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SELECT DIMENSIONS VARIABLE ANNUITY (SERIES II)
HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
SUPPLEMENT DATED FEBRUARY 23, 2000 TO THE
PROSPECTUS DATED MAY 3, 1999
Effective February 28, 2000, the following is added to the "Summary" section
under the sub-section "Will Hartford Pay a Death Benefit?":
The Optional Death Benefit calculation will be different if you elect to
add the Optional Death Benefit after you purchase your Annuity.
Effective February 28, 2000, the following is added to the "Death Benefits"
section under the sub-section "What is the Death Benefit and how is it
calculated?":
If you elect the Optional Death Benefit after you purchase your Annuity,
your Interest Accumulation Value calculation will be:
- Your Contract Value on the date we add the Optional Death Benefit
to your Annuity;
- Plus any Premium Payments made after the Optional Death Benefit
is added;
- Minus any partial Surrenders after the Optional Death Benefit is
added;
- Compounded daily at an annual interest rate of 5.0%.
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