provided are
described in the Death Benefit section of this Prospectus.
 
DEATH PROCEEDS: The amount which We will pay on the death of the Insured. This
amount equals the Death Benefit less any Indebtedness and less any due and
unpaid Monthly Deduction Amount occurring during a Grace Period.
 
FACE AMOUNT: On the Policy Date, the Face Amount equals the initial Face Amount.
The Face Amount may be increased or decreased, in accordance with the terms of
the Policy.
 
FIXED ACCOUNT: Portion of Account Value invested in the General Account of
Hartford Life.
 
FIXED ACCOUNT MINIMUM CREDITED RATE: The minimum rate credited to amounts
allocated to the Fixed Account.
 
FUNDS: The registered open-end management investment companies in which assets
of the Separate Account may be invested.
 
GENERAL ACCOUNT: All assets of Hartford Life other than those allocated to its
separate accounts.
 
GRACE PERIOD: The 61 day period between the day Your policy goes into default
and the day on which Your policy terminates.
 
IN WRITING: In a written form satisfactory to Us.
 
INDEBTEDNESS: All loans taken on the Policy, plus any interest due or accrued
minus any loan repayments.
 
INSURED: The person on whose life the Policy is issued.
 
ISSUE AGE: As of the Policy Date, the age of the Insured's on his/her last
birthday.
 
HARTFORD LIFE: Hartford Life Insurance Company.
 
LOAN ACCOUNT: An account established for any amounts transferred from the Fixed
Account and Sub-Accounts as a result of loans. Amounts are held as collateral
and are credited with interest at the Fixed Account Minimum Credited Rate.
Amounts are not subject to the investment experience of the Separate Account.
 
MONTHLY ACTIVITY DATE: The Policy Date and the same date in each succeeding
month as the Policy Date except that, whenever the Monthly Activity Date falls
on a date other than a Valuation Day, the Monthly Activity Date will be deemed
the next Valuation Day.
 
MONTHLY DEDUCTION AMOUNT: The charges deducted from the Account Value on the
Monthly Activity Date.
 
NATIONAL SERVICE CENTER: Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
 
NET PREMIUM: The amount of premium credited to the Account Value. It is the
premium paid minus any deductions from premium.
 
OPTION C LIMIT: The maximum amount that will be returned in addition to the Face
Amount under the Option C (Return of Premium) Death Benefit. See the Policy's
specifications page    .
 
PLANNED PREMIUM: The amount of premium that You intend to pay as indicated on
the application and shown on the Policy's specifications page    .
 
POLICY: A flexible premium variable life insurance policy issued by Hartford
Life, as described in this Prospectus.
 
POLICY ANNIVERSARY: An anniversary of the Policy Date.
 
POLICY DATE: The date from which Policy Anniversaries and Policy Years are
determined.
 
POLICY OWNER: The person having rights to benefits under the Policy during the
lifetime of the Insured; the Policy Owner may or may not be the Insured.
 
POLICY YEARS: Annual periods computed from the Policy Date.
 
PREFERRED LOAN: A portion of the Indebtedness on which a lower interest rate is
charged.
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HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY                                                5
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PRO RATA BASIS: An allocation method based on the proportion of the Account
Value in the Fixed Account and each Sub-Account.
 
SCHEDULED MATURITY DATE: The date on which the Policy will mature, unless
extended by rider.
 
SEPARATE ACCOUNT: An account established by Hartford Life to separate the assets
funding the Policy from other assets of Hartford Life; in this case, "Separate
Account VL I."
 
SUB-ACCOUNT: The subdivisions of the Separate Account.
 
SURRENDER CHARGE: A charge that may be assessed if the Face Amount is decreased
or You surrender the Policy.
 
VALUATION DAY: Every day the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading. The
value of the Separate Account is determined at the close of the New York Stock
Exchange (currently 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) on such days.
 
VALUATION PERIOD: The period between the close of business on successive
Valuation Days.
 
YOU, YOUR: The Owner of the Policy.
 
WE, US, OUR: Hartford Life Insurance Company.
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6                                                Hartford Life Insurance Company
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                                    SUMMARY
                                   THE POLICY
 
    The flexible premium variable life insurance Policy offered by this
Prospectus is funded by a Fixed Account and Separate Account VL I, a separate
account established by Hartford Life pursuant to Connecticut insurance law and
organized as a unit investment trust registered under the Investment Company Act
of 1940. Separate Account VL I is presently comprised of twenty-two sub-accounts
(the "Sub-Accounts" and each individually a "Sub-Account"), each of which
invests exclusively in one of the underlying Funds. If an initial premium is
submitted with an application for a Policy, it will be allocated to the Hartford
Money Market Sub-Account. At a later date, the values in the Hartford Money
Market Sub-Account will be allocated to one or more of the Sub-Accounts or the
Fixed Account as specified in the Policy Owner's application. This later date is
the latest of: (1) 45 days after the application is signed; (2) 10 days after We
mail or personally deliver a Notice of Withdrawal Right; (3) 10 days after We
receive the premium; and (4) the date We receive the final requirement to put
the Policy in force. The Policy is credited with units ("Accumulation Units") in
each selected Sub-Account, the assets of which are invested in the applicable
Fund. A Policy Owner may transfer the funds among the Sub-Accounts and the Fixed
Account subject to a transfer charge. See "Transfers of Account Value" of
Detailed Description of Policy Benefits and Provisions, page   .
    
 
    The Policy is first and foremost a life insurance policy with death
benefits, cash values, and other features traditionally associated with life
insurance. The Policy is called "flexible premium" because, once the desired
level and pattern of death benefits have been determined, you have considerable
flexibility in choosing the timing and amount of premium to be paid. The Policy
is called "variable" because, unlike the fixed benefits of an ordinary whole
life insurance policy, the Account Value will, and the Death Benefit may,
increase or decrease depending on the investment experience of the Funds to
which the premium payment(s) has been allocated.
                             POLICY DESIGN OPTIONS
 
    The Policy is designed to be flexible to give You the ability to select
options that are tailor-made for Your specific life insurance needs.
 
    The Policy design options fall into three major categories:
 
1.  Death Benefit Options -- These allow You to select various levels and
    patterns of Death Benefits.
 
2.  Investment Options -- Currently, the Policy offers twenty-two investment
    options from which to choose. You can allocate Your Account Value among up
    to nine of these options. (Hartford Life reserves the right to increase the
    number of allocable investment options to more than nine.) These include the
    twenty-two variable Sub-Accounts and the Fixed Account.
 
3.  Premium Options -- You have the flexibility to choose, within limits, the
    amount of and frequency of premium payments.
   
                                 DEATH BENEFIT
 
    The Policy features three Death Benefit Options. The Death Benefit can be
level and equal to the Face Amount ("Option A"), fluctuate and equal the Face
Amount plus Return of Account Value ("Option B") or increase and equal the Face
Amount plus the sum of premium paid, subject to the Option C Limit ("Option C").
At the death of the Insured, We will pay the Death Proceeds to the Beneficiary.
The Death Proceeds equal the Death Benefit less any Indebtedness under the
Policy and less any due and unpaid Monthly Deduction Amount occurring during a
Grace Period. See "Detailed Description of Policy Benefits and Provision --
Death Benefit," page .
    
                                    PREMIUM
 
    You have considerable flexibility as to when and in what amounts You pay
premium. Prior to issue, You choose a Planned Premium, within a range determined
by Hartford Life based on the Face Amount and sex of the Insured (except where
unisex rates apply), Issue Age and risk classification.
 
   
    The Policy will not lapse as long as the Cash Surrender Value is sufficient
to cover the Monthly Deduction Amounts or the Death Benefit guarantee is
available. See "Lapse and Reinstatement", page .
    
 
    The minimum premium is $50. We reserve the right to refund the excess
premium that would cause the Policy to fail to meet the definition of life
insurance under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. We reserve the
right to require evidence of insurability for any premium that results in an
increase in the Death Benefit greater than the amount of the premium. Any
premium in excess of $1,000,000 is subject to Hartford Life's approval.
 
    There are circumstances, usually if a Policy Owner wants to prefund future
benefits in seven years or less, when the Policy may become a Modified Endowment
Contract under federal tax law. If it does, loans and other pre-death
distributions are includable in gross income on an income-first basis. A 10%
penalty tax may be imposed on income distributed before the Policy Owner attains
age 59 1/2. You
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HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY                                                7
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are advised to consult a qualified tax adviser before taking steps that may
affect whether the Policy becomes a Modified Endowment Contracts. See "Federal
Tax Considerations, Modified Endowment Contracts" for a discussion of the "seven
pay test", page .
    
                             SEPARATE ACCOUNT VL I
 
    Separate Account VL I is a separate account established by Hartford Life
pursuant to the insurance laws of the State of Connecticut and organized as a
registered unit investment trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Separate Account VL I meets the definition of "separate account" under federal
securities law. Separate Account VL I is comprised of Sub-Accounts, each of
which invests exclusively in one of the Funds. Each Hartford Fund is organized
as a corporation under the laws of the State of Maryland and is a diversified
open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company
Act of 1940. The Putnam Funds are organized as Putnam Capital Manager Trust, a
Massachusetts business trust organized on September 24, 1987, and is an
open-end, series investment company with multiple portfolios or funds registered
under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Fidelity Funds involve two
diversified open-end management investment companies, each with multiple
portfolios and organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Equity-Income
Portfolio and Overseas Portfolio are portfolios of the Variable Insurance
Products Fund, organized on November 13, 1981. The Asset Manager Portfolio is a
portfolio of the Variable Insurance Products Fund II, organized on March 21,
1988. Registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940 does not involve
supervision of the management or investment practices or policies by the
Commission. The shares of the Funds are sold to Separate Account VL I and to
other separate accounts of Hartford Life or its affiliates which fund similar
annuity or life insurance products.
 
   
    Currently, the Funds are Hartford Advisers Fund, Inc., Hartford Bond Fund,
Inc., Hartford Capital Appreciation Fund, Inc., Hartford Dividend and Growth
Fund, Inc., Hartford Index Fund, Inc., Hartford International Opportunities
Fund, Inc., Hartford Mortgage Securities Fund, Inc., Hartford Stock Fund, Inc.,
and HVA Money Market Fund, Inc.; PCM Diversified Income Fund, PCM Global Growth
Fund, PCM Growth and Income Fund, PCM High Yield Fund, PCM Money Market Fund,
PCM New Opportunities Fund, PCM Global Asset Allocation Fund, PCM U.S.
Government and High Quality Bond Fund, PCM Utilities Growth and Income Fund, and
PCM Voyager Fund; and the Equity-Income Portfolio, Overseas Portfolio and Asset
Manager Portfolio. Applicants should read the prospectuses for each of the Funds
accompanying this Prospectus in connection with the purchase of a Policy. The
investment objectives of each of the Funds are as set forth in "Separate Account
VL I," page .
    
 
   
    The investment adviser for the Hartford Funds is The Hartford Investment
Management Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hartford Life Insurance
Company. The Hartford Investment Management Company retains a sub-investment
adviser with respect to some of the Funds. The Putnam Funds are advised by
Putnam Investment Management, Inc., a subsidiary of The Putnam Investments, Inc.
The Fidelity Funds are managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company. See
"Separate Account VL I," page .
    
                                 FIXED ACCOUNT
 
    Premium payments and Account Values allocated to the Fixed Account become
part of the general assets of Hartford Life. Hartford Life invests the assets of
the General Account in accordance with applicable law governing the investments
of insurance company general accounts.
                          DEDUCTIONS FROM THE PREMIUM
 
    Before allocating the premium to the Account Value, a deduction as a
percentage of premium is made for the premium tax and federal tax charge and
front-end sales load. The amount of each premium allocated to the Account Value
is Your Net Premium.
                   PREMIUM TAX CHARGE AND FEDERAL TAX CHARGE
 
    We deduct, as a premium tax charge, a percentage of each premium to cover
premium-based taxes assessed against Hartford Life by a state or other
governmental entity. This percentage will vary depending on the tax rates in
effect there and is based on the actual tax imposed. The range is generally
between 0% and 3.5%.
 
    We also deduct a current charge of 1.25% of each premium for federal taxes
imposed under Section 848 of the Code.
                              FRONT-END SALES LOAD
 
    The front-end sales load is a charge deducted from each premium payment. The
current and maximum front-end sales load for premium is 5.0% in the first Policy
Year and 2.0% in Policy Years 2 through 10. After Policy Year 10, the front-end
sales load is currently 0%. We reserve the right to charge a maximum of 2.0%.
                 DEDUCTIONS AND CHARGES FROM THE ACCOUNT VALUE
 
    On each Monthly Activity Date, We will subtract the Monthly Deduction Amount
from Your Account Value. This will be taken on a Pro Rata Basis from the Fixed
Account and Sub-Accounts. The Monthly Deduction Amount equals:
 
1.  the Cost of Insurance; plus
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2.  the Monthly Administrative Charge; plus
 
3.  the Mortality and Expense Risk Charge; plus
 
4.  the charges for additional benefits provided by rider, if any.
 
   
    Hartford Life may also set up a provision for income taxes against the
assets of Separate Account VL I. See "Deductions and Charges from the Account
Value," page and "Federal Tax Considerations," page .
    
 
    Applicants should review the prospectuses for the Funds which accompany this
Prospectus for a description of the charges assessed against the assets of each
of the Funds.
   
                                 ACCOUNT VALUE
 
    As with many other types of insurance policies, each Policy will have an
Account Value. The Account Value of a Policy will increase to reflect interest
credited to the Fixed Account and Loan Account (when applicable) and any premium
payments. The Account Value of a Policy will decrease to reflect deductions for
the Monthly Deduction Amount and any withdrawals. The Account Value of a Policy
will vary to reflect the investment experience of the underlying Funds. There is
no minimum guaranteed Account Value and the Policy Owner bears the risk of the
investment in the Funds. However, if the Death Benefit guarantee is available,
the Policy will not lapse due to poor investment performance. See "Detailed
Description of the Policy Benefits and Provisions -- Account Values," page   .
    
   
                                  POLICY LOAN
 
    A Policy Owner may obtain a cash loan from Hartford Life. The loan is
secured by the Policy. At the time a loan is requested, the Indebtedness
(including the currently applied for loan) may not exceed the Cash Surrender
Value. See "Detailed Description of Policy Benefits and Provisions -- Policy
Loans," page   .
    
   
                           CHARGES AGAINST THE FUNDS
 
    Separate Account VL I purchases shares of the Funds at net asset value. The
net asset value of the Fund shares reflects investment advisory fees and
administrative and other expenses already deducted from the assets of the Funds.
These charges are described herein. See Charges Against the Funds, page   .
    
 
    The following table shows total fund operating expenses in 1995 for the
Funds:
 
   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                           TOTAL FUND
                                 MANAGEMENT      OTHER     OPERATING
 FUND NAME                          FEES       EXPENSES     EXPENSES
 ------------------------------  -----------   ---------   ----------
 <S>                             <C>           <C>         <C>
 Hartford Advisers Fund........  0.625    %    0.021   %   0.646    %
 Hartford Capital Appreciation
  Fund.........................  0.655    %    0.021   %   0.676    %
 Hartford Bond Fund............  0.497    %    0.028   %   0.525    %
 Hartford Dividend and Growth
  Fund.........................  0.750    %    0.023   %   0.773    %
 Hartford Index Fund...........  0.375    %    0.014   %   0.389    %
 Hartford International
  Opportunities Fund...........  0.713    %    0.147   %   0.860    %
 Hartford Mortgage Securities
  Fund.........................  0.425    %    0.041   %   0.466    %
 Hartford Stock Fund...........  0.455    %    0.020   %   0.475    %
 HVA Money Market Fund.........  0.421    %    0.025   %   0.446    %
 PCM Diversified Income Fund...  0.70     %    0.15    %   0.85     %
 PCM Global Asset Allocation
  Fund.........................  0.70     %    0.14    %   0.84     %
 PCM Global Growth Fund........  0.60     %    0.15    %   0.75     %
 PCM Growth and Income Fund....  0.52     %    0.05    %   0.57     %
 PCM High Yield Fund...........  0.70     %    0.09    %   0.79     %
 PCM Money Market Fund.........  0.45     %    0.12    %   0.57     %
 PCM New Opportunities Fund....  0.70     %    0.14    %   0.84     %
 PCM US Gov't and High Quality
  Bond Fund....................  0.61     %    0.09    %   0.70     %
 PCM Utilities Growth and
  Income Fund(1)...............  0.70     %    0.08    %   0.78     %
 PCM Voyager Fund..............  0.62     %    0.06    %   0.68     %
 Fidelity Equity-Income
  Portfolio....................  0.51     %    0.10    %   0.61     %
 Fidelity Overseas
  Portfolio(2).................  0.76     %    0.15    %   0.91     %
 Fidelity Asset Manager
  Portfolio(3).................  0.71     %    0.08    %   0.79     %
</TABLE>
    
 
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(1) On January 7, 1996, the trustees of Putnam Capital Manager Trust approved a
proposal to change the fees payable to Putnam Management under the Management
contract for PCM Utilities Growth and Income Fund. The proposed change is
subject to shareholder approval and will be submitted to shareholders at a
meeting scheduled for July 11, 1996. If the proposed change is approved by
shareholders, management fees for PCM Utilities Growth and Income Fund would
thereafter be paid at the following annual rates: 0.70% of the first $500
million of average net assets, 0.60% of the next $500 million, 0.55% of the next
$500 million, 0.50% of the next $5 billion, 0.475% of the next $5 billion,
0.455% of the next $5 billion, 0.44% of the next $5 billion, and 0.43% of any
excess thereafter. The proposed change would result in an increase in the fees
payable by the Fund based on its net assets as of December 31, 1995.
    
 
   
(2) FMR has voluntarily agreed to temporarily limit the Fidelity Overseas
Portfolio's operating expenses (as a percentage of the fund's average net
assets) to 1.50%.
    
 
   
(3) The expenses for the Fidelity Asset Manager Portfolio were reduced by use of
a portion of the brokerage commissions paid by the Fund. Without this reduction,
the Total Fund Operating Expenses would have been 0.81%. There is no guarantee
that any fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements will continue in the future.
    
 
                  THE RIGHT TO EXAMINE OR EXCHANGE THE POLICY
 
    An applicant has a limited right to return his or her Policy for
cancellation. If the applicant returns the Policy within: (1) ten days after
delivery of the Policy; (2) ten days after We mail or personally deliver a
Notice of Withdrawal Right; or (3) 45 days after completion of the application,
whichever is latest (subject to applicable state regulation), Hartford Life will
return to the applicant, within seven days thereafter, the greater of the
premium paid, less any Indebtedness, or the sum of (1) the Account Value, less
any
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Indebtedness, on the date the returned Policy is received by Hartford Life or
its agent and (2) any deductions under Policy or by the Funds for taxes, charges
or fees.
 
    In addition, once the Policy is in effect it may be exchanged during the
first 24 months after its Date of Issue for a non-variable life insurance policy
offered by Us on the life of the Insured without submitting proof of
insurability.
   
                                   SURRENDER
 
    At any time prior to the Scheduled Maturity Date, provided the Policy has a
Cash Surrender Value, you may surrender the Policy. During the first fifteen
(15) Policy Years, a Surrender Charge will apply. The Surrender Charge consists
of two component charges: administrative expenses surrender charge and a sales
surrender charge. See "Detailed Description of Policy Benefits and Provisions,"
and "Withdrawals", page   .
    
   
                                TAX CONSEQUENCES
 
    The current federal tax law generally excludes all death benefit payments
from the gross income of the Policy Beneficiary. See "Federal Tax
Considerations," page   .
    
             DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF POLICY BENEFITS AND PROVISIONS
                                    GENERAL
 
    This Prospectus describes a flexible premium variable life insurance policy
that has considerable flexibility in selecting the timing and amount of premium
payments.
                                    PREMIUM
 
PREMIUM PAYMENT FLEXIBILITY
 
    You have considerable flexibility as to when and in what amounts You pay
premium.
 
   
    Prior to issue, You can choose a Planned Premium, within a range determined
by Hartford Life based on the Face Amount and the Insured's sex (except where
unisex rates apply), Issue Age and risk classification. We will send You premium
notices for Planned Premium. The notices may be sent on an annual, semi-annual
or quarterly basis. You may also have premium automatically deducted from Your
checking account on a monthly basis. The Planned Premium and payment mode You
selected are shown on the Policy's specifications page   . You may change the
Planned Premium at any time, subject to Our minimum amount rules then in effect.
    
 
   
    The Policy will not lapse as long as the Cash Surrender Value is sufficient
to cover the Monthly Deduction Amounts or the Death Benefit guarantee is
available. See also "Lapse and Reinstatement" on page   for more details.
    
 
ALLOCATION OF PREMIUM PAYMENTS
 
    The initial Net Premium will be allocated to the Hartford Money Market
Sub-Account on the later of the Policy Date or the date We receive the premium.
 
    The value in this Hartford Money Market Sub-Account will then be allocated
to the Fixed Account and Sub-Accounts according to the premium allocation
specified in the application on the latest of: (1) 45 days after the application
is signed; (2) ten days after We receive the premium; (3) ten days after We mail
or personally deliver a Notice of Withdrawal Right; and (4) the date We receive
the final requirement to put the Policy in force ("free-look end date").
 
    Any additional Net Premium received prior to the free-look end date will be
allocated to the Hartford Money Market Sub-Account.
 
    You may change Your premium allocation In Writing. Portions allocated to the
Fixed Account and Sub-Accounts must be whole percentages. Subsequent Net Premium
will be allocated to the Fixed Account and Sub-Accounts according to Your most
recent instructions, subject to the following. Currently, the Account Value may
be allocated to no more than nine Sub-Accounts. Hartford Life reserves the right
to increase the number of allocable investment options beyond nine. If We
receive a premium and Your most recent allocation instructions would violate
this requirement, We will allocate the Net Premium to the Fixed Account and
Sub-Accounts on a Pro-Rata basis.
 
    You will receive several different types of notification as to what Your
current premium allocation is. The initial allocation chosen by the Policy Owner
is shown in the Policy. Each transactional confirmation received after a premium
payment will show how that premium has been allocated. In addition, each
quarterly statement summarizes the current premium allocation in effect for that
Policy.
 
ACCUMULATION UNITS
 
    Net Premium allocated to the Sub-Accounts are used to credit Accumulation
Units to those Sub-Accounts.
 
    The number of Accumulation Units in each Sub-Account to be credited to a
Policy, including the initial allocation to Hartford Money Market Sub-Account
and the amount credited to the Fixed Account, will be determined first by
multiplying the Net Premium by the appropriate allocation percentage to
determine the portion to be invested in the Fixed Account or Sub-Account. Each
portion to be invested in a Sub-Account is then divided by the
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Accumulation Unit Value of that particular Sub-Account next computed following
receipt of the payment.
 
ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUES
 
    The Accumulation Unit Value for each Sub-Account will vary to reflect the
investment experience of the applicable Fund. It will be determined on each
Valuation Day by multiplying the Accumulation Unit Value of the particular
Sub-Account on the preceding Valuation Day by a Net Investment Factor for that
Sub-Account for the Valuation Period then ended. The Net Investment Factor for
each of the Sub-Accounts is equal to the net asset value per share of the
corresponding Fund at the end of the Valuation Period (plus the per share amount
of any dividend or capital gain distributions paid by that Fund in the Valuation
Period then ended) divided by the net asset value per share of the corresponding
Fund at the beginning of the Valuation Period.
 
    All valuations in connection with a Policy, e.g., with respect to
determining Account Value, in connection with Policy loans, or in calculation of
Death Benefits, or with respect to determining the number of Accumulation Units
to be credited to a Policy with each premium payment, other than the initial
premium payment, will be made on the date the request or payment is received by
Hartford Life at the National Service Center if such date is a Valuation Day;
otherwise such determination will be made on the next succeeding date which is a
Valuation Day.
 
PREMIUM LIMITATION
 
    If a premium is received which would cause the Policy to fail to meet the
definition of a life insurance contract in accordance with the Internal Revenue
Code, We reserve the right to refund the excess premium. We will refund such
premium and interest thereon within 60 days after the end of a Policy Year.
 
    We reserve the right to require evidence of insurability for any premium
that results in an increase in the Death Benefit greater than the amount of the
premium.
 
    The minimum subsequent premium is $50.00. Any premium in excess of
$1,000,000 is subject to Hartford Life's approval.
                                 ACCOUNT VALUES
 
    The Policy will have an Account Value. There is no minimum guaranteed
Account Value. The Account Value of a Policy changes on a daily basis and will
be computed on each Valuation Day. The Account Value of a Policy will increase
to reflect interest credited to the Fixed Account and Loan Account (when
applicable) and any premium payments. The Account Value will decrease to reflect
deductions for the Monthly Deduction Amount and any withdrawals. The Account
Value will vary to reflect the investment experience of the underlying Funds.
 
   
    The Account Value of a particular Policy is related to the net asset value
of the Funds associated with the Sub-Accounts, if any, to which premium payments
on the Policy have been allocated. The Account Value in the Sub-Accounts on any
Valuation Day is calculated by multiplying the number of Accumulation Units in
each Sub-Account as of the Valuation Day by the current Accumulation Unit Value
of that Sub-Account and then summing the result for all the Sub-Accounts. The
Account Value equals the Account Value in the Sub-Accounts plus the value of the
Fixed and Loan Accounts. The Cash Value equals the Account Value less any
applicable Surrender Charges. The Cash Surrender Value, which is the net amount
available upon surrender of the Policy, is the Cash Value less any Indebtedness.
See "Accumulation Unit Values," page .
    
 
AMOUNT PAYABLE ON SURRENDER OF THE POLICY
 
    As long as the Policy is in effect, a Policy Owner may elect, without the
consent of the Beneficiary (provided the designation of Beneficiary is not
irrevocable), to fully surrender the Policy. Upon surrender, the Policy Owner
will receive the Cash Surrender Value determined as of the day Hartford Life
receives the Policy Owner's written request or the date requested by the Policy
Owner, whichever is later. The Cash Surrender Value equals the Cash Value less
any Indebtedness. The Policy will terminate on the date of receipt of the
written request, or the date the Policy Owner requests the surrender to be
effective, whichever is later.
 
SALES LOAD REFUND
 
    If a Policy is surrendered during the first two Policy Years, the Cash
Surrender Value may be adjusted upward to reflect a reduced Surrender Charge.
For purposes of this Policy, the reduction in Surrender Charge will be equal to
the excess, if any, of the sum of the actual front-end sales load and Sales
Surrender Charge to date over the sum of 30% of payments in aggregate amount
less than or equal to one Guideline Annual Premium plus 10% of payments in
aggregate amount greater than one Guideline Annual Premium but not more than two
Guideline Annual Premiums.
 
    For purposes of this Policy, "Guideline Annual Premium" means the level
annual premium payment necessary to provide the future benefits under the Policy
through maturity, based on certain assumptions specified under the Federal
Securities laws. These assumptions include mortality charges based on the 1980
CSO Table, an assumed annual net rate of return of 5% per year, and deduction of
the fees and charges specified in the Policy. The Guideline Annual Premium is
only used in limiting front-end sales loads and Sales Surrender Charges.
 
WITHDRAWALS
 
    One withdrawal is allowed each calendar month. The minimum withdrawal
allowed is $500. The maximum withdrawal is the Cash Surrender Value, less
$1,000. If the Death Benefit Option then in effect is Option A or Option C, the
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Face Amount is decreased by an amount equal to the reduction in the Account
Value resulting from the withdrawal. The minimum Face Amount required after a
withdrawal is subject to Our rules then in effect. Unless specified otherwise,
the withdrawal will be deducted on a Pro Rata Basis from the Fixed Account and
the Sub-Accounts. Currently, Hartford Life does not impose a withdrawal charge.
However, Hartford Life reserves the right to impose a withdrawal charge of up to
$10.00.
 
    In addition, a Surrender Charge will be deducted from the Account Value
equal to the proportion of the current Surrender Charge represented by the
amount of the withdrawal to the Account Value immediately prior to the
withdrawal.
 
   
    Any decrease in the Face Amount resulting from a withdrawal may result in a
partial Surrender Charge. See "Increases and Decreases in Face Amount", page .
    
                           TRANSFERS OF ACCOUNT VALUE
 
AMOUNT AND FREQUENCY OF TRANSFERS
 
    Upon request and as long as the Policy is in effect, You may transfer
amounts among the Fixed Account and Sub-Accounts. Transfers may be made by
written request or by calling toll free 1-800-231-5453. Transfers by telephone
may be made by the agent of record or by the attorney-in-fact pursuant to a
power of attorney. Telephone transfers may not be permitted in some states. The
policy of Hartford Life and its agents and affiliates is that they will not be
responsible for losses resulting from acting upon telephone requests reasonably
believed to be genuine. We will employ reasonable procedures to confirm that
instructions communicated by telephone are genuine; otherwise, We may be liable
for any losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. The procedures We
follow for transactions initiated by telephone include requirements that callers
provide certain identifying information for themselves (if not the Policy Owner)
and the Policy Owner. All transfer instructions by telephone are tape recorded.
 
    The amounts which may be transferred and the number of transfers will be
limited by Our rules then in effect.
 
    Currently there are no restrictions on transfers other than those described
below. There is no charge currently for the first transfer in any calendar
month. Each transfer in excess of one per calendar month is subject to a
Transfer Charge of up to $25.
 
    We reserve the right at a future date to limit the size of transfers and
remaining balances, and to limit the number and frequency of transfers.
 
TRANSFERS TO OR FROM SUB-ACCOUNTS
 
    You may request to transfer some or all of your Account Value between the
Sub-Accounts. When You request a transfer, the number of Accumulation Units
credited to the Sub-Account from which the transfer was made will be reduced and
the number of Accumulation Units credited to the Sub-Account you requested will
be increased.
 
    The amount of the increase or decrease will be determined by dividing:
 
1.  the amount transferred by,
 
2.  the Accumulation Unit Value for the respective Sub-Account determined as of
    the next Valuation Day after We receive your transfer request.
 
TRANSFERS FROM THE FIXED ACCOUNT
 
    In addition to the conditions above, transfers from the Fixed Account are
subject to the following:
 
1.  the transfer must occur during the 30-day period following each Policy
    Anniversary; and
 
2.  if the Accumulated Value in Your Fixed Account exceeds $1,000, the amount
    transferred in any Policy Year may be no larger than 25% of the Accumulated
    Value in the Fixed Account on the date of transfer. We reserve the right to
    modify the restrictions on transfers from the Fixed Account.
                                  POLICY LOANS
 
    As long as the Policy is in effect, a Policy Owner may obtain, without the
consent of the Beneficiary (provided the designation of Beneficiary is not
irrevocable), a cash loan from Hartford Life. The total Indebtedness at the time
of the new loan (including the accrued interest on prior loans plus the
currently applied for loan) may not exceed the Cash Surrender Value. The minimum
loan amount is $500.00.
 
    The amount of each loan will be transferred on a Pro Rata Basis from the
Fixed Account and each of the Sub-Accounts (unless the Policy Owner specifies
otherwise) to the Loan Account. The Loan Account is a mechanism used to ensure
that any outstanding Indebtedness remains fully secured by the Account Value.
 
PREFERRED LOAN
 
    If, at any time after the tenth Policy Anniversary, the Account Value
exceeds the total of all premium paid since issue, a Preferred Loan is
available. The amount available for a Preferred Loan is the amount by which the
Account Value exceeds total premium paid. The amount of the Loan Account which
equals a Preferred Loan will be credited with interest at a rate equal to the
Fixed Account Minimum Credited Rate. The amount of Indebtedness that qualifies
as a Preferred Loan is determined on each Monthly Activity
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Date. A lower interest is charged to Preferred Loans than to the rest of your
Indebtedness, if any.
 
LOAN INTEREST
 
    Interest will accrue on Indebtedness on a daily basis. The table below shows
the interest rate We will charge on Your Indebtedness.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           FIXED ACCOUNT
                                              MINIMUM
                       PORTION OF          CREDITED RATE
 POLICY YEAR          INDEBTEDNESS             PLUS
 ------------  --------------------------  -------------
 <S>           <C>                         <C>
 1-10          All Indebtedness                  2%
 11 and later  Preferred loans (if any)          0%
               All Indebtedness in excess        1%
               of Preferred Loans
</TABLE>
 
CREDITED INTEREST
 
    Any amounts in the Loan Account will be credited with interest at a rate
equal to the Fixed Account Minimum Credited Rate.
 
LOAN REPAYMENTS
 
    You can repay all or any part of the entire Indebtedness at any time while
Your Policy is in force. Each loan repayment must be at least $50. An amount
equal to the loan repayment will be deducted from the Loan Account and will be
allocated among the Fixed Account and Sub-Accounts in the same percentage as
premium are allocated.
 
TERMINATION DUE TO EXCESSIVE INDEBTEDNESS
 
   
    If total Indebtedness equals or exceeds the Cash Value on any Monthly
Activity Date, the Policy will terminate. See "Lapse and Reinstatements," page .
    
 
EFFECT OF LOANS ON ACCOUNT VALUE
 
    A loan, whether or not repaid, will have a permanent effect on the Account
Value because the investment results of each Sub-Account will apply only to the
amount remaining in such Sub-Accounts. In addition, the rate of interest
credited to the Fixed Account may be greater than the Fixed Account Minimum
Credited Rate. The longer a loan is outstanding, the greater the effect, whether
favorable or unfavorable, is likely to be. If the Fixed Account and the
Sub-Accounts earn more than the annual interest rate for funds held in the Loan
Account, a Policy Owner's Account Value will not increase as rapidly as it would
have had no loan been made. If the Sub-Accounts earn less than the Loan Account,
the Policy Owner's Account Value will be greater than it would have been had no
loan been made. Also, if not repaid, the aggregate amount of the outstanding
loan (i.e., the Indebtedness) will reduce the Death Proceeds and Cash Surrender
Value otherwise payable.
   
                                 DEATH BENEFIT
 
    The Policy provides for the payment of the Death Proceeds to the named
Beneficiary when the Insured dies. The Death Proceeds payable to the Beneficiary
equal the Death Benefit less any Indebtedness and less any due and unpaid
Monthly Deduction Amount occurring during a Grace Period. The Death Benefit
depends on the Death Benefit Option selected by You, the minimum Death Benefit
provision, and whether or not the Death Benefit guarantee is available. All or
part of the Death Proceeds may be paid in cash or applied under a "Payment
Option." See "Other Matters -- Payment Options," page .
    
 
DEATH BENEFIT OPTIONS
 
    There are three Death Benefit Options: the Level Death Benefit Option
("Option A"), the Return of Account Value Death Benefit Option ("Option B") and
the Return of Premium Death Benefit Option ("Option C"). Subject to the minimum
Death Benefit described below, the Death Benefits under each option are:
 
1.  Under Option A, the Death Benefit is equal to the Face Amount.
 
2.  Under Option B, the Death Benefit is equal to the Face Amount plus the
    Account Value.
 
3.  Under Option C, the Death Benefit is equal to the Face Amount plus the
    lesser of: (a) the sum of the premium paid; and (b) the Option C Limit.
 
OPTION CHANGE
 
   
    You may change Your Death Benefit Option by notifying Us In Writing of the
change. Such change will become effective on the Monthly Activity Date following
the date we receive Your request. If a change to Option A is elected, the Face
Amount will become that amount available as a Death Benefit immediately prior to
the option change. If a change to Option B is elected, the Face Amount will
become that amount available as a Death Benefit immediately prior to the option
change, reduced by the then current Account Value. Changing your Death Benefit
Option may result in a Surrender Charge. (See "Decreases in Face Amount", page
 .) You should consult a competent tax adviser regarding the possible adverse tax
consequences resulting from a change in your Death Benefit Option.
    
 
DEATH BENEFIT GUARANTEE
 
    The Death Benefit guarantee will keep the Policy in force, regardless of the
Policy's investment performance as long as the following conditions are met:
 
1.  the Policy is in the first ten Policy Years (except in certain states where
    a period less than 10 years may apply); and
 
2.  on each Monthly Activity Date during that period, the cumulative premium
    paid into this Policy, less Indebtedness, less any withdrawals, equal or
    exceed the Cumulative Death Benefit Guarantee premium on that date.
 
    If the Face Amount has not been increased or decreased, the Cumulative Death
Benefit Guarantee Premium is:
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1.  the Cumulative Death Benefit Guarantee Premium on the previous Monthly
    Activity Date; plus
 
2.  the current Monthly Death Benefit Guarantee Premium shown on the Policy
    specification page   .
 
    The Monthly Death Benefit Guarantee Premium will be adjusted to reflect any
increases or decreases in the Face Amount during the Death Benefit guarantee
period. We will send You a schedule showing the new Monthly Death Benefit
Guarantee Premium required for this period and the Death Benefit Guarantee
Premium received to date.
 
    While the Death Benefit guarantee is available, the Death Benefit will be
the Face Amount, regardless of the Death Benefit Option.
 
MINIMUM DEATH BENEFIT
 
    The Policy has a minimum Death Benefit feature which automatically increases
the Death Benefit so that it will never be less than the Account Value
multiplied by the Minimum Death Benefit Percentage specified in the Policy. This
percentage varies according to the Insured's Issue Age, the Policy Year, sex
(where unisex rates are not used) and insurance class.
 
    EXAMPLES OF THE MINIMUM DEATH BENEFIT:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                             A           B
                                         ----------  ----------
<S>                                      <C>         <C>
Face Amount............................  $  100,000  $  100,000
Account Value on Date of Death.........      46,500      34,000
Specified Percentage...................        250%        250%
Death Benefit Option...................    Level       Level
</TABLE>
 
    In Example A, the minimum Death Benefit equals $116,250, i.e., the greater
of $100,000 (the Face Amount) or $116,250 (the Account Value at the Date of
Death of $46,500, multiplied by the specified percentage of 250%). This amount
less any outstanding Indebtedness constitutes the Death Proceeds which We would
pay to the Beneficiary.
 
    In Example B, the minimum Death Benefit is $100,000, i.e., the greater of
$100,000 (the Face Amount) or $85,000 (the Account Value of $34,000 multiplied
by the specified percentage of 250%).
 
INCREASES AND DECREASES IN FACE AMOUNT
 
    At any time after the first Policy Year, You may make a request In Writing
to change the Face Amount. The minimum amount by which the Face Amount can be
increased or decreased is based on Our rules then in effect. We reserve the
right to limit the number of increases or decreases made under the Policy to not
more than one in any 12 month period.
 
    A decrease in the Face Amount will be effective on the Monthly Activity Date
following the date We receive Your request. The remaining Face Amount must not
be less than that allowed by Our minimum rules then in effect. If You ask to
decrease Your Face Amount below the Initial Face Amount a Surrender Charge may
be assessed, equal to:
 
1.  the Surrender Charge applicable to the current Policy Year; multiplied by
 
2.  the percentage described below.
 
    The percentage used to determine the Surrender Charge will be calculated by:
 
1.  subtracting the requested Face Amount from the lowest Face Amount prior to
    the request; and
 
2.  dividing that difference by the lowest Face Amount prior to the request.
 
    The Surrender Charge assessed will be deducted from Your Account Value on
the Monthly Activity Date effective for the decrease.
 
    All requests to increase the Face Amount must be applied for on a new
application and accompanied by the Policy. All requests will be subject to
evidence of insurability satisfactory to Us. Any increase approved by Us will be
effective on the date shown on the new policy specifications page    , provided
that the Monthly Deduction Amount for the first month after the effective date
of increase is made.
                              BENEFITS AT MATURITY
 
    If the Insured is living on the Scheduled Maturity Date, on surrender of the
Policy to Hartford Life, Hartford Life will pay to the Policy Owner the Cash
Surrender Value. On the Scheduled Maturity Date, unless extended by rider, the
Policy will terminate and Hartford Life will have no further obligations under
the Policy.
                            LAPSE AND REINSTATEMENT
 
POLICY LAPSE AND GRACE PERIOD
 
    During the first Policy Year, the Policy will be in default on any Monthly
Activity Date on which the Account Value less Indebtedness is not sufficient to
cover the Monthly Deduction Amount.
 
    During the second Policy Year, the Policy will be in default on any Monthly
Activity Date on which the Account Value less Indebtedness less 1/2 of the
Surrender Charge for the second Policy Year is not sufficient to cover the
Monthly Deduction Amount.
 
    During the third Policy Year and thereafter, the Policy will be in default
on any Monthly Activity Date if the Cash Surrender Value is not sufficient to
cover the Monthly Deduction Amount.
 
    A 61-day period called the "Grace Period" will begin from the date of
default. Hartford Life will mail the Owner
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and any assignee written notice of the amount of premium that will be required
to continue the Policy in force. The premium required will be no greater than
the amount required to pay Monthly Deduction Amounts during the Grace period
plus three additional Monthly Deduction Amounts. Unless the Death Benefit
guarantee is available, the Policy will terminate without value if the required
premium is not paid by the end of the Grace Period. If the Death Benefit
guarantee is available and sufficient premium has not been paid by the end of
the Grace Period, the Death Benefit will be reduced to the Face Amount and any
riders will no longer be in force. If the Insured dies during the Grace Period,
We will pay the Death Proceeds.
 
DEATH BENEFIT GUARANTEE DEFAULT AND GRACE PERIOD
 
    On every Monthly Activity Date during the Death Benefit guarantee period, We
will compare the cumulative premium received, less Indebtedness, less
withdrawals, to the Cumulative Death Benefit Guarantee Premium for the Death
Benefit guarantee period in effect.
 
    If the cumulative premium received, less Indebtedness, less withdrawals, are
less than the Cumulative Death Benefit Guarantee Premium, the Death Benefit
guarantee will be deemed to be in default as of that Monthly Activity Date. A
Grace Period of 61 days from the date of default will begin. We will mail the
Policy Owner and any assignee written notice of the amount of premium required
to continue the Death Benefit guarantee.
 
    At the end of the Grace Period, the Death Benefit guarantee will be removed
from the Policy if We have not received the amount of the required premium.
 
REINSTATEMENT
 
    Unless the Policy has been surrendered for its Cash Surrender Value, the
Policy may be reinstated prior to the Scheduled Maturity Date, provided:
1.  You make Your request In Writing within five years from the termination
    date;
 
2.  satisfactory evidence of insurability is submitted;
 
3.  any Indebtedness existing at the time of termination is repaid or carried
    over to the reinstated Policy; and
 
4.  You pay a premium sufficient to cover (1) all Monthly Deduction Amounts that
    are due and unpaid during the Grace Period; and (2) the sum of Monthly
    Deduction Amounts for the next three months after the date of reinstatement.
 
    The Account Value on the reinstatement date will equal:
 
1.  The Cash Value at the time of termination; plus
 
2.  Net Premium derived from premium paid at the time of reinstatement; minus
 
3.  the Monthly Deduction Amounts that were due and unpaid during the Policy
    Grace Period; plus
 
4.  the Surrender Charge at the time of reinstatement. The Surrender Charge is
    based on the duration from the original Policy Date.
                  THE RIGHT TO EXAMINE OR EXCHANGE THE POLICY
 
    An applicant has a limited right to return a Policy for cancellation. If the
Policy is returned, by mail or personal delivery to Hartford Life or to the
agent who sold the Policy, to be canceled within ten days after delivery of the
Policy to the Policy Owner, within 10 days of Hartford Life's mailing or
personal delivery of a Notice of Right to Withdraw, or within 45 days of
completion of the Policy application (whichever is later, and subject to
applicable state regulation), Hartford Life will return to the applicant, within
seven days thereafter, the greater of the premium paid, less any Indebtedness,
or the sum of (1) the Account Value, less any Indebtedness, on the date the
returned Policy is received by Hartford Life or its agent and (2) any deductions
under the Policy or by the Funds for taxes, charges or fees.
 
    Once the Policy is in effect, it may be exchanged during the first 24 months
after its issuance, for a non-variable life insurance policy offered by Us or an
affiliate. No evidence of insurability will be required. The new policy will
have an amount at risk which equals or is less than the amount at risk in effect
on the date of exchange. Premium under the new policy will be based on the same
risk classification as this Policy. An exchange of the Policy under these
circumstances should be a tax-free transaction under Section 1035 of the Code.
                                   WITHDRAWAL
 
    At any time prior to the Scheduled Maturity Date, provided the Policy has a
Cash Surrender Value, You may surrender the Policy or withdraw money from it.
During the first fifteen (15) Policy Years, a Surrender Charge will apply. The
Surrender Charge consists of two component charges: an administrative expense
surrender charge and a sales surrender charge.
 
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE SURRENDER CHARGE
 
    The Administrative Expense Surrender Charge varies by the Insured's age on
the Date of Issue. Your sales representative can provide you with the actual
Administrative Expense Surrender Charge that applies to your Issue Age.
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The following table represents the Administrative Expense Surrender Charge for a
person age 45 on the Date of Issue:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                    AMOUNT PER                      AMOUNT PER
                     $1,000 OF                       $1,000 OF
                   INITIAL FACE                    INITIAL FACE
   POLICY YEAR        AMOUNT        POLICY YEAR       AMOUNT
- -----------------  -------------  ---------------  -------------
<S>                <C>            <C>              <C>
            1        $    5.00               9       $    3.18
            2        $    5.00              10       $    2.73
            3        $    5.00              11       $    2.27
            4        $    5.00              12       $    1.82
            5        $    5.00              13       $    1.36
            6        $    4.55              14       $    0.91
            7        $    4.09              15       $    0.45
            8        $    3.64              16       $    0.00
</TABLE>
 
    The amount of the charge remains level for five Policy Years. After the
fifth Policy Anniversary, the charge decreases uniformly each month until the
end of the fifteenth Policy Year when it is zero.
 
    The Administrative Expense Surrender Charge is designed to cover the
administrative expenses associated with underwriting and issuing a Policy,
including the costs of processing applications, conducting medical examinations,
determining insurability and the Insured's underwriting class, and establishing
policy records.
 
    The sum of the Administrative Expense Surrender Charge and the Monthly
Administrative Charge will not exceed the cost Hartford Life incurs in providing
administrative services under the Policy. Hartford Life does not expect to
profit from the Administrative Expense Surrender Charge.
 
SALES SURRENDER CHARGE
 
    The Sales Surrender Charge varies by the Insured's age on the Date of Issue.
Your sales representative can provide you with the actual Sales Surrender Charge
that applies to your Issue Age. The following table represents the Sales
Surrender Charge for a person age 45 on the Date of Issue:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                    AMOUNT PER                      AMOUNT PER
                     $1,000 OF                       $1,000 OF
                   INITIAL FACE                    INITIAL FACE
   POLICY YEAR        AMOUNT        POLICY YEAR       AMOUNT
- -----------------  -------------  ---------------  -------------
<S>                <C>            <C>              <C>
            1        $    7.00               9       $    4.45
            2        $    7.00              10       $    3.82
            3        $    7.00              11       $    3.18
            4        $    7.00              12       $    2.55
            5        $    7.00              13       $    1.91
            6        $    6.36              14       $    1.27
            7        $    5.73              15       $    0.64
            8        $    5.09              16       $    0.00
</TABLE>
 
    The amount of the charge remains level for five Policy Years. After the
fifth Policy Anniversary, the charge decreases uniformly each month until the
end of the fifteenth Policy Year when it is zero.
 
    The Sales Surrender Charges is designed to cover expenses relating to the
sale and distribution of the Policy, including commissions paid to any sales
personnel, the cost of preparing sales literature and other promotional
activities.
                      VALUATION OF PAYMENTS AND TRANSFERS
 
    We value the Policy on every Valuation Day.
 
    We will pay Death Proceeds, Cash Surrender Values, Withdrawals, and loan
amounts allocable to the Sub-Accounts within seven (7) days after We receive all
the information needed to process the payment unless the New York Stock Exchange
is closed for other than a regular holiday or weekend, trading is restricted by
the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") or that the SEC declares that an
emergency exists.
 
   
    Hartford Life may defer payment of any amounts allocated to the Fixed
Account for up to six months from the date on which We receive the request.
    
                            APPLICATION FOR A POLICY
 
    Individuals wishing to purchase a Policy must submit an application to
Hartford Life. Within limits, an applicant may choose the initial Face Amount. A
Policy generally will be issued only on the lives of Insureds between the ages
of 0 and 80 who supply evidence of insurability satisfactory to Hartford Life.
Acceptance is subject to Hartford Life's underwriting rules. Hartford Life
reserves the right to reject an application for any reason.
 
    The Policy will be effective on the Policy Date only after Hartford Life has
received all outstanding delivery requirements and received the initial premium.
The Policy Date is the date used to determine all future cyclical transactions
on the Policy, e.g., Monthly Activity Date, Policy Months and Policy Years.
                      REDUCED CHARGES FOR ELIGIBLE GROUPS
 
    Certain charges and deductions described below may be reduced for a Policy
issued in connection with a specific plan in accordance with Our rules in effect
as of the date an application for a Policy is approved. To qualify for such a
reduction, a plan must satisfy certain criteria as to, for example, size of the
plan, expected number of participants and anticipated premium payment from the
plan. Generally, the sales contacts and effort, administrative costs and
mortality cost per Policy vary based on such factors as the size of the plan,
the purposes for which the Policy is purchased and certain characteristics for
the plan's members. The amount of reduction and the criteria for qualification
are a reflection of the reduced sales effort and administrative costs resulting
from, and the different
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mortality experience expected as a result of, sales to qualifying plans. We may
modify from time to time on a uniform basis both the amounts of reductions and
the criteria for qualification. Reductions in these charges will not be unfairly
discriminatory against any person, including the affected Policy Owners funded
by Separate Account VL I.
                          DEDUCTIONS FROM THE PREMIUM
 
    Before allocating the premium to the Account Value, a deduction is made for
the premium tax and federal tax charge and front-end sales load. The amount of
each premium allocated to the Account Value is Your Net Premium.
 
PREMIUM TAX CHARGE AND FEDERAL TAX CHARGE
 
    We deduct, as a premium tax charge, a percentage of each premium to cover
premium-based taxes assessed against Hartford Life by a state or other
governmental entity. This percentage will vary depending on the tax rates in
effect there and is based on the actual tax imposed. The range is generally
between 0% and 3.5%.
 
    We also deduct a 1.25% charge from each premium payment to cover the
estimated costs to Us of the federal income tax treatment of the Policy's
deferred acquisition costs under Section 848 of the Code. We have determined
that this charge is reasonable in relation to our increased federal income tax
burden under the Code resulting from the receipt of premium.
 
    The Federal Tax Charge is a factor Hartford Life must use when computing the
maximum sales load chargeable under Securities and Exchange Commission rules.
 
FRONT-END SALES LOAD
 
    The front-end sales load is a charge deducted from each premium. The current
and maximum front-end sales load for all premium is 5.0% in the first Policy
Year and 2.0% for Policy Years 2 through 10. After Policy Year 10, the front-end
sales load is currently 0%. We reserve the right to charge a maximum of 2.0%.
 
EXAMPLES OF FRONT-END SALES LOADS/IMPACT OF REFUND OF SALES LOAD
 
   
    An example of the actual Front-End Sales Loads and the impact of the refund
of the load, if any, (see "Sales Load Refund" on page ), for a Policy is shown
below. This example uses the same specific information (i.e., Issue Age, Face
Amount, premium level, etc.) as the illustration on page of the prospectus.
    
 
<TABLE>
<S>                                      <C>
Death Benefit Option:                    Level
Face Amount:                             $250,000
Charges Assumed:                         Current
Issue Age/Sex/Class:                     45/Male/Preferred
Guideline Annual Premium:                $4,483.41
Annual Planned Premium:                  $3,250.00
Assumed Gross Annual Investment Return   0%
</TABLE>
 
    The Total Cumulative Sales Load column on the far right of the table below
represents the sum of all loads which would have been assessed since the issue
of the policy assuming a surrender of the Policy at the end of the corresponding
policy year.
 
    This is:
 
(1) The sum of the Cumulative Front-End Sales Load, plus
 
(2) The actual Surrender Charge for that Policy Year, minus
 
(3) The Sales Load Refund, if any, applicable to that Policy year.
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                   Additional Charges/Credits if Surrendered
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
            CUMULATIVE                                                                    TOTAL
             FRONT-END     MAXIMUM    YEAR END     ACTUAL        SALES       SALES      CUMULATIVE
  POLICY       SALES      SURRENDER    ACCOUNT    SURRENDER    SURRENDER     LOAD     SALES LOAD IF
   YEAR        LOAD        CHARGE       VALUE      CHARGE       CHARGES     REFUND    SURRENDERED**
- ----------  -----------  -----------  ---------  -----------  -----------  ---------  --------------
<S>         <C>          <C>          <C>        <C>          <C>          <C>        <C>
    1               65        3,000       1,880       1,880          630           0           695
    2              130        3,000       3,849       3,000        1,750         333         1,547
    3              195        3,000       5,724       3,000        1,750           0         1,945
    4              260        3,000       7,498       3,000        1,750           0         2,010
    5              325        3,000       9,247       3,000        1,750           0         2,075
    6              390        2,727      10,887       2,727        1,590           0         1,980
    7              455        2,455      12,433       2,455        1,433           0         1,888
    8              520        2,183      13,878       2,183        1,273           0         1,793
    9              585        1,910      15,212       1,910        1,113           0         1,698
    10             650        1,638      16,429       1,638          955           0         1,605
    11             715        1,363      17,807       1,363          795           0         1,510
    12             780        1,090      19,172       1,090          638           0         1,418
    13             845          818      20,385         818          478           0         1,323
    14             910          545      21,431         545          318           0         1,228
    15             975          273      22,292         273          160           0         1,135
    16            1040            0      22,949           0            0           0         1,040
</TABLE>
 
    *The Actual Surrender Charge assessed is the smaller of:
 
      (a) The contractual maximum surrender charge, or
 
      (b) Year-End Account Value
 
    **The Total Cumulative Sales Load If Surrendered assumes a surrender of the
Policy at the end of that Policy Year and is:
 
      (a) The Cumulative Front-End Sales Load, plus
 
      (b) Sales Surrender Charge, minus
 
      (c) Sales Load Refund.
 
                        DEDUCTIONS AND CHARGES FROM THE
                                 ACCOUNT VALUE
 
MONTHLY DEDUCTION AMOUNTS
 
    On the Policy Date and on each subsequent Monthly Activity Date, Hartford
Life will deduct an amount (the "Monthly Deduction Amount") from the Account
Value to cover certain charges and expenses incurred in connection with a
Policy. Each Monthly Deduction Amount will be deducted on a Pro Rata Basis from
the Fixed Account and each of the Sub-Accounts. The Monthly Deduction Amount
will vary from month to month.
 
    The Monthly Deduction Amount equals:
 
1.  the charge for the Cost of Insurance; plus
 
2.  the Monthly Administrative charge; plus
 
3.  the Mortality and Expense Risk Charge; plus
 
4.  the charges for additional benefits provided by rider.
 
      1. COST OF INSURANCE CHARGE
 
         The charge for the Cost of Insurance is equal to:
 
      (a) the Cost of Insurance rate per $1,000;
          multiplied by
 
      (b) the amount at risk; divided by
 
      (c) $1,000
 
      The amount at risk equals the Death Benefit less the Account Value on that
    date, prior to assessing the Monthly Deduction Amount.
 
      A charge for a special insurance class rating of an Insured may be made
    against the Account Value, if applicable. This charge is to compensate
    Hartford Life for the additional mortality risk associated with individuals
    in these classes.
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       The Cost of Insurance charge is to cover Hartford Life's anticipated
     mortality costs and other expenses. For standard risks, the Cost of
     Insurance rates will not exceed those based on the 1980 Commissioners'
     Standard Ordinary Mortality Smoker or Nonsmoker Table, age last birthday. A
     table of guaranteed Cost of Insurance rates per $1,000 will be included in
     each Policy; however, Hartford Life reserves the right to use rates less
     than those shown in the table. Substandard risks will be charged a higher
     Cost of Insurance rate that will not exceed rates based on a multiple of
     the 1980 Commissioners' Standard Ordinary Mortality Smoker or Nonsmoker
     Table, age last birthday. The multiple will be based on the Insured's risk
     class. Hartford Life will determine the Cost of Insurance rate at the start
     of each Policy Year. Any changes in the Cost of Insurance rate will be made
     uniformly for all Insureds of the same issue age, sex and risk class and
     whose coverage has been inforce for the same length of time. No change in
     insurance class or cost will occur on account of deterioration of the
     Insured's health.
 
      Because the Account Value and the Death Benefit under a Policy may vary
    from month to month, the Cost of Insurance charge may also vary on each
    Monthly Activity Date.
 
      2. MONTHLY ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGE
 
      Hartford Life will assess a Monthly Administrative Charge to reimburse
    Hartford Life for administrative costs in connection with the Policy. The
    current Monthly Administrative Fee is $25.00 per month for the first Policy
    Year, $10.00 per month in Policy Year 2-10 and $5.00 per month in Policy
    Years 11 and later, not to exceed $7.50 per month in Policy Years 11 and
    later.
 
      The sum of the Monthly Administrative Charge and the Administrative
    Services Sales Charge will not exceed the cost Hartford Life incurs in
    providing administrative services under the Policy.
 
      3. MORTALITY AND EXPENSE RISK CHARGE
 
   
      A charge is made for mortality and expense risks assumed by Hartford Life.
    Hartford Life may profit from this charge. See also, "Policy Benefits and
    Rights -- Account Values," page .
    
 
      The current Mortality and Expense Risk Charge for any Monthly Activity
    Date is equal to: (a) the current Mortality and Expense Risk Rate;
    multiplied by (b) the portion of the Account Value allocated to the Sub-
    Accounts on the Monthly Activity Date prior to assessing the Monthly
    Deduction Amount.
 
      The current and guaranteed Mortality and Expense Risk Rate for the first
    ten Policy Years is 0.80% (.067% per month). After the tenth Policy Year,
    the current rate is 0.25% (.021% per month), with a maximum Rate of 0.50%
    (.042% per month).
 
      The mortality risk assumed is that the Cost of Insurance charges specified
    in the Policy will be insufficient to meet actual claims. The expense risk
    assumed is that expenses incurred in issuing and administering the Policy
    will exceed the administrative charges set in the Policy. Hartford Life may
    profit from the mortality and expense risk charge and may use any profits
    for any proper purpose, including any difference between the cost it incurs
    in distributing the Policy and the proceeds of the front-end sales load.
 
      4. RIDER CHARGE
 
   
      If the Policy includes riders, a charge is made applicable to the riders
    from the Account Value on each Monthly Activity Date. The charge applicable
    to these riders is to compensate Hartford Life for anticipated cost of
    providing these benefits and are specified on the applicable rider. The
    riders available are described on page under "Supplemental Benefits"
    section.
    
 
CHARGES AGAINST THE FUNDS
 
    The investment advisers charge the Funds an investment management fee on a
daily basis as compensation for services. The following Table shows the fee
charged for each Fund available for investment by Policy Owners.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                       ANNUAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES
                                                                                           AS A PERCENTAGE OF AVERAGE
HARTFORD FUNDS                                                                                  DAILY NET ASSETS
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<S>                                                                         <C>
Hartford Capital Appreciation Fund, Inc.,
  Hartford Advisers Fund, Inc.,
  Hartford International Opportunities Fund, Inc.,
  Hartford Dividend and Growth Fund, Inc..................................  575% of the first $250 million of average net assets
                                                                            .525% of the next $250 million of average net assets
                                                                            .475% of the next $250 million of average net assets
                                                                            .425% of any amount over $1.0 billion
Hartford Bond Fund, Inc.,
  Hartford Stock Fund, Inc................................................  .325% of the first $250 million of average net assets
                                                                            .300% of the next $250 million of average net assets
                                                                            .275% of the next $250 million of average net assets
                                                                            .250% of any amount over $1.0 billion
Hartford Index Fund, Inc..................................................  .20%
Hartford Mortgage Securities Fund, Inc.,
  HVA Money Market Fund, Inc..............................................  .25%
 
<CAPTION>
 
PUTNAM FUNDS
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<S>                                                                         <C>
PCM Diversified Income Fund,
  PCM Global Asset Allocation Fund,
  PCM High Yield Fund,
  PCM New Opportunities Fund,
  PCM Voyager Fund........................................................  .70% of the first $500 million of average net assets
                                                                            .60% of the next $500 million of average net assets
                                                                            .55% of the next $500 million of average net assets
                                                                            .50% of any amount over $1.5 billion
PCM Growth and Income Fund................................................  .65% of the first $500 million of average net assets
                                                                            .55% of the next $500 million of average net assets
                                                                            .50% of the next $500 million of average net assets
                                                                            .45% of any amount over $1.5 billion
PCM Money Market Fund.....................................................  .45% of the first $500 million of average net assets
                                                                            .35% of the next $500 million of average net assets
                                                                            .30% of the next $500 million of average net assets
                                                                            .25% of any amount over $1.5 billion
PCM U.S. Government and
  High Quality Bond Fund..................................................  .65% of the first $500 million of average net assets
                                                                            .55% of the next $500 million of average net assets
                                                                            .50% of the next $500 million of average net assets
                                                                            .45% of the next $5 billion of average net assets
                                                                            .425% of the next $5 billion of average net assets
                                                                            .405% of the next $5 billion of average net assets
                                                                            .39% of the next $5 billion of average net assets
                                                                            .38% of any excess thereafter
PCM Global Growth Fund, PCM Utilities Growth and Income Fund..............  .60%
<CAPTION>
 
FIDELITY FUNDS
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<S>                                                                         <C>
Equity-Income Portfolio...................................................  .52%
Overseas Portfolio........................................................  .77%
Asset Manager Portfolio...................................................  .72%
</TABLE>
 
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TAXES
 
    Currently, no charge is made to Separate Account VL I for federal, state,
and local taxes that may be allocable to Separate Account VL I. A change in the
applicable federal, state or local tax laws which impose tax on Hartford Life
and/or Separate Account VL I may result in a charge against the Policy in the
future. Charges for other taxes, if any, allocable to Separate Account VL I may
also be made.
                                  THE COMPANY
 
    Hartford Life Insurance Company ("Hartford Life") 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 individual
and group, in all states of the United States and the District of Columbia. The
offices of Hartford Life are located in Simsbury, Connecticut; however, its
mailing address is P.O. Box 2999, Hartford, CT 06104-2999.
 
    Hartford Life is ultimately 100% owned by Hartford Fire Insurance Company,
one of the largest multiple lines insurance carriers in the United States. On
December 20, 1995, Hartford Fire Insurance Company became an independent,
publicly traded corporation.
 
    Hartford Life is rated A+ (superior) by A.M. Best and Company, Inc., on the
basis of its financial soundness and operating performance. Hartford Life is
rated AA by Standard & Poor's and AA+ by Duff and Phelps on the basis of its
claims paying ability. These ratings do not apply to the investment performance
of the Sub-Accounts of the Separate Account. These ratings do apply to Hartford
Life's ability to meet its insurance obligations, including those under the
Policy.
 
   
    Hartford Life is subject to Connecticut law governing insurance companies
and is regulated and supervised by the Connecticut Commissioner of Insurance. An
annual statement in a prescribed form must be filed with that Commissioner on or
before March 1 in each year covering the operations of Hartford Life for the
preceding year and its financial condition on December 31 of such year. Its
books and assets are subject to review or examination by the Commissioner or his
agents at all times, and a full examination of its operations is conducted by
the Commissioner pursuant to standards established by the National Association
of Insurance Commissioners ("NAIC") at least once in every four years. In
addition, Hartford Life is subject to the insurance laws and regulations of any
jurisdiction in which it sells its insurance contracts. Hartford Life is also
subject to various Federal and state securities laws and regulations.
    
                             SEPARATE ACCOUNT VL I
                                    GENERAL
 
    Separate Account VL I is a separate account of Hartford Life established on
September 18, 1992 pursuant to the insurance laws of the State of Connecticut
and organized as a unit investment trust registered with the Securities and
Exchange Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Separate Account
VL I meets the definition of "separate account" under federal securities law.
Under Connecticut law, the assets of Separate Account VL I are held exclusively
for the benefit of Policy Owners and persons entitled to payments under the
Policy. The assets for Separate Account VL I are not chargeable with liabilities
arising out of any other business which Hartford Life may conduct.
                                     FUNDS
 
    The assets of each Sub-Account of Separate Account VL I are invested
exclusively in one of the Funds. A Policy Owner may allocate premium payments
among the Sub-Accounts. Policy Owners should review the following brief
descriptions of the investment objectives of each of the Funds in connection
with that allocation. There is no guarantee that any of the Funds will achieve
its stated objectives. Policy Owners are also advised to read the prospectuses
for each of the Funds accompanying this prospectus for more detailed
information.
 
HARTFORD FUNDS
 
 HARTFORD ADVISERS FUND, INC.
 
    To achieve maximum long term total rate of return consistent with prudent
investment risk by investing in common stock and other equity securities, bonds
and other debt securities, and money market instruments. The investment adviser
will vary the investments of the Fund among equity and debt securities and money
market instruments depending upon its analysis of market trends. Total rate of
return consists of current income, including dividends, interest and discount
accruals and capital appreciation.
 
 HARTFORD BOND FUND, INC.
 
    To achieve maximum current income consistent with preservation of capital by
investing primarily in bonds.
 
 HARTFORD CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND, INC.
 
    To achieve growth of capital by investing in equity securities and
securities convertible into equity securities selected solely on the basis of
potential for capital appreciation; income, if any, is an incidental
consideration.
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 HARTFORD DIVIDEND AND GROWTH FUND, INC.
 
    To achieve a high level of current income consistent with growth of capital
and reasonable investment risk by investing primarily in equity securities and
securities convertible into equity securities.
 
 HARTFORD INDEX FUND, INC.
 
    To provide investment results which approximate the price and yield
performance of publicly-traded common stocks in the aggregate, as represented by
the Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock Price Index.*
 
 HARTFORD INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC.
 
    To achieve long-term total return consistent with prudent investment risk
through investment primarily in equity securities issued by foreign companies.
 
 HARTFORD MORTGAGE SECURITIES FUND, INC.
 
    To achieve maximum current income consistent with safety of principal and
maintenance of liquidity by investing primarily in mortgage-related securities,
including securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association
("GNMA").
 
 HARTFORD STOCK FUND, INC.
 
    To achieve long-term capital growth primarily through capital appreciation,
with income a secondary consideration, by investing in equity-type securities.
 
 HVA MONEY MARKET FUND, INC.
 
    To achieve maximum current income consistent with liquidity and preservation
of capital by investing in money market securities.
 
PUTNAM FUNDS
 
 PCM DIVERSIFIED INCOME FUND
 
    Seeks high current income consistent with capital preservation by investing
in the following three sectors of the fixed income securities markets: U.S.
Government Sector, High Yield Sector (which invests primarily in what are
commonly referred to as "junk bonds"), and International Sector. See the special
considerations for investments in high yield securities described in the Putnam
Fund prospectus.
 
 PCM GLOBAL ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
 
    Seeks a high level of long-term total return consistent with preservation of
capital by investing in U.S. equities, international equities, U.S. fixed income
securities, and international fixed income securities.
 
 PCM GLOBAL GROWTH FUND
 
    Seeks capital appreciation through a globally diversified common stock
portfolio.
 
 PCM GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
 
    Seeks capital growth and current income by investing primarily in common
stocks that offer potential for capital growth, current income, or both.
 
 PCM HIGH YIELD FUND
 
    Seeks high current income by investing primarily in high-yielding,
lower-rated fixed income securities (commonly referred to as "junk bonds"),
constituting a diversified portfolio which Putnam Investment Management, Inc.
("Putnam Management") believes does not involve undue risk to income or
principal. Capital growth is a secondary objective when consistent with seeking
high current income. See the special considerations for investments for high
yield securities described in the Putnam Fund prospectus.
 
 PCM MONEY MARKET FUND
 
    Seeks to achieve as high a level of current income as Putnam Management
believes is consistent with preservation of capital and maintenance of liquidity
by investing in high-quality money market instruments.
 
 PCM NEW OPPORTUNITIES FUND
 
    Seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing principally in common
stocks of companies in sectors of the economy which Putnam Management believes
possess above average long-term growth potential.
 
 PCM U.S. GOVERNMENT AND HIGH QUALITY BOND FUND
 
    Seeks current income consistent with preservation of capital by investing
primarily in through investment in securities issued or guaranteed as to
principal and interest by the U.S. Government or by its agencies or
instrumentalities and in other debt obligations rated at least A by Standard &
Poor's or Moody's or, if not rated, determined by Putnam Management to be of
comparable quality.
 
 PCM UTILITIES GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
 
    Seeks capital growth and current income by concentrating its investments in
securities issued by companies in the public utilities industries.
 
 PCM VOYAGER FUND
 
    Aggressively seeks capital appreciation primarily from a portfolio of common
stocks of companies that Putnam Management believes have potential for capital
appreciation which is significantly greater than that of market averages.
 
* "STANDARD & POOR'S-REGISTERED TRADEMARK-", "S&P-REGISTERED TRADEMARK-", "S&P
  500-REGISTERED TRADEMARK-", "STANDARD & POOR'S 500", AND "500" ARE TRADEMARKS
  OF THE MCGRAW-HILL COMPANIES, INC. AND HAVE BEEN LICENSED FOR USE BY HARTFORD
  LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND AFFILIATES. THE HARTFORD INDEX FUND, INC. ("INDEX
  FUND") IS NOT SPONSORED, ENDORSED, SOLD OR PROMOTED BY STANDARD & POOR'S
  ("S&P") AND S&P MAKES NO REPRESENTATION REGARDING THE ADVISABILITY OF
  INVESTING IN THE INDEX FUND.
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FIDELITY FUNDS
 
 EQUITY-INCOME PORTFOLIO
 
    To seek reasonable income by investing primarily in income-producing equity
securities. In choosing these securities, the Portfolio will also consider the
potential for capital appreciation. The Portfolio's goal is to achieve a yield
which exceeds the composite yield on the securities comprising the Standard &
Poor's Daily Stock Price Index of 500 Common Stocks. The Portfolio may invest in
high yielding, lower-rated securities (commonly referred to as "junk bonds")
which are subject to greater risk than investments in higher-rated securities.
For a further discussion of lower-rated securities, please see "Risks of
Lower-Rated Debt Securities" in the Fidelity prospectus for this Portfolio.
 
 OVERSEAS PORTFOLIO
 
    To seek long-term growth of capital primarily through investments in foreign
securities and provide a means for aggressive investors to diversify their own
portfolios by participating in companies and economies outside of the United
States.
 
 ASSET MANAGER PORTFOLIO
 
    To seek high total return with reduced risk over the long-term by allocating
its assets among stocks, bonds and short-term fixed-income instruments.
 
    The Hartford Funds are organized as corporations under the laws of the State
of Maryland and are registered as diversified open-end management companies
under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Putnam Funds are portfolios of the
Putnam Capital Manager Trust, which is organized as a business trust under the
laws of Massachusetts as an open-end series investment company under the
Investment Company Act of 1940. The Fidelity Funds involve two diversified
open-end management investment companies, each with multiple portfolios and
organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Equity-Income Portfolio and
Overseas Portfolio are portfolios of the Variable Insurance Products Fund. The
Asset Manager Portfolio is a portfolio of the Variable Insurance Products Fund
II.
 
    Each Fund continually issues an unlimited number of full and fractional
shares of beneficial interest in the Fund. Such shares are offered to separate
accounts, including Separate Account VL I, established by Hartford Life or one
of its affiliated companies specifically to fund the Policy and other policies
issued by Hartford Life or its affiliates as permitted by the Investment Company
Act of 1940.
 
    It is conceivable that in the future it may be disadvantageous for variable
life insurance separate accounts and variable annuity separate accounts to
invest in the Funds simultaneously. Although neither Hartford Life nor the Funds
currently foresee any such disadvantages either to variable life insurance
Policy Owners or to variable annuity Policy Owners, the Board of Directors
intend for the Hartford Funds and the Board of Trustees for the Putnam Funds and
the Fidelity Funds (collectively the "Board") to monitor events in order to
identify any material conflicts between such Policy Owners and to determine what
action, if any, should be taken in response thereto. If the Boards were to
conclude that separate funds should be established for variable life and
variable life insurance separate accounts, Hartford Life will bear the attendant
expenses.
 
    All investment income of and other distributions to each Sub-Account of
Separate Account VL I arising from the applicable Fund are reinvested in shares
of that Fund at net asset value. The income and both realized gains or losses on
the assets of each Sub-Account of Separate Account VL I are therefore separate
and are credited to or charged against the Sub-Account without regard to income,
gains or losses from any other Sub-Account or from any other business of
Hartford Life. Hartford Life will purchase shares in the Funds in connection
with premium payments allocated to the applicable Sub-Account in accordance with
Policy Owners' directions and will redeem shares in the Funds to meet Policy
obligations or make adjustments in reserves, if any. The Funds are required to
redeem Fund shares at net asset value and generally to make payment within seven
days.
 
    Hartford Life reserves the right, subject to compliance with the law as then
in effect, to make additions to, deletions from, or substitutions for Separate
Account VL I and its Sub-Accounts which fund the Policy. If shares of any of the
Funds should no longer be available for investment, or if, in the judgment of
Hartford Life's management, further investment in shares of any Fund should
become inappropriate in view of the purposes of the Policy, Hartford Life may
substitute shares of another Fund for shares already purchased, or to be
purchased in the future, under the Policy. No substitution of securities will
take place without notice to and consent of Policy Owners and without prior
approval of the Securities and Exchange Commission to the extent required by the
Investment Company Act of 1940. Subject to Policy Owner approval, if required,
Hartford Life also reserves the right to end the registration under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 of Separate Account VL I or any other separate
accounts of which it is the depositor which may fund the Policy.
 
    Each Fund is subject to certain investment restrictions which may not be
changed without the approval of a majority of the shareholders of the Fund. See
the accompanying prospectuses for each of the Funds.
                               INVESTMENT ADVISER
 
HARTFORD FUNDS
 
    The investment adviser for each of the Hartford Funds is The Hartford
Investment Management Company
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("HIMCO"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hartford Life Insurance Company. HIMCO
was organized under the laws of the State of Connecticut in October of 1981.
 
    HIMCO also serves as investment adviser to several other Hartford Life
sponsored funds which are also registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. HIMCO is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940. HIMCO provides investment advice and, in general,
supervises the management and investment program of Hartford Bond Fund, Inc.,
Hartford Index Fund, Inc., Hartford Mortgage Securities Fund, Inc., and HVA
Money Market Fund, Inc., pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement entered
into with each of these Funds for which HIMCO receives a fee. HIMCO also
supervises the investment programs of Hartford Advisers Fund, Inc., Hartford
Capital Appreciation Fund, Inc., Hartford Dividend and Growth Fund, Inc.,
Hartford International Opportunities Fund, Inc., and Hartford Stock Fund, Inc.
pursuant to an Investment Management Agreement for which HIMCO receives a fee.
In addition, with respect to these five Funds, HIMCO has a Sub-Investment
Advisory Agreement with Wellington Management Company ("Wellington Management")
to provide an investment program to HIMCO for utilization by HIMCO in rendering
services to these funds. Wellington Management is a professional investment
counseling firm which provides investment services to investment companies,
other institutions and individuals. Wellington Management is organized as a
private Massachusetts partnership and its predecessor organizations have
provided investment advisory services to investment companies since 1933 and to
investment counseling clients since 1960. See the accompanying prospectuses for
each of the Funds for a more complete description of HIMCO and Wellington
Management and their respective fees.
 
PUTNAM FUNDS
 
    Putnam Management, One Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts, 02109,
serves as the investment manager for the Putnam Funds. An affiliate, the Putnam
Advisory Company, Inc. manages domestic and foreign institutional accounts and
mutual funds. Another affiliate, Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company, provides
investment advice to institutional clients under its banking and fiduciary
policies. Putnam Management and its affiliates are wholly-owned subsidiaries of
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., a publicly owned holding company whose
principal businesses are international insurance brokerage and employee benefit
consulting.
 
FIDELITY FUNDS
 
    The Fidelity Funds are managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company
("Fidelity Management"), whose principal business address is 82 Devonshire
Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Fidelity Management is one of America's largest
investment management organizations. It is composed of a number of different
companies, which provide a variety of financial services and products. Fidelity
Management is the original Fidelity company, founded in 1946. It provides a
number of mutual funds and other clients with investment research and portfolio
management services. Various Fidelity companies perform certain activities
required to operate Variable Insurance Products Fund and Variable Insurance
Products Fund II.
                               THE FIXED ACCOUNT
 
    THAT PORTION OF THE POLICY RELATING TO THE FIXED ACCOUNT IS NOT REGISTERED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ("1933 ACT") AND THE FIXED ACCOUNT IS NOT
REGISTERED AS AN INVESTMENT COMPANY UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
("1940 ACT"). ACCORDINGLY, NEITHER THE FIXED ACCOUNT NOR ANY INTERESTS THEREIN
ARE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OR RESTRICTIONS OF THE 1933 ACT OR THE 1940 ACT,
AND THE DISCLOSURE REGARDING THE FIXED ACCOUNT HAS NOT BEEN REVIEWED BY THE
STAFF OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THE FOLLOWING DISCLOSURE ABOUT
THE FIXED ACCOUNT MAY BE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN GENERALLY APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF
THE FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS REGARDING THE ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS OF
DISCLOSURE.
 
    Premium Payments and Account Values allocated to the Fixed Account become a
part of the general assets of Hartford Life. Hartford Life invests the assets of
the General Account in accordance with applicable law governing the investments
of insurance company general accounts.
 
    The Fixed Account Minimum Credited Rate is shown in the Contract. Currently,
Hartford Life guarantees that it will credit interest at a rate of not less than
4% per year, compounded annually, to amounts allocated to the Fixed Account
under the Policy. Hartford Life may credit interest at a rate in excess of the
Fixed Account Minimum Credited Rate, however, Hartford Life is not obligated to
credit any interest in excess of the Fixed Account Minimum Credited Rate. There
is no specific formula for the determination of excess interest credits. Some of
the factors that Hartford Life may consider in determining whether to credit
excess interest to amounts allocated to the Fixed Account and the amount
thereof, are general economic trends, rates of return currently available and
anticipated on Hartford Life's investments, regulatory and tax requirements and
competitive factors. ANY INTEREST CREDITED TO AMOUNTS ALLOCATED TO THE FIXED
ACCOUNT IN EXCESS OF THE FIXED ACCOUNT MINIMUM CREDITED RATE WILL BE DETERMINED
IN THE SOLE DISCRETION OF HARTFORD LIFE. THE POLICY OWNER ASSUMES THE RISK THAT
INTEREST CREDITED TO FIXED ACCOUNT ALLOCATIONS MAY
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NOT EXCEED THE FIXED ACCOUNT MINIMUM CREDITED RATE.
                                 OTHER MATTERS
                                 VOTING RIGHTS
 
    In accordance with its view of presently applicable law, Hartford Life will
vote the shares of the Funds at regular and special meetings of the shareholders
of the Funds in accordance with instructions from Policy Owners (or the assignee
of the Policy, as the case may be) having a voting interest in Separate Account
VL I. The number of shares held in the Separate Account which are allocable to
each Policy Owner is determined by dividing the Policy Owner's interest in each
Sub-Account by the net asset value of the applicable shares of the Funds.
Hartford Life will vote shares for which no instructions have been given and
shares which are not allocable to Policy Owners (i.e., shares owned by Hartford
Life) in the same proportion as it votes shares for which it has received
instructions. If the Investment Company Act of 1940 or any rule promulgated
thereunder should be amended, however, or if Hartford Life's present
interpretation should change and, as a result, Hartford Life determines it is
permitted to vote the shares of the Funds in its own right, it may elect to do
so.
 
   
    The voting interests of the Policy Owner (or the assignee) in the Funds will
be determined as follows: Policy Owners may cast one vote for each full or
fractional Accumulation Unit owned under the Policy and allocated to a
Sub-Account the assets of which are invested in the particular Fund on the
record date for the shareholder meeting for that Fund. If, however, a Policy
Owner has taken a loan secured by the Policy, amounts transferred from the Sub-
Account(s) to the Loan Account(s) in connection with the loan (see "Policy
Benefits and Rights -- Policy Loans," pages and ) will not be considered in
determining the voting interests of the Policy Owner. Policy Owners should
review the prospectuses for the Funds which accompany this Prospectus to
determine matters on which shareholders may vote.
    
 
    Hartford Life may, when required by state insurance regulatory authorities,
disregard voting instructions if the instructions require that the shares be
voted so as to cause a change in the sub-classification or investment objective
of one or more of the Funds or to approve or disapprove an investment advisory
policy for the Funds. In addition, Hartford Life itself may disregard voting
instructions in favor of changes initiated by a Policy Owner in the investment
policy or the investment adviser of the Funds if Hartford Life reasonably
disapproves of such changes. A change would be disapproved only if the proposed
change is contrary to state law or prohibited by state regulatory authorities.
In the event Hartford Life does disregard voting instructions, a summary of that
action and the reasons for such action will be included in the next periodic
report to Policy Owners.
                          STATEMENTS TO POLICY OWNERS
 
    We will send You a statement at least once each Policy Year, showing:
 
1.  the current Account Value, Cash Surrender Value and Face Amount;
 
2.  the premium paid, Monthly Deduction Amounts and loans since the last report;
 
3.  the amount of any Indebtedness;
 
4.  notifications required by the provisions of the Policy; and
 
5.  any other information required by the Insurance Department of the State
    where the Policy was delivered.
                           LIMIT ON RIGHT TO CONTEST
 
    Hartford Life may not contest the validity of the Policy after it has been
in effect during the lifetime of the Insured for two years from the Issue Date.
If the Policy is reinstated, the two-year period is measured from the date of
reinstatement. In addition, if the Insured commits suicide in the two-year
period, or such period as specified in state law, the benefit payable will be
limited to the premium paid less any Indebtedness and withdrawals.
                             MISSTATEMENT AS TO AGE
 
    If the age of an Insured is incorrectly stated, the amount of Death Benefit
will be appropriately adjusted as specified in the Policy.
                                PAYMENT OPTIONS
 
    Proceeds under the Policy may be paid in a lump sum or may be applied to one
of Hartford Life's payment options. The minimum amount that may be placed under
a payment option is subject to the then current rules of Hartford Life. Once
payments under Options 2, 3 or 4 commence, no surrender of the Policy may be
made for the purpose of receiving a lump sum settlement in lieu of the life
insurance payments. The following options are available under the Policy.
 
    FIRST OPTION -- Interest Income
 
    Payments of interest at the rate We declare, but not less than 3 1/2% per
year, on the amount applied under this option.
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    SECOND OPTION -- Income of Fixed Amount
    Equal payments of the amount chosen until the amount applied under this
option, with interest of not less than 3 1/2% per year, is exhausted. The final
payment will be for the balance remaining.
 
    THIRD OPTION -- Payments for a Fixed Period
    An amount payable monthly for the number of years selected which may be from
1 to 30 years.
 
    FOURTH OPTION -- Life Income
 
      LIFE ANNUITY -- an annuity payable monthly during the lifetime of the
      annuitant and terminating with the last monthly payment due preceding the
      death of the annuitant.
 
      LIFE ANNUITY WITH 120 MONTHLY PAYMENTS CERTAIN -- an annuity providing
      monthly income to the annuitant for a fixed period of 120 months and for
      as long thereafter as the annuitant shall live.
 
    The Tables in the Policy provide for guaranteed dollar amounts of monthly
payments for each $1,000 applied under the four Payment Options. Under the
Fourth Option, the amount of each payment will depend upon the age of the
Annuitant at the time the first payment is due. If any periodic payment due any
payee is less than $200, Hartford Life may make payments less often.
 
    The Table for the Fourth Option is based on the 1983a Individual Annuity
Mortality Table set back one year and a net investment rate of 3.5% per annum.
The Tables for the First, Second and Third Options are based on a net investment
rate of 3.5% per annum. Hartford Life may, however, from time to time, at Our
discretion if mortality appears more favorable and interest rates justify, apply
other tables which will result in higher monthly payments for each $1,000
applied under one or more of the four Payment Options.
 
    Hartford Life will make any other arrangements for income payments as may be
agreed on.
                                  BENEFICIARY
 
    The applicant names the Beneficiary in the application for the Policy. The
Policy Owner may change the Beneficiary (unless irrevocably named) during the
lifetime of the Insured by written request to Hartford Life. If no Beneficiary
is living when the Insured dies, the Death Proceeds will be paid to the Policy
Owner if living; otherwise to the Policy Owner's estate.
                                   ASSIGNMENT
 
    The Policy may be assigned as collateral for a loan or other obligation.
Hartford Life is not responsible for any payment made or action taken before
receipt of written notice of such assignment. Proof of interest must be filed
with any claim under a collateral assignment.
                                   DIVIDENDS
 
    No dividends will be paid under the Policy.
                             SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFITS
 
    The following supplemental benefits, which are subject to the restrictions
and limitations set forth therein, are among the options that may be included in
a Policy by rider. The Monthly Deduction Amount will be increased to include the
charges for any rider.
                         MATURITY DATE EXTENSION RIDER
 
    We will extend the Scheduled Maturity Date (the date on which the Policy
will mature) to the date of the death of the Insured regardless of the age of
the Insured. Certain Death Benefit and premium restrictions apply. See "Income
Taxation of Policy Benefits."
                              TERM INSURANCE RIDER
 
    We will pay an amount upon the death of a designated insured person other
than the Insured Person while this Policy remains in force.
   
                         DEDUCTION AMOUNT WAIVER RIDER
 
    Subject to certain age and underwriting restrictions, the Policy may include
a Deduction Amount Waiver Rider. This rider provides for the waiver of the
Policy's Monthly Deduction Amounts in the event of total disability prior to the
Insured reaching Attained Age 65 and continuing for at least six months. The
number of Monthly Deduction Amounts waived depends on the Insured's Attained Age
when the disability began. If this rider is added, the Monthly Deduction Amounts
will be increased to include the charges for this rider.
    
              WAIVER OF SPECIFIED AMOUNT DISABILITY BENEFIT RIDER
 
    If the Insured becomes totally disabled, We will credit the Policy with a
premium equal to the Specified Amount Disability Benefit for as long as the
Insured remains totally disabled, subject to certain qualifications and
restrictions.
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                         ACCIDENTAL DEATH BENEFIT RIDER
 
    Subject to certain age and underwriting requirements, the Policy may include
an Accidental Death Benefit Rider. This rider provides for an increase in the
amount paid upon the death of the Insured if the death results from an accident.
 
                        EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                       OTHER BUSINESS PROFESSION,
                                                                                         VOCATION OR EMPLOYMENT
                                     POSITION WITH ITT HARTFORD,                            FOR PAST 5 YEARS;
           NAME, AGE                       YEAR OF ELECTION                                OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS
- --------------------------------  ----------------------------------  -------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                               <C>                                 <C>
Louis J. Abdou, 53                Vice President, 1987                Vice President (1987-Present), Hartford Life.
Wendell J. Bossen, 62             Vice President, 1992**              President (1992-Present), International Corporate Marketing
                                                                        Group, Inc.; Executive Vice President (1984-1992), Mutual
                                                                        Benefit.
Gregory A. Boyko, 44              Vice President, 1995                Vice President and Controller (1995-Present), Hartford Life;
                                                                        Chief Financial Officer (1994-1995), IMG American Life;
                                                                        Senior Vice President (1992-1994), Connecticut Mutual Life
                                                                        Insurance Company.
Peter W. Cummins, 59              Vice President, 1989                Vice President, Individual Annuity Operations (1989-Present),
                                                                        Hartford Life.
Ann M. deRaismes, 45              Vice President, 1994                Vice President (1994-Present); Assistant Vice President
                                                                        (1992); Director of Human Resources (1991-Present),
                                                                        Hartford Life.
Timothy M. Fitch, 43              Vice President, 1995                Vice President (1995-Present); Assistant Vice President
                                                                        (1993); Director (1991), Hartford Life.
Donald R. Frahm, 64               Chairman and Chief Executive        Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Hartford
                                    Officer, 1988 Director, 1988*       Insurance Group (1988-Present).
Bruce D. Gardner, 45              Vice President, 1996 Director,      Vice President (1996-Present); General Counsel and Corporate
                                    1994*                               Secretary (1991-1996), Hartford Life.
Joseph H. Gareau, 49              Executive Vice President and Chief  Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer,
                                    Investment Officer, 1993            (1993-Present), Hartford Life; Senior Vice President and
                                    Director, 1993*                     Chief Investment Officer (1992), ITT Hartford's
                                                                        Property-Casualty Companies.
J. Richard Garrett, 51            Treasurer, 1994 Vice President,     Treasurer (1994-Present); Vice President (1993-Present)
                                    1993                                Hartford Life; Treasurer (1977), Hartford Insurance Group.
John P. Ginnetti, 50              Executive Vice President, 1994      Executive Vice President and Director Asset Management
                                                                        Services (1994-Present); Senior Vice President, (1988),
                                                                        Hartford Life.
Lynda Godkin, 42                  General Counsel, 1996 Corporate     Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
                                    Secretary, 1995                     (1995-Present); Assistant General Counsel and Secretary
                                                                        (1994); Counsel (1990), Hartford Life.
Lois W. Grady, 51                 Vice President, 1993                Vice President (1993-Present); Assistant Vice President
                                                                        (1988), Hartford Life.
David A. Hall, 42                 Senior Vice President and Actuary,  Senior Vice President and Actuary (1992-Present), Hartford
                                    1992                                Life.
Joseph Kanarek, 48                Vice President, 1991                Vice President (1991-Present), Hartford Life.
Robert A. Kerzner, 44             Vice President, 1994                Vice President (1994-Present); Regional Vice President
                                                                        (1991); Life Sales Manager (1990), Hartford Life.
Kevin J. Kirk, 44                 Vice President, 1992                Vice President (1992-Present); Assistant Vice President;
                                                                        Assistant Director, Asset Management Services (1985);
                                                                        Hartford Life.
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                       OTHER BUSINESS PROFESSION,
                                                                                         VOCATION OR EMPLOYMENT
                                     POSITION WITH ITT HARTFORD,                            FOR PAST 5 YEARS;
           NAME, AGE                       YEAR OF ELECTION                                OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS
- --------------------------------  ----------------------------------  -------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                               <C>                                 <C>
Andrew W. Kohnke, 47              Vice President, 1992                Vice President (1992-Present); Assistant Vice President
                                                                        (1989), Hartford Life.
Steven M. Maher, 41               Vice President and Actuary, 1993    Vice President and Actuary (1993-Present); Assistant Vice
                                                                        President (1987), Hartford Life.
William B. Malchodi, Jr., 45      Vice President, 1994 Director or    Vice President (1994-Present); Director of Taxes
                                    Taxes, 1992                         (1992-Present); Assistant General Counsel and Assistant
                                                                        Director of Taxes (1986), Hartford Insurance Group.
Thomas M. Marra, 37               Executive Vice President, 1966      Executive Vice President and Director Individual Life and
                                    Director, 1994*                     Annuity Division (1996-Present); Senior Vice President and
                                                                        Director, Individual Life and Annuity Division (1993-1996);
                                                                        Director of Individual Annuities (1991), Hartford Life.
Robert F. Nolan, 41               Vice President, 1995                Vice President (1995-Present), Assistant Vice President
                                                                        Hartford Life; Manager Public Relations (1986), Aetna Life
                                                                        and Casualty Insurance Co.
Joseph J. Noto, 44                Vice President, 1989                Vice President (1989-Present), Hartford Life.
Leonard E. Odell, Jr., 51         Senior Vice President, 1994         Senior Vice President (1994-Present); Vice President and
                                    Director, 1994*                     Chief Actuary (1982), Hartford Life.
Michael C. O'Halloran, 59         Vice President, 1994 Associate      Vice President (1994-Present); Senior Associate General
                                    General Counsel, 1988               Counsel and Director (1988-Present), Law Department,
                                                                        Hartford Insurance Group.
Craig D. Raymond, 35              Vice President, 1993 Chief          Vice President and Chief Actuary (1994-Present); Vice
                                    Actuary, 1994                       President (1993); Assistant Vice President (1992); Actuary
                                                                        (1989-1994), Hartford Life.
Lowndes A. Smith, 56              President and Chief Operating       President and Chief Operating Officer (1989-Present),
                                    Officer, 1989 Director, 1981*       Hartford Life; Senior Vice President and Group Controller
                                                                        (1987), Hartford Insurance Group.
Edward J. Sweeney, 39             Vice President, 1993                Vice President (1993-Present); Chicago Regional Manager
                                                                        (1985-1993), Hartford Life.
James E. Trimble, 39              Vice President and Actuary, 1990    Vice President (1990-Present); Assistant Vice President
                                                                        (1987-1990), Hartford Life.
Raymond P. Welnicki, 47           Senior Vice President, 1993         Senior Vice President (1994-Present); Vice President (1993),
                                    Director, 1994*                     Hartford Life; Board of Directors, Ethix Corp., formerly
                                                                        employed by Aetna Life & Casualty.
Walter C. Welsh, 49               Vice President, 1995                Vice President (1995-Present); Assistant Vice President
                                                                        (1993), Hartford Life.
James J. Westervelt, 49           Senior Vice President, Group        Senior Vice President and Group Controller (1994-Present);
                                    Controller, 1994                    Vice President and (1989), Hartford Insurance Group.
Lizabeth H. Zlatkus, 37           Vice President, 1994 Director,      Vice President (1994-Present); Assistant Vice President
                                    1994*                               (1992); Hartford Life; formerly Director, Hartford
                                                                        Insurance Group.
<FN>
- ------------------------
 * Denotes date of election to Board of Directors.
** ITT Hartford Affiliated Company.
</TABLE>
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                           DISTRIBUTION OF THE POLICY
 
    Hartford Life intends to sell the Policy in all jurisdictions where it is
licensed to do business. The Policy will be sold by life insurance sales
representatives who represent Hartford Life and who are registered
representatives of Hartford Equity Sales Company, Inc. ("HESCO"), or certain
other independent registered Broker-Dealers. Any sales representative or
employee will be qualified to sell variable life insurance policies under
applicable federal and state laws. Each Broker-Dealer is registered with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
all are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. HESCO is
the principal underwriter for the Policy. During the first Policy Year, the
maximum sales commission payable to Hartford Life agents, independent registered
insurance brokers, and other registered Broker-Dealers, is 45% of the premium
paid up to a Target Premium, 2.0% of premium paid between the Target Premium and
a 2nd Tier Target Premium and 1.0% of premium paid in excess of the 2nd Tier
Target Premium. In Policy Years 2 and later, sales representative commissions
will not exceed 2.0% of the premiums paid. In addition, expense allowances may
be paid. The sales representative may be required to return all or a portion of
the commissions paid if the Policy terminates prior to the second Policy
Anniversary.
                            SAFEKEEPING OF SEPARATE
                             ACCOUNT VL I'S ASSETS
 
    The assets of the Separate Account are held by Hartford Life. The assets of
the Separate Account are kept physically segregated and held separate and apart
from the General Account of Hartford Life. Hartford Life maintains records of
all purchases and redemptions of shares of the Fund. Additional protection for
the assets of the Separate Account is afforded by Hartford Life's blanket
fidelity bond issued by Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, in the aggregate
amount of $50 million, covering all of the officers and employees of Hartford
Life.
                           FEDERAL TAX CONSIDERATIONS
                                    GENERAL
 
    SINCE THE TAX LAW IS COMPLEX AND SINCE TAX CONSEQUENCES WILL VARY ACCORDING
TO THE ACTUAL STATUS OF THE CONTRACT OWNER INVOLVED, LEGAL AND TAX ADVICE MAY BE
NEEDED BY A PERSON, EMPLOYER OR OTHER ENTITY CONTEMPLATING THE PURCHASE OF A
CONTRACT DESCRIBED HEREIN.
 
    It should be understood that any detailed description of the Federal income
tax consequences regarding the purchase of these Contracts cannot be made in
this Prospectus and that special tax rules may be applicable with respect to
certain purchase situations not discussed herein. In addition, no attempt is
made here to consider any applicable state or other tax laws. For detailed
information, a qualified tax adviser should always be consulted. This discussion
of Federal tax considerations is based upon Hartford Life's understanding of
current Federal income tax laws as they are currently interpreted.
   
                         TAXATION OF HARTFORD LIFE AND
                              THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT
 
    The Separate Account is taxed as a part of Hartford Life which is taxed as a
life insurance company under Subchapter L of the Internal Revenue Code ("Code").
Accordingly, the Separate Account will not be taxed as a "regulated investment
company" under Subchapter M of the Code. Investment income and realized capital
gains on the assets of the Separate Account (the underlying Funds) are
reinvested and are taken into account in determining the value of the
Accumulation Units (see "Contract Benefits and Right -- Account Values," on page
). As a result, such investment income and realized capital gains are
automatically applied to increase reserves under the Contract.
    
 
    Hartford Life does not expect to incur any Federal income tax on the
earnings or realized capital gains attributable to the Separate Account. Based
upon this expectation, no charge is currently being made to the Separate Account
for Federal income taxes. If Hartford Life incurs income taxes attributable to
the Separate Account or determines that such taxes will be incurred, it may
assess a charge for such taxes against the Separate Account.
                      INCOME TAXATION OF CONTRACT BENEFITS
 
    For Federal income tax purposes, the Contracts should be treated as life
insurance contracts under Section 7702 of the Code. The death benefit under a
life insurance contract is generally excluded from the gross income of the
beneficiary. Also, a life insurance Contract Owner is generally not taxed on
increments in the contract value until the Contract is partially or completely
surrendered. Section 7702 limits the amount of premium that may be invested in a
Contract that is treated as life insurance. Hartford Life intends to monitor
premium levels to assure compliance with the Section 7702 requirements.
 
    During the first fifteen Contract Years, an "income first" rule generally
applies to distributions of cash required
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to be made under Code Section 7702 because of a reduction in benefits under the
Contract.
 
    The Maturity Date Extension Rider allows a Contract Owner to extend the
Maturity Date to the date of the Insured's death. If the Maturity Date of the
Contract is extended by rider, Hartford Life believes that the Contract will
continue to be treated as a life insurance contract for federal income tax
purposes after the scheduled Maturity Date. However, due to the lack of specific
guidance on this issue, the result is not certain. If the Contract is not
treated as a life insurance contract for federal income tax purposes after the
scheduled Maturity Date, among other things, the Death Proceeds may be taxable
to the recipient. The Contract Owner should consult a qualified tax adviser
regarding the possible adverse tax consequences resulting from an extension of
the scheduled Maturity Date.
                          MODIFIED ENDOWMENT CONTRACTS
 
    A life insurance contract is treated as a "modified endowment contract"
under Section 7702A of the Code if it meets the definition of life insurance in
Section 7702 but fails the "seven-pay" test of Section 7702A. The seven-pay test
provides that premium cannot be paid at a rate more rapidly than that allowed by
the payment of seven annual premiums using specified computational rules
provided in Section 7702A(c). The large single premium permitted under the
Contract does not meet the specified computational rules for the "seven-pay
test" under Section 7702A(c). Therefore, the Contract will generally be treated
as a modified endowment contract for federal income tax purposes. However, an
exchange under Section 1035 of the Code of a life insurance contract issued
before June 21, 1988 will not cause the new Contract to be treated as a modified
endowment contract if no additional premiums are paid and there is no change in
the death benefit as the result of the exchange.
 
    A contract that is classified as modified endowment contract is generally
eligible for the beneficial tax treatment accorded to life insurance. That is,
the death benefit is excluded from income and increments in value are not
subject to current taxation. However, a loan, distributions or other amounts
received from a modified endowment contract during the life of the Insured will
be taxed to the extent of any accumulated income in the contract (generally, the
excess of account value over premiums paid). Amounts that are taxable
withdrawals will be subject to a 10% additional tax, with certain exceptions.
 
    All modified endowment contracts that are issued within any calendar year to
the same Contract Owner by one company or its affiliates shall be treated as one
modified endowment contract in determining the taxable portion of any loan or
distributions.
                      ESTATE AND GENERATION SKIPPING TAXES
 
    When the Insured dies, the Death Proceeds will generally be includible in
the Contract Owner's estate for purposes of federal estate tax if the last
surviving Insured owned the Contract. If the Contract Owner was not the last
surviving Insured, the fair market value of the Contract would be included in
the Contract Owner's estate upon the Contract Owner's death. Nothing would be
includible in the last surviving Insured's estate if he or she neither retained
incidents of ownership at death nor had given up ownership within three years
before death.
 
    Federal estate tax is integrated with federal gift tax under a unified rate
schedule. In general, estates less than $600,000 will not incur a federal estate
tax liability. In addition, an unlimited marital deduction may be available for
federal estate and gift tax purposes. The unlimited marital deduction permits
the deferral of taxes until the death of the surviving spouse (when the Death
Proceeds would be available to pay taxes due and other expenses incurred).
 
    If the Contract Owner (whether or not he or she is an Insured) transfers
ownership of the Contract to someone two or more generations younger, the
transfer may be subject to the generation-skipping transfer tax, the taxable
amount being the value of the Contract. The generation-skipping transfer tax
provisions generally apply to transfers which would be subject to the gift and
estate tax rules. Individuals are generally allowed an aggregate generation
skipping transfer exemption of $1 million. Because these rules are complex, the
Contract Owner should consult with a qualified tax adviser for specific
information if ownership is passing to younger generations.
                          DIVERSIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
 
    Section 817 of the Code provides that a variable life insurance contract
(other than a pension plan policy) will not be treated as a life insurance
contract for any period during which the investments made by the separate
account or underlying fund are not adequately diversified in accordance with
regulations prescribed by the Treasury Department. If a Contract is not treated
as a life insurance contract, the Contract Owner will be subject to income tax
on the annual increases in cash value.
 
    The Treasury Department has issued diversification regulations which
generally require, among other things, that no more than 55% of the value of the
total assets of the segregated asset account underlying a variable contract is
represented by any one investment, no more than 70% is represented by any two
investments, no more than 80% is represented by any three investments, and no
more than 90% is represented by any four investments. In determining whether the
diversification standards are met, all securities of the same issuer, all
interests in the same real property
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project, and all interests in the same commodity are each treated as a single
investment. In addition, in the case of government securities, each government
agency or instrumentality shall be treated as a separate issuer.
 
    A separate account must be in compliance with the diversification standards
on the last day of each calendar quarter or within 30 days after the quarter
ends. If an insurance company inadvertently fails to meet the diversification
requirements, the company may comply within a reasonable period and avoid the
taxation of policy income on an ongoing basis. However, either the company or
the Contract Owner must agree to pay the tax due for the period during which the
diversification requirements were not met.
 
    Hartford Life monitors the diversification of investments in the separate
accounts and tests for diversification as required by the Code. Hartford Life
intends to administer all contracts subject to the diversification requirements
in a manner that will maintain adequate diversification.
                           OWNERSHIP OF THE ASSETS IN
                              THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT
 
    In order for a variable life insurance contract to qualify for tax deferral,
assets in the segregated asset accounts supporting the variable contract must be
considered to be owned by the insurance company and not by the variable contract
owner. The Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") has issued several rulings which
discuss investor control. The IRS has ruled that incidents of ownership by the
contract owner, such as the ability to select and control investments in a
separate account, will cause the contract owner to be treated as the owner of
the assets for tax purposes.
 
    Further, in the explanation to the temporary Section 817 diversification
regulations, the Treasury Department noted that the temporary regulations "do
not provide guidance concerning the circumstances in which investor control of
the investments of a segregated asset account may cause the investor, rather
than the insurance company, to be treated as the owner of the assets in the
account." The explanation further indicates that "the temporary regulations
provide that in appropriate cases a segregated asset account may include
multiple sub-accounts, but do not specify the extent to which policyholders may
direct their investments to particular sub-accounts without being treated as the
owners of the underlying assets. Guidance on this and other issues will be
provided in regulations or revenue rulings under section 817(d), relating to the
definition of variable contract." The final regulations issued under Section 817
did not provide guidance regarding investor control, and as of the date of this
Prospectus, no other such guidance has been issued. Further, Hartford Life does
not know if or in what form such guidance will be issued. In addition, although
regulations are generally issued with prospective effect, it is possible that
regulations may be issued with retroactive effect. Due to the lack of specific
guidance regarding the issue of investor control, there is necessarily some
uncertainty regarding whether a Contract Owner could be considered the owner of
the assets for tax purposes. Hartford Life reserves the right to modify the
contracts, as necessary, to prevent Contract Owners from being considered the
owners of the assets in the separate accounts.
                        LIFE INSURANCE PURCHASED FOR USE
                          IN SPLIT DOLLAR ARRANGEMENTS
 
    On January 26, 1996, the IRS released a technical advice memorandum ("TAM")
on the taxability of life insurance policies used in certain split dollar
arrangements. A TAM, issued by the National Office of the IRS, provides advice
as to the internal revenue laws, regulations, and related statutes with respect
to a specific set of facts and a specific taxpayer. In the TAM, among other
things, the IRS concluded that an employee was subject to current taxation on
the excess of the cash surrender value of the policy over the premiums to be
returned to the employer. Purchasers of life insurance policies to be used in
split dollar arrangements are strongly advised to consult with a qualified tax
adviser to determine the tax treatment resulting from such an arrangement.
                         FEDERAL INCOME TAX WITHHOLDING
 
    If any amounts are deemed to be current taxable income to the Contract
Owner, such amounts will be subject to federal income tax withholding and
reporting, pursuant to the Code.
                     NON-INDIVIDUAL OWNERSHIP OF CONTRACTS
 
    Legislation has recently been proposed which would limit certain of the tax
advantages now afforded non-individual owners of life insurance contracts.
Prospective Contract Owners which are not individuals should consult a tax
adviser to determine the status of this proposed legislation and its potential
impact on the purchaser.
                            OTHER TAX CONSIDERATIONS
 
    Federal estate tax, state and local estate, inheritance and other tax
consequences of ownership, or receipt of Contract proceeds depend on the
circumstances of each Contract Owner or beneficiary. A tax adviser should be
consulted to determine the impact of these taxes.
                    LIFE INSURANCE PURCHASES BY NONRESIDENT
                        ALIENS AND FOREIGN CORPORATIONS
 
    The discussion above provides general information regarding U.S. federal
income tax consequences to life
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insurance purchasers that are U.S. citizens or residents. Purchasers that are
not U.S. citizens or residents will generally be subject to U.S. federal income
tax and withholding on taxable distributions from life insurance policies at a
30% rate, unless a lower treaty rate applies. In addition, purchasers may be
subject to state and/or municipal taxes and taxes that may be imposed by the
purchaser's country of citizenship or residence. Prospective purchasers are
advised to consult with a qualified tax advisor regarding U.S. state, and
foreign taxation with respect to a life insurance policy purchase.
                               LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
 
    There are no pending material legal proceedings affecting the Policy,
Separate Account VL I or any of the Funds.
                                 LEGAL MATTERS
 
    Legal matters in connection with the issue and sale of the flexible premium
variable life insurance policies described in this Prospectus and the
organization of Hartford Life, its authority to issue the Policy under
Connecticut law and the validity of the forms of the Policy under Connecticut
law and legal matters relating to the Federal securities and income tax laws
have been passed on by Lynda Godkin, General Counsel and Secretary of Hartford
Life.
   
                                    EXPERTS
 
    The financial statements and schedules for Hartford Life Insurance Company
and Hartford Life Insurance Company Separate Account VL I included in this
Prospectus and Registration Statement have been audited by Arthur Andersen LLP,
independent public accountants, as indicated in their reports with respect
thereto, and are included herein in reliance upon the authority of said firm as
experts in accounting and auditing in giving said reports. Reference is made to
said report on the financial statements of Hartford Life Insurance Company (the
depositor), which includes an explanatory paragraph with respect to the adoption
of new accounting standards changing the method of accounting for debt and
equity securities, effective January 1, 1994, effective January 1, 1994. The
principal business address of Arthur Andersen LLP is One Financial Plaza,
Hartford, Connecticut 06103.
    
 
    The hypothetical Policy illustrations included in this Prospectus and
Registration Statement have been approved by Ken A. McCullum, FSA, and MAAA,
Director of Individual Life Product Development, and are included in reliance
upon his opinion as to their reasonableness.
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
 
    A registration statement has been filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 as amended. This Prospectus does not
contain all information set forth in the registration statement, its amendments
and exhibits, to all of which reference is made for further information
concerning Separate Account VL I, Hartford Life, and the Policy.
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                                   APPENDIX A
                 ILLUSTRATION OF DEATH BENEFITS, ACCOUNT VALUES
                           AND CASH SURRENDER VALUES
 
The tables in Appendix A illustrate the way in which a Policy operates. They
show how the death benefit and surrender value could vary over an extended
period of time assuming hypothetical gross rates of return equal to constant
after tax annual rates of 0%, 6% and 12%. The illustrations assume the
following: a male, preferred, age 55, and a female, preferred, age 50, with
$1,000,000 of Face Amount and a premium of $15,500.00 paid in all years; a male,
preferred, age 55, and a female, preferred, age 50, with $750,000 of Face Amount
and $250,000 of Face Amount and a premium of $7,500.00 paid in all years; a
male, preferred, age 65, and a female, preferred, age 65, with $1,000,000 of
Face Amount and a premium of $27,000.00 paid for in all years; and a male,
preferred, age 65, and a female, preferred, age 65 with $750,000 of Face Amount
and $250,000 of Supplemental Face Amount and a premium of $21,500.00 paid in all
years.
 
    The death benefit and surrender value for a Policy would be different from
those shown if the rates of return averaged 0%, 6% and 12% over a period of
years, but also fluctuated above or below those averages for individual Policy
Years. They would also differ if any contract loan were made during the period
of time illustrated.
 
    The tables reflect the deductions of current Policy charges and guaranteed
Policy charges for a single gross interest rate. The death benefits and
surrender values would change if the current Cost of Insurance charges change.
 
    The amounts shown for the death benefit and surrender value as of the end of
each Policy Year take into account an average daily charge equal to an annual
charge of 0.70% of the average daily net assets of the Funds for investment
advisory and administrative services fees. The gross annual investment return
rates of 0%, 6% and 12% on the Fund's assets are equal to net annual investment
return rates (net of the 0.70% average daily charge) of -.70%, 5.30% and 11.30%,
respectively.
 
    In addition, the death benefit and surrender value as of the end of each
Policy Year take into account the front-end sales load, federal tax charge,
premium tax charge, Cost of Insurance Charge, Monthly Administrative Fee, Issue
Charge, and Mortality and Expense Risk Charge. For purpose of the illustrations
in this Prospectus, the premium tax charge and federal tax charge is assumed to
be an average of 3.5%.
 
   
    The hypothetical returns shown in the tables are without any tax charges
that may be allocable to the Separate Account in the future. In order to produce
after tax returns of 0%, 6%, and 12%, the Separate Account would have to earn a
sufficient amount in excess of 0% or 6% or 12% to cover any tax charges (see
"Deductions and Charges -- Charges Against the Separate Account -- Taxes," page
).
    
 
    The "Premium Paid Plus Interest" column of each table shows the amount which
would accumulate if the initial premium was invested to earn interest, after
taxes of 5% per year, compounded annually.
 
    Hartford Life will furnish upon request, a comparable illustration
reflecting the proposed insureds age, risk classification, Face Amount or
initial premium requested, and reflecting guaranteed Cost of Insurance rates.
Hartford Life will also furnish an additional similar illustration reflecting
current Cost of Insurance rates which may be less than, but never greater than,
the guaranteed Cost of Insurance rates.
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                    FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE
                          DEATH BENEFIT OPTION: LEVEL
                              $250,000 FACE AMOUNT
                          ISSUE AGE 45 MALE PREFERRED
                            $3,250 SCHEDULED PREMIUM
 
    ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 0% (-0.70% NET)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         CURRENT CHARGES*                      GUARANTEED CHARGES**
                PREMIUMS       -------------------------------------   ------------------------------------
  END OF      ACCUMULATED                       CASH                                  CASH
  CONTRACT   AT 5% INTEREST      ACCOUNT     SURRENDER      DEATH       ACCOUNT     SURRENDER      DEATH
   YEAR         PER YEAR          VALUE        VALUE       BENEFIT       VALUE        VALUE       BENEFIT
  -------   ----------------   -----------   ----------   ----------   ---------   -----------   ----------
  <S>       <C>                <C>           <C>          <C>          <C>         <C>           <C>
      1             3,413           1,880          0***      250,000      1,880           0***      250,000
      2             6,996           3,849        849***      250,000      3,849         849***      250,000
      3            10,758           5,724      2,724         250,000      5,724       2,724         250,000
      4            14,708           7,498      4,498         250,000      7,498       4,498         250,000
      5            18,856           9,247      6,247         250,000      9,168       6,168         250,000
      6            23,212          10,887      8,159         250,000     10,724       7,996         250,000
      7            27,785          12,433      9,978         250,000     12,153       9,698         250,000
      8            32,586          13,878     11,695         250,000     13,442      11,259         250,000
      9            37,628          15,212     13,302         250,000     14,575      12,665         250,000
     10            42,922          16,429     14,792         250,000     15,539      13,901         250,000
     11            48,481          17,807     16,445         250,000     16,399      15,037         250,000
     12            54,317          19,172     18,082         250,000     17,062      15,972         250,000
     13            60,446          20,385     19,568         250,000     17,518      16,701         250,000
     14            66,880          21,431     20,886         250,000     17,745      17,200         250,000
     15            73,637          22,292     22,020         250,000     17,716      17,443         250,000
     16            80,731          22,949     22,949         250,000     17,401      17,401         250,000
     17            88,180          23,379     23,379         250,000     16,766      16,766         250,000
     18            96,002          23,548     23,548         250,000     15,761      15,761         250,000
     19           104,214          23,422     23,422         250,000     14,331      14,331         250,000
     20           112,838          22,967     22,967         250,000     12,421      12,421         250,000
     25           162,869          15,832     15,832         250,000          0           0               0
     35           308,218               0          0         250,000          0           0               0
 
   *  THESE VALUES REFLECT INVESTMENT RESULTS USING CURRENT COST OF INSURANCE
      RATES, ADMINISTRATIVE FEES, AND MORTALITY AND EXPENSE RISK RATES.
  **  THESE VALUES REFLECT INVESTMENT RESULTS USING GUARANTEED COST OF INSURANCE
      RATES, ADMINISTRATIVE FEES, AND MORTALITY AND EXPENSE RISK RATES.
 ***  IF YOU SURRENDER YOUR POLICY DURING THE FIRST TWO POLICY YEARS, YOU WILL
      RECEIVE A REFUND IN ADDITION TO THE CASH VALUES SHOWN. THE REFUND PLUS THE
      CASH VALUE WOULD BE $0 IN YEAR ONE AND $1,182 IN YEAR TWO.
      THESE VALUES REFLECT CURRENT FRONT-END SALES LOADS OF 2% IN YEARS 1 THROUGH
      10 AND 0% THEREAFTER, AND GUARANTEED FRONT-END SALES LOADS OF 2% IN ALL
      YEARS. THE SURRENDER CHARGE EFFECTIVE IN ANY YEAR CAN BE DETERMINED BY
      SUBTRACTING THE CASH SURRENDER VALUE FROM THE ACCOUNT VALUE.
      THE DEATH BENEFIT MAY, AND THE ACCOUNT VALUES AND CASH VALUES WILL DIFFER IF
      PREMIUMS ARE PAID IN DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OR FREQUENCIES.
</TABLE>
 
    THE HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENT RESULTS SHOWN ABOVE AND ELSEWHERE IN THIS
PROSPECTUS ARE ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY AND SHOULD NOT BE DEEMED A REPRESENTATION OF
PAST OR FUTURE INVESTMENT RESULTS. ACTUAL INVESTMENT RESULTS MAY BE MORE OR LESS
THAN THOSE SHOWN. THE DEATH BENEFIT, ACCOUNT VALUE AND CASH SURRENDER VALUE FOR
A POLICY WOULD BE DIFFERENT FROM THOSE SHOWN IF ACTUAL INVESTMENT RETURN
APPLICABLE TO THE POLICY AVERAGE 0% OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS, BUT ALSO FLUCTUATED
ABOVE OR BELOW THAT AVERAGE FOR INDIVIDUAL POLICY YEARS. THE DEATH BENEFIT,
ACCOUNT VALUE AND CASH SURRENDER VALUE FOR A POLICY WOULD ALSO BE DIFFERENT FROM
THOSE SHOWN, DEPENDING ON THE INVESTMENT ALLOCATIONS MADE TO THE SEPARATE
ACCOUNTS AND THE RATES OF RETURN OF THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT IF THE ACTUAL RATES OF
INVESTMENT RETURN APPLICABLE TO THE POLICY AVERAGED 0%, BUT VARIED ABOVE OR
BELOW THAT AVERAGE FOR THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT. NO REPRESENTATION CAN BE MADE THAT
THIS HYPOTHETICAL RATE OF RETURN CAN BE ACHIEVED FOR ANY ONE YEAR OR SUSTAINED
OVER ANY PERIOD OF TIME.
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                    FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE
                          DEATH BENEFIT OPTION: LEVEL
                              $250,000 FACE AMOUNT
                          ISSUE AGE 45 MALE PREFERRED
                            $3,250 SCHEDULED PREMIUM
 
     ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 6% (5.30% NET)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         CURRENT CHARGES*                     GUARANTEED CHARGES**
                PREMIUMS       ------------------------------------   ------------------------------------
  END OF      ACCUMULATED                      CASH                                  CASH
  CONTRACT   AT 5% INTEREST     ACCOUNT     SURRENDER      DEATH       ACCOUNT     SURRENDER      DEATH
   YEAR         PER YEAR         VALUE        VALUE       BENEFIT       VALUE        VALUE       BENEFIT
  -------   ----------------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ---------   -----------   ----------
  <S>       <C>                <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>         <C>           <C>
      1             3,413          2,026          0***      250,000      2,026           0***      250,000
      2             6,996          4,264      1,264***      250,000      4,264       1,264***      250,000
      3            10,758          6,536      3,536         250,000      6,536       3,536         250,000
      4            14,708          8,838      5,838         250,000      8,838       5,838         250,000
      5            18,856         11,245      8,245         250,000     11,164       8,164         250,000
      6            23,212         13,678     10,951         250,000     13,506      10,779         250,000
      7            27,785         16,154     13,699         250,000     15,853      13,398         250,000
      8            32,586         18,666     16,484         250,000     18,189      16,006         250,000
      9            37,628         21,207     19,297         250,000     20,499      18,589         250,000
     10            42,922         23,772     22,134         250,000     22,767      21,130         250,000
     11            48,481         26,694     25,331         250,000     25,086      23,724         250,000
     12            54,317         29,775     28,685         250,000     27,344      26,254         250,000
     13            60,446         32,887     32,070         250,000     29,529      28,711         250,000
     14            66,880         36,021     35,476         250,000     31,619      31,074         250,000
     15            73,637         39,162     38,890         250,000     33,585      33,313         250,000
     16            80,731         42,297     42,297         250,000     35,397      35,397         250,000
     17            88,180         45,410     45,410         250,000     37,019      37,019         250,000
     18            96,002         48,472     48,472         250,000     38,397      38,397         250,000
     19           104,214         51,459     51,459         250,000     39,475      39,475         250,000
     20           112,838         54,342     54,342         250,000     40,193      40,193         250,000
     25           162,869         67,602     67,602         250,000     35,923      35,923         250,000
     35           308,218         56,159     56,159         250,000          0           0               0
 
   *  THESE VALUES REFLECT INVESTMENT RESULTS USING CURRENT COST OF INSURANCE
      RATES, ADMINISTRATIVE FEES, AND MORTALITY AND EXPENSE RISK RATES.
  **  THESE VALUES REFLECT INVESTMENT RESULTS USING GUARANTEED COST OF INSURANCE
      RATES, ADMINISTRATIVE FEES, AND MORTALITY AND EXPENSE RISK RATES.
 ***  IF YOU SURRENDER YOUR POLICY DURING THE FIRST TWO POLICY YEARS, YOU WILL
      RECEIVE A REFUND IN ADDITION TO THE CASH VALUES SHOWN. THE REFUND PLUS THE
      CASH VALUE WOULD BE $0 IN YEAR ONE AND $1,597 IN YEAR TWO.
      THESE VALUES REFLECT CURRENT FRONT-END SALES LOADS OF 2% IN YEARS 1 THROUGH
      10 AND 0% THEREAFTER, AND GUARANTEED FRONT-END SALES LOADS OF 2% IN ALL
      YEARS. THE SURRENDER CHARGE EFFECTIVE IN ANY YEAR CAN BE DETERMINED BY
      SUBTRACTING THE CASH SURRENDER VALUE FROM THE ACCOUNT VALUE.
      THE DEATH BENEFIT MAY, AND THE ACCOUNT VALUES AND CASH VALUES WILL DIFFER IF
      PREMIUMS ARE PAID IN DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OR FREQUENCIES.
</TABLE>
 
    THE HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENT RESULTS SHOWN ABOVE AND ELSEWHERE IN THIS
PROSPECTUS ARE ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY AND SHOULD NOT BE DEEMED A REPRESENTATION OF
PAST OR FUTURE INVESTMENT RESULTS. ACTUAL INVESTMENT RESULTS MAY BE MORE OR LESS
THAN THOSE SHOWN. THE DEATH BENEFIT, ACCOUNT VALUE AND CASH SURRENDER VALUE FOR
A POLICY WOULD BE DIFFERENT FROM THOSE SHOWN IF ACTUAL INVESTMENT RETURN
APPLICABLE TO THE POLICY AVERAGE 6% OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS, BUT ALSO FLUCTUATED
ABOVE OR BELOW THAT AVERAGE FOR INDIVIDUAL POLICY YEARS. THE DEATH BENEFIT,
ACCOUNT VALUE AND CASH SURRENDER VALUE FOR A POLICY WOULD ALSO BE DIFFERENT FROM
THOSE SHOWN, DEPENDING ON THE INVESTMENT ALLOCATIONS MADE TO THE SEPARATE
ACCOUNTS AND THE RATES OF RETURN OF THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT IF THE ACTUAL RATES OF
INVESTMENT RETURN APPLICABLE TO THE POLICY AVERAGED 6%, BUT VARIED ABOVE OR
BELOW THAT AVERAGE FOR THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT. NO REPRESENTATION CAN BE MADE THAT
THIS HYPOTHETICAL RATE OF RETURN CAN BE ACHIEVED FOR ANY ONE YEAR OR SUSTAINED
OVER ANY PERIOD OF TIME.
<PAGE>
HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY                                               35
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                    FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE
                          DEATH BENEFIT OPTION: LEVEL
                              $250,000 FACE AMOUNT
                          ISSUE AGE 45 MALE PREFERRED
                            $3,250 SCHEDULED PREMIUM
 
    ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 12% (11.30% NET)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                          CURRENT CHARGES*                      GUARANTEED CHARGES**
                PREMIUMS       --------------------------------------   -------------------------------------
  END OF      ACCUMULATED                       CASH                                    CASH
  CONTRACT   AT 5% INTEREST      ACCOUNT      SURRENDER      DEATH       ACCOUNT      SURRENDER      DEATH
   YEAR         PER YEAR          VALUE         VALUE       BENEFIT       VALUE         VALUE       BENEFIT
  -------   ----------------   -----------   -----------   ----------   ----------   -----------   ----------
  <S>       <C>                <C>           <C>           <C>          <C>          <C>           <C>
      1             3,413           2,173           0***      250,000       2,173           0***      250,000
      2             6,996           4,698       1,698***      250,000       4,698       1,698***      250,000
      3            10,758           7,420       4,420         250,000       7,420       4,420         250,000
      4            14,708          10,354       7,354         250,000      10,354       7,354         250,000
      5            18,856          13,600      10,600         250,000      13,517      10,517         250,000
      6            23,212          17,105      14,377         250,000      16,925      14,197         250,000
      7            27,785          20,915      18,460         250,000      20,952      18,137         250,000
      8            32,586          25,055      22,873         250,000      24,535      22,353         250,000
      9            37,628          29,554      27,644         250,000      28,770      26,860         250,000
     10            42,922          34,447      32,809         250,000      33,319      31,681         250,000
     11            48,481          40,191      38,828         250,000      38,355      36,992         250,000
     12            54,317          46,601      45,511         250,000      43,793      42,703         250,000
     13            60,446          53,629      52,811         250,000      49,680      48,862         250,000
     14            66,880          61,341      60,796         250,000      56,058      55,513         250,000
     15            73,637          69,814      69,541         250,000      62,976      62,704         250,000
     16            80,731          79,136      79,136         250,000      70,490      70,490         250,000
     17            88,180          89,410      89,410         250,000      78,668      78,668         250,000
     18            96,002         100,750     100,750         250,000      87,577      87,577         250,000
     19           104,214         113,291     113,291         250,000      97,304      97,304         250,000
     20           112,838         127,198     127,198         250,000     107,961     107,961         250,000
     25           162,869         226,444     226,444         250,000     181,353     181,353         250,000
     35           308,218         681,239     681,239         250,000     531,802     531,802         250,000
 
   *  THESE VALUES REFLECT INVESTMENT RESULTS USING CURRENT COST OF INSURANCE
      RATES, ADMINISTRATIVE FEES, AND MORTALITY AND EXPENSE RISK RATES.
  **  THESE VALUES REFLECT INVESTMENT RESULTS USING GUARANTEED COST OF INSURANCE
      RATES, ADMINISTRATIVE FEES, AND MORTALITY AND EXPENSE RISK RATES.
 ***  IF YOU SURRENDER YOUR POLICY DURING THE FIRST TWO POLICY YEARS, YOU WILL
      RECEIVE A REFUND IN ADDITION TO THE CASH VALUES SHOWN. THE REFUND PLUS THE
      CASH VALUE WOULD BE $0 IN YEAR ONE AND $2,031 IN YEAR TWO.
      THESE VALUES REFLECT CURRENT FRONT-END SALES LOADS OF 2% IN YEARS 1 THROUGH
      10 AND 0% THEREAFTER, AND GUARANTEED FRONT-END SALES LOADS OF 2% IN ALL
      YEARS. THE SURRENDER CHARGE EFFECTIVE IN ANY YEAR CAN BE DETERMINED BY
      SUBTRACTING THE CASH SURRENDER VALUE FROM THE ACCOUNT VALUE.
      THE DEATH BENEFIT MAY, AND THE ACCOUNT VALUES AND CASH VALUES WILL DIFFER IF
      PREMIUMS ARE PAID IN DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OR FREQUENCIES.
</TABLE>
 
    THE HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENT RESULTS SHOWN ABOVE AND ELSEWHERE IN THIS
PROSPECTUS ARE ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY AND SHOULD NOT BE DEEMED A REPRESENTATION OF
PAST OR FUTURE INVESTMENT RESULTS. ACTUAL INVESTMENT RESULTS MAY BE MORE OR LESS
THAN THOSE SHOWN. THE DEATH BENEFIT, ACCOUNT VALUE AND CASH SURRENDER VALUE FOR
A POLICY WOULD BE DIFFERENT FROM THOSE SHOWN IF ACTUAL INVESTMENT RETURN
APPLICABLE TO THE POLICY AVERAGE 12% OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS, BUT ALSO FLUCTUATED
ABOVE OR BELOW THAT AVERAGE FOR INDIVIDUAL POLICY YEARS. THE DEATH BENEFIT,
ACCOUNT VALUE AND CASH SURRENDER VALUE FOR A POLICY WOULD ALSO BE DIFFERENT FROM
THOSE SHOWN, DEPENDING ON THE INVESTMENT ALLOCATIONS MADE TO THE SEPARATE
ACCOUNTS AND THE RATES OF RETURN OF THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT IF THE ACTUAL RATES OF
INVESTMENT RETURN APPLICABLE TO THE POLICY AVERAGED 12%, BUT VARIED ABOVE OR
BELOW THAT AVERAGE FOR THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT. NO REPRESENTATION CAN BE MADE THAT
THIS HYPOTHETICAL RATE OF RETURN CAN BE ACHIEVED FOR ANY ONE YEAR OR SUSTAINED
OVER ANY PERIOD OF TIME.
<PAGE>
36                                               HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                    FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE
                          DEATH BENEFIT OPTION: LEVEL
                              $250,000 FACE AMOUNT
                          ISSUE AGE 45 MALE PREFERRED
                            $3,250 SCHEDULED PREMIUM
 
    ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 0% (-0.70% NET)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         CURRENT CHARGES*                     GUARANTEED CHARGES**
                PREMIUMS       ------------------------------------   ------------------------------------
  END OF      ACCUMULATED                      CASH                                  CASH
  CONTRACT   AT 5% INTEREST     ACCOUNT     SURRENDER      DEATH       ACCOUNT     SURRENDER      DEATH
   YEAR         PER YEAR         VALUE        VALUE       BENEFIT       VALUE        VALUE       BENEFIT
  -------   ----------------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ---------   -----------   ----------
  <S>       <C>                <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>         <C>           <C>
      1             3,413          1,872          0***      251,872      1,872           0***      251,872
      2             6,996          3,824        824***      253,824      3,824         824***      253,824
      3            10,758          5,674      2,674         255,674      5,674       2,674         255,674
      4            14,708          7,414      4,414         257,414      7,414       4,414         257,414
      5            18,856          9,120      6,120         259,120      9,038       6,038         259,038
      6            23,212         10,707      7,979         260,707     10,537       7,809         260,537
      7            27,785         12,189      9,734         262,189     11,896       9,441         261,896
      8            32,586         13,557     11,375         263,557     13,101      10,919         263,101
      9            37,628         14,802     12,892         264,802     14,135      12,225         264,135
     10            42,922         15,916     14,278         265,916     14,982      13,344         264,982
     11            48,481         17,176     15,813         267,176     15,705      14,343         265,705
     12            54,317         18,414     17,324         268,414     16,211      15,121         266,211
     13            60,446         19,480     18,662         269,480     16,490      15,673         266,490
     14            66,880         20,355     19,810         270,355     16,520      15,975         266,520
     15            73,637         21,020     20,748         271,020     16,273      16,000         266,273
     16            80,731         21,454     21,454         271,454     15,721      15,721         265,721
     17            88,180         21,634     21,634         271,634     14,833      14,833         264,833
     18            96,002         21,523     21,523         271,523     13,561      13,561         263,561
     19           104,214         21,085     21,085         271,085     11,856      11,856         261,856
     20           112,838         20,290     20,290         270,290      9,675       9,675         259,675
     25           162,869         11,274     11,274         261,274          0           0               0
     35           308,218              0          0               0          0           0               0
 
   *  THESE VALUES REFLECT INVESTMENT RESULTS USING CURRENT COST OF INSURANCE
      RATES, ADMINISTRATIVE FEES, AND MORTALITY AND EXPENSE RISK RATES.
  **  THESE VALUES REFLECT INVESTMENT RESULTS USING GUARANTEED COST OF INSURANCE
      RATES, ADMINISTRATIVE FEES, AND MORTALITY AND EXPENSE RISK RATES.
 ***  IF YOU SURRENDER YOUR POLICY DURING THE FIRST TWO POLICY YEARS, YOU WILL
      RECEIVE A REFUND IN ADDITION TO THE CASH VALUES SHOWN. THE REFUND PLUS THE
      CASH VALUE WOULD BE $0 IN YEAR ONE AND $1,157 IN YEAR TWO.
      THESE VALUES REFLECT CURRENT FRONT-END SALES LOADS OF 2% IN YEARS 1 THROUGH
      10 AND 0% THEREAFTER, AND GUARANTEED FRONT-END SALES LOADS OF 2% IN ALL
      YEARS. THE SURRENDER CHARGE EFFECTIVE IN ANY YEAR CAN BE DETERMINED BY
      SUBTRACTING THE CASH SURRENDER VALUE FROM THE ACCOUNT VALUE.
      THE DEATH BENEFIT MAY, AND THE ACCOUNT VALUES AND CASH VALUES WILL DIFFER IF
      PREMIUMS ARE PAID IN DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OR FREQUENCIES.
</TABLE>
 
    THE HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENT RESULTS SHOWN ABOVE AND ELSEWHERE IN THIS
PROSPECTUS ARE ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY AND SHOULD NOT BE DEEMED A REPRESENTATION OF
PAST OR FUTURE INVESTMENT RESULTS. ACTUAL INVESTMENT RESULTS MAY BE MORE OR LESS
THAN THOSE SHOWN. THE DEATH BENEFIT, ACCOUNT VALUE AND CASH SURRENDER VALUE FOR
A POLICY WOULD BE DIFFERENT FROM THOSE SHOWN IF ACTUAL INVESTMENT RETURN
APPLICABLE TO THE POLICY AVERAGE 0% OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS, BUT ALSO FLUCTUATED
ABOVE OR BELOW THAT AVERAGE FOR INDIVIDUAL POLICY YEARS. THE DEATH BENEFIT,
ACCOUNT VALUE AND CASH SURRENDER VALUE FOR A POLICY WOULD ALSO BE DIFFERENT FROM
THOSE SHOWN, DEPENDING ON THE INVESTMENT ALLOCATIONS MADE TO THE SEPARATE
ACCOUNTS AND THE RATES OF RETURN OF THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT IF THE ACTUAL RATES OF
INVESTMENT RETURN APPLICABLE TO THE POLICY AVERAGED 0%, BUT VARIED ABOVE OR
BELOW THAT AVERAGE FOR THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT. NO REPRESENTATION CAN BE MADE THAT
THIS HYPOTHETICAL RATE OF RETURN CAN BE ACHIEVED FOR ANY ONE YEAR OR SUSTAINED
OVER ANY PERIOD OF TIME.
<PAGE>
HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY                                               37
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                    FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE
                          DEATH BENEFIT OPTION: LEVEL
                              $250,000 FACE AMOUNT
                          ISSUE AGE 45 MALE PREFERRED
                            $3,250 SCHEDULED PREMIUM
 
     ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 6% (5.30% NET)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         CURRENT CHARGES*                     GUARANTEED CHARGES**
                PREMIUMS       ------------------------------------   ------------------------------------
  END OF      ACCUMULATED                      CASH                                  CASH
  CONTRACT   AT 5% INTEREST     ACCOUNT     SURRENDER      DEATH       ACCOUNT     SURRENDER      DEATH
   YEAR         PER YEAR         VALUE        VALUE       BENEFIT       VALUE        VALUE       BENEFIT
  -------   ----------------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ---------   -----------   ----------
  <S>       <C>                <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>         <C>           <C>
      1             3,413          2,017          0***      252,017      2,017           0***      252,017
      2             6,996          4,237      1,237***      254,237      4,237       1,237***      254,237
      3            10,758          6,479      3,479         256,479      6,479       3,479         256,479
      4            14,708          8,736      5,736         258,736      8,736       5,736         258,736
      5            18,856         11,087      8,087         261,087     11,002       8,002         261,002
      6            23,212         13,444     10,717         263,444     13,264      10,537         263,264
      7            27,785         15,824     13,369         265,824     15,506      13,051         265,506
      8            32,586         18,215     16,032         268,215     17,710      15,528         267,710
      9            37,628         20,606     18,696         270,606     19,854      17,944         269,854
     10            42,922         22,988     21,351         272,988     21,916      20,279         271,916
     11            48,481         25,690     24,327         275,690     23,980      22,617         273,980
     12            54,317         28,518     27,428         278,518     25,926      24,836         275,926
     13            60,446         31,321     30,504         281,321     27,737      26,919         277,737
     14            66,880         34,080     33,535         284,080     29,380      28,835         279,380
     15            73,637         36,770     36,498         286,770     30,817      30,545         280,817
     16            80,731         39,363     39,363         289,363     32,005      32,005         282,005
     17            88,180         41,828     41,828         291,828     32,895      32,895         282,895
     18            96,002         44,119     44,119         294,119     33,420      33,420         283,420
     19           104,214         46,188     46,188         296,188     33,509      33,509         283,509
     20           112,838         47,986     47,986         297,986     33,088      33,088         283,088
     25           162,869         52,781     52,781         302,781     20,679      20,679         270,679
     35           308,218              0          0               0          0           0
 
   *  THESE VALUES REFLECT INVESTMENT RESULTS USING CURRENT COST OF INSURANCE
      RATES, ADMINISTRATIVE FEES, AND MORTALITY AND EXPENSE RISK RATES.
  **  THESE VALUES REFLECT INVESTMENT RESULTS USING GUARANTEED COST OF INSURANCE
      RATES, ADMINISTRATIVE FEES, AND MORTALITY AND EXPENSE RISK RATES.
 ***  IF YOU SURRENDER YOUR POLICY DURING THE FIRST TWO POLICY YEARS, YOU WILL
      RECEIVE A REFUND IN ADDITION TO THE CASH VALUES SHOWN. THE REFUND PLUS THE
      CASH VALUE WOULD BE $0 IN YEAR ONE AND $1,570 IN YEAR TWO.
      THESE VALUES REFLECT CURRENT FRONT-END SALES LOADS OF 2% IN YEARS 1 THROUGH
      10 AND 0% THEREAFTER, AND GUARANTEED FRONT-END SALES LOADS OF 2% IN ALL
      YEARS. THE SURRENDER CHARGE EFFECTIVE IN ANY YEAR CAN BE DETERMINED BY
      SUBTRACTING THE CASH SURRENDER VALUE FROM THE ACCOUNT VALUE.
      THE DEATH BENEFIT MAY, AND THE ACCOUNT VALUES AND CASH VALUES WILL DIFFER IF
      PREMIUMS ARE PAID IN DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OR FREQUENCIES.
</TABLE>
 
    THE HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENT RESULTS SHOWN ABOVE AND ELSEWHERE IN THIS
PROSPECTUS ARE ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY AND SHOULD NOT BE DEEMED A REPRESENTATION OF
PAST OR FUTURE INVESTMENT RESULTS. ACTUAL INVESTMENT RESULTS MAY BE MORE OR LESS
THAN THOSE SHOWN. THE DEATH BENEFIT, ACCOUNT VALUE AND CASH SURRENDER VALUE FOR
A POLICY WOULD BE DIFFERENT FROM THOSE SHOWN IF ACTUAL INVESTMENT RETURN
APPLICABLE TO THE POLICY AVERAGE 6% OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS, BUT ALSO FLUCTUATED
ABOVE OR BELOW THAT AVERAGE FOR INDIVIDUAL POLICY YEARS. THE DEATH BENEFIT,
ACCOUNT VALUE AND CASH SURRENDER VALUE FOR A POLICY WOULD ALSO BE DIFFERENT FROM
THOSE SHOWN, DEPENDING ON THE INVESTMENT ALLOCATIONS MADE TO THE SEPARATE
ACCOUNTS AND THE RATES OF RETURN OF THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT IF THE ACTUAL RATES OF
INVESTMENT RETURN APPLICABLE TO THE POLICY AVERAGED 6%, BUT VARIED ABOVE OR
BELOW THAT AVERAGE FOR THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT. NO REPRESENTATION CAN BE MADE THAT
THIS HYPOTHETICAL RATE OF RETURN CAN BE ACHIEVED FOR ANY ONE YEAR OR SUSTAINED
OVER ANY PERIOD OF TIME.
<PAGE>
38                                               HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                    FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE
                          DEATH BENEFIT OPTION: LEVEL
                              $250,000 FACE AMOUNT
                          ISSUE AGE 45 MALE PREFERRED
                            $3,250 SCHEDULED PREMIUM
 
    ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 12% (11.30% NET)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                          CURRENT CHARGES*                       GUARANTEED CHARGES**
                PREMIUMS       --------------------------------------   --------------------------------------
  END OF      ACCUMULATED                       CASH                                     CASH
  CONTRACT   AT 5% INTEREST      ACCOUNT      SURRENDER      DEATH       ACCOUNT      SURRENDER       DEATH
   YEAR         PER YEAR          VALUE         VALUE       BENEFIT       VALUE         VALUE        BENEFIT
  -------   ----------------   -----------   -----------   ----------   ----------   ------------   ----------
  <S>       <C>                <C>           <C>           <C>          <C>          <C>            <C>
      1             3,413           2,163           0***      252,163       2,163            0***      252,163
      2             6,996           4,668       1,668***      254,668       4,668        1,668***      254,668
      3            10,758           7,354       4,354         257,354       7,354        4,354         257,354
      4            14,708          10,233       7,233         260,233      10,233        7,233         260,233
      5            18,856          13,404      10,404         263,404      13,316       10,316         263,316
      6            23,212          16,804      14,076         266,804      16,613       13,885         266,613
      7            27,785          20,472      18,017         270,472      20,128       17,673         270,128
      8            32,586          24,425      22,242         274,425      23,866       21,684         273,866
      9            37,628          28,679      26,769         278,679      27,831       25,921         277,831
     10            42,922          33,258      31,620         283,258      32,026       30,389         282,026
     11            48,481          38,601      37,238         288,601      36,600       35,237         286,600
     12            54,317          44,523      43,433         294,523      41,442       40,352         291,442
     13            60,446          50,925      50,108         300,925      46,570       45,753         296,570
     14            66,880          57,842      57,297         307,842      51,987       51,442         301,987
     15            73,637          65,307      65,035         315,307      57,692       57,420         307,692
     16            80,731          73,355      73,355         323,355      63,683       63,683         313,683
     17            88,180          82,024      82,024         332,024      69,952       69,952         319,952
     18            96,002          91,340      91,340         341,340      76,475       76,475         326,475
     19           104,214         101,336     101,336         351,336      83,222       83,222         333,222
     20           112,838         112,046     112,046         362,046      90,166       90,166         340,166
     25           162,869         179,944     179,944         429,944     126,697      126,697         376,697
     35           308,218         396,129     396,129         646,129     163,485      163,485         413,485
 
   *  THESE VALUES REFLECT INVESTMENT RESULTS USING CURRENT COST OF INSURANCE
      RATES, ADMINISTRATIVE FEES, AND MORTALITY AND EXPENSE RISK RATES.
  **  THESE VALUES REFLECT INVESTMENT RESULTS USING GUARANTEED COST OF INSURANCE
      RATES, ADMINISTRATIVE FEES, AND MORTALITY AND EXPENSE RISK RATES.
 ***  IF YOU SURRENDER YOUR POLICY DURING THE FIRST TWO POLICY YEARS, YOU WILL
      RECEIVE A REFUND IN ADDITION TO THE CASH VALUES SHOWN. THE REFUND PLUS THE
      CASH VALUE WOULD BE $0 IN YEAR ONE AND $2,001 IN YEAR TWO.
      THESE VALUES REFLECT CURRENT FRONT-END SALES LOADS OF 2% IN YEARS 1 THROUGH
      10 AND 0% THEREAFTER, AND GUARANTEED FRONT-END SALES LOADS OF 2% IN ALL
      YEARS. THE SURRENDER CHARGE EFFECTIVE IN ANY YEAR CAN BE DETERMINED BY
      SUBTRACTING THE CASH SURRENDER VALUE FROM THE ACCOUNT VALUE.
      THE DEATH BENEFIT MAY, AND THE ACCOUNT VALUES AND CASH VALUES WILL DIFFER IF
      PREMIUMS ARE PAID IN DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OR FREQUENCIES.
</TABLE>
 
    THE HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENT RESULTS SHOWN ABOVE AND ELSEWHERE IN THIS
PROSPECTUS ARE ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY AND SHOULD NOT BE DEEMED A REPRESENTATION OF
PAST OR FUTURE INVESTMENT RESULTS. ACTUAL INVESTMENT RESULTS MAY BE MORE OR LESS
THAN THOSE SHOWN. THE DEATH BENEFIT, ACCOUNT VALUE AND CASH SURRENDER VALUE FOR
A POLICY WOULD BE DIFFERENT FROM THOSE SHOWN IF ACTUAL INVESTMENT RETURN
APPLICABLE TO THE POLICY AVERAGE 12% OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS, BUT ALSO FLUCTUATED
ABOVE OR BELOW THAT AVERAGE FOR INDIVIDUAL POLICY YEARS. THE DEATH BENEFIT,
ACCOUNT VALUE AND CASH SURRENDER VALUE FOR A POLICY WOULD ALSO BE DIFFERENT FROM
THOSE SHOWN, DEPENDING ON THE INVESTMENT ALLOCATIONS MADE TO THE SEPARATE
ACCOUNTS AND THE RATES OF RETURN OF THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT IF THE ACTUAL RATES OF
INVESTMENT RETURN APPLICABLE TO THE POLICY AVERAGED 12%, BUT VARIED ABOVE OR
BELOW THAT AVERAGE FOR THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT. NO REPRESENTATION CAN BE MADE THAT
THIS HYPOTHETICAL RATE OF RETURN CAN BE ACHIEVED FOR ANY ONE YEAR OR SUSTAINED
OVER ANY PERIOD OF TIME.
<PAGE>
HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY                                               39
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                    FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE
                          DEATH BENEFIT OPTION: LEVEL
                              $250,000 FACE AMOUNT
                          ISSUE AGE 45 MALE PREFERRED
                            $3,250 SCHEDULED PREMIUM
 
    ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 0% (-0.70% NET)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                          CURRENT CHARGES*                      GUARANTEED CHARGES**
                PREMIUMS       --------------------------------------   -------------------------------------
  END OF      ACCUMULATED                       CASH                                    CASH
  CONTRACT   AT 5% INTEREST      ACCOUNT      SURRENDER      DEATH       ACCOUNT      SURRENDER      DEATH
   YEAR         PER YEAR          VALUE         VALUE       BENEFIT       VALUE         VALUE       BENEFIT
  -------   ----------------   -----------   -----------   ----------   ----------   -----------   ----------
  <S>       <C>                <C>           <C>           <C>          <C>          <C>           <C>
      1             3,413           1,869           0***      253,250       1,869           0***      253,250
      2             6,996           3,814         814***      256,500       3,814         814***      256,500
      3            10,758           5,650       2,650         259,750       5,650       2,650         259,750
      4            14,708           7,369       4,369         263,000       7,369       4,369         263,000
      5            18,856           9,048       6,048         266,250       8,964       5,964         266,250
      6            23,212          10,597       7,870         269,500      10,422       7,694         269,500
      7            27,785          12,031       9,576         272,750      11,727       9,272         272,750
      8            32,586          13,338      11,156         276,000      12,861      10,678         276,000
      9            37,628          14,506      12,596         279,250      13,802      11,892         279,250
     10            42,922          15,525      13,887         282,500      14,530      12,893         282,500
     11            48,481          16,671      15,308         285,750      15,102      13,739         285,750
     12            54,317          17,781      16,691         289,000      15,416      14,326         289,000
     13            60,446          18,691      17,874         292,250      15,455      14,638         292,250
     14            66,880          19,377      18,832         295,500      15,187      14,642         295,500
     15            73,637          19,811      19,539         298,750      14,571      14,298         298,750
     16            80,731          19,963      19,963         302,000      13,561      13,561         302,000
     17            88,180          19,798      19,798         305,250      12,105      12,105         305,250
     18            96,002          19,264      19,264         308,500      10,127      10,127         308,500
     19           104,214          18,308      18,307         311,750       7,546       7,546         311,750
     20           112,838          16,872      16,872         315,000       4,274       4,274         315,000
     25           162,869           2,177       2,177         331,250           0           0               0
     35           308,218               0           0               0           0           0               0
 
   *  THESE VALUES REFLECT INVESTMENT RESULTS USING CURRENT COST OF INSURANCE
      RATES, ADMINISTRATIVE FEES, AND MORTALITY AND EXPENSE RISK RATES.
  **  THESE VALUES REFLECT INVESTMENT RESULTS USING GUARANTEED COST OF INSURANCE
      RATES, ADMINISTRATIVE FEES, AND MORTALITY AND EXPENSE RISK RATES.
 ***  IF YOU SURRENDER YOUR POLICY DURING THE FIRST TWO POLICY YEARS, YOU WILL
      RECEIVE A REFUND IN ADDITION TO THE CASH VALUES SHOWN. THE REFUND PLUS THE
      CASH VALUE WOULD BE $0 IN YEAR ONE AND $1,147 IN YEAR TWO.
      THESE VALUES REFLECT CURRENT FRONT-END SALES LOADS OF 2% IN YEARS 1 THROUGH
      10 AND 0% THEREAFTER, AND GUARANTEED FRONT-END SALES LOADS OF 2% IN ALL
      YEARS. THE SURRENDER CHARGE EFFECTIVE IN ANY YEAR CAN BE DETERMINED BY
      SUBTRACTING THE CASH SURRENDER VALUE FROM THE ACCOUNT VALUE.
      THE DEATH BENEFIT MAY, AND THE ACCOUNT VALUES AND CASH VALUES WILL DIFFER IF
      PREMIUMS ARE PAID IN DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OR FREQUENCIES.
</TABLE>
 
    THE HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENT RESULTS SHOWN ABOVE AND ELSEWHERE IN THIS
PROSPECTUS ARE ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY AND SHOULD NOT BE DEEMED A REPRESENTATION OF
PAST OR FUTURE INVESTMENT RESULTS. ACTUAL INVESTMENT RESULTS MAY BE MORE OR LESS
THAN THOSE SHOWN. THE DEATH BENEFIT, ACCOUNT VALUE AND CASH SURRENDER VALUE FOR
A POLICY WOULD BE DIFFERENT FROM THOSE SHOWN IF ACTUAL INVESTMENT RETURN
APPLICABLE TO THE POLICY AVERAGE 0% OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS, BUT ALSO FLUCTUATED
ABOVE OR BELOW THAT AVERAGE FOR INDIVIDUAL POLICY YEARS. THE DEATH BENEFIT,
ACCOUNT VALUE AND CASH SURRENDER VALUE FOR A POLICY WOULD ALSO BE DIFFERENT FROM
THOSE SHOWN, DEPENDING ON THE INVESTMENT ALLOCATIONS MADE TO THE SEPARATE
ACCOUNTS AND THE RATES OF RETURN OF THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT IF THE ACTUAL RATES OF
INVESTMENT RETURN APPLICABLE TO THE POLICY AVERAGED 0%, BUT VARIED ABOVE OR
BELOW THAT AVERAGE FOR THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT. NO REPRESENTATION CAN BE MADE THAT
THIS HYPOTHETICAL RATE OF RETURN CAN BE ACHIEVED FOR ANY ONE YEAR OR SUSTAINED
OVER ANY PERIOD OF TIME.
<PAGE>
40                                               HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
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                    FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE
                          DEATH BENEFIT OPTION: LEVEL
                              $250,000 FACE AMOUNT
                          ISSUE AGE 45 MALE PREFERRED
                            $3,250 SCHEDULED PREMIUM
 
     ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 6% (5.30% NET)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         CURRENT CHARGES*                    GUARANTEED CHARGES**
                PREMIUMS       ------------------------------------   -----------------------------------
  END OF      ACCUMULATED                      CASH                                  CASH
  CONTRACT   AT 5% INTEREST     ACCOUNT     SURRENDER      DEATH       ACCOUNT    SURRENDER      DEATH
   YEAR         PER YEAR         VALUE        VALUE       BENEFIT       VALUE       VALUE       BENEFIT
  -------   ----------------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ---------   ----------   ----------
  <S>       <C>                <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>         <C>          <C>
      1             3,413          2,015          0***      253,250      2,015          0***      253,250
      2             6,996          4,227      1,227***      256,500      4,227      1,227***      256,500
      3            10,758          6,457      3,457         259,750      6,457      3,457         259,750
      4            14,708          8,697      5,697         263,000      8,697      5,697         263,000
      5            18,856         11,024      8,024         266,250     10,937      7,937         266,250
      6            23,212         13,350     10,623         269,500     13,165     10,438         269,500
      7            27,785         15,691     13,236         272,750     15,363     12,908         272,750
      8            32,586         18,033     15,851         276,000     17,511     15,328         276,000
      9            37,628         20,365     18,455         279,250     19,582     17,672         279,250
     10            42,922         22,676     21,038         282,500     21,554     19,916         282,500
     11            48,481         25,293     23,930         285,750     23,502     22,139         285,750
     12            54,317         28,027     26,937         289,000     25,304     24,214         289,000
     13            60,446         30,722     29,905         292,250     26,937     26,120         292,250
     14            66,880         33,354     32,809         295,500     28,360     27,815         295,500
     15            73,637         35,894     35,621         298,750     29,524     29,251         298,750
     16            80,731         38,310     38,310         302,000     30,371     30,371         302,000
     17            88,180         40,566     40,566         305,250     30,838     30,838         305,250
     18            96,002         42,607     42,607         308,500     30,831     30,831         308,500
     19           104,214         44,374     44,374         311,750     30,249     30,249         311,750
     20           112,838         45,806     45,806         315,000     28,981     28,981         315,000
     25           162,869         47,282     47,282         331,250      7,376      7,376         331,250
     35           308,218              0          0               0          0          0               0
 
   *  THESE VALUES REFLECT INVESTMENT RESULTS USING CURRENT COST OF INSURANCE
      RATES, ADMINISTRATIVE FEES, AND MORTALITY AND EXPENSE RISK RATES.
  **  THESE VALUES REFLECT INVESTMENT RESULTS USING GUARANTEED COST OF INSURANCE
      RATES, ADMINISTRATIVE FEES, AND MORTALITY AND EXPENSE RISK RATES.
 ***  IF YOU SURRENDER YOUR POLICY DURING THE FIRST TWO POLICY YEARS, YOU WILL
      RECEIVE A REFUND IN ADDITION TO THE CASH VALUES SHOWN. THE REFUND PLUS THE
      CASH VALUE WOULD BE $0 IN YEAR ONE AND $1,560 IN YEAR TWO.
      THESE VALUES REFLECT CURRENT FRONT-END SALES LOADS OF 2% IN YEARS 1 THROUGH
      10 AND 0% THEREAFTER, AND GUARANTEED FRONT-END SALES LOADS OF 2% IN ALL
      YEARS. THE SURRENDER CHARGE EFFECTIVE IN ANY YEAR CAN BE DETERMINED BY
      SUBTRACTING THE CASH SURRENDER VALUE FROM THE ACCOUNT VALUE.
      THE DEATH BENEFIT MAY, AND THE ACCOUNT VALUES AND CASH VALUES WILL DIFFER IF
      PREMIUMS ARE PAID IN DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OR FREQUENCIES.
</TABLE>
 
    THE HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENT RESULTS SHOWN ABOVE AND ELSEWHERE IN THIS
PROSPECTUS ARE ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY AND SHOULD NOT BE DEEMED A REPRESENTATION OF
PAST OR FUTURE INVESTMENT RESULTS. ACTUAL INVESTMENT RESULTS MAY BE MORE OR LESS
THAN THOSE SHOWN. THE DEATH BENEFIT, ACCOUNT VALUE AND CASH SURRENDER VALUE FOR
A POLICY WOULD BE DIFFERENT FROM THOSE SHOWN IF ACTUAL INVESTMENT RETURN
APPLICABLE TO THE POLICY AVERAGE 6% OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS, BUT ALSO FLUCTUATED
ABOVE OR BELOW THAT AVERAGE FOR INDIVIDUAL POLICY YEARS. THE DEATH BENEFIT,
ACCOUNT VALUE AND CASH SURRENDER VALUE FOR A POLICY WOULD ALSO BE DIFFERENT FROM
THOSE SHOWN, DEPENDING ON THE INVESTMENT ALLOCATIONS MADE TO THE SEPARATE
ACCOUNTS AND THE RATES OF RETURN OF THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT IF THE ACTUAL RATES OF
INVESTMENT RETURN APPLICABLE TO THE POLICY AVERAGED 6%, BUT VARIED ABOVE OR
BELOW THAT AVERAGE FOR THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT. NO REPRESENTATION CAN BE MADE THAT
THIS HYPOTHETICAL RATE OF RETURN CAN BE ACHIEVED FOR ANY ONE YEAR OR SUSTAINED
OVER ANY PERIOD OF TIME.
<PAGE>
HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY                                               41
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                    FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE
                          DEATH BENEFIT OPTION: LEVEL
                              $250,000 FACE AMOUNT
                          ISSUE AGE 45 MALE PREFERRED
                            $3,250 SCHEDULED PREMIUM
 
    ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 12% (11.30% NET)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                          CURRENT CHARGES*                      GUARANTEED CHARGES**
                PREMIUMS       --------------------------------------   -------------------------------------
  END OF      ACCUMULATED                       CASH                                    CASH
  CONTRACT   AT 5% INTEREST      ACCOUNT      SURRENDER      DEATH       ACCOUNT      SURRENDER      DEATH
   YEAR         PER YEAR          VALUE         VALUE       BENEFIT       VALUE         VALUE       BENEFIT
  -------   ----------------   -----------   -----------   ----------   ----------   -----------   ----------
  <S>       <C>                <C>           <C>           <C>          <C>          <C>           <C>
      1             3,413           2,161           0***      253,250       2,161           0***      253,250
      2             6,996           4,659       1,659***      256,500       4,659       1,659***      256,500
      3            10,758           7,335       4,335         259,750       7,335       4,335         259,750
      4            14,708          10,200       7,200         263,000      10,200       7,200         263,000
      5            18,856          13,353      10,353         266,250      13,265      10,265         266,250
      6            23,212          16,733      14,006         269,500      16,539      13,812         269,500
      7            27,785          20,380      17,925         272,750      20,029      17,574         272,750
      8            32,586          24,311      22,128         276,000      23,741      21,558         276,000
      9            37,628          28,545      26,635         279,250      27,678      25,768         279,250
     10            42,922          33,108      31,470         282,500      31,847      30,209         282,500
     11            48,481          38,444      37,082         285,750      36,399      35,037         285,750
     12            54,317          44,376      43,286         289,000      41,233      40,143         289,000
     13            60,446          50,814      49,996         292,250      46,369      45,551         292,250
     14            66,880          57,804      57,259         295,500      51,822      51,277         295,500
     15            73,637          65,397      65,124         298,750      57,603      57,331         298,750
     16            80,731          73,647      73,647         302,000      63,725      63,725         302,000
     17            88,180          82,622      82,622         305,250      70,201      70,201         305,250
     18            96,002          92,383      92,383         308,500      77,033      77,033         308,500
     19           104,214         103,011     103,011         311,750      84,226      84,226         311,750
     20           112,838         114,602     114,602         315,000      91,792      91,792         315,000
     25           162,869         193,630     193,630         331,250     136,348     136,348         331,250
     35           308,218         570,647     570,647         573,656     290,653     290,653         363,750
 
   *  THESE VALUES REFLECT INVESTMENT RESULTS USING CURRENT COST OF INSURANCE
      RATES, ADMINISTRATIVE FEES, AND MORTALITY AND EXPENSE RISK RATES.
  **  THESE VALUES REFLECT INVESTMENT RESULTS USING GUARANTEED COST OF INSURANCE
      RATES, ADMINISTRATIVE FEES, AND MORTALITY AND EXPENSE RISK RATES.
 ***  IF YOU SURRENDER YOUR POLICY DURING THE FIRST TWO POLICY YEARS, YOU WILL
      RECEIVE A REFUND IN ADDITION TO THE CASH VALUES SHOWN. THE REFUND PLUS THE
      CASH VALUE WOULD BE $0 IN YEAR ONE AND $1,992 IN YEAR TWO.
      THESE VALUES REFLECT CURRENT FRONT-END SALES LOADS OF 2% IN YEARS 1 THROUGH
      10 AND 0% THEREAFTER, AND GUARANTEED FRONT-END SALES LOADS OF 2% IN ALL
      YEARS. THE SURRENDER CHARGE EFFECTIVE IN ANY YEAR CAN BE DETERMINED BY
      SUBTRACTING THE CASH SURRENDER VALUE FROM THE ACCOUNT VALUE.
      THE DEATH BENEFIT MAY, AND THE ACCOUNT VALUES AND CASH VALUES WILL DIFFER IF
      PREMIUMS ARE PAID IN DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OR FREQUENCIES.
</TABLE>
 
    THE HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENT RESULTS SHOWN ABOVE AND ELSEWHERE IN THIS
PROSPECTUS ARE ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY AND SHOULD NOT BE DEEMED A REPRESENTATION OF
PAST OR FUTURE INVESTMENT RESULTS. ACTUAL INVESTMENT RESULTS MAY BE MORE OR LESS
THAN THOSE SHOWN. THE DEATH BENEFIT, ACCOUNT VALUE AND CASH SURRENDER VALUE FOR
A POLICY WOULD BE DIFFERENT FROM THOSE SHOWN IF ACTUAL INVESTMENT RETURN
APPLICABLE TO THE POLICY AVERAGE 12% OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS, BUT ALSO FLUCTUATED
ABOVE OR BELOW THAT AVERAGE FOR INDIVIDUAL POLICY YEARS. THE DEATH BENEFIT,
ACCOUNT VALUE AND CASH SURRENDER VALUE FOR A POLICY WOULD ALSO BE DIFFERENT FROM
THOSE SHOWN, DEPENDING ON THE INVESTMENT ALLOCATIONS MADE TO THE SEPARATE
ACCOUNTS AND THE RATES OF RETURN OF THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT IF THE ACTUAL RATES OF
INVESTMENT RETURN APPLICABLE TO THE POLICY AVERAGED 12%, BUT VARIED ABOVE OR
BELOW THAT AVERAGE FOR THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT. NO REPRESENTATION CAN BE MADE THAT
THIS HYPOTHETICAL RATE OF RETURN CAN BE ACHIEVED FOR ANY ONE YEAR OR SUSTAINED
OVER ANY PERIOD OF TIME.
<PAGE>
HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY                                            42
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                         PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
Item 1.
 
                              FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
The  following  unaudited  financial  statements,  reflect,  in  the  opinion of
management, all adjustments  (which include only  normal recurring  adjustments)
necessary  to present fairly  the financial position,  the results of operations
and the cash flows for the periods presented. Certain reclassifications of prior
year results were made to conform  to current presentation. Interim results  are
not indicative of the results which may be expected for any other interim period
or  the  full year.  For  a description  of  accounting policies,  see  Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements in the 1995 Form 10-K.
 
                HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
                       CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                                 (IN MILLIONS)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        QUARTER      SIX MONTHS
                                                         ENDED         ENDED
                                                        JUNE 30,      JUNE 30,
                                                       ----------  --------------
                                                       1996  1995   1996    1995
                                                       ----  ----  ------  ------
                                                       (UNAUDITED)  (UNAUDITED)
 <S>                                                   <C>   <C>   <C>     <C>
 
 Revenues:
 
 Premiums and other considerations                     $299  $270  $  943  $  720
 Net investment income                                  318   336     651     675
 Net realized losses on investments                      (1)   (7)     (1)     (6)
                                                       ----  ----  ------  ------
                                                        616   599   1,593   1,389
                                                       ----  ----  ------  ------
 
 Benefits, Claims and Expenses:
 
 Benefits, claims and claim adjustment expenses         392   350     788     716
 Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs       63    50     129      92
 Dividends to policyholders                              61    69     347     297
 Other insurance expenses                                34    85     198     193
                                                       ----  ----  ------  ------
                                                        550   554   1,462   1,298
                                                       ----  ----  ------  ------
 
 Income Before Income Tax                                66    45     131      91
 Income tax expense                                      23    15      45      30
                                                       ----  ----  ------  ------
 
 Net Income                                            $ 43  $ 30  $   86  $   61
                                                       ----  ----  ------  ------
                                                       ----  ----  ------  ------
</TABLE>
 
<PAGE>
43                                             HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
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                HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
                          CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                 (IN MILLIONS)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                           JUNE 30,   DECEMBER 31,
                                                             1996         1995
                                                           --------   ------------
                                                                 (UNAUDITED)
 
 <S>                                                       <C>        <C>
                         Assets:
 
 Investments:
 Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value       $ 13,683     $14,400
 Equity securities, at fair value                                65          63
 Mortgage loans, at outstanding principal balance                57         265
 Policy loans, at outstanding balance                         3,756       3,381
 Other investments                                               99         156
                                                           --------   ------------
                                                             17,660      18,265
 
 Cash                                                            46          46
 Premiums and amounts receivable                                121         165
 Reinsurance recoverable                                      6,696       6,221
 Accrued investment income                                      399         394
 Deferred policy acquisition costs                            2,488       2,188
 Deferred income tax                                            601         420
 Other assets                                                   205         234
 Separate account assets                                     42,569      36,264
                                                           --------   ------------
                                                           $ 70,785     $64,197
                                                           --------   ------------
                                                           --------   ------------
 
           Liabilities and Stockholder's Equity
 
 Future policy benefits                                    $  2,677     $ 2,373
 Other policyholder funds                                    22,570      22,598
 Other liabilities                                            1,294       1,233
 Separate account liabilities                                42,569      36,264
                                                           --------   ------------
                                                             69,110      62,468
                                                           --------   ------------
 
 Common stock -- authorized 1,000 shares, $5,690 par
  value,
  Issued and outstanding 1,000 shares                             6           6
 Capital surplus                                              1,045       1,007
 Unrealized loss on investments, net of tax                    (235)        (57)
 Retained earnings                                              859         773
                                                           --------   ------------
                                                              1,675       1,729
                                                           --------   ------------
                                                           $ 70,785     $64,197
                                                           --------   ------------
                                                           --------   ------------
</TABLE>
 
<PAGE>
HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY                                            44
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                HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (IN MILLIONS)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                    SIX MONTHS
                                                                  ENDED JUNE 30,
                                                                 ----------------
                                                                  1996     1995
                                                                 -------  -------
                                                                   (UNAUDITED)
 
 <S>                                                             <C>      <C>
 Operating Activities:
 Net Income                                                      $    86  $    61
 Adjustments to net income:
 Net realized investment losses before tax                             1        4
 Net policyholder investment (gains) losses before tax                (4)       2
 Net deferred policy acquisition costs                              (300)    (181)
 Net amortization of premium on fixed maturities                       7        7
 Deferred income tax benefits                                        (88)    (120)
 Decrease in premiums and amounts receivable                          20        3
 Decrease (increase) in other assets                                  26      (33)
 Increase in reinsurance recoverable                                (264)     (60)
 Increase in liability for future policy benefits                    304      354
 Increase in other liabilities                                       150       57
 (Increase) decrease in accrued investment income                     (5)       7
                                                                 -------  -------
 Cash (Used For) Provided By Operating Activities                    (67)     101
                                                                 -------  -------
 
 Investing Activities:
 Purchases of fixed maturity investments                          (2,717)  (2,150)
 Proceeds from sales of fixed maturity investments                 1,348    2,835
 Maturities and principal paydowns of long-term investments        1,469      574
 Net purchases of other investments                                 (116)  (1,240)
 Net sales (purchases) of short-term investments                     232     (894)
                                                                 -------  -------
 Cash Provided By (Used For) Investing Activities                    216     (875)
                                                                 -------  -------
 
 Financing Activities:
 Net (disbursements) receipts for investment and UL-type
  contracts (debited) credited to policyholder account balances     (187)     837
 Capital contributions                                                38    --
                                                                 -------  -------
 Cash (Used For) Provided By Financing Activities                   (149)     837
                                                                 -------  -------
 
 Net Increase In Cash                                              --          63
 Cash at beginning of period                                          46       20
                                                                 -------  -------
 Cash At End Of Period                                           $    46  $    83
                                                                 -------  -------
                                                                 -------  -------
</TABLE>
 
<PAGE>
45                                            HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
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                   ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S NARRATIVE ANALYSIS OF
                             RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
                                 (IN MILLIONS)
                      QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 1996 AND 1995
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                    ILAD        AMS      SPECIALTY     RUNOFF      TOTAL
                                 ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
                                 1996  1995  1996  1995  1996  1995  1996  1995  1996  1995
                                 ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----
 <S>                             <C>   <C>   <C>   <C>   <C>   <C>   <C>   <C>   <C>   <C>
 Revenues                        $252  $218  $100  $ 90  $210  $199  $ 54  $ 92  $616  $599
 Benefits, Claims, Expenses and
  Taxes                           204   186    96    85   204   193    69   105   573   569
                                 ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----
 Net Income (Loss)               $ 48  $ 32  $  4  $  5  $  6  $  6  $(15) $(13) $ 43  $ 30
                                 ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----
                                 ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----
</TABLE>
 
INDIVIDUAL LIFE AND ANNUITY DIVISION (ILAD)
 
The premiums, investment  income, management  and maintenance fees  and cost  of
insurance  associated with this growing asset base  continue to be the source of
ILAD's increased revenues,  up 16% from  prior year. New  deposits of fixed  and
variable  annuities in the  three months ended June  30, 1996 were approximately
$2.7 billion, an increase of over 90% from prior year sales or $1.4 billion, but
are not reported as revenues. Net income, up 50% from the same period last year,
continues to  grow  as earnings  are  generated  from an  existing  asset  base.
Revenue,   new  deposit,  and  net  income   increases  are  all  indicative  of
exceptionally strong, stable growth.
 
ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVICES (AMS)
 
Continuing to be an industry leader in deferred compensation products,  revenues
in  this  segment grew  by approximately  14%  over the  same period  last year.
Included in 1995  results is  a one time  benefit of  approximately $2  million.
Excluding  this benefit, net  income rose 33% over  prior year. Asset Management
Services is currently engaged in a restructuring process that is anticipated  to
result in new product development as well as expense reductions.
 
SPECIALTY
 
Net  Income  in the  Specialty  segment held  steady  in the  second  quarter as
compared to the same period last year.  In August of 1996, Congress passed  COLI
legislation  which provides for a three year phase-out of the interest deduction
on loans. It is expected that the President will sign this bill. In anticipation
of unfavorable tax legislation there were no new deposits of leveraged COLI, but
new  products,  such   as  variable  COLI   and  other  non-qualified   deferred
compensation  vehicles, and  new international  ventures are  being developed to
mitigate lost earnings due to leveraged COLI.
 
RUNOFF
 
The Runoff segment consists of a closed block of guaranteed rate contracts (GRC)
formerly part of the AMS segment  of business. GRC results have been  negatively
affected  by  lower investment  earnings on  mortgaged-backed securities  due to
prepayments experienced in  excess of  assumed levels.  Hartford Life  Insurance
Company   (HLIC)  is  considering  portfolio  management  strategies  which  may
accelerate the recognition of  the closed book GRC  loss as disclosed in  HLIC's
1995 Form 10K Annual Report.


<PAGE>
HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY                                           46
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                   ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S NARRATIVE ANALYSIS OF
                             RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
                                 (IN MILLIONS)
                    SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1996 AND 1995
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                ILAD        AMS      SPECIALTY     RUNOFF        TOTAL
                             ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  --------------
                             1996  1995  1996  1995  1996  1995  1996  1995   1996    1995
                             ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ------  ------
 <S>                         <C>   <C>   <C>   <C>   <C>   <C>   <C>   <C>   <C>     <C>
 Revenues                    $524  $407  $200  $196  $753  $593  $116  $193  $1,593  $1,389
 Benefits, claims, expenses
  and taxes                   430   340   192   187   739   582   146   219   1,507   1,328
                             ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ------  ------
 Net income (loss)           $ 94  $ 67  $  8  $  9  $ 14  $ 11  $(30) $(26) $   86  $   61
                             ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ------  ------
                             ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ------  ------
</TABLE>
 
INDIVIDUAL LIFE AND ANNUITY DIVISION (ILAD)
 
Growth  in  fixed and  variable  annuity sales,  as  well as  several assumption
reinsurance transactions in  the last  several years have  increased the  assets
under management in this segment to approximately $39 billion through June 1996.
The  premiums, investment  income, management and  maintenance fees  and cost of
insurance associated with this growing asset  base continue to be the source  of
ILAD's  increased revenues. New deposits of  fixed and variable annuities in the
first six months of 1996 were approximately $5 billion, but are not reported  as
revenues, an increase over prior year sales of $1.5 billion or 42%.
 
ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVICES (AMS)
 
This  segment is one of  the top providers of  deferred compensation products in
the country. Net income increased by 14%  over prior year, excluding a one  time
benefit  of  approximately  $2 million  in  1995. Asset  Management  services is
currently engaged in a  restructuring process that is  anticipated to result  in
new product development as well as expense reductions.
 
SPECIALTY
 
Increased  net income in the Specialty segment is attributable to net investment
income and  other  revenues  on  the existing  block  of  corporate  owned  life
insurance  (COLI) business. In  August of 1996  Congress passed COLI legislation
which provides for a three year phase-out of the interest deduction on loans. It
is anticipated that the  President will sign this  bill. Although there were  no
new  deposits  of  leveraged COLI  in  the  first half  of  1996,  new products,
including variable COLI and other non-qualified deferred compensation  vehicles,
are  being  developed. Also,  expansion into  new international  ventures should
further mitigate the earnings lost due to leveraged COLI.
 
RUNOFF
 
The Runoff segment consists of a closed block of guaranteed rate contracts (GRC)
formerly part of the AMS segment  of business. GRC results have been  negatively
affected  by  lower investment  earnings on  mortgaged-backed securities  due to
prepayments experienced in  excess of  assumed levels.  Hartford Life  Insurance
Company   (HLIC)  is  considering  portfolio  management  strategies  which  may
accelerate the recognition of  the closed book GRC  loss as disclosed in  HLIC's
1995 Form 10K Annual Report.



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                       REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


To Hartford Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries:

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Hartford Life
Insurance Company (a Connecticut corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of
Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company) and subsidiaries as of December
31, 1995 and 1994, and the related consolidated statements of  income,
stockholder's equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period
ended December 31, 1995.  These consolidated financial statements and the
schedules referred to below are the responsibility of Hartford Life Insurance 
Company's management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
consolidated financial statements and schedules based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements
are free of material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test
basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated
financial statements.  An audit also includes assessing the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  We believe that our
audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of
Hartford Life Insurance Company and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1995 and
1994, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the
three years in the period ended December 31, 1995 in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles.

As discussed in Note 1 in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Hartford
Life Insurance Company adopted new accounting standards promulgated by the
Financial Accounting Standards Board, changing its methods of accounting, as of
January 1, 1994, for debt and equity securities.

Our audits were made for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic
consolidated financial statements taken as a whole.  The schedules listed in
the Index to Consolidated Financial Statements and Schedules are presented for
purposes of complying with the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and
are not a required part of the basic consolidated financial statements.  These
schedules have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audits
of the basic consolidated financial statements  and, in our opinion, fairly
state in all material respects the  financial data required to be set forth
therein in relation to the  basic consolidated financial statements taken as a
whole.

                                           /s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN  LLP


Hartford, Connecticut
January 24, 1996 (except with respect to the matter discussed
                 in Note 10 as to which the date is October 18, 1996)
    

                                         F-1
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       INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES

Report of Management                                                       F-1
Report of Independent Public Accountants                                   F-2
Consolidated Statements of Income for the three years ended
  December 31, 1995                                                        F-3
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1995 and 1994               F-4
Consolidated Statements of Stockholder's Equity for the three
  years ended December 31, 1995                                            F-5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three years
  ended December 31, 1995                                                  F-6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                       F-7 thru F-19
Summary of Investments (Other than Investments in Affiliates)              S-1
Supplemental Insurance Information                                         S-2
Reinsurance                                                                S-3

All schedules not listed above have been omitted because they are not 
applicable or the amounts are insignificant, immaterial or the information 
has been otherwise supplied in the financial statements or notes thereto.

                          REPORT OF MANAGEMENT

The management of Hartford Life Insurance Company and subsidiaries is 
responsible for the preparation and integrity of the information contained in 
the accompanying consolidated financial statements and other sections of the 
Annual Report. The consolidated financial statements are prepared in 
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and, where 
necessary, include amounts that are based on management's informed judgments 
and estimates. Management believes these statements present fairly Hartford 
Life's financial position and results of operations, and, that any other 
information contained in the Annual Report is consistent with the financial 
statements.

Management has made available Hartford Life's financial records to 
Arthur Andersen, LLP, independent public accountants, in order for them to 
perform an audit of Hartford Life's consolidated financial statements. Their 
report appears on Page F-2.

An essential element in meeting management's responsibilities is Hartford 
Life's system of internal controls. These controls, which include accounting 
controls and the internal auditing program, are designed to provide 
reasonable assurance that assets are safeguarded, and transactions are 
properly authorized, executed and recorded. The controls, which are 
documented and communicated to employees in the form of written codes of 
conduct and policies and procedures, provide for the careful selection of 
personnel and for appropriate division of responsibility. Management 
continually monitors for compliance, while Hartford Life's internal auditors 
independently assess the effectiveness of the controls and make 
recommendations for improvement. Also, Arthur Andersen LLP took into 
consideration Hartford Life's system of internal controls in determining the 
nature, timing, and extent of its audit tests.

Another important element is management's recognition of its responsibility 
for fostering a strong, ethical climate, thereby ensuring that Hartford 
Life's affairs are transacted according to the highest standards of personal 
and professional conduct. Hartford Life has a long-standing reputation of 
integrity in business conduct and utilizes communication and education to 
create and fortify a strong compliance culture.

The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of ITT Hartford, composed of 
non-employee directors, meets periodically with the external and internal 
auditors to evaluate the effectiveness of the work performed by them in 
discharging their respective responsibilities and to ensure their 
independence and free access to the Committee.

                                     F-2

    
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                   HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
                          CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                                    (IN MILLIONS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                  ----------------------------------------
                                       1995           1994           1993
                                      -------        -------        ------
<S>                                   <C>            <C>            <C>
REVENUES
    Premiums and other considerations  $1,487         $1,100         $747
    Net investment income               1,328          1,292        1,051
    Net realized (losses) gains           (11)             7           16
                                       ------         ------        -----
                       TOTAL REVENUES   2,804          2,399        1,814
                                       ------         ------        -----

BENEFITS, CLAIMS AND EXPENSES
    Benefits, claims and claim
     adjustment expenses                1,422          1,405        1,046
    Dividends to policyholders            675            419          227
    Amortization of deferred policy
     acquisition costs                    199            145          113
    Other insurance expense               317            227          210
                                       ------         ------        -----
  TOTAL BENEFITS, CLAIMS AND EXPENSES   2,613          2,196        1,596
                                       ------         ------        -----
                                      
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE          191            203          218

    Income tax expense                     62             65           75
                                       ------         ------        -----
NET INCOME                               $129           $138         $143
                                       ------         ------        -----
                                       ------         ------        -----

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial
Statements.
    
                                         F-3

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                   HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
                             CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                           (IN MILLIONS EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           AS OF DECEMBER 31,
                                                           ------------------
                                                           1995      1994
                                                           -------   --------
                        ASSETS
<S>                                                        <C>       <C>
Investments
    Fixed maturities
         available for sale, at market value
         (amortized cost of $14,440 and $14,464)           $14,400   $13,429
    Equity securities, at market value
         (cost of $61 and $76)                                  63        68
    Mortgage loans, at outstanding balance                     265       316
    Policy loans, at outstanding balance                     3,381     2,614
    Other investments, at cost                                 156       107
                                                           -------   -------
                                       TOTAL INVESTMENTS    18,265    16,534

Cash                                                            46        20
Premiums and amounts receivable                                165       160
Reinsurance recoverable                                      6,221     5,466
Accrued investment income                                      394       378
Deferred policy acquisition costs                            2,188     1,809
Deferred income tax                                            420       590
Other assets                                                   234        83
Separate account assets                                     36,264    22,809
                                                           -------   -------
                                            TOTAL ASSETS   $64,197   $47,849
                                                           -------   -------
                                                           -------   -------

                        LIABILITIES
Future policy benefits                                      $2,373    $1,890
Other policyholder funds                                    22,598    21,328
Other liabilities                                            1,233     1,000
Separate account liabilities                                36,264    22,809
                                                           -------   -------
                                       TOTAL LIABILITIES    62,468    47,027
                                                           -------   -------
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)

                   STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
Common stock
    Authorized 1,000 shares, $5,690 par value
    Issued and outstanding 1,000 shares                          6         6
Additional paid-in capital                                   1,007       826
Retained earnings                                              773       644
Unrealized loss on investments, net of tax                     (57)     (654)
                                                           -------   -------
                              TOTAL STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY     1,729       822
                                                           -------   -------
              TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY   $64,197   $47,849
                                                           -------   -------
                                                           -------   -------
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial
Statements.
    
                                         F-4

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                   HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
                                    (IN MILLIONS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                               UNREALIZED LOSS       TOTAL
                                                        COMMON     ADDITIONAL      RETAINED   ON INVESTMENTS,    STOCKHOLDER'S
                                                        STOCK    PAID-IN-CAPITAL   EARNINGS     NET OF TAX          EQUITY
                                                        ------   ---------------   --------   ---------------    -------------
<S>                                                    <C>      <C>               <C>        <C>                <C>
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1992                                  $6              $498       $373                $0             $877

 Net income                                                  -                 -        143                 -              143

 Capital contribution                                        -               180          -                 -              180

 Excess of assets over liabilities
 on reinsurance assumed from affiliate                       -                (2)         -                 -               (2)

 Change in unrealized loss on investments, net of tax        -                 -          -                (5)              (5)

                                                         ------   ---------------   --------   ---------------    -------------
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1993                                   6               676        516                (5)           1,193
                                                         ------   ---------------   --------   ---------------    -------------


 Net income                                                  -                 -        138                 -              138

 Capital contribution                                        -               150          -                 -              150

 Dividend paid                                               -                 -        (10)                -              (10)

 Change in unrealized loss on investments, net of tax*       -                 -          -              (649)            (649)
                                                        ------   ---------------   --------   ---------------    -------------

BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1994                                   6               826        644              (654)             822
                                                        ------   ---------------   --------   ---------------    -------------

 Net income                                                  -                 -        129                 -              129

 Capital contribution                                        -               181          -                 -              181

 Change in unrealized loss on investments, net of tax        -                 -          -               597              597
                                                        ------   ---------------   --------   ---------------    -------------

BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1995                                  $6           $1,007       $773              ($57)           $1,729
                                                        ------   ---------------   --------   ---------------    -------------
                                                        ------   ---------------   --------   ---------------    -------------

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

(*) The 1994 change in unrealized loss on investments, net of tax, included an
unrealized gain of $91 due to adoption of SFAS No. 115 as discussed in Note 1(b)
of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial
Statements.
    
                                         F-5

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                   HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
                        CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                    (IN MILLIONS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                                                        FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                                               ----------------------------------------------
                                                                                    1995            1994            1993
                                                                               -------------   --------------   -------------
<S>                                                                           <C>             <C>              <C>
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
 Net income                                                                             $129             $138            $143
 Adjustments to net income:
   Net realized (losses) gains                                                            11               (7)            (16)
   (Decrease) increase in liability to policyholders for realized gains                   (3)               5             (15)
   Net amortization of premium on fixed maturities                                        21               41               2
   Provision for deferred income taxes                                                  (172)            (128)           (121)
   Increase in deferred policy acquisition costs                                        (379)            (441)           (292)
   (Increase) decrease in premiums and amounts receivable                                (81)              10             (28)
   Increase in accrued investment income                                                 (16)            (106)             (4)
   (Increase) decrease in other assets                                                  (177)             101             (36)
   (Increase) decrease in reinsurance recoverable                                        (35)              75            (121)
   Increase in liability for future policy benefits                                      483              224             360
   Increase in other liabilities                                                         281              191             176
                                                                               -------------   --------------   -------------
                                     CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES                62              103              48
                                                                               -------------   --------------   -------------

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
 Purchases of fixed maturities investments                                            (6,228)          (9,127)        (12,406)
 Proceeds from sales of fixed maturities investments                                   4,848            5,708           8,813
 Maturities and principal paydowns of fixed maturities investments                     1,741            1,931           2,596
 Net purchases of other investments                                                     (871)          (1,338)           (206)
 Net (purchases)/sales of short-term investments                                         (24)             135            (564)
                                                                               -------------   --------------   -------------
                                        CASH USED FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES              (534)          (2,691)         (1,767)
                                                                               -------------   --------------   -------------

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
 Net receipts from investment and UL-type contracts credited to
   policyholder account balances                                                         498            2,467           1,513
 Capital contribution                                                                      0              150             180
 Dividends paid                                                                            0              (10)              0
                                                                               -------------   --------------   -------------
                                     CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES               498            2,607           1,693
                                                                               -------------   --------------   -------------

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH                                                           26               19             (26)

 Cash at beginning of year                                                                20                1              27
                                                                               -------------   --------------   -------------

CASH AT END OF YEAR                                                                      $46              $20              $1
                                                                               -------------   --------------   -------------
                                                                               -------------   --------------   -------------

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial
Statements.
    
                                         F-6


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             HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
               NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                      (DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS)



1.  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

(A)  BASIS OF PRESENTATION
These consolidated financial statements include Hartford Life Insurance Company
and its wholly-owned subsidiaries ("Hartford Life" or the "Company"), ITT
Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company ("ILA") and ITT Hartford 
International Life Reassurance Corporation ("HLRe"), formerly American Skandia
Life Reinsurance Corporation.  Hartford Life is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company ("HLA").  Hartford Life is
ultimately owned by Hartford Fire Insurance Company ("Hartford Fire"), which is
ultimately owned by ITT Hartford Group, Inc. ("ITT Hartford"), formerly a
subsidiary of ITT Corporation ("ITT").  On December 19, 1995, ITT Corporation 
distributed all of the outstanding shares of ITT Hartford Group to ITT 
Corporation Shareholders of record in an action known herein as the 
"Distribution".  As a result of the Distribution, ITT Hartford became an 
independent publicly traded company.

The preparation of financial statements, in conformity with generally 
accepted accounting principles, requires management to make estimates and 
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and 
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial 
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the 
reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The 
Company offers life, annuity, pension, and disability insurance products. 
These products are distributed and marketed by multiple distribution channels 
which include broker-dealers, agents and banks, as well as a captive sales 
force. Hartford Life conducts business primarily in the United States and is 
licensed to write business in all 50 states. The Company is headquartered in 
Simsbury, Connecticut and has 3,045 direct employees. 
 
The consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles which differ in certain material respects from
the accounting practices prescribed or permitted by various insurance
regulatory authorities.

(B)  CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES
Effective January 1, 1994, Hartford Life adopted Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 115, "Accounting for Certain Investments in
Debt and Equity Securities".  The new standard requires, among other things,
that securities be classified as "held-to-maturity", "available-for-sale" or
"trading" based on Hartford Life's intentions with respect to the ultimate
disposition of the security and its ability to effect those intentions.  The
classification determines the appropriate accounting carrying value (cost basis
or fair value) and, in the case of fair value, whether the adjustment impacts
Stockholder's Equity directly or is reflected in the Consolidated Statements of
Income.  Investments in equity securities had previously been and continue to
be recorded at fair value with the corresponding impact included in
Stockholder's Equity.  Under SFAS No. 115,  Hartford Life's fixed maturities
are classified as "available-for-sale" and accordingly, these investments are
reflected at fair value with the corresponding impact included as a component
of Stockholder's Equity designated as "Unrealized loss on investments, net of
tax."  As with the underlying investment security, unrealized gains and losses
on derivative financial instruments are considered in determining the fair
value of the portfolios.  The impact of adoption was an increase to
Stockholder's Equity of $91.  Hartford Life's cash flows were not impacted by
this change in accounting principle.

(C)  REVENUE RECOGNITION
Revenues for universal life policies and investment products consist of policy
charges for the cost of insurance, policy administration and surrender charges
assessed to policy account balances.  Premiums for traditional life insurance
policies are recognized as revenues when they are due from policyholders. 
Deferred acquisition costs are amortized using the retrospective deposit method
for universal life and other types of contracts where the payment pattern is
irregular or surrender charges are a significant source of profit and the
prospective deposit method is used where investment margins are the primary
source of profit.
    
                                         F-7

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(D)  FUTURE POLICY BENEFITS AND OTHER POLICYHOLDER FUNDS
Liabilities for future policy benefits are computed by the net level premium
method using interest rate assumptions varying from 3% to 11% and withdrawal,
mortality and morbidity assumptions which vary by plan, year of issue and
policy durations and include a provision for adverse deviation.  Other
policyholder funds which represent liabilities for universal life insurance and
investment products reflect policy account balances before applicable surrender
charges.

(E)  POLICYHOLDER REALIZED GAINS AND LOSSES
Realized gains and losses on security transactions associated with Hartford
Life's immediate participation guaranteed  contracts are excluded from 
revenues, since under the terms of the contracts the realized gains and losses
will be credited to policyholders in future years as they are entitled to
receive them.

(F)  DEFERRED POLICY ACQUISITION COSTS
Policy acquisition costs, including commissions and certain underwriting
expenses associated with acquiring traditional life insurance products, are
deferred and amortized over the lesser of the estimated or actual contract
life.  For universal life insurance and investment products, acquisition costs
are being amortized generally in proportion to the present value of expected
gross profits from surrender charges, investment, mortality and expense
margins.

(G)  INVESTMENTS
Hartford Life's investments in fixed maturities include bonds, redeemable
preferred stock and commercial paper which are classified as "available-for-
sale" and accordingly are carried at market value with the after-tax difference
from cost reflected as a component of  Stockholder's Equity designated
"Unrealized loss on investments, net of tax". Equity securities, which include
common and non-redeemable preferred stocks, are carried at market value with
the after-tax difference from cost reflected in Stockholder's Equity.  Realized
investment gains and losses, after deducting life and pension policyholders'
share, are reported as a component of revenue and are determined on a specific
identification basis. 

(H)  DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Hartford Life uses a variety of derivative financial instruments including,
swaps, caps, floors, options, forwards and exchange traded financial futures as
part of an overall risk management strategy.  These instruments, are used as a
means of hedging exposure to price, foreign currency and/or interest rate risk
on planned investment purchases or existing assets and liabilities. Hartford
Life does not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for trading
purposes. Hartford Life's accounting for derivative financial instruments used
to manage risk is in accordance with the concepts established in SFAS No. 80,
"Accounting for Futures Contracts," SFAS No. 52 , "Foreign Currency
Translation", American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Statement of 
Position 86-2, "Accounting for Options" and various Emerging Issues Task Force
pronouncements. Written options are in all cases used in conjunction with other
assets and derivatives as part of an overall risk management strategy. 
Derivative instruments are carried at values consistent with the asset or
liability being hedged.  Derivatives used to hedge fixed maturities or equities
are carried at fair value with the after-tax difference from cost reflected in
Stockholder's Equity.  Derivatives used to hedge other invested assets or
liabilities are carried at cost.

Derivatives, used as part of a risk management strategy, must be designated at
inception as a hedge and measured for effectiveness both at inception and on an
ongoing basis. Hartford Life's minimum correlation threshold for hedge
designation is 80%.  If correlation, which is assessed monthly and measured
based on a rolling three month average, falls below 80%, hedge accounting will
be terminated. Derivatives used to create a synthetic asset must meet synthetic
accounting criteria including designation at inception and consistency of terms
between the synthetic and the instrument being replicated.  Synthetic
instrument accounting, consistent with industry practice, provides that the
synthetic asset is accounted for like the financial instrument it is intended
to replicate.  Derivatives which fail to meet risk management criteria are
marked to market with the impact reflected in the Consolidated Statements
of Income.

Gains or losses on financial futures contracts entered into in anticipation 
of the future receipt of product cash flows are deferred and, at the time of 
the ultimate purchase, reflected as a basis adjustment to the purchased 
asset.  Gains or losses on futures used in invested asset risk management are 
deferred and adjusted into the basis of the hedged asset when the contract 
futures are closed, except for  futures used in duration hedging which are 
deferred and basis adjusted on a quarterly basis.  The basis adjustments are 
amortized into investment  income over the remaining asset life.
    
                                         F-8

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Open forward commitment contracts are marked to market through Stockholder's
Equity.  Such contracts are recorded at settlement by recording the purchase of
the specified securities at the previously committed price.  Gains or losses
resulting from the termination of the forward commitment contracts before the
delivery of the securities are recognized immediately in the Consolidated
Statements of Income as a component of net investment income.

The cost of options entered into as part of a risk management strategy are
basis adjusted to the underlying asset or liability and amortized over the
remaining life of the hedge. Gains or losses on expiration or termination are
adjusted into the basis of the underlying asset or liability and amortized over
the remaining asset life. 

Interest rate swaps involve the periodic exchange of payments without the
exchange of underlying principal or notional amounts.  Net receipts or payments
are accrued and  recognized over the life of the swap agreement as an
adjustment to income.  Should the swap be terminated, the gain or loss is
adjusted into the basis of the asset or liability and amortized over the
remaining life. Should the hedged asset be sold or liability terminated without
terminating the swap position, any swap gains or losses are immediately
recognized in earnings.  Interest rate swaps purchased  in anticipation of an
asset purchase ("anticipatory transaction") are recognized  consistent with the
underlying asset components such that the settlement component is recognized in
the Consolidated Statements of Income while the change in market value is
recognized as an unrealized gain or loss. 

Premiums paid on purchased floor or cap agreements and the premium received on
issued floor or cap  agreements (used for risk management), are adjusted into
the basis of the applicable asset and amortized over the asset life.  Gains or
losses on termination of such positions are adjusted into the basis of the
asset or liability and amortized over the remaining asset life.  Net payments
are recognized as an adjustment to income or basis adjusted and amortized
depending on the specific hedge strategy.

Forward exchange contracts and foreign currency swaps are accounted for in
accordance with SFAS No. 52.

(I)  RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Transactions of Hartford Life with its parent and affiliates relate principally
to tax settlements, insurance coverage, rental and service fees and payment of
dividends and capital contributions.  In addition, certain affiliated insurance
companies purchased group annuity contracts from Hartford Life to fund pension
costs and claim annuities to settle casualty claims.

On June 30, 1995, the assets of Lyndon Insurance Company ("Lyndon") were 
contributed to ILA.  As a result, ILA received approximately $365 in fixed 
maturities, equity securities and cash, $26 in receivables, $187 of current 
tax liability, $20 in deferred tax liability, and $3 of other liabilities.  
The excess of assets over liabilities of $181 were recorded as an increase to 
paid-in capital. 

Substantially all general insurance expenses related to Hartford Life,
including rent expenses, are initially paid by Hartford Fire.  Direct expenses
are allocated to Hartford Life using specific identification and indirect
expenses are allocated using other applicable methods.

The rent paid to Hartford Fire for the space occupied by Hartford Life was $3
in 1995, 1994, and 1993 respectively.  Hartford Life expects to pay rent of $3
in 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000, respectively and $57 thereafter, over the
contract life of the lease.

(J) DIVIDEND TO POLICYHOLDERS 
Dividends to policyholders primarily represent those amounts paid to corporate
owned life insurance ("COLI") policyholders. These dividend liabilities, which
appear as other policyholder funds on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, are
recorded when approved by the board of directors.
 
See Note (4) for the related party coinsurance agreements.
    
                                         F-9

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2. INVESTMENTS
(a) COMPONENTS OF NET INVESTMENT INCOME

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                               YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                             --------------------------
<S>                                                          <C>      <C>       <C>
                                                              1995      1994      1993 
                                                             ------    ------    ------
Interest income                                              $1,338    $1,247    $1,007
Income from other investments                                     1        54        53
                                                             ------    ------    ------

                                    GROSS INVESTMENT INCOME   1,339     1,301     1,060

Less: Investment expenses                                        11         9         9
                                                             ------    ------    ------
                                      NET INVESTMENT INCOME  $1,328    $1,292    $1,051
                                                             ------    ------    ------
                                                             ------    ------    ------

(b) UNREALIZED GAINS/(LOSSES) ON EQUITY SECURITIES

                                                                 As of December 31,
                                                             --------------------------
                                                              1995      1994      1993 
                                                             ------    ------    ------
Gross unrealized gains                                           $4        $2        $3
Gross unrealized losses                                          (2)      (11)      (11)
Deferred income tax expenses/(benefit)                            1        (3)       (3)
                                                             ------    ------    ------
                    NET UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) AFTER TAX       1        (6)       (5)
Balance at the beginning of the year                             (6)       (5)       (0)
                                                             ------    ------    ------
CHANGE IN NET UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON EQUITY SECURITIES     $7       ($1)      ($5)
                                                             ------    ------    ------
                                                             ------    ------    ------

(c) UNREALIZED GAINS/(LOSSES) IN FIXED SECURITIES
                                                                 As of December 31,
                                                             --------------------------
                                                              1995      1994      1993 
                                                             ------    ------    ------
Gross unrealized gains                                         $529      $150      $538
Gross unrealized losses                                        (569)   (1,185)     (290)
Unrealized (losses)/gains credited to policyholder              (52)       37         0
Deferred income tax (benefit)/expense                           (34)     (350)       87
                                                             ------    ------    ------
                    NET UNREALIZED (LOSSES) GAINS AFTER TAX     (58)     (648)      161

Balance at the beginning of the year                           (648)      161       144
                                                             ------    ------    ------
                  CHANGE IN NET UNREALIZED GAINS(LOSES) 
                   ON FIXED MATURITIES                         $590     ($809)      $17
                                                             ------    ------    ------
                                                             ------    ------    ------

(d) COMPONENTS OF NET REALIZED GAINS/(LOSSES)
                                                              Year ended December 31,
                                                             --------------------------
                                                              1995      1994      1993 
                                                             ------    ------    ------
Fixed maturities                                                $23      ($34)     ($12)
Equity securities                                                (6)      (11)        0
Real estate and other                                           (25)       47        43
Less: (decrease)/increase in liability to policyholders
  for realized gains                                             (3)        5       (15)
                                                             ------    ------    ------
                                NET REALIZED (LOSSES) GAINS    ($11)       $7       $16
                                                             ------    ------    ------
                                                             ------    ------    ------
</TABLE>
    
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(e) DERIVATIVE INVESTMENTS
A summary of investments, segregated by major category along with the types of
derivatives and their respective notional amounts, are as follows as of
December 31, 1995:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                           SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS
                                                           AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1995
                                                              (CARRYING AMOUNT)

                                                                                                          
                                                         Caps, Floors & Options                         Foreign
                                  Carrying               -----------------------                        Currency
                                   Value   Non-Derivative Issued(b)  Purchased(c)  Futures(d)  Swaps(f)   Swaps
                                  --------  -----------  --------   -----------   ---------   --------   -------
<S>                               <C>          <C>          <C>            <C>          <C>     <C>        <C>
Asset-backed securities             $5,764       $5,752       ($1)          $30          $0       ($17)       $0
Inverse floaters(a)                    711          794       (30)           16           0        (69)        0
Anticipatory(e)                          0            0         0             0           0          0         0
                                  --------  -----------  --------   -----------   ---------   --------   -------
  TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES      6,475        6,546       (31)           46           0        (86)        0

Other bonds and notes                7,118        7,165        (1)            0           0        (22)      (24)
Short-term investments                 807          807         0             0           0          0         0
                                  --------  -----------  --------   -----------   ---------   --------   -------
           TOTAL FIXED MATURITIES   14,400       14,518       (32)           46           0       (108)      (24)
Other investments                    3,865        3,865         0             0           0          0         0
                                  --------  -----------  --------   -----------   ---------   --------   -------
             TOTAL INVESTMENTS     $18,265      $18,383      ($32)          $46          $0      ($108)     ($24)
                                  --------  -----------  --------   -----------   ---------   --------   -------
                                  --------  -----------  --------   -----------   ---------   --------   -------
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                           SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS
                                                           AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1995
                                                              (NOTIONAL AMOUNT)
                                                         (EXCLUDING LIABILITY HEDGES)

                                                                                            
                                                  Caps, Floors & Options                   Foreign
                                   Notional       ----------------------                   Currency
                                    Amount  Issued(b) Purchased(c) Futures(d)   Swaps(f)    Swaps
                                  --------  ---------  ---------   ----------  ---------  ---------
<S>                              <C>       <C>        <C>         <C>         <C>        <C>
Asset-backed securities             $3,863       $118     $3,133         $322       $290         $0
Inverse floaters(a)                  1,601        560        354            6        681          0
Anticipatory(e)                        238          0          0          213         25          0
                                  --------  ---------  ---------   ----------  ---------  ---------
 TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES       5,702        678      3,487          541        996          0

   Other bonds and notes             1,365         33         66          322        757        187
   Short-term  investments               0          0          0            0          0          0
                                  --------  ---------  ---------   ----------  ---------  ---------
        TOTAL FIXED MATURITIES       7,067        711      3,553          863      1,753        187
   Other investments                    18          0          0            0         18          0
                                  --------  ---------  ---------   ----------  ---------  ---------
             TOTAL INVESTMENTS      $7,085       $711     $3,553         $863     $1,771       $187
                                  --------  ---------  ---------   ----------  ---------  ---------
                                  --------  ---------  ---------   ----------  ---------  ---------
</TABLE>


(a) Inverse floaters are variations of CMO's for which the coupon rates
move inversely with an index rate (e.g. LIBOR).  The risk to principal is
considered negligible as the underlying collateral for the securities is
guaranteed or sponsored by government agencies.   To address the volatility
risk created by the coupon variability, Hartford Life uses a variety of
derivative instruments, primarily interest rate swaps and issued floors.

(b) Includes issued caps $475 with a weighted average strike rate of 8.5%
(ranging from 7.0% to 10.4%) and over 85% mature in 2000 through 2004.  Issued
floors totaled $236, have a weighted average strike rate of 8.1% (ranging 
from 5.3% to 10.9%) and mature through 2007 with 76% maturing by 2004.

(c) Comprised of purchased floors of $1.8 billion and purchased caps of $1.7
billion.  The floors have a weighted average strike price of 5.8% (ranging from
3.7% to 6.8%) and over 85% mature in 1997 through 1999.  The caps have a
weighted average strike price of 7.5% (ranging from 4.5% and 10.1%) and over
82% mature in 1997 through 1999.

(d) Over 95% of futures contracts expire before December 31, 1996.

(e) Deferred gains and losses on anticipatory transactions are included in the
carrying value of bond investments in the consolidated balance sheets.  At the
time of  the ultimate purchase, they are reflected as a basis adjustment to the
purchased asset.  At December 31, 1995, there were $5.3 in net deferred losses
for futures, interest rate swaps and purchased options.

(f) The following table summarizes the maturities by notional value of interest
rate swaps outstanding at December 31, 1995 and the related weighted average
interest pay rate or receive rate assuming current market conditions:
    
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                      MATURITY OF SWAPS ON INVESTMENTS
                                                           AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1995

                                                                                                                           LAST
                                                  1996      1997      1998      1999      2000     THEREAFTER     TOTAL  MATURITY
                                                  ----      ----      ----      ----      ----     ----------     -----  --------
<S>                                              <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>            <C>       <C>       <C>
INTEREST RATE SWAPS
 PAY FIXED/RECEIVE VARIABLE
   Notional Value                                  $15       $50        $0      $453       $31           $229      $778      2004
   Weighted Average Pay Rate                      5.0%      7.2%      0.0%      8.1%      7.1%           7.8%      7.8%          
   Weighted Average Receive Rate                  5.8%      5.9%      0.0%      5.8%      5.7%           5.9%      5.9%          

 PAY VARIABLE/RECEIVE FIXED
   Notional Value                                 $100       $68       $25       $25       $35           $190      $443      2007
   Weighted Average Pay Rate                      5.9%      8.6%      5.9%      0.0%      5.9%           5.4%      5.4%
   Weighted Average Receive Rate                  2.4%      7.9%      4.0%      0.0%      6.5%           6.9%      6.9%

 PAY VARIABLE/RECEIVE DIFFERENT VARIABLE
   Notional Value                                  $50       $18       $36       $12      $200           $234      $550      2004
   Weighted Average Pay Rate                      5.8%      0.0%      3.7%      3.5%      4.5%          16.3%      5.7%
   Weighted Average Receive Rate                  5.4%      0.0%      5.6%      5.2%      6.8%           5.9%      6.4%

TOTAL INTEREST RATE SWAPS                         $165      $136       $61      $490      $266           $653    $1,771      2007
 WEIGHTED AVERAGE PAY RATE                        5.8%      7.8%      4.6%      7.6%      5.0%           7.3%      6.9%
 WEIGHTED AVERAGE RECEIVE RATE                    3.6%      7.2%      4.9%      5.4%      6.6%           6.3%      5.8%
</TABLE>


(g) The following table reconciles the derivative notional amounts by derivative
type and by strategy:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          BY DERIVATIVE TYPE
                                   ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       12/31/94                      MATURITIES/              12/31/95
                                  NOTIONAL AMOUNT     ADDITIONS      TERMINATIONS        NOTIONAL AMOUNT
                                  ---------------     ---------      ------------        ---------------
<S>                                       <C>          <C>              <C>                      <C>
Caps                                       $1,861        $2,666            $2,343                 $2,184
Floors                                      2,131           237               188                  2,180
Swaps/Collars/Forwards/Options              4,374         1,355             2,163                  3,566
Futures                                       253         6,125             5,515                    863
                                  ---------------     ---------      ------------        ---------------
                           TOTAL           $8,619       $10,383           $10,209                 $8,793
                                  ---------------     ---------      ------------        ---------------
                                  ---------------     ---------      ------------        ---------------


                                                            BY STRATEGY
                                   ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                         12/31/94                     MATURITIES/              12/31/95 
                                  NOTIONAL AMOUNT     ADDITIONS      TERMINATIONS        NOTIONAL AMOUNT
                                  ---------------    ----------      ------------        ---------------
Liability                                  $1,725          $729              $746                 $1,708
Anticipatory                                  626         1,564             1,952                    238
Asset                                       3,048         3,153             3,217                  2,984
Portfolio                                   3,220         4,937             4,294                  3,863
                                  ---------------    ----------      ------------         --------------
                       TOTAL               $8,619       $10,383           $10,209                 $8,793
                                  ---------------    ----------      ------------         --------------
                                  ---------------    ----------      ------------         --------------
</TABLE>
In addition to risk management through derivative financial instruments
pertaining to the investment portfolio, interest rate sensitivity related to
certain Company liabilities was altered primarily through interest rate swap
agreements. The notional
    
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amount of the liability agreements in which Hartford Life generally pays one
variable rate in exchange for another, was $1.7 billion at December 31, 1995 and
1994 respectively.  The weighted average pay rate is 5.9%; the weighted average
receive rate is 6.0% , and these agreements mature at various times through
2001.

(F)  CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK
Hartford Life has a reinsurance recoverable of $5.6 billion from Mutual Benefit
Life Assurance Corporation (Mutual Benefit).  The risk of Mutual Benefit
becoming insolvent is mitigated by the reinsurance agreement's requirement that
the assets be kept in a security trust with Hartford Life as sole beneficiary. 
Excluding investments in U.S. government and agencies, Hartford Life has no
other significant concentrations of credit risk.

Included in fixed maturity investments at December 31, 1995 were $39 of 
Orange County, California Pension Obligation Bonds, $17 of which were carried 
in the general account and $22 which were included in Hartford Life's 
guaranteed separate accounts. During 1995 all interest payments due were 
received.  While Orange County is currently operating under Protection of 
Chapter 9 of the Federal Bankruptcy Laws, Hartford Life believes the bonds 
are not impaired other than on a temporary basis.

(G)  FIXED MATURITIES
The schedule below details the amortized cost and fair values of Hartford Life's
fixed maturities by component, along with the gross unrealized gains and losses:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 
                                                                      AS OF DECEMBER 31,1995
                                                       --------------------------------------------------
                                                                          GROSS UNREALIZED         
                                                       AMORTIZED       ---------------------      MARKET
                                                          COST          GAINS         LOSSES       VALUE
                                                       ----------      -------        ------       -----
<S>                                                     <C>             <C>          <C>          <C>
U.S. Government and government agencies and 
   authorities;
 Guaranteed and sponsored                                   $502           $4            ($9)        $497
 Guaranteed and sponsored-asset backed                     3,568          210           (387)       3,391

State, municipalities and political subdivisions             201            4             (3)         202
International governments                                    291           19             (4)         306
Public utilities                                             949           29             (2)         976
All other corporate-asset backed                           3,065           76            (55)       3,086
All other corporate                                        5,056          187           (109)       5,134
Short-term investments                                       808            0              0          808
                                                       ----------      -------          -----       -----
                                TOTAL INVESTMENTS        $14,440         $529          ($569)     $14,440
                                                       ----------      -------          -----       -----
                                                       ----------      -------          -----       -----


                                                                      AS OF DECEMBER 31,1994
                                                       --------------------------------------------------
                                                                          GROSS UNREALIZED         
                                                       AMORTIZED       ---------------------      MARKET
                                                          COST          GAINS         LOSSES       VALUE
                                                       ----------      -------        ------       -----
U.S. Government and government agencies 
   and authorities;
 Guaranteed and sponsored                                 $1,516           $1           ($87)      $1,430
 Guaranteed and sponsored-asset backed                     4,256           78           (571)       3,763

State, municipalities and political subdivisions             148            1            (12)         137
International governments                                    189            1            (14)         176
Public utilities                                             531            1            (32)         500
All other corporate-asset backed                           2,442           30           (121)       2,351
All other corporate                                        3,717           38           (297)       3,458
Short-term investments                                     1,665            0            (51)       1,614
                                                        ---------      -------       --------     -------
                                TOTAL INVESTMENTS        $14,464         $150        ($1,185)     $13,429
                                                        ---------      -------       --------     -------
                                                        ---------      -------       --------     -------
</TABLE>
    

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The amortized cost and estimated fair value of fixed maturities at December 31,
1995, by maturity, are shown below.  Asset backed securities are distributed to
maturity year based on estimates of the rate of future prepayments of principal
over the remaining life of the securities.  Expected maturities differ from
contractual maturities reflecting the borrowers' rights to call or prepay their
obligations.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                      AMORTIZED     MARKET
                                                         COST       VALUE
                                                     ----------   ---------
       <S>                                            <C>         <C>
       Due in one year or less                          $3,146      $3,133
       Due after one year through five years             6,373       6,316
       Due after five years through ten years            3,609       3,644
       Due after ten years                               1,312       1,307
                                                     ----------   ---------
                                             TOTAL     $14,440     $14,400
                                                     ----------   ---------
                                                     ----------   ---------
</TABLE>

Sales of  fixed maturities excluding short-term fixed maturities for the years
ended December 31, 1995, 1994, and 1993 resulted in proceeds of $4,848,  $5,708,
and $8,813, respectively, resulting in gross realized gains of $91, $71, and
$192, respectively, and gross realized losses of $72, $100, and $219,
respectively, not including policyholder gains and losses.  Sales of equity
securities and other investments for the years ended December 31, 1995, 1994,
and 1993 resulted in proceeds of $64, $159, and $127, respectively, resulting in
gross realized gains of $28, $3, and $0, respectively, and gross realized losses
of $59, $14, $0,  respectively, not including policyholder gains and losses.

(H)  FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                               AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1995  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1994
                               -----------------------  -----------------------
                                        CARRYING    FAIR    CARRYING    FAIR
                                         AMOUNT    VALUE     AMOUNT    VALUE
                                        --------  --------  --------  --------
<S>                                     <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>
ASSETS
 Fixed maturities                        $14,400   $14,400   $13,429   $13,429
 Equity securities                            63        63        68        68
 Policy loans                              3,381     3,381     2,614     2,614
 Mortgage loans                              265       265       316       316
 Investments in partnerships and trusts       94        97        36        42
 Miscellaneous                                62        62        67        67

LIABILITIES
 Other policy claims and benefits        $12,727   $12,767   $13,001   $12,374
</TABLE>


The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of
each class of financial instrument: fair value for fixed maturities and equity
securities approximate those quotations published by applicable stock exchanges
or are received from other reliable sources; policy and mortgage loan carrying
amounts approximate fair value; investments in partnerships and trusts are based
on external market valuations from partnership and trust management; and other
policy claims and benefits payable are determined by estimating future cash
flows discounted at the current market rate.

3.  INCOME TAX
Hartford Life is included in ITT Hartford Group's consolidated U.S. Federal 
income tax return and remits to (receives from) ITT Hartford Group, Inc. a 
current income tax provision (benefit) computed in accordance with the tax 
sharing arrangements between its insurance subsidiaries.  The effective tax 
rate was 32% in 1995 and 1994, and approximates the U.S. statutory tax rate 
of 35% in 1993.
    
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The provision for income taxes was as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                          FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                         ---------------------------------
                                            1995      1994      1993
                                          -------   -------   -------
<S>                                        <C>       <C>       <C>
INCOME TAX EXPENSES
  Current                                    $211      $185      $190
  Deferred                                   (149)     (120)     (115)
                                          -------   -------   -------
                                   TOTAL      $62       $65       $75
                                          -------   -------   -------
                                          -------   -------   -------

INCOME TAX PROVISION
  Tax provision at U.S. statutory rate        $67       $71       $76
  Tax-exempt income                            (3)       (3)        0
  Foreign tax credit                           (4)       (1)        0
  Other                                         2        (2)       (1)
                                          -------   -------   -------
               PROVISION FOR INCOME TAX       $62       $65       $75
                                          -------   -------   -------
                                          -------   -------   -------
</TABLE>

Income taxes paid  were $162, $244, and $301 in 1995, 1994, and 1993
respectively.  The current taxes due from Hartford Fire were $8 and $46 in 1995
and 1994, respectively.

Deferred tax assets(liabilities) include the following:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                           DECEMBER 31,
                                                      --------------------
                                                        1995        1994
                                                      ---------   ---------
       <S>                                              <C>        <C>
       Tax deferred acquisition costs                    $410        $284
       Book deferred acquisition costs and reserves       138        (134)
       Employee benefits                                    8           7
       Unrealized net loss on investments                  32         353
       Investments and other                             (168)         80
                                                      ---------   ---------
                            TOTAL DEFERRED TAX ASSET     $420        $590
                                                      ---------   ---------
                                                      ---------   ---------
</TABLE>



Prior to the Tax Reform Act of 1984, the Life Insurance Company Income Tax Act
of 1959 permitted the deferral from taxation of a portion of statutory income
under certain circumstances.  In these situations, the deferred income was
accumulated in a "Policyholders' Surplus Account" and will be taxable in the
future only under conditions which management considers to be remote; therefore,
no Federal income taxes have been provided on this deferred income.  The balance
for tax return purposes of the Policyholders' Surplus Account as of December 31,
1995 was $37.

4.  REINSURANCE
Hartford Life cedes insurance to non-affiliated insurers in order to limit its
maximum loss.  Such transfer does not relieve Hartford Life of its primary
liability.  Hartford Life also assumes insurance from other  insurers.  Group
life and accident and health insurance  business is substantially reinsured to
affiliated companies.

Life insurance net retained premiums were comprised of the following:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                             YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                          ---------------------------
                                            1995      1994      1993
                                          -------   -------   -------
 <S>                                      <C>       <C>       <C>
  Gross premiums                           $1,545    $1,316    $1,135
  Insurance assumed                           591       299        93
  Insurance ceded                             649       515       481
                                          -------   -------   -------
                   NET RETAINED PREMIUMS   $1,487    $1,100      $747
                                          -------   -------   -------
                                          -------   -------   -------
</TABLE>
    
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Life reinsurance recoveries, which reduced death and other benefits, for the
years ended December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993 approximated $220, $164, and $149,
respectively.

In December 1994, Hartford Life assumed from a third party approximately $500 
of corporate owned life insurance reserves on a coinsurance basis. In 
December 1995, this block of business was reinsured to HLRe utilizing 
modified coinsurance, with the assets and policy liabilities placed in a 
separate account. In October 1994, HLRe recaptured approximately $500 of 
corporate owned life insurance from a third party reinsurer.  Subsequent to 
this transaction, Hartford Life and HLRe restructured their coinsurance 
agreement from coinsurance to modified coinsurance, with the assets and 
policy liabilities placed in the separate account. These transactions did not 
have a material impact on consolidated net income.

Also in December 1994, ILA ceded to a third party $1.0 billion in individual
fixed and variable annuities on a modified coinsurance basis. In December 1995,
Hartford Life ceded approximately $1.2 billion in individual variable annuities
on a modified coinsurance basis to a third party. These transactions did not
have a material impact on consolidated net income.

In May 1994, Hartford Life assumed the life insurance policies and the 
individual annuities of Pacific Standard with reserves and account values of 
approximately $400.  Hartford Life received cash and investment grade assets  
to support the life insurance and individual annuity contract obligations 
assumed.

In November 1993, ILA acquired, through an assumption reinsurance 
transaction, substantially all of the individual fixed and variable annuity 
business of HLA. As a result of this transaction, the assets and liabilities 
of Hartford Life increased approximately $1 billion.  The excess of 
liabilities assumed over assets received, of $2, was recorded as a decrease 
to capital surplus. The remaining $41 in assets and liabilities were 
transferred in October 1995.  The impact on consolidated net income was not 
significant.

In August 1993, Hartford Life received assets of $300 for assuming the group 
COLI contract obligations of Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company, through 
an assumption reinsurance transaction.  Under the terms of the agreement, 
Hartford Life coinsured back 75% of the liabilities to Mutual Benefit Life 
Insurance Company.  All assets supporting Mutual Benefit's reinsurance 
liability to Hartford Life are placed in a "security trust", with Hartford 
Life as the sole beneficiary.  The impact on 1993 consolidated net income was 
not significant.

5.  PENSION PLANS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS
Hartford Life's employees are included in Hartford Fire's noncontributory
defined benefit pension plans.  These plans provide pension benefits that are
based on years of service and the employee's compensation during the last ten
years of employment.  Hartford Life's funding policy is to contribute annually
an amount between the minimum funding requirements set forth in the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the maximum amount that can be
deducted for Federal income tax purposes. Generally, pension costs are funded
through the purchase of Hartford Life's group pension contracts. The cost to
Hartford Life was approximately $2, $2, and $3 in 1995, 1994 and 1993,
respectively.

Hartford Life provides certain health care and life insurance benefits for
eligible retired employees. A substantial portion of Hartford Life's employees
may become eligible for these benefits upon retirement. Hartford Life's
contribution for health care benefits will depend on the retiree's date of
retirement and years of service. In addition, the plan has a defined dollar cap
which limits average company contributions.  Hartford Life has prefunded a
portion of the health care and life insurance obligations through trust funds
where such prefunding can be accomplished on a tax effective basis.
Postretirement health care and life insurance benefits expense, allocated by
Hartford Fire were immaterial for 1995, 1994, and 1993 respectively.

The assumed rate of future increases in the per capita cost of health care (the
health care trend rate) was 10.1% for 1995, decreasing ratably to 6.0% in the
year 2001.  Increasing the health care trend rates by one percent per year would
have an immaterial impact on the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation
and the annual expense. To the extent that the actual experience differs from
the inherent assumptions, the effect will be amortized over the average future
service of the covered employees.
    
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6.   BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                       YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
                                     --------------------------
                                      1995      1994      1993
                                     ------    ------    ------
<S>                                 <C>       <C>       <C>
REVENUES
    Individual Life and Annuity        $797      $691      $595
    Asset Management Services           734       789       794
    Specialty Insurance Operations    1,273       919       425
                                     ------    ------    ------
                   TOTAL REVENUES    $2,804    $2,399    $1,814
                                     ------    -------   ------
                                     ------    -------   ------

- ---------------------------------------------------------------
- ---------------------------------------------------------------

                                       YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
                                       ------------------------
                                       1995      1994      1993
                                     ------     -------   -----
INCOME BEFORE INCOME  TAX EXPENSE
    Individual Life and Annuity        $236      $139      $129
    Asset Management Services           (79)       38        71
    Specialty Insurance Operations       34        26        18
                                     ------    ------    ------
        TOTAL INCOME BEFORE INCOME
          TAX EXPENSE                  $191      $203      $218
                                     ------    ------    ------
                                     ------    ------    ------

- ---------------------------------------------------------------
- ---------------------------------------------------------------

                                      YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
                                    ---------------------------
                                     1995      1994      1993
                                    -------   -------   -------
IDENTIFIABLE ASSETS
    Individual Life and Annuity     $36,741   $26,668   $19,147
    Asset Management Services        13,962    13,334    12,416
    Specialty Insurance Operations   13,494     7,847     6,723
                                    -------   -------   -------
        TOTAL IDENTIFIABLE ASSETS   $64,197   $47,849   $38,286
                                    -------   -------   -------
                                    -------   -------   -------
</TABLE>

7.  STATUTORY NET INCOME AND SURPLUS
  Substantially all of the statutory surplus is permanently reinvested or is
  subject to dividend restrictions relating to various state regulations which
  limit the payment of dividends without prior approval.  Statutory net income 
  and surplus as of December 31 were:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         1995      1994      1993
                                       --------- --------  --------
<S>                                   <C>       <C>       <C>
    Statutory net income                  $112      $58       $63
    Statutory surplus                   $1,125     $941      $812
</TABLE>

8.  SEPARATE ACCOUNTS
  Hartford Life maintains separate account assets and liabilities totaling $36.3
  billion and $22.8 billion at December 31, 1995 and 1994, respectively which 
  are reported at fair value.  Separate account assets are segregated from other
  investments and investment income and gains and losses accrue directly to the
  policyholder.  Separate accounts reflect two categories of risk assumption: 
  non-guaranteed separate accounts totaling $25.9 billion and $14.8 billion at
  December 31, 1995 and 1994, respectively, wherein the policyholder assumes the
  investment risk, and guaranteed separate account assets totaling $10.4 billion
  and $8.0 billion at December 31, 1995 and 1994, respectively, wherein Hartford
  Life contractually guarantees either a minimum return or account value to the
  policyholder.  Included in the non-guaranteed category are policy loans 
  totaling $1.7 billion and $0.5 billion at December 31, 1995 and 1994, 
  respectively. Investment income (including investment gains and losses) and 
  interest credited to policyholders on separate account assets are not 
  reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Income.  Separate account 
  management fees, net of minimum guarantees, were $387, $256, and $189, in 
  1995, 1994, and 1993, respectively.
    
                                         F-17

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  The guaranteed separate accounts include modified guaranteed individual 
  annuity, and modified guaranteed life insurance.  The average credit interest 
  rate on these contracts is 6.62%.  The assets that support these liabilities 
  were comprised of $10.4 billion in bonds at December 31, 1995.  The portfolios
  are segregated from other investments and are managed so as to minimize 
  liquidity and interest rate risk.  In order to minimize the risk of 
  disintermediation associated with early withdrawals, individual annuity and 
  modified guaranteed life insurance contracts carry a graded surrender charge 
  as well as a market value adjustment.  Additional investment risk is hedged 
  using a variety of derivatives which totaled $133 million in carrying value 
  and $2.7 billion in notional amounts at December 31, 1995. 

9.  COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
  In August 1994, Hartford Life renewed a two year note purchase facility
  agreement which in certain instances obligates Hartford Life to purchase up to
  $100 million in collateralized notes from a third party.  Hartford Life is
  receiving fees for this commitment.  At December 31, 1995, Hartford Life had 
  not purchased any notes under this agreement.

  Under insurance guaranty fund laws in most states, insurers doing business
  therein can be assessed up to prescribed limits for policyholder losses 
  incurred by insolvent companies.  The amount of any future assessments on 
  Hartford Life under these laws cannot be reasonably estimated.  Most of these 
  laws do provide, however, that an assessment may be excused or deferred if it 
  would threaten an insurer's own financial strength.  Additionally, guaranty 
  fund assessments are used to reduce state premium taxes paid by the Company in
  certain states.  Hartford Life paid guaranty fund assessments of approximately
  $10, $8 and $6 in 1995, 1994, and 1993, respectively.

  Hartford Life is involved in various legal actions, some of which involve 
  claims for substantial amounts. In the opinion of management the ultimate 
  liability with respect to such lawsuits, as well as other contingencies, is 
  not considered material in relation to the consolidated financial position of 
  Hartford Life.
    
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10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

  Prior to 1996, Closed Book GRC was reported as a component of the Asset 
  Management Services Division of the Life segment. The majority of products 
  included in Closed Book GRC are guaranteed investment contracts with 
  guaranteed fixed or indexed rates for a specific period. In 1996, Closed Book
  GRC is reported as a component of Runoff Operations and had no new or 
  renewal business as of the end of 1995.  Closed Book GRC results have been 
  negatively affected by lower investment rates and earnings on mortgage backed 
  securities due to prepayments experienced in excess of assumed levels in 
  years prior to 1995. Closed Book GRC was also affected by the interest rate 
  rise in 1994 when the duration of its assets lengthened relative to that of 
  the liabilities. Due to the reduced investment earnings and duration 
  mismatch, the portfolio had insufficient assets to fund fully its liability 
  commitments. During the third quarter of 1996, the Life segment transferred 
  assets in the amount of $200 million (unaudited) to the Runoff segment to 
  adequately fund Closed Book GRC so that future cash infusions would be 
  minimal.

  Although the Closed Book GRC asset portfolio as a whole is duration matched 
  with its liabilities, certain investments continue to have a longer maturity 
  than their corresponding liabilities and will need to be liquidated prior to 
  maturity in order to meet the specific liability commitments. To protect the 
  existing value of these investments, Hartford Life entered into various hedge 
  transactions in late September 1996 which substantially eliminated further 
  fluctuation in fair value of the investments due to interest rate changes.

  ITT Hartford's accounting policy is to record an other than temporary 
  impairment charge on a security if it is determined that the Company is 
  unable to recover all amounts due under the contractual obligations of the 
  security. In addition, ITT Hartford has established specific criteria to be 
  used in the impairment evaluation of an individual portfolio of assets. 
  Specifically, if the asset portfolio is supporting a runoff operation, is 
  forced to be liquidated prior to maturity to meet liability commitments, and 
  has a fair value below amortized cost, which will not materially fluctuate 
  as a result of future interest rate changes, then an other temporary 
  impairment has been determined to have occurred. Once an impairment charge 
  has been recorded, ITT Hartford continues to review the impaired securities 
  for appropriate valuation.

  With the initiation of the hedge transactions, which eliminated the 
  possibility that the fair value of the Closed Book GRC investments would 
  recover to their current amortized cost, an other than temporary impairment 
  loss of $82 million after tax was determined to have occurred and was 
  recorded in September 1996. Also, during the third quarter of 1996, Closed 
  Book GRC had asset sales resulting in proceeds of $515 million and a realized 
  loss of $55 million after tax. The asset sales were the result of current 
  liquidity needs in addition to taking advantage of favorable market 
  conditions for certain securities. Other charges of $32 million (unaudited) 
  after tax were also incurred in the third quarter.

  During 1995, Closed Book GRC incurred a $68 million after tax loss from 
  operations. In addition, prior to the above actions the level of the 1995 
  loss was expected by management to decline by 10% to 25% in 1996 and 1997 
  with the losses having run off in their entirety by the year 2000. As a 
  result of the above actions, management expects that the comparable 1996 
  after tax loss will be in the range of $51 to $55 million, while after tax 
  losses in 1997 and 1998 will be reduced to the range of $10 to $20 million 
  per year. Losses from Closed Book GRC in years subsequent to 1998 are 
  expected to be minimal.
    

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                HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
   SCHEDULE I - SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS (OTHER THAN INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATES)
                             AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1995
                                  (IN MILLIONS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                                                   FAIR          REPORTED ON
                                                                 COST              VALUE         BALANCE SHEET
                                                              --------------    -------------  -----------------
<S>                                                          <C>               <C>            <C>
FIXED MATURITIES
  Bonds
   U.S. Government and government agencies and authorities
    Guaranteed and sponsored                                           $502           $497           $497
    Guaranteed and sponsored - asset backed                           3,568          3,391         $3,391

   States, municipalities and political subdivisions                    201            202           $202
   International governments                                            291            306           $306
   Public utilities                                                     949            976           $976
   All other corporate                                                5,056          5,134         $5,134
   All other corporate - asset backed                                 3,065          3,086         $3,086
   Short-term investments                                               808            808           $808
                                                                 ----------      ---------      ---------
                                   TOTAL FIXED MATURITIES           $14,440        $14,400        $14,400


EQUITY SECURITIES
  Common stocks - industrial, miscellaneous and all other                61             63             63

                    TOTAL FIXED MATURITIES AND EQUITY SECURITIES    $14,501        $14,463        $14,463

POLICY LOANS                                                          3,381          3,381          3,381
MORTGAGE LOANS                                                          265            265            265
OTHER INVESTMENTS                                                       156            159            156
                                                                  ---------       --------        -------
                                   TOTAL INVESTMENTS                $18,303        $18,268        $18,265
                                                                  ---------       --------        -------
                                                                  ---------       --------        -------
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</TABLE>
Fair value for stocks and bonds approximate those quotations published by
applicable stock exchanges or are received from other reliable sources.  The
fair value for short-term investments approximates cost.

Policy and mortgage loans carrying amounts approximate fair value.
    
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                   HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   SCHEDULE III - SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE INFORMATION
                                    (in millions)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                              Amort. of
                             Deferred    Future      Other      Premiums and       Net      Benefits, Claims   Deferred     Other
                              Policy     Policy   Policyholder      Other       Investment    and Claim Adj.    Policy    Insurance
                            Acq. Costs  Benefits     Funds      Considerations    Income         Expenses     Acq. Costs   Expenses
                            ----------  --------  ------------  --------------  ----------  ----------------  ----------  ---------
                                   As of December 31, 1995                          Year ended December 31, 1995
<S>                         <C>         <C>       <C>           <C>             <C>         <C>               <C>         <C>

Individual Life and Annuity     $2,088      $706        $4,371            $514        $283              $277        $176       $108
Asset Management Services           87     1,169         8,942              51         683               722          23         68
Specialty Insurance
 Operations                         13       498         9,285             922         351               423           0        816
                            ----------  --------  ------------  --------------  ----------  ----------------  ----------  ---------
                     TOTAL      $2,188    $2,373       $22,598          $1,487      $1,317            $1,422        $199       $992
                            ----------  --------  ------------  --------------  ----------  ----------------  ----------  ---------
                            ----------  --------  ------------  --------------  ----------  ----------------  ----------  ---------

                                   As of December 31, 1994                          Year ended December 31, 1994

Individual Life and
 Annuity                        $1,708      $582        $4,257            $492        $199              $334        $137        $80
Asset Management Services          101       845        10,160              39         750               695           8         48
Specialty Insurance
 Operations                          0       463         6,911             569         350               376           0        518
                            ----------  --------  ------------  --------------  ----------  ----------------  ----------  ---------
                     TOTAL      $1,809    $1,890       $21,328          $1,100      $1,299            $1,405        $145       $646
                            ----------  --------  ------------  --------------  ----------  ----------------  ----------  ---------
                            ----------  --------  ------------  --------------  ----------  ----------------  ----------  ---------

                                   As of December 31, 1993                          Year ended December 31, 1993

Individual life and Annuity     $1,237      $428        $3,535            $423        $172              $249         $97       $120
Asset Management Services           97       703         9,026              35         759               662          16         45
Specialty Insurance
 Operations                          0       528         5,673             289         136               135           0        272
                            ----------  --------  ------------  --------------  ----------  ----------------  ----------  ---------
                     TOTAL      $1,334    $1,659       $18,234            $747      $1,067            $1,046        $113       $437
                            ----------  --------  ------------  --------------  ----------  ----------------  ----------  ---------
                            ----------  --------  ------------  --------------  ----------  ----------------  ----------  ---------

- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

Investment income is allocated to the reportable division based on each 
division's share of investable funds or on a direct basis, where applicable,
including realized capital gains and losses.

Benefits, claims and claims adjustment expenses include the increase in
liability for future policy benefits and death, disability and other contract
benefits payments.

Other insurance expenses are allocated to the division based upon specific
identification, where possible.
    
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                   HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
                              SCHEDULE IV - REINSURANCE
                                    (in Millions)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                   Percentage of 
                                        Gross       Ceded to          Assumed from        Net      Amount Assumed
                                       Amount    Other Companies     Other Companies     Amount     to Net Amount
                                      --------  -----------------   -----------------   --------  ----------------
<S>                                  <C>               <C>                   <C>       <C>                 <C>
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995

LIFE INSURANCE IN FORCE               $182,716           $112,774             $26,996    $96,938             27.8%

PREMIUMS AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
 Individual Life and Annuity              $549               $163                $122       $508             24.0%
 Asset Management Services                  51                  0                   0         51              0.0%
 Specialty Insurance Operations            632                162                 452        922             49.0%
                                           313                324                  17          6            283.3%
                                      --------  -----------------   -----------------   --------
                               TOTAL    $1,545               $649                $591     $1,487             39.7%
                                      --------  -----------------   -----------------   --------
                                      --------  -----------------   -----------------   --------

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994

LIFE INSURANCE IN FORCE               $136,929            $87,553             $35,016    $84,392             41.5%

PREMIUMS AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
 Individual Life and Annuity              $448                $71                $106       $483             21.9%
 Asset Management Services                  39                  0                   0         39              0.0%
 Specialty Insurance Operations            521                140                 188        569             33.0%
 Accident and Health                       308                304                   5          9             55.6%
                                      --------  -----------------   -----------------   --------
                               TOTAL    $1,316               $515                $299     $1,100             27.2%
                                      --------  -----------------   -----------------   --------
                                      --------  -----------------   -----------------   --------

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1993

LIFE INSURANCE IN FORCE                $93,099            $71,415             $27,067    $48,751             55.5%

PREMIUMS AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
 Individual Life and Annuity              $417                $85                 $91       $423             21.5%
 Asset Management Services                  25                  0                   0         25              0.0%
 Specialty Insurance Operations            386                 97                   0        289              0.0%
 Accident and Health                       307                299                   2         10             20.0%
                                      --------  -----------------   -----------------   --------
                               TOTAL    $1,135               $481                 $93       $747             12.4%
                                      --------  -----------------   -----------------   --------
                                      --------  -----------------   -----------------   --------
 

</TABLE>
    
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PUTNAM CAPITAL MANAGER TRUST SEPARATE ACCOUNT VARIABLE LIFE ONE

Hartford Life Insurance Company
Statement of Assets & Liabilities
June 30, 1996

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                            U.S.
                                                                            Government                     Utilities
                                             Growth    Global               and High    New                Growth
                                  Global     and       Asset       High     Quality     Opportu-  Money    and          Diversified
                      Voyager     Growth     Income    Allocation  Yield    Bond        nities    Market   Income       Income
                      Fund        Fund       Fund      Fund        Fund     Fund        Fund      Fund     Fund         Fund
                      Sub-        Sub-       Sub-      Sub-        Sub-     Sub-        Sub-      Sub-     Sub-         Sub-
                      Account     Account    Account   Account     Account  Account     Account   Account  Account      Account
                      ----------- ---------- --------- ----------- -------- ----------  --------  -------- -----------  ----------
<S>                   <C>         <C>        <C>       <C>         <C>      <C>         <C>       <C>       <C>         <C>
Assets
Investments:
PCM Voyager Fund
 Shares    556,539
 Cost  $14,760,000
Market Value:         $17,942,819 $        0  $         0 $        0 $        0 $        0  $        0 $        0 $        0  $    0
PCM Global Growth 
Fund
 Shares   462,673
 Cost  $6,594,305
Market Value:                   0 $7,310,231            0          0          0          0           0          0          0       0
PCM Growth and 
Income Fund
 Shares   483,664
 Cost  $9,312,928
Market Value:                   0          0  $10,635,775          0          0          0           0          0          0       0
PCM Global Asset 
Allocation
Fund
 Shares   291,446
 Cost  $4,170,392
Market Value:                   0          0            0 $4,622,342          0          0           0          0          0       0
 Shares   119,254
 Cost  $1,426,199
Market Value:                   0          0            0          0 $1,440,587          0           0          0          0       0
PCM U.S. Government
and High Quality Fund
Bond Fund
 Shares   179,084
 Cost  $2,346,823
Market Value:                   0          0            0          0          0 $2,240,338           0          0          0       0
PCM New 
Opportunities Fund
 Shares   222,501
 Cost  $3,774,198
Market Value:                   0          0            0          0          0          0  $4,033,937          0          0       0
PCM Money Market Fund
 Shares 1,506,895
 Cost  $1,506,895
Market Value:                   0          0            0          0          0          0           0 $1,506,894          0       0
PCM Utilities 
Growth & Income 
Fund
 Shares   110,357 
 Cost  $1,305,072 
Market Value:                   0          0            0          0          0          0           0          0 $1,489,815       0
PCM Diversified
Income Fund
 Shares  8,741
 Cost  $93,206
Market Value:                   0          0            0          0          0          0           0          0          0 $91,788
Due From Hartford
Life Insurance Company     40,777     18,595       27,551          0      1,368     11,965      16,629         0         0         0
                      ----------- ----------  ----------- ---------- ---------- ----------  ---------- ---------  ---------   ------
Receivable from 
fund shares sold                0          0            0      2,759          0           0          0     6,463    11,214       159
                      ----------- ----------  ----------- ---------- ---------- ----------  ---------- ---------  ---------   ------
Total Assets          $17,983,596 $7,328,826  $10,663,326 $4,625,101 $1,441,955 $2,252,303  $4,050,566 $1,513,357 $1,501,029 $91,947
                      ----------- ----------  ----------- ---------- ---------- ----------  ---------- ---------- ---------- -------
Liabilities
Due to Hartford
Life Insurance
Company               $         0 $        0  $         0 $    2,921 $        0 $        0  $        0 $    6,463 $   11,214 $   159
Payable for fund
shares purchased           41,139     18,585       27,784          0      1,368     11,965      17,181          0          0       0
                      ----------- ----------  ----------- ---------- ---------- ----------  ---------- ---------- ---------- -------
Total Liabilities     $    41,139 $   18,585  $    27,784 $    2,921 $    1,368 $   11,965  $   17,181 $    6,463 $   11,214 $   159
                      ----------- ----------  ----------- ---------- ---------- ----------  ---------- ---------- ---------- -------
Net Assets (variable
annuity contract
liabilities)          $17,942,457 $7,310,241  $10,635,542 $4,622,180 $1,440,587 $2,240,338  $4,033,385 $1,506,894 $1,489,815 $91,788
                      ----------- ----------  ----------- ---------- ---------- ----------  ---------- ---------- ---------- -------

Variable Life
Policies:
Units Owned by         987,799     491,274     666,870    328,539    106,809    189,185     258,281  1,320,630    110,260   8,166
Participants
Unit Price         $18.1640800  $14.880174  $15.948450 $14.068888 $13.487533 $11.842044  $15.616270  $1.141042 $13.511892 $11.240165
</TABLE>




  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements


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PUTNAM CAPITAL MANAGER TRUST SEPARATE ACCOUNT VARIABLE LIFE ONE

Hartford Life Insurance Company
Statement of Operations
For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 1996
(Unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                      U.S.
                                                                      Government
                                        Growth   Global               and High                          Utilities
                               Global   and      Asset       High     Quality    New           Money    Growth      Diversified
                      Voyager  Growth   Income   Allocation  Yield    Bond       Opportunities Market   and Income  Income
                      Fund     Fund     Fund     Fund        Fund     Fund       Fund          Fund     Fund        Fund
                      Sub-     Sub-     Sub-     Sub-        Sub-     Sub-       Sub-          Sub-     Sub-        Sub-
                      Account  Account  Account  Account     Account  Account    Account       Account  Account     Account
                      -------- -------- -------- ----------- -------- ---------- ------------- -------- ----------- -----------
<S>                   <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>         <C>      <C>        <C>           <C>      <C>         <C>
Investment Income:

 Dividends            $275,323 $127,576 $373,127   $188,398  $100,269   $118,810  $     0      $23,237  $54,039      $3,462

Capital gains income   535,426  185,843  169,182    123,629         0          0        0            0        0           0

Net Realized and
 unrealized gain(loss)
 on investments:

Net realized
 gain(loss) on
 security transactions (14,530)     344    2,670        (30)      552      1,498  (12,339)           0    5,524         46

Net unrealized
 appreciation
 (depreciation) of
 investments during
 the period            751,296  229,853  178,672    (60,103)  (36,503)  (165,906) 201,571            0   21,749      (2,603)
                      -------- -------- -------- ----------- -------- ---------- ------------- -------- ----------- -----------

Net gain(losses)
 on investments        736,766  230,197  181,342    (60,133) (35,951)  (164,408)  189,232            0   27,273      (2,557)
                      -------- -------- -------- ----------- -------- ---------- ------------- -------- ----------- -----------

Net increase
 (decrease) in net
 assets resulting
 from operations:   $1,547,515 $543,616 $723,651    $251,894 $64,318   ($45,598) $189,232      $23,237  $81,312     $   905
                      -------- -------- -------- ----------- -------- ---------- ------------- -------- ----------- -----------
</TABLE>

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PUTNAM CAPITAL MANAGER TRUST SEPARATE ACCOUNT VARIABLE LIFE ONE

Hartford Life Insurance Company
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
June 30, 1996

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                           U.S.
                                                                           Government
                                        Growth      Global                 and High                           Utilities
                              Global    and         Asset       High       Quality    New           Money     Growth     Diversified
                    Voyager   Growth    Income      Allocation  Yield      Bond       Opportunities Market    and Income Income
                    Fund      Fund      Fund        Fund        Fund       Fund       Fund          Fund      Fund       Fund
                    Sub-      Sub-      Sub-        Sub-        Sub-       Sub-       Sub-          Sub-      Sub-       Sub-
                    Account   Account   Account     Account     Account    Account    Account       Account   Account    Account
                 ----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ------------- --------- ---------- --------
<S>              <C>         <C>        <C>         <C>         <C>        <C>        <C>           <C>        <C>       <C>
Operations:                                                                              
Net investment
income (loss)       $275,323   $127,576    $373,127    $188,398   $100,269   $118,810    $     0      $23,237    $54,039     $3,462
Capital gains
income               535,426    185,843     169,182     123,629          0          0          0            0          0          0
Net realized
gain(loss) on
security
transactions         (14,530)       344       2,670        (30)        552      1,498    (12,339)           0      5,524         46
Net unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation) of
investments during
the period           751,296    229,853     178,672    (60,103)    (36,503)  (165,906)   201,571            0     21,749     (2,603)
                 ----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ------------- --------- ------------ --------
Net increase
(decrease) in
net assets
resulting from
operations         1,547,515    543,616     723,651    251,894      64,318    (45,598)   189,232       23,237     81,312        905
                 ----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ------------- --------- ------------ --------
Unit transactions:
Purchases          1,795,145    726,321     866,909    201,171     196,814    268,044    418,255      114,607     83,921      5,863
Net transfers      3,870,250  1,664,533   2,512,900    527,827     133,103    710,049  2,646,225    1,040,567    144,294     72,745
Surrenders          (306,420)  (138,147)    (79,653)   (24,202)    (19,009)    (7,594)   (49,751)      (6,763)   (10,912)      (586)
Loan withdrawals    (122,556)   (26,644)    (26,769)   (11,112)     (8,139)   (62,863)    (5,740)     (31,570)    (3,861)         0
Cost of Insurance   (334,880)  (135,221)   (148,176)   (56,497)    (49,854)   (42,575)   (49,680)     (31,798)   (20,183)    (1,347)
                 ----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ------------- --------- ------------ --------
Total increase
(decrease) in net
assets resulting
from unit          4,901,539  2,090,842   3,125,211    637,187     252,915    865,061  2,959,309    1,085,043    193,259     76,675
                 ----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ---------- ------------ --------
Total increase
(decrease) in
net assets         6,449,054  2,634,458   3,848,862    889,081     317,233    819,463  3,148,541    1,108,280    274,571     77,580

Net Assets:
Beginning of
period            11,493,403  4,675,783   6,786,680  3,733,099   1,123,354  1,420,875    884,844      398,614  1,215,244     14,208
                 ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ------------ ---------- ------------ --------
End of Period    $17,942,457 $7,310,241 $10,635,542 $4,622,180  $1,440,587 $2,240,338 $4,033,385   $1,506,894 $1,489,815    $91,788
                 ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ------------ ---------- ------------ --------
</TABLE>

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements

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PUTNAM CAPITAL MANAGER TRUST SEPARATE ACCOUNT VARIABLE LIFE ONE

Hartford Life Insurance Company
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
December 31, 1996
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                           U.S.
                                                                           Government
                                        Growth      Global                 and High                           Utilities
                              Global    and         Asset       High       Quality    New           Money     Growth     Diversified
                    Voyager   Growth    Income      Allocation  Yield      Bond       Opportunities Market    and Income Income
                    Fund      Fund      Fund        Fund        Fund       Fund       Fund          Fund      Fund       Fund
                    Sub-      Sub-      Sub-        Sub-        Sub-       Sub-       Sub-          Sub-      Sub-       Sub-
                    Account   Account   Account     Account     Account    Account    Account       Account   Account    Account
                 ----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ------------- --------- ---------- --------
<S>              <C>         <C>        <C>         <C>         <C>        <C>        <C>         <C>        <C>         <C>
Operations:
Net investment
income (loss)        $14,475    $24,814    $121,893    $39,388     $45,484    $22,761    $     0    $14,226    $47,950          0
Capital gains
income               106,726     46,171      31,376          0           0          0          0          0          0          0
Net realized
gain(loss) on
security transactions  1,707        932       1,768     14,435          35      2,030         56          0      3,151         10
Net unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation) of
investments during
the period         2,361,906    471,341   1,198,951    535,036      64,042     74,145     58,166          0    229,924      1,182
                 ----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ----------- --------- ------------ ----------
Net increase
(decrease) in net
assets resulting
from operations    2,484,814    543,258   1,353,988    588,859     109,561     98,936     58,222     14,226    281,025      1,192
                 ----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ----------- --------- ------------ ----------
Unit transactions:                                                                       
Purchases          2,208,784  1,154,464     899,746    339,758     232,533    165,903    140,605     77,580    168,645        765
Net transfers      4,010,510  1,287,158   2,362,146  2,127,164     488,483    964,335    712,707    106,176     71,815     12,424
Surrenders          (313,366)  (133,739)   (160,057)   (72,050)    (36,113)   (33,996)   (14,763)    (5,881)   (74,646)       (57)
Loan withdrawals     (64,074)   (58,904)    (75,016)   (55,002)     (3,445)   (11,534)    (5,438)   (31,209)    (2,201)         0
Cost of Insurance   (368,558)  (172,021)   (152,234)   (78,172)    (47,259)   (27,019)    (6,489)   (14,549)   (26,397)      (116)
                 ----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ----------- --------- ------------ ----------
Total increase
(decrease) in net
assets resulting
from unit          5,473,296  2,076,958   2,874,585  2,261,698     634,199  1,057,689    826,622    132,117    137,216     13,016
                 ----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ----------- --------- ------------ ----------

Total increase
(decrease) in
net assets         7,958,110  2,620,216   4,228,573  2,850,557     743,760  1,156,625    884,844    146,343    418,241     14,208

Net Assets:
Beginning of
period             3,535,293  2,055,567   2,558,107    882,542     379,594    264,250          0    252,271    797,003          0
                 ----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ----------- --------- ------------ ----------
End of Period    $11,493,403 $4,675,783  $6,786,680 $3,733,099  $1,123,354 $1,420,875   $884,844   $398,614 $1,215,244    $14,208
                 ----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ----------- --------- ------------ ----------
</TABLE>

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements

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HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
PUTNAM CAPITAL MANAGER TRUST
SEPARATE ACCOUNT VARIABLE LIFE ONE
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 1996 (UNAUDITED)


1.  ORGANIZATION:

    Separate Account Variable Life One (the Account) is a separate 
    investment account within Hartford Life Insurance Company (the Company) 
    and is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as a 
    unit investment trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as 
    amended. The Account consists of twenty two subaccounts which invest 
    solely in the Putnam Capital Manager Trust funds (the Funds). The other 
    twelve subaccounts, which invest in the Hartford and Fidelity Mutual 
    Funds, are presented in separate financial statements. Both the Company 
    and the Account are subject to supervision and regulation by the 
    Department of Insurance of the State of Connecticut and the SEC. The 
    Account invests deposits by variable life contractholders of the Company 
    in various mutual funds (the Funds) as directed by the contractholders.


2.  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:

    The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the 
    Account, which are in accordance with generally accepted accounting 
    principles in the investment company industry:
    

    a) SECURITY TRANSACTIONS - Security transactions are recorded on the 
       trade date (date the order to buy or sell is executed). Cost of 
       investments sold is determined on the basis of identified cost. 
       Dividend and capital gains income are accrued as of the ex-dividend
       date. Capital gains income represents dividends from the Funds which are
       characterized as capital gains under tax regulations.



    b) SECURITY VALUATION - The investment in shares of the Funds are valued 
       at the closing net asset value per share as determined by the 
       appropriate Fund as of June 30, 1996.
    
    
    c) FEDERAL INCOME TAXES - The operations of the Account form a part 
       of, and are taxed with, the total operations of the Company, which is 
       taxed as an insurance company under the Internal Revenue Code. Under 
       current law, no federal income taxes are payable with respect to the 
       operations of the Account.
    
    d) USE OF ESTIMATES - The preparation of financial statements in 
       conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires 
       management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported 
       amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial 
       statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the 
       period. Operating results in the future could vary from the amounts 
       derived from management's estimates.


3.  ADMINISTRATION OF THE ACCOUNT AND RELATED CHARGES:

    In accordance with the terms of the contracts, the Company makes 
    deductions from mortality and expense undertakings, cost of 
    insurance, administrative fees, and state premium taxes. These charges 
    are deducted through termination of units of interest from applicable 
    contract owners' accounts.



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 REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
TO HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT VARIABLE LIFE ONE AND TO THE
 OWNERS OF UNITS OF INTEREST THEREIN:
 
 We have audited the accompanying statement of assets & liabilities of the  Bond
 Fund  Sub-Account,  Stock  Fund  Sub-Account,  Money  Market  Fund Sub-Account,
 Advisers Fund  Sub-Account,  Capital Appreciation  Fund  Sub-Account,  Mortgage
 Securities    Fund   Sub-Account,   Index   Fund   Sub-Account,   International
 Opportunities Fund Sub-Account, Dividend and Growth Fund Sub-Account,  Fidelity
 VIP  Equity  Fund  Sub-Account,  Fidelity  VIP  Overseas  Fund  Sub-Account and
 Fidelity VIP  II Asset  Manager Fund  Sub-Account (the  Account)  (constituting
 Hartford  Life  Insurance Company  Separate Account  Variable  Life One)  as of
 December 31, 1995, and  the related statement of  operations for the year  then
 ended  (except for  Fidelity VIP Equity  Income Fund  Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP
 Overseas Fund Sub-Account and  Fidelity VIP II  Asset Manager Fund  Sub-Account
 which  reflect the period from  inception, May 1, 1995,  to December 31, 1995),
 and statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period
 then ended (except for  Fidelity VIP Equity  Income Fund Sub-Account,  Fidelity
 VIP   Overseas  Fund  Sub-Account  and  Fidelity  VIP  II  Asset  Manager  Fund
 Sub-Account which reflect the period from  inception, May 1, 1995, to  December
 31, 1995 and Dividend and Growth Fund Sub-Account which reflects the year ended
 December  31, 1995). These  financial statements are  the responsibility of the
 Account's management.  Our responsibility  is to  express an  opinion on  these
 financial statements based on our audits.
 
 We  conducted  our  audits  in  accordance  with  generally  accepted  auditing
 standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
 reasonable assurance  about  whether  the  financial  statements  are  free  of
 material  misstatement. An audit includes examining,  on a test basis, evidence
 supporting the amounts and  disclosures in the  financial statements. An  audit
 also   includes  assessing  the  accounting  principles  used  and  significant
 estimates made  by management,  as  well as  evaluating the  overall  financial
 statement  presentation. We believe that our  audits provide a reasonable basis
 for our opinion.
 
 In our opinion, the financial statements  referred to above present fairly,  in
 all  material respects,  the financial position  of the  Bond Fund Sub-Account,
 Stock  Fund  Sub-Account,   Money  Market  Fund   Sub-Account,  Advisers   Fund
 Sub-Account,  Capital Appreciation  Fund Sub-Account,  Mortgage Securities Fund
 Sub-Account,  Index   Fund   Sub-Account,  International   Opportunities   Fund
 Sub-Account,  Dividend and  Growth Fund  Sub-Account, Fidelity  VIP Equity Fund
 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Overseas Fund  Sub-Account and Fidelity VIP II  Asset
 Manager  Fund Sub-Account  (the Account) (constituting  Hartford Life Insurance
 Company Separate  Account Variable  Life  One) as  of  December 31,  1995,  the
 results  of their operations for  the year then ended  (except for Fidelity VIP
 Equity Income  Fund Sub-Account,  Fidelity VIP  Overseas Fund  Sub-Account  and
 Fidelity  VIP II Asset  Manager Fund Sub-Account which  reflect the period from
 inception, May 1,  1995, to December  31, 1995)  and the changes  in their  net
 assets  for each of the two years in the period then ended (except for Fidelity
 VIP Equity Income Fund Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Overseas Fund Sub-Account  and
 Fidelity  VIP II Asset  Manager Fund Sub-Account which  reflect the period from
 inception, May  1, 1995,  to December  31, 1995  and Dividend  and Growth  Fund
 Sub-Account which reflects the year ended December 31, 1995) in conformity with
 generally accepted accounting principles.
 
 Hartford, Connecticut
 February 19, 1996                                           Arthur Andersen LLP
 
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 Separate Account Variable Life One
HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
 DECEMBER 31, 1995
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            MONEY
                             BOND FUND     STOCK FUND    MARKET FUND   ADVISERS FUND
                            SUB-ACCOUNT    SUB-ACCOUNT   SUB-ACCOUNT    SUB-ACCOUNT
                           -------------   -----------   -----------   -------------
<S>                        <C>             <C>           <C>           <C>
ASSETS:
Investments:
  Hartford Bond Fund,
   Inc.
    Shares                                                         1,606,221
    Cost                                                          $1,561,680
    Market Value.........    $1,651,616        --            --            --
  Hartford Stock Fund,
   Inc.
    Shares                                                         1,967,237
    Cost                                                          $5,980,432
    Market Value.........       --         $6,938,484        --            --
  HVA Money Market Fund,
   Inc.
    Shares                                                         9,602,997
    Cost                                                          $9,602,997
    Market Value.........       --             --        $9,602,997        --
  Hartford Advisers Fund,
   Inc.
    Shares                                                         2,369,257
    Cost                                                          $4,065,702
    Market Value.........       --             --            --         $4,640,048
  Hartford Capital
   Appreciation Fund,
   Inc.
    Shares                                                         2,302,713
    Cost                                                          $7,054,945
    Market Value.........       --             --            --            --
  Hartford Mortgage
   Securities Fund, Inc.
    Shares                                                          641,321
    Cost                                                       $    656,691
    Market Value.........       --             --            --            --
  Hartford Index Fund,
   Inc.
    Shares                                                          738,584
    Cost                                                          $1,326,863
    Market Value.........       --             --            --            --
  Hartford International
   Opportunities Fund,
   Inc.
    Shares                                                         3,016,436
    Cost                                                          $3,619,160
    Market Value.........       --             --            --            --
  Hartford Dividend and
   Growth Fund, Inc.
    Shares                                                           46,225
    Cost                                                     $       55,570
    Market Value.........       --             --            --            --
  Fidelity VIP Equity
   Income Fund
    Shares                                                           37,136
    Cost                                                       $    877,721
    Market Value.........       --             --            --            --
  Fidelity VIP Overseas
   Fund
    Shares                                                            4,484
    Cost                                                     $       74,109
    Market Value.........       --             --            --            --
  Fidelity Asset Manager
   Fund
    Shares                                                            2,344
    Cost                                                     $       34,516
    Market Value.........       --             --            --            --
  Due from Hartford Life
   Insurance Company.....           584        46,514     1,235,574         25,477
  Receivable from fund
   shares sold...........       --             --            --            --
                           -------------   -----------   -----------   -------------
  Total Assets...........     1,652,200     6,984,998    10,838,571      4,665,525
                           -------------   -----------   -----------   -------------
LIABILITIES:
  Due to Hartford Life
   Insurance Company.....       --             --            --            --
  Payable for fund shares
   purchased.............           584        46,515     1,229,222         25,478
                           -------------   -----------   -----------   -------------
  Total Liabilities......           584        46,515     1,229,222         25,478
                           -------------   -----------   -----------   -------------
  Net Assets (variable
   life contract
   liabilities)..........    $1,651,616    $6,938,483    $9,609,349     $4,640,047
                           -------------   -----------   -----------   -------------
                           -------------   -----------   -----------   -------------
Units Outstanding........     1,386,137     4,822,055     8,593,579      3,459,254
Accumulation Unit Value
  at end of period.......    $ 1.191524    $ 1.438906    $ 1.118201     $ 1.341343
</TABLE>
 
THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                                   FIDELITY VIP
                                CAPITAL           MORTGAGE                       INTERNATIONAL      DIVIDEND AND      EQUITY
                           APPRECIATION FUND   SECURITIES FUND   INDEX FUND    OPPORTUNITIES FUND   GROWTH FUND    INCOME FUND
                              SUB-ACCOUNT        SUB-ACCOUNT     SUB-ACCOUNT      SUB-ACCOUNT       SUB-ACCOUNT     SUB-ACCOUNT
                           -----------------   ---------------   -----------   ------------------   ------------   ------------
<S>                        <C>                 <C>               <C>           <C>                  <C>            <C>
ASSETS:
Investments:
  Hartford Bond Fund,
   Inc.
    Shares                                                         1,606,221
    Cost                                                          $1,561,680
    Market Value.........       --                  --               --              --                 --             --
  Hartford Stock Fund,
   Inc.
    Shares                                                         1,967,237
    Cost                                                          $5,980,432
    Market Value.........       --                  --               --              --                 --             --
  HVA Money Market Fund,
   Inc.
    Shares                                                         9,602,997
    Cost                                                          $9,602,997
    Market Value.........       --                  --               --              --                 --             --
  Hartford Advisers Fund,
   Inc.
    Shares                                                         2,369,257
    Cost                                                          $4,065,702
    Market Value.........       --                  --               --              --                 --             --
  Hartford Capital
   Appreciation Fund,
   Inc.
    Shares                                                         2,302,713
    Cost                                                          $7,054,945
    Market Value.........     $8,035,685            --               --              --                 --             --
  Hartford Mortgage
   Securities Fund, Inc.
    Shares                                                          641,321
    Cost                                                       $    656,691
    Market Value.........       --               $  687,022          --              --                 --             --
  Hartford Index Fund,
   Inc.
    Shares                                                          738,584
    Cost                                                          $1,326,863
    Market Value.........       --                  --           $1,497,790          --                 --             --
  Hartford International
   Opportunities Fund,
   Inc.
    Shares                                                         3,016,436
    Cost                                                          $3,619,160
    Market Value.........       --                  --               --            $3,938,532           --             --
  Hartford Dividend and
   Growth Fund, Inc.
    Shares                                                           46,225
    Cost                                                     $       55,570
    Market Value.........       --                  --               --              --              $   60,878        --
  Fidelity VIP Equity
   Income Fund
    Shares                                                           37,136
    Cost                                                       $    877,721
    Market Value.........       --                  --               --              --                 --          $  715,612
  Fidelity VIP Overseas
   Fund
    Shares                                                            4,484
    Cost                                                     $       74,109
    Market Value.........       --                  --               --              --                 --             --
  Fidelity Asset Manager
   Fund
    Shares                                                            2,344
    Cost                                                     $       34,516
    Market Value.........       --                  --               --              --                 --             --
  Due from Hartford Life
   Insurance Company.....        152,277              1,239          45,827           151,542           --                  10
  Receivable from fund
   shares sold...........       --                  --               --              --                   7,874        --
                           -----------------   ---------------   -----------   ------------------   ------------   ------------
  Total Assets...........      8,187,962            688,261       1,543,617         4,090,074            68,752        715,622
                           -----------------   ---------------   -----------   ------------------   ------------   ------------
LIABILITIES:
  Due to Hartford Life
   Insurance Company.....       --                  --               --              --                   7,874        --
  Payable for fund shares
   purchased.............        152,276              1,239          45,827           151,543           --             --
                           -----------------   ---------------   -----------   ------------------   ------------   ------------
  Total Liabilities......        152,276              1,239          45,827           151,543             7,874        --
                           -----------------   ---------------   -----------   ------------------   ------------   ------------
  Net Assets (variable
   life contract
   liabilities)..........     $8,035,686         $  687,022      $1,497,790        $3,938,531        $   60,878     $  715,622
                           -----------------   ---------------   -----------   ------------------   ------------   ------------
                           -----------------   ---------------   -----------   ------------------   ------------   ------------
Units Outstanding........      5,555,220            583,159       1,043,582         2,972,166            49,377        595,397
Accumulation Unit Value
  at end of period.......     $ 1.446511         $ 1.178104      $ 1.435240        $ 1.325138        $ 1.232922     $ 1.201923
 
<CAPTION>
                                          FIDELITY VIP
                           FIDELITY VIP        II
                             OVERSEAS        ASSET
                               FUND       MANAGER FUND
                           SUB-ACCOUNT    SUB-ACCOUNT
                           ------------   ------------
<S>                        <C>            <C>
ASSETS:
Investments:
  Hartford Bond Fund,
   Inc.
 
    Shares
 
    Cost
    Market Value.........      --             --
  Hartford Stock Fund,
   Inc.
 
    Shares
 
    Cost
    Market Value.........      --             --
  HVA Money Market Fund,
   Inc.
 
    Shares
 
    Cost
    Market Value.........      --             --
  Hartford Advisers Fund,
   Inc.
 
    Shares
 
    Cost
    Market Value.........      --             --
  Hartford Capital
   Appreciation Fund,
   Inc.
 
    Shares
 
    Cost
    Market Value.........      --             --
  Hartford Mortgage
   Securities Fund, Inc.
 
    Shares
 
    Cost
    Market Value.........      --             --
  Hartford Index Fund,
   Inc.
 
    Shares
 
    Cost
    Market Value.........      --             --
  Hartford International
   Opportunities Fund,
   Inc.
 
    Shares
 
    Cost
    Market Value.........      --             --
  Hartford Dividend and
   Growth Fund, Inc.
 
    Shares
 
    Cost
    Market Value.........      --             --
  Fidelity VIP Equity
   Income Fund
 
    Shares
 
    Cost
    Market Value.........      --             --
  Fidelity VIP Overseas
   Fund
 
    Shares
 
    Cost
    Market Value.........   $   76,459        --
  Fidelity Asset Manager
   Fund
 
    Shares
 
    Cost
    Market Value.........      --          $   37,015
  Due from Hartford Life
   Insurance Company.....      --             --
  Receivable from fund
   shares sold...........       10,528         11,491
                           ------------   ------------
  Total Assets...........       86,987         48,506
                           ------------   ------------
LIABILITIES:
  Due to Hartford Life
   Insurance Company.....       10,630         11,536
  Payable for fund shares
   purchased.............      --             --
                           ------------   ------------
  Total Liabilities......       10,630         11,536
                           ------------   ------------
  Net Assets (variable
   life contract
   liabilities)..........   $   76,357     $   36,970
                           ------------   ------------
                           ------------   ------------
Units Outstanding........       71,025         32,873
Accumulation Unit Value
  at end of period.......   $ 1.075072     $ 1.124638
</TABLE>
 
THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
 
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 SEPARATE ACCOUNT VARIABLE LIFE ONE
HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
 FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            MONEY
                             BOND FUND     STOCK FUND    MARKET FUND   ADVISERS FUND
                            SUB-ACCOUNT    SUB-ACCOUNT   SUB-ACCOUNT    SUB-ACCOUNT
                           -------------   -----------   -----------   -------------
<S>                        <C>             <C>           <C>           <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME:
  Dividends..............     $72,383        $  97,045     $305,022      $121,941
                           -------------   -----------   -----------   -------------
    Net investment income
     (loss)..............      72,383           97,045      305,022       121,941
                           -------------   -----------   -----------   -------------
  Capital gains income...      --               85,946       --            30,081
                           -------------   -----------   -----------   -------------
NET REALIZED AND
  UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
  ON INVESTMENTS:
  Net realized gain
   (loss) on security
   transactions..........       7,394            5,809       --             2,907
  Net unrealized
   appreciation
   (depreciation) of
   investments during the
   period................      97,007        1,009,567       --           667,925
                           -------------   -----------   -----------   -------------
    Net gains (losses) on
     investments.........     104,401        1,015,376       --           670,832
                           -------------   -----------   -----------   -------------
    Net increase
     (decrease) in net
     assets resulting
     from operations.....     $176,784       $1,198,367    $305,022      $822,854
                           -------------   -----------   -----------   -------------
                           -------------   -----------   -----------   -------------
</TABLE>
 
* From inception, May 1, 1995, to December 31, 1995.
 
THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                                   FIDELITY VIP
                                CAPITAL           MORTGAGE                       INTERNATIONAL      DIVIDEND AND      EQUITY
                           APPRECIATION FUND   SECURITIES FUND   INDEX FUND    OPPORTUNITIES FUND   GROWTH FUND    INCOME FUND
                              SUB-ACCOUNT        SUB-ACCOUNT     SUB-ACCOUNT      SUB-ACCOUNT       SUB-ACCOUNT    SUB-ACCOUNT*
                           -----------------   ---------------   -----------   ------------------   ------------   ------------
<S>                        <C>                 <C>               <C>           <C>                  <C>            <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME:
  Dividends..............     $   48,724           $39,041         $16,866          $ 46,972           $  536       $    5,067
                           -----------------       -------       -----------        --------           ------      ------------
    Net investment income
     (loss)..............         48,724            39,041          16,866            46,972              536            5,067
                           -----------------       -------       -----------        --------           ------      ------------
  Capital gains income...        159,934           --                  117            19,345           --              --
                           -----------------       -------       -----------        --------           ------      ------------
NET REALIZED AND
  UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
  ON INVESTMENTS:
  Net realized gain
   (loss) on security
   transactions..........            (91)               66             232             1,947               67               (7)
  Net unrealized
   appreciation
   (depreciation) of
   investments during the
   period................        998,680            47,911         170,588           351,104            5,309           37,890
                           -----------------       -------       -----------        --------           ------      ------------
    Net gains (losses) on
     investments.........        998,589            47,977         170,820           353,051            5,376           37,883
                           -----------------       -------       -----------        --------           ------      ------------
    Net increase
     (decrease) in net
     assets resulting
     from operations.....     $1,207,247           $87,018         $187,803         $419,368           $5,912       $   42,950
                           -----------------       -------       -----------        --------           ------      ------------
                           -----------------       -------       -----------        --------           ------      ------------
 
<CAPTION>
                                          FIDELITY VIP
                           FIDELITY VIP        II
                             OVERSEAS        ASSET
                               FUND       MANAGER FUND
                           SUB-ACCOUNT*   SUB-ACCOUNT*
                           ------------   ------------
<S>                        <C>            <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME:
  Dividends..............   $  --          $  --
                                ------         ------
    Net investment income
     (loss)..............      --             --
                                ------         ------
  Capital gains income...      --             --
                                ------         ------
NET REALIZED AND
  UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
  ON INVESTMENTS:
  Net realized gain
   (loss) on security
   transactions..........          140            229
  Net unrealized
   appreciation
   (depreciation) of
   investments during the
   period................        2,351          2,499
                                ------         ------
    Net gains (losses) on
     investments.........        2,491          2,728
                                ------         ------
    Net increase
     (decrease) in net
     assets resulting
     from operations.....   $    2,491     $    2,728
                                ------         ------
                                ------         ------
</TABLE>
 
THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
 
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<PAGE>
   
 Separate Account Variable Life One
HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
 FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                           MONEY
                            BOND FUND    STOCK FUND     MARKET FUND    ADVISERS FUND
                           SUB-ACCOUNT   SUB-ACCOUNT    SUB-ACCOUNT     SUB-ACCOUNT
                           -----------   -----------   --------------  -------------
<S>                        <C>           <C>           <C>             <C>
OPERATIONS:
  Net investment income
   (loss)................  $   72,383    $   97,045     $     305,022   $  121,941
  Capital gains income...      --            85,946          --             30,081
  Net realized gain
   (loss) on security
   transactions..........       7,394         5,809          --              2,907
  Net unrealized
   appreciation
   (depreciation) of
   investments during the
   period................      97,007     1,009,567          --            667,925
                           -----------   -----------   --------------  -------------
  Net increase (decrease)
   in net assets
   resulting from
   operations............     176,784     1,198,367           305,022      822,854
                           -----------   -----------   --------------  -------------
UNIT TRANSACTIONS:
  Purchases..............      80,111       891,394        30,911,497      599,791
  Net transfers..........   1,202,083     3,494,521       (22,537,618)   1,102,448
  Surrenders.............     (16,941)     (130,094)         (212,380)    (101,194)
  Net loan withdrawals...     (73,159)      (82,429)       (5,589,429)     (26,807)
  Cost of insurance and
   other fees............     (33,808)     (192,045)         (484,560)    (126,639)
                           -----------   -----------   --------------  -------------
  Net increase (decrease)
   in net assets
   resulting from unit
   transactions..........   1,158,286     3,981,347         2,087,510    1,447,599
                           -----------   -----------   --------------  -------------
  Total increase
   (decrease) in net
   assets................   1,335,070     5,179,714         2,392,532    2,270,453
NET ASSETS:
  Beginning of period....     316,546     1,758,769         7,216,817    2,369,594
                           -----------   -----------   --------------  -------------
  End of period..........  $1,651,616    $6,938,483     $   9,609,349   $4,640,047
                           -----------   -----------   --------------  -------------
                           -----------   -----------   --------------  -------------
 
HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994
 
                                                           MONEY
                           BOND FUND     STOCK FUND     MARKET FUND    ADVISERS FUND
                           SUB-ACCOUNT   SUB-ACCOUNT    SUB-ACCOUNT     SUB-ACCOUNT
                           -----------   -----------   --------------  -------------
OPERATIONS:
  Net investment income
   (loss)................  $    6,922    $   20,615     $      99,860   $   51,536
  Capital gains income...         311        27,224          --             17,202
  Net realized gain
   (loss) on security
   transactions..........        (195)         (175)         --              1,897
  Net unrealized
   appreciation
   (depreciation) of
   investments during the
   period................      (7,019)      (60,514)         --            (96,460)
                           -----------   -----------   --------------  -------------
  Net increase (decrease)
   in net assets
   resulting from
   operations............          19       (12,850)           99,860      (25,825)
                           -----------   -----------   --------------  -------------
UNIT TRANSACTIONS:
  Purchases..............      37,028       290,304        20,258,603      434,023
  Net transfers..........     272,187     1,294,999       (13,565,371)   1,557,649
  Surrenders.............      (4,429)      (35,895)         (142,419)     (40,579)
  Loan withdrawals.......         (14)       (4,367)         (435,997)     (26,091)
  Cost of insurance......      (5,283)      (61,111)         (265,027)     (51,186)
                           -----------   -----------   --------------  -------------
  Net increase (decrease)
   in net assets
   resulting from unit
   transactions..........     299,489     1,483,930         5,849,789    1,873,816
                           -----------   -----------   --------------  -------------
  Total increase
   (decrease) in net
   assets................     299,508     1,471,080         5,949,649    1,847,991
NET ASSETS:
  Beginning of period....      17,038       287,689         1,267,168      521,603
                           -----------   -----------   --------------  -------------
  End of period..........  $  316,546    $1,758,769     $   7,216,817   $2,369,594
                           -----------   -----------   --------------  -------------
                           -----------   -----------   --------------  -------------
</TABLE>
 
* From inception, May 1, 1995, to December 31, 1995.
 
THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                               CAPTIAL          MORTGAGE                     INTERNATIONAL     DIVIDEND AND
                          APPRECIATION FUND  SECURITIES FUND  INDEX FUND   OPPORTUNITIES FUND  GROWTH FUND
                             SUB-ACCOUNT       SUB-ACCOUNT    SUB-ACCOUNT     SUB-ACCOUNT      SUB-ACCOUNT
                          -----------------  ---------------  -----------  ------------------  ------------
<S>                       <C>                <C>              <C>          <C>                 <C>
OPERATIONS:
  Net investment income
   (loss)................    $   48,724        $    39,041    $   16,866       $   46,972       $     536
  Capital gains income...       159,934           --                 117           19,345          --
  Net realized gain
   (loss) on security
   transactions..........           (91)                66           232            1,947              67
  Net unrealized
   appreciation
   (depreciation) of
   investments during the
   period................       998,680             47,911       170,588          351,014           5,309
                          -----------------  ---------------  -----------  ------------------  ------------
  Net increase (decrease)
   in net assets
   resulting from
   operations............     1,207,247             87,018       187,803          419,278           5,912
                          -----------------  ---------------  -----------  ------------------  ------------
UNIT TRANSACTIONS:
  Purchases..............     1,865,000              9,664       258,782          968,432          30,236
  Net transfers..........     2,860,807            112,099       942,414          909,391          37,813
  Surrenders.............      (209,729)            (6,610)      (20,596)        (161,497)        (12,610)
  Net loan withdrawals...       (53,870)          --             (30,128)         (39,629)         --
  Cost of insurance and
   other fees............      (276,771)            (9,804)      (42,284)        (150,874)           (473)
                          -----------------  ---------------  -----------  ------------------  ------------
  Net increase (decrease)
   in net assets
   resulting from unit
   transactions..........     4,185,437            105,349     1,108,188        1,525,823          54,966
                          -----------------  ---------------  -----------  ------------------  ------------
  Total increase
   (decrease) in net
   assets................     5,392,684            192,367     1,295,991        1,945,101          60,878
NET ASSETS:
  Beginning of period....     2,643,002            494,655       201,799        1,993,340          --
                          -----------------  ---------------  -----------  ------------------  ------------
  End of period..........    $8,035,686        $   687,022    $1,497,790       $3,938,441       $  60,878
                          -----------------  ---------------  -----------  ------------------  ------------
                          -----------------  ---------------  -----------  ------------------  ------------
 
                               CAPITAL          MORTGAGE                     INTERNATIONAL
                          APPRECIATION FUND  SECURITIES FUND  INDEX FUND   OPPORTUNITIES FUND
                             SUB-ACCOUNT       SUB-ACCOUNT    SUB-ACCOUNT     SUB-ACCOUNT
                          -----------------  ---------------  -----------  ------------------
OPERATIONS:
  Net investment income
   (loss)................    $    6,904        $    20,821    $    2,556       $   17,054
  Capital gains income...        73,831                 23        --             --
  Net realized gain
   (loss) on security
   transactions..........           240               (255)            2             (309)
  Net unrealized
   appreciation
   (depreciation) of
   investments during the
   period................       (37,253)           (17,533)         (324)         (49,550)
                          -----------------  ---------------  -----------  ------------------
  Net increase (decrease)
   in net assets
   resulting from
   operations............        43,722              3,056         2,234          (32,805)
                          -----------------  ---------------  -----------  ------------------
UNIT TRANSACTIONS:
  Purchases..............       701,847              6,854        68,645          487,568
  Net transfers..........     1,548,441            487,586       116,406        1,394,539
  Surrenders.............       (85,763)            (3,931)       (6,167)         (56,052)
  Loan withdrawals.......        (2,817)          --              --               (5,771)
  Cost of insurance......      (109,663)            (3,376)       (8,623)         (65,611)
                          -----------------  ---------------  -----------  ------------------
  Net increase (decrease)
   in net assets
   resulting from unit
   transactions..........     2,052,045            487,133       170,261        1,754,673
                          -----------------  ---------------  -----------  ------------------
  Total increase
   (decrease) in net
   assets................     2,095,767            490,189       172,495        1,721,868
NET ASSETS:
  Beginning of period....       547,235              4,466        29,304          271,472
                          -----------------  ---------------  -----------  ------------------
  End of period..........    $2,643,002        $   494,655    $  201,799       $1,993,340
                          -----------------  ---------------  -----------  ------------------
                          -----------------  ---------------  -----------  ------------------
 
<CAPTION>
                           FIDELITY VIP                    FIDELITY VIP II
                              EQUITY      FIDELITY VIP      ASSET MANAGER
                           INCOME FUND    OVERSEAS FUND         FUND
                           SUB-ACCOUNT*    SUB-ACCOUNT*      SUB-ACCOUNT*
                           ------------   -------------   -----------------
<S>                       <C>             <C>             <C>
OPERATIONS:
  Net investment income
   (loss)................   $    5,067       $18,683         $ --
  Capital gains income...      --             --               --
  Net realized gain
   (loss) on security
   transactions..........           (7)          140                229
  Net unrealized
   appreciation
   (depreciation) of
   investments during the
   period................       37,890         2,351              2,499
                           ------------   -------------        --------
  Net increase (decrease)
   in net assets
   resulting from
   operations............       42,950         2,491              2,728
                           ------------   -------------        --------
UNIT TRANSACTIONS:
  Purchases..............      206,082        18,683             12,310
  Net transfers..........      474,024        67,416             34,943
  Surrenders.............       (7,434)      (12,233)           (13,011)
  Net loan withdrawals...      --             --               --
  Cost of insurance and
   other fees............      --             --               --
                           ------------   -------------        --------
  Net increase (decrease)
   in net assets
   resulting from unit
   transactions..........      672,672        73,866             34,242
                           ------------   -------------        --------
  Total increase
   (decrease) in net
   assets................      715,622        76,357             36,970
NET ASSETS:
  Beginning of period....      --             --               --
                           ------------   -------------        --------
  End of period..........   $  715,622       $76,357         $   36,970
                           ------------   -------------        --------
                           ------------   -------------        --------
</TABLE>
 
THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
 
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 SEPARATE ACCOUNT VARIABLE LIFE ONE
HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 DECEMBER 31, 1995
 
 1.  ORGANIZATION:
 
    Separate  Account Variable Life  One (the Account)  is a separate investment
    account  within  Hartford  Life  Insurance  Company  (the  Company)  and  is
    registered  with  the Securities  and Exchange  Commission  (SEC) as  a unit
    investment trust under the Investment Company  Act of 1940, as amended.  The
    Account  consists  of twenty  two  sub-accounts. These  financial statements
    include twelve sub-accounts  which invest  solely in  Hartford and  Fidelity
    Mutual Funds (the Funds). The other ten sub-accounts, which invest in Putnam
    Capital Manager Trust Funds, are presented in separate financial statements.
    Both  the Company and the Account  are subject to supervision and regulation
    by the Department of Insurance of the State of Connecticut and the SEC.  The
    Account  invests deposits by variable life contractholders of the Company in
    various mutual funds (the Funds) as directed by the contractholders.
 
 2.  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:
 
    The following  is  a  summary  of significant  accounting  policies  of  the
    Account,   which  are  in  accordance  with  generally  accepted  accounting
    principles in the investment company industry:
 
    a) SECURITY TRANSACTIONS--Security  transactions are recorded  on the  trade
       date  (date the order  to buy or  sell is executed).  Cost of investments
       sold is determined on the basis of identified cost. Dividend and  capital
       gains income are accrued as of the ex-dividend date. Capital gains income
       represents  dividends from the  Funds which are  characterized as capital
       gains under tax regulations.
 
    b) SECURITY VALUATION--The investment in shares of the Hartford and Fidelity
       mutual funds  are valued  at the  closing net  asset value  per share  as
       determined by the appropriate Fund as of December 31, 1995.
 
    c)  FEDERAL INCOME TAXES--The operations of the  Account form a part of, and
       are taxed with, the total operations of the Company, which is taxed as an
       insurance company under the Internal Revenue Code. Under current law,  no
       federal  income taxes are  payable with respect to  the operations of the
       Account.
 
    d) USE OF ESTIMATES--The preparation  of financial statements in  conformity
       with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make
       estimates  and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
       liabilities as of the date of  the financial statements and the  reported
       amounts  of income and  expenses during the  period. Operating results in
       the  future  could  vary  from  the  amounts  derived  from  management's
       estimates.
 
 3.  ADMINISTRATION OF THE ACCOUNT AND RELATED CHARGES:
 
    In  accordance with the terms of the contracts, the Company makes deductions
    for mortality and  expense undertakings, cost  of insurance,  administrative
    fees,   and  state  premium  taxes.   These  charges  are  deducted  through
    termination of units of interest from applicable contract owners' accounts.
 
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                     CONTENTS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT

This Registration Statement comprises the following papers and documents:

     The facing sheet.

     The prospectus consisting of ___ pages.

     The undertaking to file reports.

     The Rule 484 undertaking.
   
     The signature page.
    
(1)  The following exhibits included herewith correspond to those required by
paragraph A of the instructions for exhibits to Form N-8B-2.
   
     (A1) Resolution of Board of Directors of the Company authorizing the
          Separate Account is incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
          Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement File No. 33-53692, 
          filed on April 20, 1995.
    
     (A2)    Not applicable.
   
     (A3a)     Principal Underwriting Agreement is incorporated by reference
               to the Registration Statement File No. 333-07465, filed on 
               July 2, 1996.
    
   
     (A3b)  Form of Selling Agreements is incorporated by reference to the
            Registration Statement File No. 333-07465, filed on July 2, 1996.
    
     (A3c)  Not applicable.

     (A4)    Not applicable.
   
     (A5) Form of Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policy is
          incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement File No. 
          333-07465, filed on July 2, 1996.
    
   
     (A6a)  Charter of Hartford Life Insurance Company is incorporated by
            reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registration
            Statement File No. 33-53692, filed on April 20, 1995.
    
   
     (A6b)  Bylaws of Hartford Life Insurance Company is incorporated by
            reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registration
            Statement File No. 33-53692, filed on April 20, 1995.
    

     (A7)  Not applicable.

     (A8)  Not applicable.

     (A9)  Not applicable.


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     (A10) Form of Application for Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance
           Policies is incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment
           No. 3 to the Registration Statement File No. 33-53692, filed on
           April 20, 1995.
    
   
     (A11) Memorandum describing transfer and redemption procedures - filed
           herewith.
    
(2)  Opinion and consent of Lynda Godkin, General Counsel is incorporated by
     reference to the Registration Statement File No. 333-07465, filed on 
     July 2, 1996.

(3)  No financial statement will be omitted from the Prospectus pursuant to
     Instruction 1(b) or (c) of Part I.
     
(4)  Not applicable.

   
(5)  Opinion and consent of Ken A. McCullum, FSA, MAAA is incorporated by
     reference to the Registration Statement File No. 333-07465, filed on
     July 2, 1996.
    
   
(6)  Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP Independent Public Accountants - filed
     herewith.
    
   
(7)  Power of Attorney is incorporated by reference to the Registration
     Statement File No. 333-07465, filed on July 2, 1996.
    


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                     REPRESENTATION OF REASONABLENESS OF FEES

The undersigned Registrant hereby represents that the aggregate fees and 
charges under the Policy are reasonable in relation to the services rendered, 
the expenses expected to be incurred, and the risks assumed by Hartford Life.
    

                          UNDERTAKING TO FILE REPORTS

Subject to the terms and conditions of Section 15(d) of the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934, the undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes to file 
with the Securities and Exchange Commission such supplementary and periodic 
information, documents, and reports as may be prescribed by any rule or 
regulation of the Commission heretofore or hereafter duly adopted pursuant to 
authority conferred in that section.

           UNDERTAKINGS AND REPRESENTATIONS AS REQUIRED BY RULE 6E-3(T)

1.   Separate Account VL I meets the definition of "Separate Account" under
     Rule 6e-3(T).

2.   The Registrant represents that:
     (a)  it relies on Rule 6e-3(T)(b)(13)(ii)(F) to offer the Policies; 
     (b)  the level of mortality and expense risk charge is within the range of
          industry practice for comparable flexible contracts.
     (c)  the Company has conducted a survey of similar policies and insurers
          and determined that the charge is within the range of industry
          practice;
     (d)  the Company undertakes to keep and make available to the Commission
          upon request the documents we used to support the representation in
          (b); and
     (e)  the Company further represents that the account will invest only in
          management investment companies which have undertaken to have a Board
          of Directors, a majority of whom are not interested persons of the
          Company, formulate and approve a plan under Rule 12b-1 to finance
          distribution expenses.
     (f)  The life insurer has concluded that there is a reasonable likelihood
          that the distribution financing arrangement of the separate account
          benefits the separate account and contractholders and will keep and
          make available to the Commission on request a memorandum setting for
          the basis for this representation.


                        UNDERTAKING ON INDEMNIFICATION

Article VIII of the Bylaws of Hartford Life Insurance Company, a Connecticut 
corporation, provides for indemnification of its officers, directors and 
employees to the extent consistent with statutory requirements.

Connecticut General Laws Section 33-320a provides for indemnification of 
officers, directors and employees of a corporation as follows:



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(b)  Except as otherwise provided in this section, a corporation shall 
indemnify any person made a party to any proceeding, other than an action by 
or in the right of the corporation, by reason of the fact that he, or the 
person whose legal representative he is, is or was a shareholder, director, 
officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or an eligible outside party, 
against judgments, fines, penalties, amounts paid in settlement and 
reasonable expenses actually incurred by him, and the person whose legal 
representative he is, in connection with such proceeding.  The corporation 
shall not so indemnify any such person unless (1) such person, and the person 
whose legal representative he is, was successful on the merits in the defense 
of any proceeding referred to in this subsection, or (2) it shall be 
concluded as provided in subsection (d) of this section that such person, and 
the person whose legal representative he is, acted in good faith and in a 
manner he reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the corporation 
or, in the case of a person serving as a fiduciary of an employee benefit 
plan or trust, either in the best interests of the corporation or in the best 
interests of the participants and beneficiaries of such employee benefit plan 
or trust and consistent with the provisions of such employee benefit plan or 
trust and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, that he had no 
reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful, or (3) the court, on 
application as provided in subsection (e) of this section, shall have 
determined that in view of all the circumstances such person is fairly and 
reasonably entitled to be indemnified, and then for such amount as the court 
shall determine; except that, in connection with an alleged claim based upon 
his purchase or sale of securities of the corporation or of another 
enterprise, which he serves or served at the request of the corporation, the 
corporation shall only indemnify such person after the court shall have 
determined, on application as provided in subsection (e) of this section, 
that in view of all the circumstances such person is fairly and reasonably 
entitled to be indemnified, and then for such amount as the court shall 
determine.  The termination of any proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, 
conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent shall not, of 
itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith or in 
a manner which he did not reasonably believe to be in the best interests of 
the corporation or of the participants and beneficiaries of such employee 
benefit plan or trust and consistent with the provisions of such employee 
benefit plan or trust, or, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, 
that he had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.

(c)  Except as otherwise provided in this section, a corporation shall 
indemnify any person made a party to any proceeding, by or in the right of 
the corporation, to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact 
that he, or the person whose legal representative he is, is or was a 
shareholder, director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or an 
eligible outside party, against reasonable expenses actually incurred by him 
in connection with such proceeding in relation to matters as to which such 
person, or the person whose legal representative he is, is finally adjudged 
not to have breached his duty to the corporation, or where the court, on 
application as provided in subsection (e) of this section, shall have 
determined that in view of all the circumstances such person is fairly and 
reasonably entitled to be indemnified, and then for such amount as the court 
shall determine.  The corporation shall not so indemnify any such person for 
amounts paid to the corporation, to a plaintiff or to counsel for a plaintiff 
in settling or otherwise disposing of a proceeding, with or without court 
approval; or for expenses incurred in defending a proceeding which is settled 
or otherwise disposed of without court approval.

(d)  The conclusion provided for in subsection (b) of this section may be 
reached by any one of the following:  (1)  The Board of Directors of the 
corporation by a consent in writing signed by a majority of those directors 
who were not parties to such proceeding; (2) independent legal counsel 
selected by a consent in writing signed by a majority of those directors who 
were not parties to such proceeding; (3) in the case of any employee or agent 
who is not an officer or director of the corporation, the corporation's 
general counsel; or (4) the shareholders of the corporation by the 
affirmative vote of at least a majority of the voting power of shares not 
owned by parties to such proceeding, represented at an annual or special 
meeting of shareholders, duly called with notice of such purpose stated.  
Such person shall also be entitled to apply to a court for such conclusion, 
upon application as provided in subsection (e), even though the conclusion 
reached by any of the foregoing shall have been adverse to him or to the 
person whose legal representative he is.


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(e)  Where an application for indemnification or for a conclusion as provided 
in this section is made to a court, it shall be made to the court in which 
the proceeding is pending or to the superior court for the judicial district 
where the principal office of the corporation is located.  The application 
shall be made in such manner and form as may be required by the applicable 
rules of the court or, in the absence thereof, by direction of the court.  
The court may also direct the notice be given in such manner as it may 
require at the expense of the corporation to the shareholders of the 
corporation and to such other persons as the court may designate.  In the 
case of an application to a court in which a proceeding is pending in which 
the person seeking indemnification is a party by reason of the fact that he, 
or the person whose legal representative he is, is or was serving at the 
request of the corporation as a director, partner, trustee, officer, employee 
or agent of another enterprise, or as a fiduciary of an employee benefit plan 
or trust maintained for the benefit of employees of any other enterprise, 
timely notice of such application shall be given by such person to the 
corporation.

(f)  Expenses which may be indemnifiable under this section incurred in 
defending a proceeding may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final 
disposition of such proceeding as authorized by the Board of Directors upon 
agreement by or on behalf of the shareholder, director, officer, employee, 
agent or eligible outside party, or his legal representative, to repay such 
amount if he is later found not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation 
as authorized in this section.

(g)  A corporation shall not indemnify any shareholder, director, officer, 
employee, agent or eligible outside party, other than a shareholder, 
director, officer, employee, agent or eligible outside party who is or was 
serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, partner, 
trustee, employee or agent of another enterprise, against judgments, fines, 
penalties, amounts paid in settlement and expenses to an extent either 
greater or less than that authorized in this section.  No provision made a 
part of the incorporation, the bylaws, a resolution or shareholders or 
directors, an agreement, or otherwise on or after October 1, 1982, shall be 
valid unless consistent with this section. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the 
corporation may procure insurance providing greater indemnification and may 
share the premium cost with any shareholder, director, officer, employee, 
agent or eligible outside party on such basis as may be agreed upon.  The 
rights and remedies provided in this section shall be exclusive." The 
registrant hereby undertakes that insofar as indemnification for liability 
arising under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act") may be permitted to 
directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant,  pursuant to 
the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that 
in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification 
is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, 
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such 
liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or 
paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the 
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such 
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities 
being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel 
the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of 
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is 
against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the 
final adjudication of such issue.



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                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment 
Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration 
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly 
authorized, and its seal to be herewith affixed and attested, all in the city 
of Simsbury, and the State of Connecticut on the ____ day of ________, 1996.


                         HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY 
                         SEPARATE ACCOUNT VL I
                          (Registrant)

                         By:______________________________________________
                           
                            Gregory A.  Boyko, Vice President & Controller

                         HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
                          (Depositor)


                         By:______________________________________________
                           
                            Gregory A.  Boyko, Vice President & Controller
 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration 
Statement has been signed by the following persons and in the capacities and 
on the dates indicated.


Donald R. Frahm, Chairman and
    Chief Executive Officer, Director *
Bruce D. Gardner, Vice President
    Director *
Joseph H. Gareau, Executive Vice
    President and Chief Investment
    Officer, Director *
John P. Ginnetti, Executive Vice
   President, Director *
Thomas M. Marra, Executive Vice         *By:___________________________
   President, Director *                         Lynda Godkin
Leonard E. Odell, Jr., Senior                    Attorney-In-Fact
   Vice President, Director *                   
Lowndes A. Smith, President,       
   Chief Operating Officer,             Dated:__________________________
   Director *
Raymond P. Welnicki, Senior Vice
   President, Director *
Lizabeth H. Zlatkus, Vice President
   Director *




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                                                                 EXHIBIT 1A11


                       HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
               ITT HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
            DESCRIPTION OF TRANSFER AND REDEMPTION PROCEDURES AND
               METHOD OF COMPUTING ADJUSTMENTS IN PAYMENTS AND
                     ACCOUNT VALUES UPON CONVERSION TO
                          FIXED BENEFIT POLICIES

This document sets forth, as required by Rule 6e-3(T)(b)(12)(ii), the 
administrative procedures that will be followed by Hartford Life Insurance 
Company and ITT Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company (collectively 
"Hartford") in connection with the issuance of its last survivor flexible 
premium variable life insurance policy (the "Policy"), the transfer of assets 
held thereunder, and the redemption by Policy Owners of their interests in 
said Policies.  The document also describes the method that Hartford will use 
in adjusting the payments and cash values when a Policy is exchanged for a 
fixed benefit insurance policy pursuant to Rule 6e-3(T)(b)(13)(v)(B).

                  TRANSFER AND REDEMPTION PROCEDURES
      
I. PURCHASE AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
   
   A.  PREMIUMS AND UNDERWRITING STANDARDS
   
   This Policy is a last survivor flexible premium variable life policy. 
   The Policies will be offered and sold pursuant to established underwriting
   standards and in accordance with state insurance laws, which prohibit unfair
   discrimination among Policy Owners, but recognize that premiums must be
   based upon factors such as age, health or occupation.
   
   B.  APPLICATION AND INITIAL PREMIUM PROCESSING
  
   Upon receipt of a completed application, Hartford will follow certain
   insurance underwriting (i.e., evaluation of risks) procedures designed to
   determine whether the applicant is insurable.  This process may involve such
   verification procedures as medical examinations and may require that further
   information be provided by the proposed Insured before a determination can
   be made.  A Policy will not be issued and consequently a Policy Issue Date
   established, until this underwriting procedure has been completed.
   
   If a premium is submitted with the Policy application, insurance coverage
   will begin immediately if the proposed Insured is insurable at a standard
   rate under a conditional receipt agreement.  Otherwise, insurance coverage
   will not begin until the Policy's Issue Date.  In either case, the Policy
   when issued will be effective from the date Hartford receives the initial
   premium at its National Service Center.
   
   If a premium is not paid with the application, insurance coverage will
   begin and the Policy will be effective on the later of the date the
   underwriting determination is made or on the date the premium is received.

   C.  PREMIUM ALLOCATION
   
   In the application for a Policy, the Policy Owner can allocate the
   initial premium among the Fixed Account and various Sub-Accounts.  Hartford
   will allocate the entire premium to the Hartford Money Market Sub-Account. 
   At a later date, the value of the Policy Owner's interest in the Hartford
   Money Market Sub-Account will be allocated among the Fixed Account and the
   Sub-Accounts of Separate Account VL I in accordance with the Policy Owner's
   instructions in the application for insurance.  The Policy Owner may select
   up to five (5) Funds to allocate your premium.  An allocation to any one
   Fund must be for 10% or more, in whole percentages.
   
 
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   D.  POLICY LOANS
   
   A Policy Owner may obtain a cash loan from Hartford, which is secured by
   the Policy.  The total Indebtedness at the time of the new loan (including
   the accrued interest on prior loans plus the currently applied for loan) may
   not exceed 90% of the Account Value.
   
   The amount of each loan will be transferred on a Pro Rata Basis from each
   of the Sub-Accounts (unless the Policy Owner specifies otherwise) to the
   Loan Account.  The Loan Account is a mechanism used to ensure that any
   outstanding Indebtedness remains fully secured by the policy values.
   
   LOAN INTEREST
   
   Interest will accrue daily on the Indebtedness at the Policy Loan
   Interest Rate indicated in the Policy.  The difference between the value of
   the Loan Account and the Indebtedness will be transferred on a pro rata
   basis from the Sub-Accounts to the Loan Account on each Monthly Activity
   Date.
   
   CREDITED INTEREST
   
   During the first ten Policy Years, any amounts in the Loan Account will
   be credited with interest at a rate equal to the Policy Loan Rate, minus 2%. 
   For Policy Years 11 and beyond, except for Preferred Loans described below,
   the Loan Account will be credited with interest at a rate equal to the
   policy Loan Rate applicable to that Indebtedness, minus 1%.

   PREFERRED LOAN
   
   If, any time after the tenth Policy Anniversary, the Account Value
   exceeds the total of all premiums paid since issue, a Preferred Loan is
   available.  The amount available for a Preferred Loan is the amount by which
   the Account Value exceeds total premiums paid.  The amount of the Loan
   Account which equals a Preferred Loan will be credited with interest at a
   rate equal to the Policy Loan Rate.  The amount of Indebtedness that
   qualified as a Preferred Loan is determined on each Monthly Activity Date.

   LOAN REPAYMENTS
   
   You can repay the any part of or the entire loan at any time.
   
   The amount of loan repayment will be deducted from the Loan Account and
   will be allocated among the Fixed Account and Sub-Accounts in the same
   percentage as premiums are allocated.
   
   TERMINATION DUE TO EXCESSIVE INDEBTEDNESS
   
   If total Indebtedness equals or exceeds the Account Value, the Policy
   will terminate 61 days after we have mailed notice to your last known
   address and that of any assignees of record.  If sufficient loan repayment
   if not made by the end of the Grace Period, the policy will end without
   value.
   
   EFFECT OF LOANS ON ACCOUNT VALUE
   
   A loan, whether or not repaid, will have a permanent effect on the
   Account Value because the investment results of each Sub-Account will apply
   only to the amount remaining in such Sub-Accounts.  In addition, the rate of
   interest credited to the Fixed Account will usually be different than the
   rate credited to the Loan Account. The longer a loan is outstanding, the
   greater the effect is likely to be. The effect could be favorable or
   unfavorable.  If the Fixed Account and Sub-Accounts earn more than the
   annual interest rate for funds held in the Loan Account, a Policy Owner's
   Account Value will not increase as rapidly as it would have had no loan been
   made.  If the Fixed Account and Sub-Accounts earn less than the Loan
   Account, the Policy Owners Account Value will be greater than it would have
   been had no loan been made.  Also, if not repaid, the aggregate amount of
   the outstanding loan (i.e., the Indebtedness) will reduce the Death Proceeds
   and Cash Surrender Value otherwise payable.


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II.  TRANSFER AMONG INVESTMENT DIVISIONS

The Separate Account currently has twenty-two Sub-Accounts, each of which 
invests in shares of an open-end diversified management investment company 
registered with the Commission and a Fixed Account.  At any time, the Policy 
Owner may transfer value among the Funds or the Fixed Account.  We reserve 
the right at a future date to limit the size of transfers and remaining 
balances and to limit the number and frequency of transfers.

A transfer will take effect on the date the written request (or telephone 
request) is received at Hartford unless a later date is designated in the 
request for transfer.  A transfer between the Loan Accounts and the Separate 
Account incident to the repayment or making of a loan under the Policy will 
not be considered a transfer.  A transfer from the Money Market Fund at the 
end of the Right to Cancel Period or a transfer arising because of a 
substitution of securities by Hartford will also not be considered a transfer.


III. "REDEMPTION" PROCEDURES:  SURRENDER AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
   
   A.  SURRENDER FOR ACCOUNT VALUE
   
   At any time before the death of the Insured and while the Policy is in
   force, the Policy Owner may completely surrender the Policy by written
   request.  The surrender payment from the Sub-Accounts will be made within
   seven days after Hartford receives the written request, unless payment is
   postponed pursuant to the relevant provision of the Investment Company Act
   of 1940.  The surrender payment from the Fixed Account may be postponed up
   to six months under state law.  The surrender payment will equal the Policy
   Owner's Cash Surrender Value.
   
   B.  BENEFIT CLAIMS
   
   As long as the Policy remains in force, Hartford will usually pay the
   Death Proceeds to the named Beneficiary within seven days after receipt of
   due proof of death of the Insured unless the Policy is contested.  Payment
   of the Death Proceeds may be postponed as permitted pursuant to the relevant
   provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and up to six months if the
   Account Values were in the Fixed Account.
   
   The Death Proceeds equal the Death Benefit under the Policy less all
   outstanding loans.  The Death Benefit will be determined on the date
   Hartford receives written notice of death and is a function of the Death
   Benefit Option chosen by the Policy Owner.
   
   In lieu of payment of the death proceeds in a single sum, an election may
   be made to apply all or a portion of the proceeds under one of the fixed
   benefit settlement options described in the Policy or a combination of
   options.  The election may be made by the Policy Owner during the Insured's
   lifetime.  The Beneficiary may make or change an election within 90 days of
   the death of the Insured, unless the Policy Owner has made an irrevocable
   election.  The fixed benefit settlement options are subject to the
   restrictions and limitations set forth in the Policy.
      
   C.  POLICY LAPSE
   
   The Policy will terminate 61 days after a Monthly Activity Date on which
   the Cash Surrender Value  is not sufficient to cover the Monthly Deduction
   Amount.  The 61-day period is the Grace Period.  If sufficient premium is
   not paid by the end of the Grace Period, the Policy will terminate without
   value.  The Company will mail the Owner and any assignee written notice of
   the amount of premium that will be required to continue the policy in force 
   at least 61 days before the end of the Grace Period.  The premiums required
   will be no greater than the amount required to pay three (3) Monthly
   Deduction Amounts as of the day the Grace Period began.  If that premium is
   not paid by the end of the Grace Period, the policy will terminate.


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   If the cumulative premiums, less withdrawals, are not sufficient to
   maintain the Death Benefit guarantee in effect, the lapse and Grace Period
   provisions for the Death Benefit guarantee will apply as follows:

   On every Monthly Activity Date during the Death Benefit guarantee period, We
   will compare the cumulative premiums received, less withdrawals, to the
   Cumulative Death Benefit Guarantee Premium for the Death Benefit guarantee
   period in effect.  

   If the cumulative premiums received, less withdrawals, are less than the
   Cumulative Death Benefit Guarantee  Premium, the Death Benefit guarantee
   will be deemed to be in default as of that Monthly Activity Date. A Grace
   Period of 61 days from the date of default will begin.  We will mail the
   Policy Owner and any assignee written notice of the amount of premium
   required to continue the Death Benefit guarantee.

   At the end of the Grace Period under a ten-year guarantee period, the Death
   Benefit guarantee will be removed from the Policy if We have not received
   the amount of the required premium.  The Policy Owner will receive a written
   notification of the change.

   At the end of the Grace Period under the last survivor life expectancy
   guarantee period, the Death Benefit guarantee will be removed from the
   Policy if We have not received the amount of the required premium, subject
   to the following exception:  If the Policy is in the first ten Policy Years
   and the cumulative premiums received, less withdrawals, equal or exceed the
   cumulative Death Benefit guarantee premium for the ten-year period, We will
   change the Death Benefit guarantee period to ten years.  In this case, We
   will send the Policy Owner notification of:

   (a)    the ten-year period measured from the Policy Date; and 

   (b)    the Annual Death Benefit Guarantee Premium for that ten-year period.
          

   Unless the Policy has been surrendered, the Policy may be reinstated prior
   to the Maturity Date, provided:

   (a)    the Insureds alive at the end of the Grace Period are also alive on
          the date of reinstatement;

   (b)    the Policy Owner makes the request within five years;

   (c)    satisfactory evidence of insurability is submitted;

   (d)    any Policy loan is repaid or reinstated; and

   (e)    The Policy Owner pays sufficient premium to (1) cover all Monthly
          Deduction Amounts that are due and unpaid during the Grace Period and
          (2) keep the Policy in force for three months after the date of
          reinstatement.
      

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   The Account Value on the reinstatement date will reflect:

   (a)    The Account Value at the time of termination; plus
   
   (b)    Net Premiums derived from premiums paid at the time of
          reinstatement.

   Upon reinstatement, any Indebtedness at the time of termination must be
   repaid or carried over to the reinstated Policy.

   D.  POLICY LOANS
   
   See "Purchase and Related Transactions," Section I. D. on page 2 of this
   Exhibit.
   
                      CASH ADJUSTMENT UPON EXCHANGE OF POLICY
   
Once the Policy is in effect, it may be exchanged during the first 24 months
after its issuance, for a non-variable last survivor life insurance policy
offered by Us or an affiliate on the life of the Insureds.  No evidence of
insurability will be required.  The new policy will have an amount at risk which
equals or is less than the amount at risk in effect on the date of exchange. 
Premiums under the new policy will be based on the same risk classifications as
this Policy.  


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                            ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP



                  CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the use of our 
reports (and to all references to our Firm) included in or made a part of 
this Registration Statement File No. 333-07465 on Form S-6 for Hartford Life 
Insurance Company Separate Account VL I.

                                        /s/ Arthur Andersen LLP
Hartford, Connecticut
November 4, 1996



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