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