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SELECT DIMENSIONS LIFE II
MODIFIED SINGLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES
HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SUPPLEMENT DATED SEPTEMBER 8, 1999 TO THE PROSPECTUS DATED MAY 3, 1999
The MidCap Growth Portfolio's name has been changed to MidCap Equity
Portfolio. All references in the prospectus and statement of additional
information to "MidCap Growth Portfolio" should be replaced with "MidCap
Equity Portfolio."
The following should be inserted as the last sentence of the first paragraph of
the section entitled "Portfolios":
The following Portfolios are closed to new investments or transfers of
existing monies:
- - NORTH AMERICAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES PORTFOLIO
- - THE EMERGING MARKETS PORTFOLIO
The investment objective of the Utilities Portfolio in the section entitled
"The Portfolios - Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Select Dimensions Investment
Series" should be deleted and replaced with the following:
UTILITIES PORTFOLIO
Seeks to provide current income and capital appreciation.
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