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                            DIRECTOR LIFE SERIES II
                            MODIFIED SINGLE PREMIUM
                       VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES
                        HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
                                 P.O. BOX 2999
                       HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT 06104-2999
[LOGO]                     Telephone: 1-800-231-5453
 
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This Prospectus describes information you should know before you purchase Series
II of Director Life. Please read it carefully.
 
Director Life Series II is a modified single premium variable life insurance
policy. It is:
 
X  Modified single premium, because you make one single premium payment, and
    under certain limited circumstances, you may make additional premium
    payments.
 
X  Variable, because the value of your life insurance policy will fluctuate with
    the performance of the underlying funds.
 
At purchase, you allocate your payments to "Sub-Accounts" or subdivisions of our
Separate Account, an account that keeps your life insurance policy assets
separate from our company assets. These Sub-Accounts then purchase shares of
mutual funds set up exclusively for variable annuity or variable life insurance
products. These funds are not the same mutual funds that you buy through your
stockbroker or through a retail mutual fund. They may have similar investment
strategies and the same portfolio managers as retail mutual funds. This life
insurance policy offers you funds with investment strategies ranging from
conservative to aggressive and you may pick those funds that meet your
investment style.
 
    The following Sub-Accounts are available under the Policy:
 
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                SUB-ACCOUNT                                           PURCHASES SHARES OF:
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Advisers Sub-Account                          --   Class IA of Hartford Advisers HLS Fund, Inc.
Bond Sub-Account                              --   Class IA of Hartford Bond HLS Fund, Inc.
Capital Appreciation Sub-Account              --   Class IA of Hartford Capital Appreciation HLS Fund, Inc.
Dividend and Growth Sub-Account               --   Class IA of Hartford Dividend and Growth HLS Fund, Inc.
Global Leaders Sub-Account                    --   Class IA of Hartford Global Leaders HLS Fund of Hartford
                                                   Series Fund
Growth and Income Sub-Account                 --   Class IA of Hartford Growth and Income HLS Fund of
                                                   Hartford Series Fund
High Yield Sub-Account                        --   Class IA of Hartford High Yield HLS Fund of Hartford
                                                   Series Fund
Index Sub-Account                             --   Class IA of Hartford Index HLS Fund, Inc.
International Advisers Sub-Account            --   Class IA of Hartford International Advisers HLS Fund, Inc.
International Opportunities Sub-Account       --   Class IA of Hartford International Opportunities HLS Fund,
                                                   Inc.
MidCap Sub-Account                            --   Class IA of Hartford MidCap HLS Fund, Inc.
Mortgage Securities Sub-Account               --   Class IA of Hartford Mortgage Securities HLS Fund, Inc.
Money Market Sub-Account                      --   Class IA of Hartford Money Market HLS Fund, Inc.
Small Company Sub-Account                     --   Class IA of Hartford Small Company HLS Fund, Inc.
Stock Sub-Account                             --   Class IA of Hartford Stock HLS Fund, Inc.
</TABLE>
 
If you decide to buy this life insurance policy, you should keep this prospectus
for your records. Although we file the Prospectus with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, the Commission doesn't approve or disapprove these
securities or determine if the information is truthful or complete. Anyone who
represents that the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") does these things
may be guilty of a criminal offense.
 
You can call us at 1-800-231-5453 to ask us questions, or to get a Statement of
Additional Information, free of charge. The Statement of Additional Information
contains more information about this life insurance policy and, like this
prospectus, is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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We file other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You may
read and copy any document we file at the SEC's public reference room in
Washington, DC 20549-6009. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further
information. Our SEC filings, including this prospectus, are also available to
the public at the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov.
 
This life insurance policy IS NOT:
 
 -  a bank deposit or obligation
 
 -  federally insured
 
 -  endorsed by any bank or governmental agency
 
 -  available for sale in all states
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PROSPECTUS DATED: MAY 3, 1999
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HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY                                                3
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                               TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
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 SUMMARY OF BENEFITS AND RISKS.........................................    4
 FEE TABLE.............................................................    5
 ABOUT US..............................................................    7
   Hartford Life Insurance Company.....................................    7
   Separate Account Five...............................................    7
   The Funds...........................................................    7
 CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS................................................    9
 YOUR POLICY...........................................................   11
 PREMIUMS..............................................................   12
 DEATH BENEFITS AND POLICY VALUES......................................   14
 MAKING WITHDRAWALS FROM YOUR POLICY...................................   15
 LOANS.................................................................   16
 LAPSE AND REINSTATEMENT...............................................   16
 FEDERAL TAX CONSIDERATIONS............................................   17
 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.....................................................   20
 OTHER MATTERS.........................................................   20
 GLOSSARY OF SPECIAL TERMS.............................................   22
 APPENDIX A -- SPECIAL INFORMATION FOR POLICIES PURCHASED IN NEW
   YORK................................................................   23
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                              SUMMARY OF BENEFITS
                                   AND RISKS
 
                            BENEFITS OF YOUR POLICY
    FLEXIBILITY -- The policy is designed to be flexible to meet your specific
life insurance needs. You have the flexibility to choose your premium payment,
settlement options and investment options.
 
    RIGHT TO EXAMINE -- For a limited time, usually 10 days after you receive
your life insurance policy, you may cancel it without paying a surrender charge.
A longer period maybe provided in certain states.
 
    CASH VALUES -- Your policy has a cash value. The value of your policy will
fluctuate with the performance of the underlying funds.
 
    DEATH BENEFIT -- You designate a beneficiary who will receive the Death
Benefit if you die while the policy is in force. The policy pays a minimum Death
Benefit, called the "Face Amount." The actual Death Benefit may be larger than
the Face Amount if the underlying funds of the policy perform well.
 
    INVESTMENT OPTIONS -- Your policy offers a choice of investment options. You
may transfer money among your investment options, subject to the restrictions
described in this prospectus and the funds' prospectuses.
 
    SURRENDERS -- At any time, you may surrender all or part of your policy.
Each year you may surrender the greater of up to 10% of your premium payments or
100% of your Account Value minus premiums paid without being charged a surrender
charge. (See "Risks of Your Policy" below.)
 
    LOANS -- You can take a loan on the policy. Your policy provides for two
types of cash loans. Your policy secures the loans. Loans may not exceed 90% of
the policy's cash value.
 
    SETTLEMENT OPTIONS -- You may choose to receive surrender or death benefit
proceeds over a period of time by using one of our settlement options.
 
                    WHAT DOES YOUR PREMIUM PAYMENT PAY FOR?
 
    Your premium payment pays for insurance coverage, it acts as an investment
in the Sub-Accounts, and it pays for sales charges, premium taxes and
administrative fees.
 
                              RISKS OF YOUR POLICY
 
    INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE -- The value of your policy will fluctuate with the
performance of its underlying funds. Your investment options may decline in
value, or they may not perform to your expectations. Your policy values in the
Sub-Accounts are not guaranteed.
 
    UNSUITABLE FOR SHORT-TERM SAVINGS -- The policy is designed for long term
financial planning. You should not purchase the policy if you will need your
premium payment in a short time.
 
    RISK OF LAPSE -- Your policy could terminate if the value of the policy
becomes so low that it cannot support the policy's monthly charges and fees. If
this occurs, we will notify you in writing. You will then have a 61-day grace
period to pay additional amounts to prevent the policy from terminating.
 
    LOANS -- Taking a loan from your policy may increase the risk that your
policy will terminate, may have a permanent effect on the policy's Account
Value, and may reduce the death benefit proceeds.
 
    SURRENDER AND PARTIAL SURRENDERS -- You may have to pay tax on the money you
take out and, if you take money out before you are 59 1/2 you may have to pay a
federal income tax penalty.
 
    TRANSFER LIMITATIONS -- We reserve the right to limit the size of transfers
and to limit the number and frequency of transfers among your investment
options.
 
    ADVERSE TAX CONSEQUENCES -- Under current tax law, your Beneficiaries will
receive the Death Benefit free of federal income tax. However, you may be
required to pay federal income tax if you receive any loans, surrenders or other
amounts from the policy, and you may also be subject to a 10% federal income
penalty tax if you take money out prior to age 59 1/2.
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HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY                                                5
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                                   FEE TABLE
 
    The following tables describes the maximum fees and expenses that you will
pay when buying, owning, and surrendering the policy. The first table describes
the maximum fees and expenses that you will pay at the time that you surrender
the policy.
 
                                 SURRENDER FEES
 
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                                                                                                        POLICIES FROM WHICH
         CHARGE               WHEN CHARGE IS DEDUCTED                 AMOUNT DEDUCTED                    CHARGE IS DEDUCTED
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 <S>                     <C>                                 <C>                                 <C>
 Surrender Charges       When you fully or partially         A percentage of the amount          All, if the surrender is subject
                         surrender your policy.              surrendered, not to exceed the      to a charge.
                                                             premium payments, depending on the
                                                             Policy Year, in which the premium
                                                             payment was made.
                                                             The percentage is as follows:
                                                             Policy
                                                             Year             Percentage
                                                             1                     7.5%
                                                             2                     7.5%
                                                             3                     7.5%
                                                             4                       6%
                                                             5                       6%
                                                             6                       4%
                                                             7                       4%
                                                             8                       2%
                                                             9                       2%
                                                             10+                    0%
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 Unamortized Tax Charge  Upon surrender or partial           A percentage of the Account Value   Only policies which elect Option
                         surrender of the policy.            depending on the Policy Year the    1.
                                                             surrender takes place.
                                                             The percentage is as follows:
                                                             Policy
                                                             Year             Percentage
                                                             1                    2.25%
                                                             2                    2.00%
                                                             3                    1.75%
                                                             4                    1.50%
                                                             5                    1.25%
                                                             6                    1.00%
                                                             7                    0.75%
                                                             8                    0.50%
                                                             9                    0.25%
                                                             10+                  0.00%
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    The next table describes the MAXIMUM FEES and expenses that you will pay
periodically during the time that you own the policy, not including Fund fees
and expenses.
 
               ANNUAL CHARGES OTHER THAN FUND OPERATING EXPENSES
 
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                                                                                                        POLICIES FROM WHICH
         CHARGE               WHEN CHARGE IS DEDUCTED                 AMOUNT DEDUCTED                    CHARGE IS DEDUCTED
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 Cost of Insurance       Monthly.                            Individualized depending on age,                   All
 Charges                                                     sex and other factors.
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 Mortality and Expense   Monthly.                            - Under Option 1: .90%                             All
 Risk Charge                                                   (annualized) of Sub-Account
                                                               Value in Policy Years 1-10 and
                                                               .50% (annualized) for Policy
                                                               Years 11 and beyond
                                                             - Under Option 2: .65%
                                                               (annualized) of Sub-Account
                                                               Value in Policy Years 1-10 and
                                                               .50% (annualized) for Policy
                                                               Years 11 and beyond
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 Tax Expense Charge      Under Option 1: Monthly.            - Under Option 1: .40%                             All
                                                               (annualized) of Account Value
                                                               for Policy Years 1-10
                         Under Option 2: Receipt of Premium  - Under Option 2: 4% of each
                         Payment.                              premium payment in all Policy
                                                               Years
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 Annual Maintenance Fee  On Policy Anniversary Date or upon  $30.00                              Only policies with an Account
                         surrender of the policy.                                                Value of less than $50,000 on the
                                                                                                 Policy Anniversary Date or date of
                                                                                                 surrender.
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 Administrative Charge   Monthly.                            .25% (annualized) of Sub-Account                   All
                                                             Value
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    The next table describes the Fund fees and expenses that you will pay
periodically during the time that you own the policy. The table shows the
minimum and maximum fees and expenses charged by any of the Funds. More detail
concerning each Fund's fees and expenses is contained in the prospectus for each
Fund.
 
                         ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES
 
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                                   WHEN CHARGE IS                     AMOUNT DEDUCTED                   POLICIES FROM WHICH
         CHARGE                       DEDUCTED                          (ANNUALIZED)                     CHARGE IS DEDUCTED
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 <S>                     <C>                                 <C>                                 <C>
 Management Fees         Daily net asset values of a Fund             0.382% - 0.775%            All policies, but deductions only
                         reflect Management Fees already                                         from underlying Funds selected by
                         deducted from assets of the Fund.                                       you.
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 Other Expenses          Daily net asset values of a Fund             0.015% - 0.120%            All policies, but deductions only
                         reflect Other Expenses already                                          from underlying Funds selected by
                         deducted from the assets of the                                         you.
                         Fund.
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 Total Fund Annual       Daily net asset values of a Fund             0.401% - 0.895%            All policies, but deductions only
 Expenses                reflect Total Fund Annual                                               from underlying Funds selected by
                         Operating Expenses already                                              you.
                         deducted from assets of the Fund.
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HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY                                                7
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                                    ABOUT US
 
                        HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
 
    Hartford Life Insurance Company is a stock life insurance company engaged in
the business of writing life insurance, both individual and group, in all states
of the United States and the District of Columbia. We were orginally
incorporated under the laws of Massachusetts on June 5, 1902, and subsequently
redomiciled to Connecticut. Our offices are located in Simsbury, Connecticut;
however, our mailing address is P.O. Box 2999, Hartford, CT 06104-2999. We are
ultimately controlled by The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., one of the
largest financial service providers in the United States.
 
                               HARTFORD'S RATINGS
 
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                        EFFECTIVE
                          DATE
RATING AGENCY           OF RATING       RATING         BASIS OF RATING
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A.M. Best and
Company, Inc........       1/1/99             A+   Financial performance
                                                   Insurer financial
Standard & Poor's...       6/1/98            AA    strength
Duff & Phelps.......     12/21/98            AA+   Claims paying ability
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                             SEPARATE ACCOUNT FIVE
 
    The Sub-Accounts are subdivisions of our separate account, called Separate
Account Five. The Separate Account was established to keep your life insurance
policy assets separate from our company assets. The investment performance of
the Separate Account is independent from the investment performance of
Hartford's other assets. Hartford's other assets are utilized to pay our
insurance obligations under the policy. Your assets in the Separate Account are
held exclusively for your benefit and the benefit of other policy owners and may
not be used for any other liability of Hartford. Separate Account Five was
established on July 25, 1994 under the laws of Connecticut.
 
                                   THE FUNDS
 
    All of the Funds are sponsored and administered by Hartford Life Insurance
Company. HL Investment Advisors, LLC ("HL Advisors") serves as the investment
adviser to each of the Funds. Wellington Management Company, LLP ("Wellington
Management") and The Hartford Investment Management Company ("HIMCO") serve as
sub-investment advisors and provide day to day investment services.
 
    Each Fund, except for the Hartford Global Leaders HLS Fund, the Hartford
Growth and Income HLS Fund and the Hartford High Yield HLS Fund, is a separate
Maryland corporation registered as an open-end management investment company.
The Hartford Global Leaders HLS Fund, the Hartford Growth and Income HLS Fund
and the Hartford High Yield HLS Fund are diversified series of Hartford Series
Fund, Inc., a Maryland corporation, also registered as an open-end management
investment company. The shares of each Fund have been divided into Class IA and
Class IB. Only Class IA shares are available in this policy.
 
    We do not guarantee the investment results of any of the underlying Funds.
Since each underlying Fund has different investment objectives, each is subject
to different risks. These risks and the Funds' expenses are more fully described
in the accompanying Funds' prospectus and Statement of Additional Information,
which may be ordered from us. The Funds' prospectus should be read in
conjunction with this Prospectus before investing.
 
    The Funds may not be available in all states.
 
    The investment goals of each of the Funds are as follows:
 
    HARTFORD ADVISERS HLS FUND -- Seeks maximum long-term total rate of return
by investing in common stocks and other equity securities, bonds and other debt
securities, and money market instruments. Sub-advised by Wellington Management.
 
    HARTFORD BOND HLS FUND -- Seeks maximum current income consistent with
preservation of capital by investing primarily in investment grade fixed-income
securities. Up to 20% of the total assets of this Fund may be invested in debt
securities rated in the highest category below investment grade ("Ba" by Moody's
Investor Services, Inc. or "BB" by Standard & Poor's) or, if unrated, are
determined to be of comparable quality by the Fund's investment adviser.
Securities rated below investment grade are commonly referred to as "high
yield-high risk securities" or "junk bonds." For more information concerning the
risks associated with investing in such securities, please refer to the section
in the accompanying prospectus for the Funds entitled "Hartford Bond HLS Fund,
Inc." Sub-advised by HIMCO.
 
    HARTFORD CAPITAL APPRECIATION HLS FUND -- Seeks growth of capital by
investing in equity securities selected solely on the basis of potential for
capital appreciation. Sub-advised by Wellington Management.
 
    HARTFORD DIVIDEND AND GROWTH HLS FUND -- Seeks a high level of current
income consistent with growth of capital by investing primarily in dividend
paying equity securities. Sub-advised by Wellington Management.
 
    HARTFORD GLOBAL LEADERS HLS FUND -- Seeks growth of capital by investing
primarily in equity securities issued by U.S. an non-U.S. high quality growth
companies worldwide that, in the opinion of Wellington Management, are leaders
within their respective industries as indicated by an established market
presence and strong competitive position on
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a global, regional or country basis. Sub-advised by Wellington Management.
 
    HARTFORD GROWTH AND INCOME HLS FUND -- Seeks growth of capital and current
income by investing primarily in equity securities with growth potential and
steady or rising dividends. Sub-advised by Wellington Management.
 
    HARTFORD HIGH YIELD HLS FUND -- Seeks high current income by investing in
non-investment grad fixed-income securities. Growth of capital is a secondary
objective. Securities related below investment grade are commonly referred to as
"high yield-high risk securities" or "junk bonds." For more information
concerning the risks associated with investing in such securities, please refer
to the Section in the accompanying prospectus for the Funds entitled "Hartford
High Yield HLS Fund." Sub-advised by HIMCO.
 
    HARTFORD INDEX HLS FUND -- Seeks to provide investment results that
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. * Sub-advised by HIMCO.
 
    HARTFORD INTERNATIONAL ADVISERS HLS FUND -- Seeks maximum long-term total
return by investing in a portfolio of equity, debt and money market securities.
Securities in which the Fund invests primarily will be denominated in non-U.S.
currencies and will be traded in non-U.S. markets. Sub-advised by Wellington
Management.
 
    HARTFORD INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES HLS FUND -- Seeks growth of capital by
investing primarily in equity securities issued by non-U.S. companies.
Sub-advised by Wellington Management.
 
    HARTFORD MIDCAP HLS FUND -- Seeks to achieve long-term capital growth
through capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of
companies with market capitalizations within the range represented by the
Standard & Poor's MidCap 400 Index. Sub-advised by Wellington Management.
 
    HARTFORD MORTGAGE SECURITIES HLS FUND -- Seeks 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. Sub-advised by HIMCO.
 
    HARTFORD SMALL COMPANY HLS FUND -- Seeks growth of capital by investing
primarily in equity securities within the range represented by the Russell 2000
Index selected on the basis of potential for capital appreciation. Sub-advised
by Wellington Management.
 
    HARTFORD STOCK HLS FUND -- Seeks long-term growth by investing primarily in
equity securities. Sub-advised by Wellington Management.
 
    HARTFORD MONEY MARKET HLS FUND -- Seeks maximum current income consistent
with liquidity and preservation of capital. Sub-advised by HIMCO.
 
    MIXED AND SHARED FUNDING -- Shares of the Funds may be sold to our other
separate accounts and our insurance company affiliates or other unaffiliated
insurance companies to serve as the underlying investment for both variable
annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies, a practice known as
"mixed and shared funding." As a result, there is a possibility that a material
conflict may arise between the interests of policy owners, owners of other
policies or owners of variable annuity contracts with values allocated to one or
more of these other separate accounts investing in any one of the Funds. In the
event of any such material conflicts, we will consider what action may be
appropriate, including removing the Fund from the Separate Account or replacing
the Fund with another underlying fund. There are certain risks associated with
mixed and shared funding, as disclosed in the Funds' prospectus.
 
    VOTING RIGHTS -- We are the legal owners of all Fund shares held in the
Separate Account and we have the right to vote at the Fund's shareholder
meetings. To the extent required by federal securities laws or regulations, we
will:
 
- - Notify you of any Fund shareholders' meeting if the shares held for your
  policy may be voted.
 
- - Send proxy materials and a form of instructions that you can use to tell us
  how to vote the Fund shares held for your policy.
 
- - Arrange for the handling and tallying of proxies received from policy owners.
 
- - Vote all Fund shares attributable to your policy according to instructions
  received from you, and
 
    Vote all Fund shares for which no voting instructions are received in the
same proportion as shares for which instructions have been received.
 
    If any federal securities laws or regulations, or their present
interpretation, change to permit us to vote Fund shares on our own, we may
decide to do so. You may attend any Shareholder Meeting at which shares held for
your policy may be voted. After we begin to make annuity payouts to you, the
number of votes you have will decrease.
 
* "STANDARD & POOR'S," "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.
  THE INDEX FUND IS NOT SPONSORED, ENDORSED, SOLD OR PROMOTED BY STANDARD &
  POOR'S AND STANDARD & POOR'S MAKES NO REPRESENTATION REGARDING THE
  ADVISABILITY OF INVESTING IN THE INDEX FUND.
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                             CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS
 
    The deductions or charges associated with this policy are subtracted,
depending on the type of deduction or charge, from premium payments as they are
made, upon surrender or partial surrender of the policy, on the Policy
Anniversary Date or on a monthly pro rated basis from each Sub-Account
("Deduction Amount").
 
    Deductions are taken from premium payments before allocations to the
Sub-Accounts are made.
 
    Deduction Amounts are subtracted on the Policy Date and on each Monthly
Activity Date after the Policy Date to cover charges and expenses incurred in
connection with a policy.
 
    Each Deduction Amount will be subtracted pro rata from each Sub-Account so
that the proportion of Account Value of the policy attributable to each
Sub-Account remains the same before and after the deduction. The Deduction
Amount will vary from month to month. If the Cash Surrender Value is not
sufficient to cover a Deduction Amount due on any Monthly Activity Date, the
policy may lapse. See "Lapse and Reinstatement".
 
    The deductions and charges associated with your policy are listed below.
 
    COST OF INSURANCE CHARGE -- The cost of insurance charge covers Hartford's
anticipated mortality costs for standard and substandard risks. Current cost of
insurance rates are lower after the tenth Policy Year and are based on whether
100%, 90% or 80% of the Guideline Single Premium has been paid. The current cost
of insurance charge will not exceed the guaranteed cost of insurance charge. The
guaranteed cost of insurance charge is a guaranteed maximum monthly rate,
multiplied by the Coverage Amount on the Policy Date or any Monthly Activity
Date. A table of guaranteed maximum cost of insurance rates per $1,000 will be
included in each Policy; however, Hartford reserves the right to use rates less
than those shown in the Table. For standard risks that require full
underwriting, the guaranteed maximum cost of insurance rate is 100% of the 1980
Commissioner's Standard Ordinary Smoker/ Nonsmoker Sex Distinct Age Last
Birthday Mortality Table (1980 CS0 Table). For standard risks eligible for
simplified underwriting, the guaranteed cost of insurance rate is 125% of the
1980 CSO table through age 90, grading to 100% of the 1980 CSO Table at age 100.
Substandard risks will be assessed a higher guaranteed maximum cost of insurance
rate that will not exceed rates based on a multiple of the 1980 CSO Table. The
multiple will be based on the Insured's substandard rating. Unisex rates may be
required in some states.
 
    Your Coverage Amount is first set on the date we issue your policy and then
on each Monthly Activity Date. The Coverage Amount is the Face Amount minus the
Account Value. There is a Minimum Coverage Amount. It is a stated percentage of
the Account Value of the policy determined on each Monthly Activity Date. The
percentages vary according to the attained age of the Insured.
 
EXAMPLE:
 
Face Amount = $100,000
 
Account Value on the Monthly Activity Date = $70,000
 
Insured's attained age = 60
 
Minimum Coverage Amount percentage for age 60 = 30%
 
    On the Monthly Activity Date, the Coverage Amount is $30,000. This is
calculated by subtracting the Account Value on the Monthly Activity Date
($70,000) from the Face Amount ($100,000), subject to a possible Minimum
Coverage Amount adjustment. This Minimum Coverage Amount is determined by taking
a percentage of the Account Value on the Monthly Activity Date. In this case,
the Minimum Coverage Amount is $21,000 (30% of $70,000). Since $21,000 is less
than the Face Amount less the Account Value ($30,000), no adjustment is
necessary. Therefore, the Coverage Amount will be $30,000.
 
    Assume that the Account Value in the above example was $90,000. The Minimum
Coverage Amount would be $27,000 (30% of $90,000). Since this is greater than
the Face Amount less the Account Value ($10,000), the Coverage Amount for the
Policy Month is $27,000. (For an explanation of the Death Benefit, see "Death
Benefit and Policy Values".)
 
    Because the Account Value and, as a result, the Coverage Amount under a
policy may vary from month to month, the cost of insurance charge may also vary
on each Monthly Activity Date.
 
POLICY OWNER OPTIONS
 
    You, at the time the policy is issued, will elect one of two options
described below to pay charges relating to CERTAIN TAXES AND MORTALITY AND
EXPENSE RISK CHARGES. The option selected by you may affect your Account Value.
 
OPTION 1 -- Asset-Based Charges: Under this payment option, you will pay:
 
    Mortality and Expense Risk charge: For assuming mortality and expense risks
under the policy, we deduct monthly from Sub-Account Value for Policy Years 1
through 10 a charge equal to an annual rate of 0.90%. In Policy Years 11 and
beyond, the charge drops to an annual rate of 0.50%. The mortality and expense
risk charge is broken into charges for mortality risks and for expense risks:
 
    MORTALITY RISK -- The mortality risk we assume is that the cost of insurance
charges specified in the policy will be insufficient to pay claims. We also
assume a risk that the Death Proceeds will exceed: (1) the Coverage Amount on
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the date of death; and (2) your policy's Account Value on the date we receive
written notice of death.
 
    EXPENSE RISK -- The expense risk we assume is that expenses we incur in
issuing and administering your policy will exceed the administrative charges.
 
    We may profit from the mortality and expense risk charge and may use any
profits for any proper purpose, including any difference between the cost we
incur in distributing the policies and the proceeds of the Surrender Charge. The
mortality and expense risk charge is deducted while the policy is in force,
including the duration of a settlement option.
 
    TAX EXPENSE CHARGE -- During the first ten years of your policy, we deduct a
monthly charge equal to an annual rate of 0.40% from your Account Value. This
tax expense charge compensates us for certain expenses including:
 
    Premium taxes imposed by various states and local jurisdictions.
 
    A premium tax deduction of 0.25% of the Account Value is deducted over ten
Policy Years and approximates our average expenses for state and local premium
taxes. Premium taxes vary, ranging from zero to more than 4.0%. The premium tax
deduction is made whether or not any premium tax applies. The deduction may be
higher or lower than the premium tax imposed. However, we do not expect to make
a profit from this deduction.
 
    The cost of the capitalization of certain policy acquisition expenses under
Section 848 of the Internal Revenue Code.
 
    During your first ten Policy Years, we deduct a charge of 0.15% of Account
Value. This charge helps reimburse us for the approximate expenses we incur from
federal taxes we pay under Section 848 of the Internal Revenue Code.
 
    UNAMORTIZED TAX CHARGE -- Under Option 1, during the first nine Policy
Years, an Unamortized Tax charge is imposed on surrender or partial surrenders.
The Unamortized Tax charge is shown below, as a percentage of amount
surrendered, during each Policy Year:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
          POLICY
           YEAR       RATE
          ------      -----
          <S>         <C>
            1         2.25%
            2         2.00%
            3         1.75%
            4         1.50%
            5         1.25%
            6         1.00%
            7         0.75%
            8         0.50%
            9         0.25%
           10+        0.00%
</TABLE>
 
    After the ninth Policy Year, no Unamortized Tax charge will be imposed.
 
OPTION 2 -- Fronted Charges: Under this option, you will pay:
 
    MORTALITY AND EXPENSE RISK CHARGE -- For assuming mortality and expense
risks under the policy, we will deduct monthly from Sub-Account Value for Policy
Years 1 through 10 a charge equal to an annual rate of 0.65%. In Policy Years 11
and beyond, the charge drops to an annual rate of 0.50%. The mortality and
expense risk charge is broken into charges for mortality risks and for expense
risks:
 
    MORTALITY RISK -- The mortality risk we assume is that the cost of insurance
charges specified in the policy will be insufficient to pay claims. We also
assume a risk that your policy's Death Benefit will exceed: (1) the Coverage
Amount on the date of death; and (2) your policy's Account Value on the date we
receive written notice of death.
 
    EXPENSE RISK -- The expense risk we assume is that expenses we incur in
issuing and administering the Policies will exceed the administrative charges
set in the policy.
 
    TAX EXPENSE CHARGE -- We deduct a charge equal to 4.0% from all premium
payments. This charge compensates us for certain expenses including:
 
(1) Premium taxes imposed by various states and local jurisdictions.
 
    A premium tax deduction of 2.5% of premium approximates our average expenses
for state and local premium taxes. Premium taxes vary, ranging from zero to more
than 4.0%. The premium tax deduction is made whether or not any premium tax
applies. The deduction may be higher or lower than the premium tax imposed.
However, we do not expect to make a profit from this deduction.
 
(2) The cost of the capitalization of certain policy acquisition expenses under
    Section 848 of the Internal Revenue Code.
 
    The charge of 1.5% of premium payments helps reimburse us for the
approximate expenses we incur from federal taxes we pay under Section 848 of the
Internal Revenue Code.
 
    This Option may not be available in all states.
 
OTHER CHARGES
 
    ANNUAL MAINTENANCE FEE -- The annual maintenance fee is a flat fee that is
deducted from your Account Value to reimburse us for expenses relating to the
maintenance of the policy. The annual $30 charge is deducted on a Policy
Anniversary or when the policy is fully surrendered if the Account Value at
either of those times is less than $50,000. We reserve the right to waive the
annual maintenance fee under other conditions.
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    ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGE -- We will deduct a monthly administrative charge from
Sub-Account Value equal to an annual rate of 0.25%. This charge compensates us
for expenses incurred in the administration of the Separate Account and the
policy.
 
    SURRENDER CHARGE -- We may charge you a Surrender Charge when you surrender
amounts invested in your policy. We assess a Surrender Charge on amounts
surrendered in any Policy Year that exceed the greater of 10% of the premiums
you have paid into your policy or 100% of your Account Value minus premiums
paid. If the amount you paid has been in your policy:
 
X  For Policy Years 1, 2, and 3, the charge is 7.5%.
 
X  For Policy Years 4 and 5, the charge is 6%.
 
X  For Policy Years 6 and 7, the charge is 4%.
 
X  For Policy Years 8 and 9, the charge is 2%.
 
X  For Policy Years 10 and beyond, the charge is 0%.
 
    In determining the Surrender Charge, any surrender or partial surrender
during the first ten Policy Years will first come from premiums paid and then
from earnings. If an amount equal to all premiums paid has been withdrawn, no
Surrender Charge will be assessed on the remaining Account Value.
 
    The Surrender Charge is imposed to cover a portion of the sales expense
incurred by us in distributing the Policies. This expense includes commissions,
advertising and the printing of prospectuses.
 
    CHARGES AGAINST THE FUNDS -- The Separate Account purchases shares of the
Funds at net asset value. The net asset value of the Fund shares reflects
investment advisory fees and administrative expenses already deducted from the
assets of the Funds. These charges are described in the Funds' prospectuses
accompanying this Prospectus.
 
                                  YOUR POLICY
 
                                 POLICY RIGHTS
 
    POLICY OWNER, OR "YOU" -- As long as your policy is in force, you may
exercise all rights under the policy while the Insured is alive and a
beneficiary has not been irrevocably named.
 
    BENEFICIARY -- You name the beneficiary in the application for the policy.
You may change the beneficiary (unless irrevocably named) during the Insured's
lifetime by written request to us. 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 -- You may assign your policy as collateral for a loan or other
obligation. Until you notify us in writing, we are not responsible for any
payment made or action taken. We are not responsible for the validity of any
assignment.
 
    STATEMENTS TO POLICY OWNERS -- We will send you a statement at least once
each year, showing:
 
(a) the current Account Value, Cash Surrender Value and Face Amount;
 
(b) the premiums paid, monthly deduction amounts and any loans since your last
    statement;
 
(c) the amount of any Indebtedness;
 
(d) any notifications required by the provisions of your policy; and
 
(e) any other information required by the Insurance Department of the state
    where your policy was delivered.
 
    LIMIT ON RIGHT TO CONTEST -- During the Insured's lifetime, we may not
contest the validity of the policy after it has been in force for two years from
the date we issue the policy. If the policy is reinstated, the two-year period
is measured from the date of reinstatement. Any increase in the Coverage Amount
as a result of a premium payment is contestable for two years from its effective
date. In addition, if the Insured commits suicide within two years from the date
we issue the policy, or such period as specified in state law, the benefit
payable will be limited to the Account Value minus any Indebtedness.
 
    MISSTATEMENT AS TO AGE AND SEX -- If the age or sex of the Insured is
incorrectly stated, the Death Benefit will be appropriately adjusted as
specified in the policy.
 
                               POLICY LIMITATIONS
 
    DIVIDENDS -- No dividends will be paid under the policy.
 
    TRANSFERS OF ACCOUNT VALUE -- While the policy remains in force, and subject
to our transfer rules then in effect, you may request that part or all of the
Account Value of a particular Sub-Account be transferred to other Sub-Accounts.
We reserve the right to restrict the number of these transfers to no more than
12 per Policy Year, with no two transfers being made on consecutive Valuation
Days. However, there are no restrictions on the number of transfers at the
present time.
 
    Transfers may be made by written request or by calling us toll free
1-800-231-5453. Transfers by telephone may be made by the agent of record or by
an attorney-in-fact pursuant to a power of attorney. Telephone transfers may
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not be permitted in some states. Hartford, its agents or affiliates 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. The procedures we follow for
transactions initiated by telephone include requirements that callers provide
certain information for identification purposes. All transfer instructions
received by telephone are tape-recorded. We will send you a confirmation of the
transfer within five days from the date of any transfer.
 
    It is your responsibility to verify the accuracy of all confirmations and to
promptly advise us of any inaccuracies within 30 days of receipt.
 
                     CHANGES TO POLICY OR SEPARATE ACCOUNT
 
    SUBSTITUTIONS, ADDITIONS, OR DELETIONS OF FUNDS -- We reserve the right,
subject to any applicable law, to make certain changes to the Funds offered
under your policy. We may, in our sole discretion, establish new Funds. New
Funds will be will be made available to existing policyholders as we determine
appropriate. We may also close one or more Funds to additional payments or
transfers from existing Sub-Accounts.
 
    We reserve the right to eliminate the shares of any of the Funds for any
reason and to substitute shares of another registered investment company for the
shares of any Fund already purchased or to be purchased in the future by the
Separate Account. To the extent required by the Investment Company Act of 1940
(the "1940 Act"), substitutions of shares attributable to your interest in a
Fund will not be made until we have the approval of the Commission and we have
notified you of the change.
 
    In the event of any change, we may, by appropriate endorsement, make any
changes in the policy necessary or appropriate to reflect the modification. If
we decide that it is in the best interest contracts owners, the Separate Account
may be operated as a management company under the 1940 Act or any other form
permitted by law, may be de-registered under the 1940 Act in the event such
registration is no longer required, or may be combined with one or more other
Separate Accounts.
 
    SEPARATE ACCOUNT TAXES -- Currently, there is no charge for federal income
taxes that may be attributable to the Separate Account. However, we reserve the
right to make such a charge in the future. Charges for other taxes, if any,
attributable to the Separate Account may also be made.
 
                         OTHER BENEFITS OF YOUR POLICY
 
    LAST SURVIVOR POLICIES -- The Policies are offered on both a single life and
a "last survivor" basis. Policies sold on a last survivor basis operate in a
manner almost identical to the single life version. The most important
difference is that the last survivor policy involves two Insureds and the Death
Proceeds are paid on the death of the last surviving Insured. The other
significant differences between the last survivor and single life versions are
listed below.
 
1.  The cost of insurance charges under the last survivor policies are
    determined in a manner that reflects the anticipated mortality of the two
    Insureds and the fact that the Death Benefit is not payable until the death
    of the second Insured. See the last survivor illustrations in "Statement of
    Additional Information."
 
2.  To qualify for simplified underwriting under a last survivor policy, both
    Insureds must meet the simplified underwriting standards.
 
3.  For a last survivor policy to be reinstated, both Insureds must be alive on
    the date of reinstatement.
 
4.  The policy provisions regarding misstatement of age or sex, suicide and
    incontestability apply to either Insured.
 
5.  The younger Insured's attained age is used to calculate the Minimum Death
    Benefit to ensure that the policy continues to qualify as life insurance.
 
6.  Additional tax disclosures applicable to last survivor policies are provided
    in "Federal Tax Considerations."
 
                                    PREMIUMS
 
    APPLICATION FOR A POLICY -- To purchase a policy you must submit an
application to us. A policy will be issued only on the lives of Insureds age 90
and under who supply evidence of insurability satisfactory to us. Acceptance is
subject to our underwriting rules and we reserve the right to reject an
application for any reason. If your application for a policy is rejected, then
your initial premium payment will be returned along with an additional amount
for interest, based on the current rate being credited by us. Other than those
described in this prospectus, no change in the terms or conditions of a policy
will be made without your consent. Generally, the minimum initial premium we
accept is $10,000. We may accept less than $10,000 under certain circumstances.
 
    Your policy is effective after we receive all outstanding delivery
requirements and receive your initial premium. The date your policy becomes
effective is called the Policy Date. This date is the date used to determine all
future cyclical transactions on your policy. The Policy Date may be prior to, or
the same as, the date your policy is issued ("Issue Date").
 
    If your Coverage Amount is over then current limits established by us, we
will not accept your initial premium payment with your application. In other
cases where we receive the initial payment with the application, we will
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provide fixed conditional insurance during underwriting according to the terms
of conditional receipt established by us. The fixed conditional insurance will
be the insurance applied for, up to a maximum that varies by age. If no fixed
conditional insurance was in effect, then on policy delivery we will require a
sufficient payment to place the insurance in force.
 
    PREMIUM PAYMENTS -- You pay a single premium and, subject to restrictions,
additional premiums. You may choose a minimum initial premium of 80%, 90% or
100% of the Guideline Single Premium (based on the Face Amount).
 
UNDERWRITING RULES OF YOUR POLICY
 
- - Under current underwriting rules, which are subject to change, if you are
  between ages 35 and 80, you may be eligible for simplified underwriting
  without a medical examination if you meet simplified underwriting standards.
 
- - If you are below age 35 or above age 80, or do not meet simplified
  underwriting eligibility, full underwriting applies, except that substandard
  underwriting applies only in those cases that represent substandard risks
  according to customary underwriting guidelines.
 
    Your policy allows for additional premium payments so long as the additional
premiums do not cause the policy to fail to meet the definition of a life
insurance policy under Section 7702 of the Code. The amount and frequency of
additional premium payments will affect the Cash Value and the amount and
duration of insurance. We may require evidence of insurability for any
additional premiums that increase the Coverage Amount. Premiums, which do not
meet the tax qualification guidelines for life insurance under the Internal
Revenue Code, will not be applied to your policy.
 
    ALLOCATION OF PREMIUMS -- Within three business days of receipt of your
completed application and your initial premium payment at our Home Office, we
allocate your entire premium payment to the Money Market Sub-Account.
 
    We will then allocate the Account Value in the Money Market Sub-Account to
the Sub-Accounts according to the premium allocations you specify in your policy
application. The allocation is made upon the expiration of the right to examine
policy period, or the date we receive the final requirement to put the policy in
force, whichever is later.
 
    ACCUMULATION UNITS -- The premiums you allocate to the Sub-Accounts are used
to purchase Accumulation Units in such Sub-Accounts. We determine the number of
Accumulation Units of each Sub-Account by dividing the amount of premium you
have allocated to the Sub-Account by the accumulation unit value of that
particular Sub-Account.
 
    ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUES -- The accumulation unit value for each Sub-Account
varies to reflect the investment experience of the applicable underlying Fund.
To determine the current accumulation unit value, we take the prior Valuation
Day's accumulation unit value and multiply it by the Net Investment Factor for
the Valuation Period then ended.
 
    The Net Investment Factor is used to measure the investment performance of a
Sub-Account from one Valuation Day to the next. The Net Investment Factor for
each Sub-Account equals:
 
- - The net asset value per share of each Fund held in the Sub-Account at the end
  of the current Valuation Period; divided by
 
- - The net asset value per share of each Fund held in the Sub-Account at the
  beginning of the Valuation Period.
 
    You should refer to the Funds' prospectuses accompanying this Prospectus for
a description of how the assets of each Fund are valued, since these
determinations have a direct bearing on the Accumulation Unit Value of the Sub-
Account and therefore the Account Value of a policy.
 
    All valuations in connection with a policy, will be made on the date your
request or payment is received by us before the close of the New York Stock
Exchange on any Valuation Day at our Home Office. Otherwise a valuation will be
made on the next date which is a Valuation Day.
 
    ACCOUNT VALUE -- Each policy has an Account Value. There is no minimum
guaranteed Account Value. A policy's Account Value equals the policy's value in
all of the Sub-Accounts and any amounts in the Loan Account.
 
    The Account Value of your policy is related to the net asset value of the
Funds to which your have allocated your premiums. The Account Value on any
Valuation Day is calculated by multiplying the number of Accumulation Units by
the Accumulation Unit Value and then totaling the results for all the
Sub-Accounts. The Account Value of a policy changes on a daily basis and is
computed on each Valuation Day. Therefore, your Account Value varies to reflect
the investment performance of the underlying Funds, the value of the Loan
Account and the monthly Deduction Amounts.
 
    SUSPENSION OF VALUATION, PAYMENTS AND TRANSFERS -- We will suspend all
procedures requiring valuation (including transfers, surrenders and loans) when:
 
(a) the New York Stock Exchange is closed;
 
(b) trading on the New York Stock Exchange is restricted by the SEC;
 
(c) the SEC permits and orders postponement; or
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(d) the SEC determines that an emergency exists to restrict valuation.
 
                               DEATH BENEFITS AND
                                 POLICY VALUES
 
    DEATH BENEFIT -- While in force, your policy provides for the payment of the
Death Proceeds to the beneficiary when the Insured under the policy dies. You
must notify us in writing as soon as possible after the death of the Insured.
The Death Proceeds payable to the beneficiary equal the Death Benefit less any
loans outstanding.
 
    We will pay interest of at least 3 1/2% per year on the Death Proceeds from
the date of the Insured's death to the date payment is made or a settlement
option is elected. At such times, the proceeds are not subject to the investment
experience of the Separate Account.
 
    The Death Benefit equals the greater of:
 
(1) the Face Amount; or
 
(2) the Account Value multiplied by a specified percentage.
 
    The percentage varies according to the attained age of the Insured and is
specified in the policy. Therefore, an increase in Account Value may increase
the Death Benefit. However, because the Death Benefit will never be less than
the Face Amount, a decrease in Account Value may decrease the Death Benefit but
never below the Face Amount. This is illustrated in the following examples:
 
EXAMPLES:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                             A           B
                                         ----------  ----------
<S>                                      <C>         <C>
Face Amount............................  $  100,000  $  100,000
Insured's Age..........................          40          40
Account Value on Date of Death.........  $   46,500  $   34,000
Specified Percentage...................        250%        250%
</TABLE>
 
    In Example A, the 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 loans constitutes the Death Proceeds which we would pay to the
beneficiary.
 
    In Example B, the 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%).
 
    DEATH BENEFIT POLICY PROCEEDS -- Proceeds from the Death Benefit left with
us remain in the Sub-Accounts to which they were allocated at the time of death,
unless the beneficiary elects to reallocate them. Full or partial surrenders may
be made at any time.
 
    All or part of the Death Proceeds may be paid in cash or applied under a
Settlement Option.
 
    SETTLEMENT OPTIONS -- The surrender proceeds or Death Proceeds under your
policy may be paid in a lump sum or may be applied to one of our settlement
options. The minimum amount that may be applied under a settlement option is
$5,000, unless we consent to a lesser amount. UNDER SETTLEMENTS OPTIONS LIFE
ANNUITY, LIFE ANNUITY WITH 120,180, OR 240 MONTHLY PAYMENTS CERTAIN AND JOINT
AND LAST SURVIVOR ANNUITY, NO SURRENDER OR PARTIAL SURRENDERS ARE PERMITTED
AFTER PAYMENTS START. FULL SURRENDER OR PARTIAL SURRENDERS MAY BE MADE FROM THE
INTEREST INCOME SETTLEMENT OPTION, PAYMENTS FOR A DESIGNATED PERIOD SETTLEMENT
OPTION OR THE DEATH BENEFIT POLICY PROCEEDS, BUT THEY ARE SUBJECT TO THE
SURRENDER CHARGE, IF APPLICABLE. THERE MAY BE ADVERSE TAX CONSEQUENCES FOR
PARTIAL SURRENDERS FROM PAYMENTS FOR A DESIGNATED PERIOD SETTLEMENT OPTION.
PLEASE CHECK WITH YOUR TAX ADVISOR BEFORE REQUESTING A PARTIAL SURRENDER.
 
    The following settlement options are available under your policy:
 
OPTION 1 -- Interest Income
 
    This option offers payments of interest, at the rate we declare, on the
amount applied under this settlement option. The interest rate will never be
less than 3 1/2% per year.
 
OPTION 2 -- Life Annuity
 
    Death Proceeds are used to purchase a variable annuity where we make annuity
payments as long as the annuitant is living. When the annuitant dies, we stop
making annuity payments. A payee would receive only one annuity payment if the
annuitant dies after the first payment, two annuity payments if the annuitant
dies after the second payment, and so forth.
 
OPTION 3 -- Life Annuity with 120, 180 or 240 Monthly Payments Certain
 
    We make monthly annuity payments during the lifetime of the annuitant but
annuity payments are at least guaranteed for a minimum of 120, 180 or 240
months, as you elect. If, at the death of the annuitant, annuity payments have
been made for less than the minimum elected number of months, then the
beneficiary can either receive the present value (as of the date of the
annuitant's death) of the remaining payments in one sum or continue annuity
payments for the remaining period certain.
 
OPTION 4 -- Joint and Last Survivor Life Annuity
 
    We will make annuity payments as long as the annuitant and joint annuitant
are living. When one annuitant dies, we continue to make annuity payments until
that second annuitant dies. The annuitant may elect that the payment be less
than the payment made during the joint lifetime of the annuitants. When choosing
this option, you must decide
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what will happen to the annuity payments after the first annuitant dies.
 
    Under this option, it is possible for an annuitant and joint annuitant to
receive only one payment in the event of the common or simultaneous death of the
annuitants prior to the date of the second payment.
 
OPTION 5 -- Payments For a Designated Period
 
    We will make annuity payments for the number of years that you select. You
can select between 5 years and 30 years. Under this option, you may, at any
time, request a full surrender and receive the Cash Surrender Value of your
policy.
 
    VARIABLE AND FIXED ANNUITY PAYMENTS -- When the settlement option you select
involves an annuity, unless you specify otherwise, the surrender proceeds or
Death Proceeds provide a variable annuity. Fixed annuity options are also
available.
 
    VARIABLE ANNUITY -- Your policy contains tables indicating the minimum
dollar amount of the first monthly payment under a variable annuity for each
$1,000 of value of a Sub-Account. Your first monthly payment varies with the
annuity option chosen and specific parameters chosen by you. The policy contains
variable payment annuity tables derived from the 1983(a) Individual Annuity
Mortality Table, with ages set back one year and with an assumed investment rate
("A.I.R.") of 5% per annum. The assumed investment rate is the investment return
used to calculate subsequent variable annuity payments.
 
    We determine the total first monthly variable annuity payment by multiplying
the Death Proceeds (expressed in thousands of dollars) in a Sub-Account by the
amount of the first monthly payment per $1,000 of value obtained from the tables
in the policy.
 
    The amount of your first monthly variable annuity payment is divided by the
value of an annuity unit for the appropriate Sub-Account no earlier than the
close of business on the fifth Valuation Day proceeding the day on which the
payment is due. This determines the number of annuity units represented by the
first payment. This number of annuity units remains fixed during the annuity
payment period and in each subsequent month the dollar amount of the variable
annuity payment is determined by multiplying this fixed number of annuity units
by the current annuity unit value.
 
    Level variable annuity payments would be produced if the investment rate
remained constant and equal to the assumed investment rate. Payments will vary
up or down as the investment rate varies up or down relative to the assumed
investment rate.
 
    FIXED ANNUITY PAYMENTS -- You will receive equal fixed annuity payments
throughout the annuity payment period. We determine fixed annuity payment
amounts by multiplying the amount applied to the annuity by an annuity rate. The
annuity rate is set by us and is not less than the rate specified in the fixed
payment annuity tables in your policy.
 
    Hartford will make any other arrangements for income payments as may be
agreed on.
 
    BENEFITS AT MATURITY -- If the Insured is living on the "Maturity Date" (the
anniversary of the Policy Date on which the Insured is age 100), on surrender of
the policy to us, we will pay you the Cash Surrender Value. In such case, the
policy will terminate and we will have no further obligations under the policy.
The Maturity Date may be extended by rider where approved, but see "Federal Tax
Considerations-- Income Taxation of Policy Benefits."
 
    CHARGES AND POLICY VALUES -- Your policy value decreases due to the
deduction of policy charges. Policy value may increase or decrease depending on
investment performance. Fluctuations in your Account Value may have an effect on
your Death Benefit. If your policy lapses, your policy terminates and no Death
Benefit will be paid.
 
                            MAKING WITHDRAWALS FROM
                                  YOUR POLICY
 
    SURRENDERS -- While your policy is in force, you may, without the consent of
the beneficiary (provided the designation of beneficiary is not irrevocable),
fully surrender your policy. Upon surrender, you receive the Cash Surrender
Value determined as of the day we receive your request or the date requested by
you, whichever is later. The Cash Surrender Value equals the Account Value less
any Surrender Charges and any Unamortized Tax charge and all Indebtedness. We
pay the Cash Surrender Value of the policy within seven days of our receipt of
your written request or on the effective surrender date requested by you,
whichever is later. Your policy will terminate on the date of our receipt of the
written request, or the date you request the surrender to be effective,
whichever is later. For a discussion of the tax consequences of surrendering
your policy, see "Federal Tax Considerations".
 
    If you choose to apply the surrender proceeds to a settlement option, the
Surrender Charge will not be imposed to the surrender proceeds applied to the
option. In other words, the surrender proceeds will equal the Cash Surrender
Value without reduction for the Surrender Charge. However, any Unamortized Tax
charge, if applicable, will be deducted from the surrender proceeds to be
applied. In addition, amounts you withdraw from the Interest Income settlement
option, the Payments for a Designated Period settlement option or the Death
Benefit Policy Proceeds are subject to any applicable Surrender Charge.
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    PARTIAL SURRENDERS -- While your policy is in force, you may elect, by
written request, to make partial surrenders from the Cash Surrender Value. The
Cash Surrender Value, after partial surrender, must at least equal our minimum
amount rules then in effect; otherwise, the request will be treated as a request
for full surrender. The partial surrenders will be deducted pro rata from each
Sub-Account, unless the you instruct otherwise. The Face Amount will be reduced
proportionate to the reduction in the Account Value due to the partial
surrender. Partial surrenders in excess of the greater of 10% of premiums or
100% of Account Value less premiums paid will be subject to the Surrender Charge
and any Unamortized Tax charges. For a discussion of the tax consequences of
partial surrenders, see "Federal Tax Considerations".
 
    RIGHT TO EXAMINE -- You have a limited right to return your policy for
cancellation. You may deliver or mail the policy to us or to the agent from whom
it was purchased any time during your free look period. Your free look period
begins on the day you get your policy and ends ten days after you get it (or
longer in some states). In such event, the policy will be rescinded and we will
pay an amount equal to the greater of the premiums paid for the policy less any
Indebtedness or the sum of: i) the Account Value less any Indebtedness, on the
date the returned policy is received by us or the agent from whom it was
purchased; and, ii)any deductions under the policy or charges associated with
the Separate Account. If your policy is replacing another policy, your free look
period and the amount paid to you upon the return of your policy vary by state.
 
    RIGHT TO EXCHANGE -- Once the policy is in effect, it may be exchanged,
during the first 24 months after its issuance, for a non-variable flexible
premium adjustable life insurance policy offered by us (or an affiliated
company) on the life of the Insured. No evidence of insurability will be
required. The new policy will have, at your election, either the same Coverage
Amount as under the exchanged policy on the date of exchange or the same Death
Benefit. The effective date, issue date and issue age will be the same as
existed under the exchanged policy. If a policy loan was outstanding, the entire
loan must be repaid. The exchange is subject to adjustments in payments and
Account Values to reflect variances, if any, in the payments and Account Values
under this policy and the new policy.
 
                                     LOANS
 
    AVAILABILITY OF LOANS -- At any time while the policy is in force, you,
without the consent of the beneficiary, (provided the designation of beneficiary
is not irrevocable) may borrow against the policy by assigning it as sole
security to us. Two types of cash loans are available. Any new loan taken
together with any existing Indebtedness may not exceed 90% of the Cash Value.
The minimum loan amount that we will allow is $25.00.
 
    The proceeds of a loan will be delivered to you within seven business days
of our receipt of the loan request.
 
    Unless you specify otherwise, all loan amounts will be transferred pro rata
basis from each Sub-Account to the Loan Account. 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.
 
    If total Indebtedness equals or exceeds the Account Value of the policy on
any Monthly Activity Date, we will give you written notice that, unless we
receive an additional payment within 61 days to reduce the aggregate outstanding
loan(s) secured by the policy, the policy may lapse. See "Lapse and
Reinstatement."
 
    PREFERRED LOANS -- The amount of the Loan Account that equals the difference
between the Cash Value and the total of all premiums paid under the policy is
considered a "Preferred Loan."
 
    LOAN REPAYMENTS -- You can repay all or any part of a loan at any time while
your policy is in force. The amount of your policy loan repayment will be
deducted from the Loan Account. It will be allocated among the Sub-Accounts in
the same percentage as premiums are allocated. Any outstanding loan at the end
of a grace period must be repaid before the policy will be reinstated.
 
    EFFECT OF LOANS ON ACCOUNT VALUE -- A loan, whether or not repaid, has a
permanent effect on your Account Value. This effect occurs because the
investment result of each Sub-Account applies only to the amount remaining in
such Sub-Accounts. The longer a loan is outstanding, the greater the effect on
your Account Value is likely to be. The effect could be favorable or
unfavorable. If the Sub-Accounts earn more than the annual interest rate for
amounts held in the Loan Account, your 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, then your Account Value will be greater than it would
have been had no loan been made. If not repaid, the aggregate amount of the
outstanding Indebtedness will reduce the Death Proceeds and the Cash Surrender
Value otherwise payable. For a discussion of the consequences of obtaining a
loan against the policy see "Federal Tax Considerations".
 
    CREDITED INTEREST -- Any amounts in the Loan Account will be credited with
interest at an annual rate of 4.0%. The annual rate for Preferred Loans is 6%.
 
    POLICY LOAN RATES -- The loan interest rate that we will charge on all loans
is 6% per annum.
 
                            LAPSE AND REINSTATEMENT
 
    LAPSE -- Your policy will remain in force until the Cash Surrender Value is
insufficient to cover the Deduction
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Amount due on a Monthly Activity Date. We will notify you of the default in
writing, warning you that your policy is in danger of terminating.
 
    GRACE PERIOD -- Your policy provides a 61-day grace period to pay an amount
sufficient to cover the Deduction Amounts due. The notice will indicate the
amount that must be paid.
 
    The policy will continue through the grace period, but if no additional
premium payment is made, it will terminate at the end of the grace period. If
the person Insured under the policy dies during the grace period, the Death
Proceeds payable under the policy will be reduced by the Deduction Amount(s) due
and unpaid. See "Death Benefits and Policy Values."
 
    REINSTATEMENT -- If your policy lapses, you may apply for reinstatement of
the policy by payment of the reinstatement premium shown in the policy and any
applicable charges. A request for reinstatement may be made within five years of
lapse. If a loan is outstanding at the time of lapse, we require repayment of
the loan before permitting reinstatement. In addition, we reserve the right to
require evidence of insurability satisfactory to Hartford.
 
    The Account Value on the reinstatement date will reflect:
 
(a) the Cash Value at the time of termination; plus
 
(b) Net Premiums derived from premiums paid at the time of reinstatement; minus
 
(c) the Monthly Deduction Amounts that were due and unpaid during the Policy
    Grace Period; plus
 
(d) the Surrender Charge at the time of reinstatement.
 
    The surrender charge is based on the duration from the original policy date
as through the policy has never lapsed.
 
                           FEDERAL TAX CONSIDERATIONS
 
                                    GENERAL
 
    Since federal tax law is complex, the tax consequences of purchasing this
policy will vary depending on your situation. You may need tax or legal advice
to help you determine whether purchasing this policy is right for you.
 
    Our general discussion of the tax treatment of this policy is based on our
understanding of federal income tax laws as they are currently interpreted. A
detailed description of all federal income tax consequences regarding the
purchase of this policy cannot be made in the prospectus. We also do not discuss
state, municipal or other tax laws that may apply to this policy. For detailed
information, you should consult with a qualified tax adviser familiar with your
situation.
 
                            TAXATION OF HARTFORD AND
                              THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT
 
    The Separate Account is taxed as a part of Hartford which is taxed as a life
insurance company under Subchapter L of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the "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 "Premiums -- Account Value"). As a result, such
investment income and realized capital gains are automatically applied to
increase reserves under the Policy.
 
    Hartford 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 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 POLICY BENEFITS
 
    For federal income tax purposes, the Policies 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 Policy Owner is generally not taxed on
increments in the contract value until the Policy is partially or completely
surrendered. Section 7702 limits the amount of premiums that may be invested in
a Policy that is treated as life insurance. Hartford intends to monitor premium
levels to assure compliance with the Section 7702 requirements.
 
    During the first fifteen Policy Years, an "income first" rule generally
applies to distributions of cash required to be made under Code Section 7702
because of a reduction in benefits under the Policy.
 
    The Maturity Date Extension Rider allows a Policy Owner to extend the
Maturity Date to the date of the Insured's death. If the Maturity Date of the
Policy is extended by rider, Hartford believes that the Policy 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 Policy 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 Policy Owner should consult a qualified tax adviser regarding the
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possible adverse tax consequences resulting from an extension of the scheduled
Maturity Date.
 
                             LAST SURVIVOR POLICIES
 
    Although Hartford believes that the last survivor Policies are in compliance
with Section 7702 of the Code, the manner in which Section 7702 should be
applied to certain features of a joint survivorship life insurance contract is
not directly addressed by Section 7702. In the absence of final regulations or
other guidance issued under Section 7702, there is necessarily some uncertainty
whether a last survivor Policy will meet the Section 7702 definition of a life
insurance contract.
 
                          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 premiums 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
Policy does not meet the specified computational rules for the "seven-pay test"
under Section 7702A(c). Therefore, the Policy 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 Policy to be treated as a modified
endowment contract if no additional premiums are paid.
 
    A contract that is classified as modified endowment contract is eligible for
certain aspects of 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, loans, 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 policy (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 Policy 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 Policy Owner's estate for purposes of federal estate tax if the last
surviving Insured owned the Policy. If the Policy Owner was not the last
surviving Insured, the fair market value of the Policy would be included in the
Policy Owner's estate upon the Policy 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.
 
    The federal estate tax is integrated with the federal gift tax under a
unified rate schedule and unified credit which shelters up to $650,000 (1999)
from the estate and gift tax. The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 gradually raises
the credit over the next seven years to $1,000,000. 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 Policy Owner (whether or not he or she is an Insured) transfers
ownership of the Policy 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 Policy. 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, as adjusted for inflation. Because these rules
are complex, the Policy Owner should consult with a qualified tax adviser for
specific information if ownership is passing to younger generations.
 
                          DIVERSIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
 
    The Code requires that investments supporting your policy be adequately
diversified. Code Section 817 provides that a variable life insurance contract
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. If a contract is not treated as a life insurance contract, the
policy owner will be subject to income tax on annual increases in cash value.
 
    The Treasury Department's diversification regulations 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
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same real property project, and all interests in the same commodity are each
treated as a single investment. In the case of government securities, each
government agency or instrumentality is 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 still comply within a reasonable period and avoid
the taxation of contract income on an ongoing basis. However, either the company
or the policy owner must agree to pay the tax due for the period during which
the diversification requirements were not met.
 
    We monitor the diversification of investments in the separate accounts and
test for diversification as required by the Code. We intend to administer all
policies 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 separate accounts supporting the contract must be considered to be
owned by the insurance company and not by the policy owner. It is unclear under
what circumstances an investor is considered to have enough control over the
assets in the separate account to be considered the owner of the assets for tax
purposes.
 
    The IRS has issued several rulings discussing investor control. These
rulings say that certain incidents of ownership by the policy owner, such as the
ability to select and control investments in a separate account, will cause the
policy owner to be treated as the owner of the assets for tax purposes.
 
    In its explanation of the diversification regulations, the Treasury
Department recognized 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, guidance has
yet to be issued. We do not know if additional guidance will be issued. If
guidance is issued, we do not know if it will have a retroactive effect.
 
    Due to the lack of specific guidance on investor control, there is some
uncertainty about when a policy owner is considered the owner of the assets for
tax purposes. We reserve the right to modify the policy, as necessary, to
prevent you from being considered the owner of assets in the separate account.
 
                    TAX DEFERRAL DURING ACCUMULATION PERIOD
 
    Under existing provisions of the Code, except as described below, any
increase in an Owner's Investment Value is generally not taxable to the Policy
Owner unless amounts are received (or are deemed to be received) under the
Policy prior to the Insured's death. If the Policy is surrendered or matures,
the amount received will be includable in the Policy Owner's income to the
extent that it exceeds the Policy Owner's "investment in the contract." (If
there is any debt at the time of a surrender, then such debt will be treated as
an amount distributed to the Owner.) The "investment in the contract" is the
aggregate amount of premium payments and other consideration paid for the
Policy, less the aggregate amount received previously under the Policy to the
extent such amounts received were excluded from gross income. Since this Policy
is a modified endowment contract, partial withdrawals (or other such amounts
deemed to be distributed) from the Policy constitute income to the Policy Owner
for Federal income tax purposes.
 
                        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 Policy Owner,
such amounts will be subject to federal income tax withholding and reporting,
pursuant to the Code.
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                      NON-INDIVIDUAL OWNERSHIP OF POLICIES
 
    In certain circumstances, the Code limits the application of specific tax
advantages to individual owners of life insurance contracts. Prospective Policy
Owners which are not individuals should consult a qualified tax adviser to
determine the potential impact on the purchaser.
 
                                     OTHER
 
    Federal estate tax, state and local estate, inheritance and other tax
consequences of ownership, or receipt of Policy proceeds depend on the
circumstances of each Policy 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 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 adviser
regarding U.S. state, and foreign taxation with respect to a life insurance
policy purchase.
 
                               LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
 
    There are no material legal proceedings pending to which the Separate
Account is a party.
 
                                 OTHER MATTERS
 
    LEGAL MATTERS -- Legal matters in connection with the issue and sale of
modified single premium variable life insurance Policies described in this
Prospectus and the organization of Hartford, its authority to issue the Policies
under Connecticut law and the validity of the forms of the Policies under
Connecticut law and legal matters relating to the federal securities and income
tax laws have been passed on by Lynda Godkin, Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Hartford.
 
    YEAR 2000 IN GENERAL -- The Year 2000 issue relates to the ability or
inability of computer hardware, software and other information technology (IT)
systems, as well as non-IT systems, such as equipment and machinery with
imbedded chips and microprocessors, to properly process information and data
containing or related to dates beginning with the year 2000 and beyond. The Year
2000 issue exists because, historically, many IT and non-IT systems that are in
use today were developed years ago when a year was identified using a two-digit
date field rather than a four-digit date field. As information and data
containing or related to the century date are introduced to date sensitive
systems, these systems may recognize the year 2000 as "1900", or not at all,
which may result in systems processing information incorrectly. This, in turn,
may significantly and adversely affect the integrity and reliability of
information databases of IT systems, may cause the malfunctioning of certain
non-IT systems, and may result in a wide variety of adverse consequences to a
company. In addition, Year 2000 problems that occur with third parties with
which a company does business, such as suppliers, computer vendors, distributors
and others, may also adversely affect any given company.
 
    The integrity and reliability of Hartford's IT systems, as well as the
reliability of its non-IT systems, are integral aspects of Hartford's business.
Hartford issues insurance policies, annuities, mutual funds and other financial
products to individual and business customers, nearly all of which contain date
sensitive data, such as policy expiration dates, birth dates and premium payment
dates. In addition, various IT systems support communications and other systems
that integrate Hartford's various business segments and field offices. Hartford
also has business relationships with numerous third parties that affect
virtually all aspects of Hartford's business, including, without limitation,
suppliers, computer hardware and software vendors, insurance agents and brokers,
securities broker-dealers and other distributors of financial products, many of
which provide date sensitive data to Hartford, and whose operations are
important to Hartford's business.
 
    INTERNAL YEAR 2000 EFFORTS AND TIMETABLE -- Beginning in 1990, Hartford
began working on making its IT systems Year 2000 ready, either through
installing new programs or replacing systems. Since January 1998, Hartford's
Year 2000 efforts have focused on the remaining Year 2000 issues related to IT
and non-IT systems in all of Hartford's business segments. These Year 2000
efforts include the following five main initiatives: (1) identifying and
assessing Year 2000 issues; (2) taking actions to remediate IT and non-IT
systems so that they are Year 2000 ready; (3) testing IT and non-IT systems for
Year 2000 readiness; (4) deploying such remediated and tested systems back into
their respective production environments; and (5) conducting internal and
external integrated testing of such systems. As of December 31, 1998, Hartford
substantially completed initiatives (1) through (4) of its internal Year 2000
efforts. Hartford has begun initiative (5) and management currently anticipates
that such activity will continue into the fourth quarter of 1999.
 
    THIRD PARTY YEAR 2000 EFFORTS AND TIMETABLE -- Hartford's Year 2000 efforts
include assessing the potential
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impact on Hartford of third parties' Year 2000 readiness. Hartford's third party
Year 2000 efforts include the following three main initiatives: (1) identifying
third parties which have significant business relationships with Hartford,
including, without limitation, insurance agents, brokers, third party
administrators, banks and other distributors and servicers of financial
products, and inquiring of such third parties regarding their Year 2000
readiness; (2) evaluating such third parties' responses to Hartford's inquiries;
and (3) based on the evaluation of third party responses (or a third party's
failure to respond) and the significance of the business relationship,
conducting additional activities with respect to third parties as determined to
be necessary in each case. These activities may include conducting additional
inquiries, more in-depth evaluations of Year 2000 readiness and plans, and
integrated IT systems testing. Hartford has completed the first third party
initiative and, as of early 1999, had substantially completed evaluating third
party responses received. Hartford has begun conducting the additional
activities described in initiative (3) and management currently anticipates that
it will continue to do so through the end of 1999. However, notwithstanding
these third party Year 2000 efforts, Hartford does not have control over these
third parties and, as a result, Hartford cannot currently determine to what
extent future operating results may be adversely affected by the failure of
these third parties to adequately address their Year 2000 issues.
 
    YEAR 2000 COSTS -- The costs of Hartford's Year 2000 program that were
incurred through the year ended December 31, 1997 were not material to
Hartford's financial condition or results of operations. The after-tax costs of
Hartford's Year 2000 efforts for the year ended December 31, 1998 were
approximately $3 million. Management currently estimates that after-tax costs
related to the Year 2000 program to be incurred in 1999 will be less than $10
million. These costs are being expensed as incurred.
 
    RISKS AND CONTINGENCY PLANS -- If significant Year 2000 problems arise,
including problems arising with third parties, failures of IT and non-IT systems
could occur, which in turn could result in substantial interruptions in
Hartford's business. In addition, Hartford's investing activities are an
important aspect of its business and Hartford may be exposed to the risk that
issuers of investments held by it will be adversely impacted by Year 2000
issues. Given the uncertain nature of Year 2000 problems that may arise,
especially those related to the readiness of third parties discussed above,
management cannot determine at this time whether the consequences of Year 2000
related problems that could arise will have a material impact on Hartford's
financial condition or results of operations.
 
    Hartford is in the process of developing certain contingency plans so that
if, despite its Year 2000 efforts, Year 2000 problems ultimately arise, the
impact of such problems may be avoided or minimized. These contingency plans are
being developed based on, among other things, known or reasonably anticipated
circumstances and potential vulnerabilities. The contingency planning also
includes assessing the dependency of Hartford's business on third parties and
their Year 2000 readiness. Hartford currently anticipates that internal and
external contingency plans will be substantially complete by the end of the
second quarter of 1999. However, in many contexts, Year 2000 issues are dynamic,
and ongoing assessments of business functions, vulnerabilities and risks must be
made. As such, new contingency plans may be needed in the future and/or existing
plans may need to be modified as circumstances warrant.
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                           GLOSSARY OF SPECIAL TERMS
 
As used in this Prospectus, the following terms have the indicated meanings:
 
ACCOUNT VALUE: The current value of the Sub-Accounts plus the value of the Loan
Account under the policy.
 
ACCUMULATION UNIT: A unit of measure we use to calculate the value of a
Sub-Account.
 
ANNUAL WITHDRAWAL AMOUNT: The amount of a surrender or partial surrender that is
not subject to the Surrender Charge. This amount in any Policy Year is the
greater of 10% of premiums or 100% of your Account Value minus premiums paid.
 
ANNUITY UNIT: A unit of measure we use to calculate the amount of annuity
payments.
 
CASH SURRENDER VALUE: The policy's Cash Value minus all Indebtedness.
 
CASH VALUE: The policy's Account Value minus any Surrender Charge and any
Unamortized Tax charge due upon surrender.
 
CODE: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
 
COVERAGE AMOUNT: The Death Benefit less the Account Value.
 
DEATH BENEFIT: The greater of (1) the Face Amount specified in the policy or (2)
the Account Value on the date of death multiplied by a stated percentage as
specified in the policy.
 
DEATH PROCEEDS: The amount that we will pay on the death of the Insured. This
equals the Death Benefit minus any Indebtedness.
 
DEDUCTION AMOUNT: A charge on the Policy Date and on each Monthly Activity Date
for the cost of insurance, Tax Expense charges under Option 1, an administrative
charge and a mortality and expense risk charge.
 
FACE AMOUNT: On the Policy Date, the Face Amount is the amount shown on the
policy's Specifications page. Thereafter, the Face Amount is reduced in
proportion to any partial surrenders.
 
HARTFORD, WE OR US: Hartford Life Insurance Company.
 
HOME OFFICE: Currently located at 200 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, Connecticut;
however, the mailing address is P.O. Box 2999, Hartford, Connecticut 06104-2999.
 
INDEBTEDNESS: Monies you owe us, including all outstanding loans on the policy,
any interest due or accrued and any unpaid Deduction Amount or annual
maintenance fee arising during a grace period.
 
INSURED: The person on whose life the policy is issued.
 
ISSUE AGE: As of the Policy Date, the Insured's age on Insured's last birthday.
 
LOAN ACCOUNT: An account in our general account, established for any amounts
transferred from the Sub-Accounts for requested loans. The Loan Account credits
a fixed rate of interest that is not based on the investment experience of the
Separate Account.
 
MONTHLY ACTIVITY DATE: The day of each month on which any deductions or charges
are subtracted from Account Value of your policy. Monthly Activity Dates occur
on the same day of the month as the Policy Anniversary.
 
POLICY ANNIVERSARY: The yearly anniversary of the Policy Date.
 
POLICY DATE: The issue date of the policy.
 
POLICY LOAN RATE: The interest rate charged on policy loans.
 
POLICY OWNER OR YOU: The owner of the policy.
 
POLICY YEAR: The twelve months between Policy Anniversaries.
 
SUB-ACCOUNT VALUE: The current value of the Sub-Accounts.
 
SURRENDER CHARGE: A charge which may be assessed upon surrender of the policy or
partial surrenders in excess of the Annual Withdrawal Amount.
 
VALUATION DAY: The date on which the Sub-Account is valued. The Valuation Day is
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
(generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) on such days.
 
VALUATION PERIOD: The period between the close of business on successive
Valuation Days.
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                                   APPENDIX A
             SPECIAL INFORMATION FOR POLICIES PURCHASED IN NEW YORK
 
    If the policy is purchased in the State of New York, the following
provisions of the Prospectus are amended as follows:
 
    In the Glossary of Special Terms section of the Prospectus, the definition
of Account Value is deleted and the following definition is substituted:
 
ACCOUNT VALUE: The current value of Accumulation Units plus the value of the
Loan Account under the policy. In the case of a Policy Owner who purchases the
policy in the State of New York (the "New York Policy Owner") and who elects to
transfer into the Fixed Accumulation Feature, Account Value is the current value
of the Fixed Accumulation Feature plus the value of the Loan Account under the
policy.
 
    The following definition is added:
 
FIXED ACCUMULATION FEATURE: Part of the General Account of Hartford to which a
New York Policy Owner may allocate the entire Account Value.
 
    The definition of Loan Account is deleted and the following definition is
substituted:
 
LOAN ACCOUNT: An account in Hartford's General Account, established for any
amounts transferred from the Sub-Accounts or, if a New York Policy Owner, from
the Fixed Accumulation Feature for requested loans. The Loan Account credits a
fixed rate of interest of 4% per annum that is not based on the investment
experience of the Separate Account.
 
    The following is added to the Prospectus as a separate section following the
section entitled "Separate Account Five":
 
                         THE FIXED ACCUMULATION FEATURE
 
    THAT PORTION OF THE POLICY RELATING TO THE FIXED ACCUMULATION FEATURE IS NOT
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ("1933 ACT") AND THE FIXED
ACCUMULATION FEATURE IS NOT REGISTERED AS AN INVESTMENT COMPANY UNDER THE
INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 ("1940 ACT"). ACCORDINGLY, NEITHER THE FIXED
ACCUMULATION FEATURE 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 ACCUMULATION FEATURE HAS NOT BEEN REVIEWED BY THE STAFF OF THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THE FOLLOWING DISCLOSURE ABOUT THE FIXED ACCUMULATION
FEATURE MAY BE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN GENERALLY APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE FEDERAL
SECURITIES LAWS REGARDING THE ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS OF DISCLOSURE.
 
    Under the circumstances described under the heading "Transfer of Entire
Account Value to the Fixed Accumulation Feature." New York Policy Owners may
transfer no less than the entire Account Value to the Fixed Accumulation
Feature. Account Value transferred to the Fixed Accumulation Feature becomes
part of the general assets of Hartford. Hartford invests the assets of the
General Account in accordance with applicable laws governing the investment of
insurance company general accounts.
 
    Hartford currently credits interest to the Account Value transferred to the
Fixed Accumulation Feature under the policy at the Minimum Credited Rate of 3%
per year, compounded annually. Hartford reserves the right to credit a lower
minimum interest rate according to state law. Hartford may also credit interest
at rates greater than the minimum Fixed Accumulation Feature interest rate.
There is no specific formula for determining the interest credited to the
Account Value in the Fixed Accumulation Feature.
 
    The following language is added to the section of the Prospectus entitled
"Charges and Deductions -- Administrative Charge":
 
    No Administrative Charge is deducted from Sub-Account Value in the Fixed
Accumulation Feature.
 
    The following language is added to the section of the Prospectus entitled
"Charges and Deductions -- Mortality and Expense Risk Charge":
 
    No Mortality and Expense Risk Charge is deducted from Sub-Account Value in
the Fixed Accumulation Feature.
 
    The following separate sections are added to the section of the Prospectus
entitled "Your Policy":
 
                        TRANSFER OF ENTIRE ACCOUNT VALUE
                       TO THE FIXED ACCUMULATION FEATURE
 
    New York Policy Owners may transfer no less than the entire Account Value
into the Fixed Accumulation Feature under the following circumstances: (i)
during the first 18 months following the Date of Issue, (ii) within 30 days
following a Policy Anniversary, or (iii) within 60 days following the effective
date of a material change in the investment policy of the Separate Account which
the New York Policy Owner objects to.
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24                                               HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
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    A TRANSFER TO THE FIXED ACCUMULATION FEATURE MUST BE FOR THE ENTIRE ACCOUNT
VALUE AND ONCE THE ACCOUNT VALUE HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED TO THE FIXED ACCUMULATION
FEATURE, IT MAY NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, BE TRANSFERRED BACK TO THE
SEPARATE ACCOUNT.
 
    For New York Policy Owners who elect to invest in the Fixed Accumulation
Feature, Hartford will transfer the entire Account Value from the Separate
Account to the Fixed Accumulation Feature on the Monthly Activity Date next
following the date on which Hartford received the transfer request. The Account
Value in the Fixed Accumulation Feature on the date of transfer equals the
entire Account Value; plus the value of the Loan Account; minus the Monthly
Deduction Amount applicable to the Fixed Accumulation Feature and minus the
Annual Maintenance Fee, if applicable. On each subsequent Monthly Activity Date,
the Account Value in the Fixed Accumulation Feature equals the Account Value on
the previous Monthly Activity Date; plus any premiums received since the last
Monthly Activity Date; plus interest credited since the last Monthly Activity
Date; minus the Monthly Deduction Amount applicable to the Fixed Accumulation
Feature; minus any partial surrenders taken since the last Monthly Activity Date
and minus any Surrender Charges deducted since the last Monthly Deduction Date.
On each Valuation Date (other than a Monthly Activity Date), the Account Value
of the Fixed Accumulation Feature equals the Account Value on the previous
Monthly Activity Date; plus any premiums received since the last Monthly
Activity Date; plus any interest credited since the last Monthly Activity Date;
minus any partial surrenders taken since the last Monthly Activity Date and
minus any Surrender Charges deducted since the last Monthly Activity Date.
 
                               DEFERRED PAYMENTS
 
    Hartford reserves the right to defer payment of any Cash Surrender Values
and loan amounts which are attributable to the Fixed Accumulation Feature for up
to six months from the date of request. If payment is deferred for more than ten
days, Hartford will pay interest at the Fixed Accumulation Feature Minimum
Credited Interest Rate.
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                                     PART B
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                                                 HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
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                      STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
                        HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
                             SEPARATE ACCOUNT FIVE
 
    This Statement of Additional Information is not a prospectus. We will send
you a prospectus if you write us at P.O. Box 2999, Hartford, CT 06104-2999, or
if you call us at 1-800-231-5453.
 
DATE OF PROSPECTUS: MAY 3, 1999
DATE OF STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: MAY 3, 1999
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2                                                HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
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                               TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
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 GENERAL INFORMATION AND HISTORY.......................................     3
 SERVICES..............................................................     5
 EXPERTS...............................................................     5
 DISTRIBUTION OF THE POLICIES..........................................     6
 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT CHARGES..................................     6
 ILLUSTRATION OF BENEFITS..............................................     7
 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS..................................................  SA-1
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STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION                                            3
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                              GENERAL INFORMATION
                                  AND HISTORY
 
                        HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
 
    Hartford Life Insurance Company is a stock life insurance company engaged in
the business of writing life insurance, both individual and group, in all states
of the United States and the District of Columbia. We were originally
incorporated under the laws of Massachusetts on June 5, 1902, and subsequently
redomiciled to Connecticut. Our offices are located in Simsbury, Connecticut;
however, our mailing address is P.O. Box 2999, Hartford, CT 06104-2999. We are
ultimately controlled by The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., one of the
largest financial service providers in the United States.
 
    The following table shows a brief description of the business experience of
officers and directors of Hartford Life Insurance Company:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                    POSITION WITH HARTFORD;                OTHER BUSINESS PROFESSION, VOCATION OR EMPLOYMENT
           NAME                        YEAR OF ELECTION                         FOR PAST FIVE YEARS; OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS
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<S>                          <C>                                    <C>
Wendell J. Bossen            Vice President, 1992**                 Vice President (1992-Present), Hartford Life and Accident
                                                                      Insurance Company; President (1992-Present), International
                                                                      Corporate Marketing Group, Inc.; Executive Vice President
                                                                      (1984-1992), Mutual Benefit.
 
Gregory A. Boyko             Senior Vice President,                 Vice President and Controller (1995-1997), Hartford Life
                             Director 1997                            Insurance Company; Director (1997-Present); Senior Vice
                                                                      President (1997-Present), Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
                                                                      (1997-1998); Vice President & Controller (1995-1997), Hartford
                                                                      Life and Accident Insurance Company; Senior Vice President,
                                                                      Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer (1997-Present), Hartford
                                                                      Life, Inc.; Chief Financial Officer (1994-1995), IMG American
                                                                      Life; Senior Vice President (1992-1994), Connecticut Mutual
                                                                      Life Insurance Company.
 
Peter W. Cummins             Senior Vice President, 1997            Vice President (1989-1997); Director of Broker Dealer Sales-ILAD
                                                                      (1989-1992), Hartford; Senior Vice President (1997-Present)
                                                                      Vice President (1989-1997); Director of Broker Dealer
                                                                      Sales-ILAD (1989-1991), Hartford Life and Accident Insurance
                                                                      Company.
 
Timothy M. Fitch             Vice President, 1995                   Assistant Vice President (1992-1995), Hartford; Vice President
                                                                      (1995-Present); Actuary (1994-Present); Assistant Vice
                                                                      President (1992-1995), Hartford Life and Accident Insurance
                                                                      Company.
 
Mary Jane B. Fortin          Vice President & Chief                 Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer, (1998-Present),
                             Accounting Officer, 1998                 Hartford Life & Annuity Insurance Company; Vice President &
                                                                      Chief Accounting Officer, (1998-Present), Royal Life Insurance
                                                                      Company of America; Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer
                                                                      (1998-Present) Alpine Life Insurance Company; Chief Accounting
                                                                      Officer (1997-Present), Hartford Life, Inc.; Director, Finance
                                                                      (1995-1997), Value Health, Inc.; Senior Manager (1993-1995),
                                                                      Coopers and Lybrand; Audit Manager (1993-1996) Arthur Andersen
                                                                      & Co.
</TABLE>
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4                                                HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
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                                    POSITION WITH HARTFORD;                OTHER BUSINESS PROFESSION, VOCATION OR EMPLOYMENT
           NAME                        YEAR OF ELECTION                         FOR PAST FIVE YEARS; OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS
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<S>                          <C>                                    <C>
David T. Foy                 Senior Vice President and              Senior Vice President (1998-Present), Vice President (1998),
                             Treasurer, 1998                          Assistant Vice President (1995-1998), Hartford; Senior Vice
                                                                      President (1998-Present), Hartford Life and Accident Insurance
                                                                      Company; Director, Strategic Planning Corporate Finance
                                                                      (1995-1996), IA Product Development (1994-1995), Hartford;
                                                                      Various Actuarial Roles (1989-1993), Milliman & Robertson.
 
Lynda Godkin                 Senior Vice President, 1997            Associate General Counsel (1995-1996); Assistant General Counsel
                             General Counsel, 1996                    and Secretary (1994-1995); Counsel (1990-1994), Hartford;
                             Corporate Secretary, 1995                Director (1997-Present); Senior Vice President (1997-Present);
                             Director, 1997                           General Counsel (1996-Present); Corporate Secretary
                                                                      (1995-Present); Associate General Counsel (1995-1996);
                                                                      Assistant General Counsel and Secretary (1994-1995); Counsel
                                                                      (1990-1994), Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company;
                                                                      Vice President and General Counsel (1997-Present), Hartford
                                                                      Life, Inc.
 
Lois W. Grady                Senior Vice President, 1998            Vice President (1993-1998); Assistant Vice President
                                                                      (1987-1993), Hartford; Senior Vice President, 1998); Vice
                                                                      President (1993-1997); Assistant Vice President (1987-1993),
                                                                      Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company.
 
Stephen T. Joyce             Vice President, 1997                   Assistant Vice President (1994-1997), Hartford; Assistant Vice
                                                                      President (1994-1997), Hartford Life and Accident Insurance
                                                                      Company.
 
Michael D. Keeler            Vice President, 1998                   Vice President (1998-Present); Hartford Life and Accident
                                                                      Insurance Company; Vice President (1995-1997), Providian
                                                                      Insurance; Supervisor/ Manager (1985-1995), U.S. West
                                                                      Communications.
 
Robert A. Kerzner            Senior Vice President, 1998            Vice President, (1995-1998); Regional Vice President
                                                                      (1991-1994), Hartford; Vice President (1994-1997), Hartford
                                                                      Life and Accident Insurance Company.
 
Thomas M. Marra              Executive Vice President, 1995         Senior Vice President (1994-1995); Vice President (1989-1994);
                             Director, 1994*                          Actuary (1987-1995), Hartford; Director (1994-Present);
                                                                      Executive Vice President (1995-Present); Senior Vice President
                                                                      (1994-1995); Director, Individual Life and Annuity Division
                                                                      (1994-Present); Actuary (1987-1997), Hartford Life and
                                                                      Accident Insurance Company; Executive Vice President,
                                                                      Individual Life and Annuities (1997-Present), Hartford Life,
                                                                      Inc.
 
Joseph J. Noto               Vice President, 1989                   Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
                                                                      (1997-Present); Director (1994-Present); President
                                                                      (1994-1997), American Maturity Life Insurance Company; Vice
                                                                      President (1989-1997), Hartford Life and Accident Insurance
                                                                      Company.
</TABLE>
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STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION                                            5
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<CAPTION>
                                    POSITION WITH HARTFORD;                OTHER BUSINESS PROFESSION, VOCATION OR EMPLOYMENT
           NAME                        YEAR OF ELECTION                         FOR PAST FIVE YEARS; OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS
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<S>                          <C>                                    <C>
Craig R. Raymond             Senior Vice President, 1997 Chief      Vice President (1993-1997); Assistant Vice President
                             Actuary, 1994                            (1992-1993); Actuary (1990-1994), Hartford; Senior Vice
                                                                      President (1997-Present); Chief Actuary (1995-Present); Vice
                                                                      President (1993-1997); Actuary (1990-1995), Hartford Life and
                                                                      Accident Insurance Company; Vice President and Chief Actuary
                                                                      (1997-Present), Hartford Life, Inc.
 
Donald A. Salama             Vice President, 1997                   Vice President (1997-Present), Hartford Life and Accident
                                                                      Insurance Company; Principal and Director Institutional Sales
                                                                      (1995-1998), The Vanguard Group; Senior Vice President
                                                                      (1994-1995), Mercantile Ban-corporation; Vice President
                                                                      (1988-1994), Bankers Trust Company.
 
Lowndes A. Smith             President, 1989                        Chief Operating Officer (1989-1997), Hartford; Director
                             Chief Executive Officer, 1997            (1981-Present); President (1989-Present); Chief Executive
                             Director, 1981*                          Officer (1997-Present); Chief Operating Officer (1989-1997),
                                                                      Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company; Chief Executive
                                                                      Officer and President and Director (1997-Present), Hartford
                                                                      Life, Inc.
 
David M. Znamierowski        Senior Vice President, 1997            Vice President (1997), Hartford; Director (1998-Present); Senior
                             Director, 1998*                          Vice President (1997-Present); Hartford Life and Accident
                                                                      Insurance Company; Vice President, Investment Strategy
                                                                      (1997-Present), Hartford Life, Inc.; Vice President,
                                                                      Investment Strategy & Policy (1991-1996), Aetna Life and
                                                                      Casualty.
</TABLE>
 
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 * Denotes date of election to Board of Directors of Hartford.
 
** Affiliated Company of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
 
    Unless otherwise indicated, the principal business address of each of the
above individuals is P.O. Box 2999, Hartford, CT 06104-2999.
 
    SEPARATE ACCOUNT FIVE was established as a separate account under
Connecticut law on July 25, 1994. The Separate Account is classified as a unit
investment trust registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under
the Investment Company Act of 1940.
 
                                    SERVICES
 
    SAFEKEEPING OF ASSETS -- The assets of the Separate Account are held by
Hartford. The assets of the Separate Account are kept physically segregated and
held separate and apart from the General Account of Hartford. Hartford 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's
blanket fidelity bond, issued by Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, in the
aggregate of $50 million, covering all of the officers and employees of
Hartford.
 
                                    EXPERTS
 
    INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS -- The audited financial statements and
financial statement schedules included in this 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 giving said reports. The principal business
address of Arthur Andersen LLP is One Financial Plaza, Hartford, Connecticut
06103.
 
    ACTUARIAL EXPERT -- The hypothetical Policy illustrations included in this
Statement of Additional Information and the registration statement with respect
to the Separate Account have been approved by Michael Winterfield, FSA, MAAA,
Assistant Vice President and Director, Individual Annuity Product Management,
for Hartford, and are included in reliance upon his opinion as to their
reasonableness.
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6                                                HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
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                          DISTRIBUTION OF THE POLICIES
 
    Hartford intends to sell the Policies in all jurisdictions where it is
licensed to do business. The Policies will be sold by life insurance sales
representatives who represent Hartford 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 have been
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.
 
    Hartford Securities Distribution Company, Inc. ("HSD") serves as Principal
Underwriter for the securities issued with respect to the Separate Account. Both
HESCO and HSD are affiliates of Hartford. The principal business address of
HESCO and HSD is the same as that of Hartford.
    The following table shows officers and directors of HSD:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NAME AND PRINCIPAL
BUSINESS ADDRESS         POSITIONS AND OFFICES
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<S>                      <C>
Lowndes A. Smith         President and Chief Executive Officer,
                          Director
Thomas M. Marra          Executive Vice President, Director
Robert A. Kerzner        Executive Vice President
Lynda Godkin             Senior Vice President, General Counsel
                          and Corporate Secretary, Director
Peter W. Cummins         Senior Vice President
David T. Foy             Treasurer
George R. Jay            Controller
</TABLE>
 
    The maximum sales commission payable to Hartford agents, independent
registered insurance brokers, and other registered broker-dealers is 7.0% of
initial and subsequent premiums.
 
    Broker-dealers or financial institutions are compensated according to a
schedule set forth by HSD and any applicable rules or regulations for variable
insurance compensation. Compensation is generally based on premium payments made
by policyholders or contract owners. This compensation is usually paid from the
sales charges described in the Prospectus.
 
    In addition, a broker-dealer or financial institution may also receive
additional compensation for, among other things, training, marketing or other
services provided. HSD, its affiliates or Hartford may also make compensation
arrangements with certain broker-dealers or financial institutions based on
total sales by the broker-dealer or financial institution of insurance products.
These payments, which may be different for different broker-dealers or financial
institutions, will be made by HSD, its affiliates or Hartford out of their own
assets and will not effect the amounts paid by the policyholders or contract
owners to purchase, hold or surrender variable insurance products.
 
    Hartford may provide information on various topics to Policy Owners and
prospective Policy Owners in advertising, sales literature or other materials.
These topics may include the relationship between sectors of the economy and the
economy as a whole and its effect on various securities markets, investment
strategies and techniques (such as value investing, dollar cost averaging and
asset allocation), the advantages and disadvantages of investing in tax-
advantaged and taxable instruments, customer profiles and hypothetical purchase
scenarios, financial management and tax and retirement planning, and variable
annuities and other investment alternatives, including comparisons between the
Policies and the characteristics of, and market for, such alternatives.
 
                             ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
                                 ABOUT CHARGES
 
    UNDERWRITING PROCEDURES -- To purchase a policy you must submit an
application to us. Generally, the minimum initial premium we accept is $10,000.
A policy will be issued only on the lives of insureds age 90 and under who
supply evidence of insurability satisfactory to us. Acceptance is subject to our
underwriting rules and we reserve the right to reject an application for any
reason. No change in the terms or conditions of a policy will be made without
your consent.
 
    COST OF INSURANCE CHARGE -- The cost of insurance charge covers Hartford's
anticipated mortality costs for standard and substandard risks. Current cost of
insurance rates are lower after the tenth Policy Year and are based on whether
100%, 90% or 80% of the Guideline Single Premium has been paid. The current cost
of insurance charge will not exceed the guaranteed cost of insurance charge. The
guaranteed cost of insurance charge is a guaranteed maximum monthly rate,
multiplied by the Coverage Amount on the Policy Date or any Monthly Activity
Date. A table of guaranteed maximum cost of insurance rates per $1,000 will be
included in each Policy; however, Hartford reserves the right to use rates less
than those shown in the Table. For standard risks that require full
underwriting, the guaranteed maximum cost of insurance rate is 100% of the 1980
Commissioner's Standard Ordinary Smoker/ Nonsmoker Sex Distinct Age Last
Birthday Mortality Table (1980 CSO Table). For standard risks eligible for
simplified underwriting, the guaranteed cost of insurance rate is 125% of the
1980 CSO table through age 90, grading to 100% of the 1980 CSO Table at age 100.
Substandard risks will be assessed a higher guaranteed maximum cost of insurance
rate that will not exceed rates based on a multiple of the 1980 CSO Table. The
multiple will be based on the insured's substandard rating. Unisex rates may be
required in some states.
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STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION                                            7
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                ILLUSTRATIONS OF DEATH BENEFITS, ACCOUNT VALUES
                           AND CASH SURRENDER VALUES
 
    The tables 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 tables are based on an initial premium of $10,000.
A male age 45, a female age 55 and a male age 65 with Face Amounts of $44,053,
$34,014 and $20,001, respectively, are illustrated for the single life preferred
Policy for both Policy Owner Option 1 and Policy Owner Option 2. The
illustrations for the last survivor preferred Policy assume male and female of
equal ages, including age 55 and 65 for Face Amounts of $45,872 and $28,491.
 
    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 Policy loan were made during the period of
time illustrated.
 
    The tables reflect the deductions of current Policy charges for Policy Owner
Option 1 and Policy Owner Option 2 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 0.62% 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 annual charge of 0.62% described above) of -0.62%,
5.38% and 11.38%, respectively.
 
    The hypothetical returns shown in the tables are without any tax charges
that may be attributable 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 "Changes to Policy or Separate Account -- Separate Account Taxes").
 
    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 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 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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8                                                HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
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                MODIFIED SINGLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE
 
                               SINGLE LIFE OPTION
                             POLICY OWNER OPTION: 1
                            $10,000 INITIAL PREMIUM
                          ISSUE AGE: 45 MALE PREFERRED
                          INITIAL FACE AMOUNT: $44,053
 
    ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 12% (11.38% 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         10,500          10,895          9,870       44,053      10,814        9,790       44,053
      2         11,025          11,838         10,822       44,053      11,664       10,651       44,053
      3         11,576          12,866         11,860       44,053      12,589       11,589       44,053
      4         12,155          13,985         13,145       44,053      13,595       12,761       44,053
      5         12,763          15,204         14,384       44,053      14,690       13,876       44,053
 
      6         13,401          16,533         15,938       44,053      15,882       15,293       44,053
      7         14,071          17,981         17,416       44,053      17,181       16,622       44,053
      8         14,775          19,558         19,230       44,053      18,596       18,273       44,053
      9         15,513          21,276         20,993       44,053      20,140       19,860       44,053
     10         16,289          23,149         23,119       44,053      21,827       21,797       44,053
 
     11         17,103          25,391         25,361       44,053      23,864       23,834       44,053
     12         17,959          27,855         27,825       44,053      26,118       26,088       44,053
     13         18,856          30,568         30,538       44,053      28,618       28,588       44,053
     14         19,799          33,576         33,546       46,334      31,398       31,368       44,053
     15         20,789          36,894         36,864       49,438      34,490       34,460       46,215
 
     16         21,829          40,550         40,520       52,714      37,905       37,875       49,276
     17         22,920          44,564         44,534       57,041      41,655       41,625       53,318
     18         24,066          48,971         48,941       61,704      45,772       45,742       57,673
     19         25,270          53,811         53,811       66,725      50,294       50,294       62,364
     20         26,533          59,159         59,159       72,174      55,292       55,292       67,456
 
     25         33,864          94,746         94,746      109,905      88,545       88,545      102,712
     35         55,160         242,623        242,623      257,180     226,591      226,591      240,186
</TABLE>
 
 *  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.
 
    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.
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HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY                                                9
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                MODIFIED SINGLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE
 
                               SINGLE LIFE OPTION
                             POLICY OWNER OPTION: 1
                            $10,000 INITIAL PREMIUM
                          ISSUE AGE: 45 MALE PREFERRED
                          INITIAL FACE AMOUNT: $44,053
 
     ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 6% (5.38% 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         10,500          10,308          9,297       44,053      10,226        9,216       44,053
      2         11,025          10,596          9,604       44,053      10,419        9,430       44,053
      3         11,576          10,891          9,921       44,053      10,606        9,641       44,053
      4         12,155          11,196         10,398       44,053      10,788        9,996       44,053
      5         12,763          11,511         10,737       44,053      10,962       10,195       44,053
 
      6         13,401          11,835         11,287       44,053      11,127       10,585       44,053
      7         14,071          12,169         11,648       44,053      11,278       10,764       44,053
      8         14,775          12,513         12,221       44,053      11,415       11,127       44,053
      9         15,513          12,868         12,606       44,053      11,531       11,272       44,053
     10         16,289          13,234         13,204       44,053      11,624       11,594       44,053
 
     11         17,103          13,721         13,691       44,053      11,785       11,755       44,053
     12         17,959          14,227         14,197       44,053      11,921       11,891       44,053
     13         18,856          14,753         14,723       44,053      12,028       11,998       44,053
     14         19,799          15,299         15,269       44,053      12,100       12,070       44,053
     15         20,789          15,867         15,837       44,053      12,131       12,101       44,053
 
     16         21,829          16,456         16,426       44,053      12,112       12,082       44,053
     17         22,920          17,069         17,039       44,053      12,036       12,006       44,053
     18         24,066          17,706         17,676       44,053      11,888       11,858       44,053
     19         25,270          18,368         18,338       44,053      11,655       11,625       44,053
     20         26,533          19,056         19,026       44,053      11,322       11,292       44,053
 
     25         33,864          22,920         22,890       44,053       7,445        7,415       44,053
     35         55,160          33,275         33,245       44,053          --           --           --
</TABLE>
 
 *  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.
 
    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>
10                                               HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                MODIFIED SINGLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE
 
                               SINGLE LIFE OPTION
                             POLICY OWNER OPTION: 1
                            $10,000 INITIAL PREMIUM
                          ISSUE AGE: 45 MALE PREFERRED
                          INITIAL FACE AMOUNT: $44,053
 
    ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 0% (-0.62% 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         10,500           9,722          8,744       44,053       9,639        8,669       44,053
      2         11,025           9,422          8,497       44,053       9,243        8,335       44,053
      3         11,576           9,130          8,256       44,053       8,840        7,992       44,053
      4         12,155           8,847          8,153       44,053       8,430        7,768       44,053
      5         12,763           8,571          7,920       44,053       8,010        7,399       44,053
 
      6         13,401           8,303          7,858       44,053       7,578        7,169       44,053
      7         14,071           8,043          7,631       44,053       7,132        6,763       44,053
      8         14,775           7,790          7,565       44,053       6,667        6,470       44,053
      9         15,513           7,544          7,344       44,053       6,180        6,011       44,053
     10         16,289           7,304          7,274       44,053       5,666        5,636       44,053
 
     11         17,103           7,129          7,099       44,053       5,165        5,135       44,053
     12         17,959           6,956          6,926       44,053       4,625        4,595       44,053
     13         18,856           6,788          6,758       44,053       4,042        4,012       44,053
     14         19,799           6,622          6,592       44,053       3,409        3,379       44,053
     15         20,789           6,460          6,430       44,053       2,720        2,690       44,053
 
     16         21,829           6,301          6,271       44,053       1,966        1,936       44,053
     17         22,920           6,146          6,116       44,053       1,135        1,105       44,053
     18         24,066           5,993          5,963       44,053         215          185        4,053
     19         25,270           5,844          5,814       44,053          --           --           --
     20          2,533           5,697          5,667       44,053          --           --           --
 
     25         33,864           5,008          4,978       44,053          --           --           --
     35         55,160           3,822          3,792       44,053          --           --           --
</TABLE>
 
 *  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.
 
    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                                               11
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                MODIFIED SINGLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE
 
                               SINGLE LIFE OPTION
                             POLICY OWNER OPTION: 2
                            $10,000 INITIAL PREMIUM
                          ISSUE AGE: 45 MALE PREFERRED
                          INITIAL FACE AMOUNT: $44,053
 
    ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 12% (11.38% 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         10,500          10,528          9,748       44,053      10,441        9,661       44,053
      2         11,025          11,513         10,733       44,053      11,329       10,549       44,053
      3         11,576          12,592         11,812       44,053      12,300       11,520       44,053
      4         12,155          13,777         13,147       44,053      13,363       12,733       44,053
      5         12,763          15,075         14,445       44,053      14,529       13,899       44,053
 
      6         13,401          16,500         16,070       44,053      15,808       15,378       44,053
      7         14,071          18,061         17,631       44,053      17,212       16,782       44,053
      8         14,775          19,774         19,544       44,053      18,754       18,524       44,053
      9         15,513          21,653         21,423       44,053      20,448       20,218       44,053
     10         16,289          23,713         23,683       44,053      22,314       22,284       44,053
 
     11         17,103          26,011         25,981       44,053      24,408       24,378       44,053
     12         17,959          28,535         28,505       44,053      26,726       26,696       44,053
     13         18,856          31,325         31,295       44,481      29,299       29,269       44,053
     14         19,799          34,414         34,384       47,491      32,161       32,131       44,382
     15         20,789          37,817         37,787       50,674      35,336       35,306       47,349
 
     16         21,829          41,564         41,534       54,033      38,835       38,805       50,485
     17         22,920          45,680         45,650       58,470      42,678       42,648       54,628
     18         24,066          50,199         50,199       63,250      46,898       46,868       59,091
     19         25,270          55,193         55,193       68,439      51,531       51,531       63,898
     20         26,533          60,679         60,679       74,028      56,653       56,653       69,116
 
     25         33,864          97,180         97,180      112,729      90,724       90,724      105,239
     35         55,160         248,855        248,855      263,786     232,167      232,167      246,096
</TABLE>
 
 *  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.
 
    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>
12                                               HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                MODIFIED SINGLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE
 
                               SINGLE LIFE OPTION
                             POLICY OWNER OPTION: 2
                            $10,000 INITIAL PREMIUM
                          ISSUE AGE: 45 MALE PREFERRED
                          INITIAL FACE AMOUNT: $44,053
 
     ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 6% (5.38% 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         10,500           9,961          9,184       44,053       9,874        9,104       44,053
      2         11,025          10,304          9,524       44,053      10,118        9,338       44,053
      3         11,576          10,660          9,880       44,053      10,361        9,581       44,053
      4         12,155          11,029         10,399       44,053      10,601        9,971       44,053
      5         12,763          11,413         10,783       44,053      10,838       10,208       44,053
 
      6         13,401          11,811         11,381       44,053      11,070       10,640       44,053
      7         14,071          12,223         11,793       44,053      11,294       10,864       44,053
      8         14,775          12,651         12,421       44,053      11,507       11,277       44,053
      9         15,513          13,096         12,866       44,053      11,704       11,474       44,053
     10         16,289          13,557         13,527       44,053      11,884       11,854       44,053
 
     11         17,103          14,056         14,026       44,053      12,060       12,030       44,053
     12         17,959          14,575         14,545       44,053      12,212       12,182       44,053
     13         18,856          15,114         15,084       44,053      12,336       12,306       44,053
     14         19,799          15,675         15,645       44,053      12,427       12,397       44,053
     15         20,789          16,257         16,227       44,053      12,478       12,448       44,053
 
     16         21,829          16,862         16,832       44,053      12,481       12,451       44,053
     17         22,920          17,491         17,461       44,053      12,429       12,399       44,053
     18         24,066          18,144         18,114       44,053      12,307       12,277       44,053
     19         25,270          18,823         18,793       44,053      12,104       12,074       44,053
     20         26,533          19,529         19,499       44,053      11,803       11,773       44,053
 
     25         33,864          23,493         23,463       44,053       8,160        8,130       44,053
     35         55,160          34,116         34,086       44,053          --           --           --
</TABLE>
 
 *  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.
 
    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                                               13
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                MODIFIED SINGLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE
 
                               SINGLE LIFE OPTION
                             POLICY OWNER OPTION: 2
                            $10,000 INITIAL PREMIUM
                          ISSUE AGE: 45 MALE PREFERRED
                          INITIAL FACE AMOUNT: $44,053
 
    ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 0% (-0.62% 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         10,500           9,394          8,659       44,053       9,307        8,579       44,053
      2         11,025           9,162          8,445       44,053       8,975        8,272       44,053
      3         11,576           8,936          8,236       44,053       8,634        7,956       44,053
      4         12,155           8,715          8,162       44,053       8,281        7,754       44,053
      5         12,763           8,498          7,958       44,053       7,916        7,411       44,053
 
      6         13,401           8,286          7,924       44,053       7,536        7,204       44,053
      7         14,071           8,078          7,725       44,053       7,137        6,822       44,053
      8         14,775           7,875          7,688       44,053       6,717        6,553       44,053
      9         15,513           7,677          7,493       44,053       6,271        6,116       44,053
     10         16,289           7,482          7,452       44,053       5,795        5,765       44,053
 
     11         17,103           7,303          7,273       44,053       5,294        5,264       44,053
     12         17,959           7,127          7,097       44,053       4,753        4,723       44,053
     13         18,856           6,955          6,925       44,053       4,170        4,140       44,053
     14         19,799           6,786          6,756       44,053       3,538        3,508       44,053
     15         20,789           6,621          6,591       44,053       2,849        2,819       44,053
 
     16         21,829           6,459          6,429       44,053       2,094        2,064       44,053
     17         22,920           6,300          6,270       44,053       1,265        1,235       44,053
     18         24,066           6,145          6,115       44,053         345          315       44,053
     19         25,270           5,992          5,962       44,053          --           --           --
     20         26,533           5,843          5,813       44,053          --           --           --
 
     25         33,864           5,139          5,109       44,053          --           --           --
     35         55,160           3,929          3,899       44,053          --           --           --
</TABLE>
 
 *  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.
 
    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>
14                                               HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                MODIFIED SINGLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE
 
                               SINGLE LIFE OPTION
                             POLICY OWNER OPTION: 1
                            $10,000 INITIAL PREMIUM
                         ISSUE AGE: 55 FEMALE PREFERRED
                          INITIAL FACE AMOUNT: $34,014
 
    ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 12% (11.38% 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         10,500          10,895          9,870       34,014      10,768        9,746       34,014
      2         11,025          11,838         10,822       34,014      11,571       10,559       34,014
      3         11,576          12,866         11,860       34,014      12,445       11,447       34,014
      4         12,155          13,985         13,145       34,014      13,400       12,569       34,014
      5         12,763          15,204         14,384       34,014      14,444       13,633       34,014
 
      6         13,401          16,533         15,938       34,014      15,585       14,999       34,014
      7         14,071          17,981         17,416       34,014      16,833       16,277       34,014
      8         14,775          19,558         19,230       34,014      18,198       17,877       34,014
      9         15,513          21,276         20,993       34,014      19,692       19,413       34,014
     10         16,289          23,149         23,119       34,014      21,332       21,302       34,014
 
     11         17,103          25,392         25,362       34,014      23,326       23,296       34,014
     12         17,959          27,881         27,851       34,014      25,552       25,522       34,014
     13         18,856          30,664         30,634       36,184      28,047       28,017       34,014
     14         19,799          33,732         33,702       39,466      30,842       30,812       36,085
     15         20,789          37,105         37,075       43,042      33,924       33,894       39,351
 
     16         21,829          40,815         40,785       46,937      37,313       37,283       42,909
     17         22,920          44,906         44,876       50,744      41,050       41,020       46,386
     18         24,066          49,422         49,392       54,858      45,175       45,145       50,143
     19         25,270          54,411         54,411       59,307      49,732       49,702       54,207
     20         26,533          59,912         59,912       65,304      54,727       54,727       59,652
 
     25         33,864          96,858         96,858      102,669      88,476       88,476       93,784
     35         55,160         248,728        248,728      261,164     223,856      223,856      235,049
</TABLE>
 
 *  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.
 
    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                                               15
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                MODIFIED SINGLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE
 
                               SINGLE LIFE OPTION
                             POLICY OWNER OPTION: 1
                            $10,000 INITIAL PREMIUM
                         ISSUE AGE: 55 FEMALE PREFERRED
                          INITIAL FACE AMOUNT: $34,014
 
     ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 6% (5.38% 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         10,500          10,308          9,297       34,014      10,181        9,172       34,014
      2         11,025          10,596          9,604       34,014      10,326        9,339       34,014
      3         11,576          10,891          9,921       34,014      10,463        9,500       34,014
      4         12,155          11,196         10,398       34,014      10,594        9,805       34,014
      5         12,763          11,511         10,737       34,014      10,715        9,951       34,014
 
      6         13,401          11,835         11,287       34,014      10,824       10,286       34,014
      7         14,071          12,169         11,648       34,014      10,917       10,405       34,014
      8         14,775          12,513         12,221       34,014      10,987       10,702       34,014
      9         15,513          12,868         12,606       34,014      11,027       10,769       34,014
     10         16,289          13,234         13,204       34,014      11,031       11,001       34,014
 
     11         17,103          13,721         13,691       34,014      11,087       11,057       34,014
     12         17,959          14,227         14,197       34,014      11,104       11,074       34,014
     13         18,856          14,753         14,723       34,014      11,078       11,048       34,014
     14         19,799          15,299         15,269       34,014      11,007       10,977       34,014
     15         20,789          15,867         15,837       34,014      10,881       10,851       34,014
 
     16         21,829          16,456         16,426       34,014      10,686       10,656       34,014
     17         22,920          17,069         17,039       34,014      10,404       10,374       34,014
     18         24,066          17,706         17,676       34,014      10,009        9,979       34,014
     19         25,270          18,368         18,338       34,014       9,471        9,441       34,014
     20         26,533          19,056         19,026       34,014       8,754        8,724       34,014
 
     25         33,864          22,920         22,890       34,014         784          754       34,014
     35         55,160          33,275         33,245       34,938          --           --           --
</TABLE>
 
 *  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.
 
    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>
16                                               HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                MODIFIED SINGLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE
 
                               SINGLE LIFE OPTION
                             POLICY OWNER OPTION: 1
                            $10,000 INITIAL PREMIUM
                         ISSUE AGE: 55 FEMALE PREFERRED
                          INITIAL FACE AMOUNT: $34,014
 
    ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 0% (-0.62% 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         10,500           9,722          8,744       34,014       9,595        8,629       34,014
      2         11,025           9,422          8,497       34,014       9,151        8,252       34,014
      3         11,576           9,130          8,256       34,014       8,700        7,865       34,014
      4         12,155           8,847          8,153       34,014       8,239        7,591       34,014
      5         12,763           8,571          7,920       34,014       7,768        7,175       34,014
 
      6         13,401           8,303          7,858       34,014       7,282        6,888       34,014
      7         14,071           8,043          7,631       34,014       6,777        6,425       34,014
      8         14,775           7,790          7,565       34,014       6,245        6,059       34,014
      9         15,513           7,544          7,344       34,014       5,678        5,521       34,014
     10         16,289           7,304          7,274       34,014       5,071        5,041       34,014
 
     11         17,103           7,129          7,099       34,014       4,454        4,424       34,014
     12         17,959           6,956          6,926       34,014       3,782        3,752       34,014
     13         18,856           6,788          6,758       34,014       3,051        3,021       34,014
     14         19,799           6,622          6,592       34,014       2,254        2,224       34,014
     15         20,789           6,460          6,430       34,014       1,383        1,353       34,014
 
     16         21,829           6,301          6,271       34,014         420          390        3,014
     17         22,920           6,146          6,116       34,014          --           --           --
     18         24,066           5,993          5,963       34,014          --           --           --
     19         25,270           5,844          5,814       34,014          --           --           --
     20         26,533           5,697          5,667       34,014          --           --           --
 
     25         33,864           5,008          4,978       34,014          --           --           --
     35         55,160           3,822          3,792       34,014          --           --           --
</TABLE>
 
 *  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.
 
    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                                               17
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                MODIFIED SINGLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE
 
                               SINGLE LIFE OPTION
                             POLICY OWNER OPTION: 2
                            $10,000 INITIAL PREMIUM
                         ISSUE AGE: 55 FEMALE PREFERRED
                          INITIAL FACE AMOUNT: $34,014
 
    ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 12% (11.38% 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         10,500          10,528          9,748       34,014      10,395        9,615       34,014
      2         11,025          11,513         10,733       34,014      11,231       10,451       34,014
      3         11,576          12,592         11,812       34,014      12,149       11,369       34,014
      4         12,155          13,777         13,147       34,014      13,159       12,529       34,014
      5         12,763          15,075         14,445       34,014      14,270       13,640       34,014
 
      6         13,401          16,500         16,070       34,014      15,495       15,065       34,014
      7         14,071          18,061         17,631       34,014      16,843       16,413       34,014
      8         14,775          19,774         19,544       34,014      18,330       18,100       34,014
      9         15,513          21,653         21,423       34,014      19,970       19,740       34,014
     10         16,289          23,713         23,683       34,014      21,785       21,755       34,014
 
     11         17,103          26,016         25,986       34,014      23,835       23,805       34,014
     12         17,959          28,584         28,554       34,014      26,126       26,096       34,014
     13         18,856          31,444         31,414       37,103      28,695       28,665       34,014
     14         19,799          34,590         34,560       40,469      31,562       31,532       36,927
     15         20,789          38,050         38,020       44,137      34,717       34,687       40,271
 
     16         21,829          41,855         41,825       48,132      38,185       38,155       43,913
     17         22,920          46,051         46,021       52,037      42,011       41,981       47,472
     18         24,066          50,683         50,683       56,257      46,233       46,203       51,318
     19         25,270          55,833         55,833       60,857      50,898       50,898       55,478
     20         26,533          61,478         61,478       67,010      56,044       56,044       61,088
 
     25         33,864          99,389         99,389      105,352      90,605       90,605       96,041
     35         55,160         255,229        255,229      267,990     229,242      229,242      240,704
</TABLE>
 
 *  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.
 
    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>
18                                               HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                MODIFIED SINGLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE
 
                               SINGLE LIFE OPTION
                             POLICY OWNER OPTION: 2
                            $10,000 INITIAL PREMIUM
                         ISSUE AGE: 55 FEMALE PREFERRED
                          INITIAL FACE AMOUNT: $34,014
 
     ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 6% (5.38% 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         10,500           9,961          9,184       34,014       9,828        9,061       34,014
      2         11,025          10,304          9,524       34,014      10,022        9,242       34,014
      3         11,576          10,660          9,880       34,014      10,212        9,432       34,014
      4         12,155          11,029         10,399       34,014      10,399        9,769       34,014
      5         12,763          11,413         10,783       34,014      10,581        9,951       34,014
 
      6         13,401          11,811         11,381       34,014      10,754       10,324       34,014
      7         14,071          12,223         11,793       34,014      10,916       10,486       34,014
      8         14,775          12,651         12,421       34,014      11,059       10,829       34,014
      9         15,513          13,096         12,866       34,014      11,177       10,947       34,014
     10         16,289          13,557         13,527       34,014      11,265       11,235       34,014
 
     11         17,103          14,056         14,026       34,014      11,335       11,305       34,014
     12         17,959          14,575         14,545       34,014      11,369       11,339       34,014
     13         18,856          15,114         15,084       34,014      11,362       11,332       34,014
     14         19,799          15,675         15,645       34,014      11,310       11,280       34,014
     15         20,789          16,257         16,227       34,014      11,206       11,176       34,014
 
     16         21,829          16,862         16,832       34,014      11,036       11,006       34,014
     17         22,920          17,491         17,461       34,014      10,782       10,752       34,014
     18         24,066          18,144         18,114       34,014      10,418       10,388       34,014
     19         25,270          18,823         18,793       34,014       9,915        9,885       34,014
     20         26,533          19,529         19,499       34,014       9,240        9,210       34,014
 
     25         33,864          23,493         23,463       34,014       1,615        1,585       34,014
     35         55,160          34,116         34,086       35,822          --           --           --
</TABLE>
 
 *  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.
 
    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                                               19
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                MODIFIED SINGLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE
 
                               SINGLE LIFE OPTION
                             POLICY OWNER OPTION: 2
                            $10,000 INITIAL PREMIUM
                         ISSUE AGE: 55 FEMALE PREFERRED
                          INITIAL FACE AMOUNT: $34,014
 
    ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 0% (-0.62% 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         10,500           9,394          8,659       34,014       9,261        8,537       34,014
      2         11,025           9,162          8,445       34,014       8,881        8,185       34,014
      3         11,576           8,936          8,236       34,014       8,488        7,822       34,014
      4         12,155           8,715          8,162       34,014       8,084        7,569       34,014
      5         12,763           8,498          7,958       34,014       7,666        7,176       34,014
 
      6         13,401           8,286          7,924       34,014       7,229        6,910       34,014
      7         14,071           8,078          7,725       34,014       6,770        6,469       34,014
      8         14,775           7,875          7,688       34,014       6,280        6,125       34,014
      9         15,513           7,677          7,493       34,014       5,752        5,607       34,014
     10         16,289           7,482          7,452       34,014       5,179        5,149       34,014
 
     11         17,103           7,303          7,273       34,014       4,563        4,533       34,014
     12         17,959           7,127          7,097       34,014       3,892        3,862       34,014
     13         18,856           6,955          6,925       34,014       3,161        3,131       34,014
     14         19,799           6,786          6,756       34,014       2,366        2,336       34,014
     15         20,789           6,621          6,591       34,014       1,496        1,466       34,014
 
     16         21,829           6,459          6,429       34,014         535          505       34,014
     17         22,920           6,300          6,270       34,014          --           --           --
     18         24,066           6,145          6,115       34,014          --           --           --
     19         25,270           5,992          5,962       34,014          --           --           --
     20         26,533           5,843          5,813       34,014          --           --           --
 
     25         33,864           5,139          5,109       34,014          --           --           --
     35         55,160           3,929          3,899       34,014          --           --           --
</TABLE>
 
 *  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.
 
    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>
20                                               HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                MODIFIED SINGLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE
 
                               SINGLE LIFE OPTION
                             POLICY OWNER OPTION: 1
                            $10,000 INITIAL PREMIUM
                          ISSUE AGE: 65 MALE PREFERRED
                          INITIAL FACE AMOUNT: $20,001
 
    ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 12% (11.38% 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         10,500          10,895          9,870       20,001      10,683        9,662       20,001
      2         11,025          11,838         10,822       20,001      11,390       10,382       20,001
      3         11,576          12,866         11,860       20,001      12,162       11,169       20,001
      4         12,155          13,985         13,145       20,001      13,010       12,184       20,001
      5         12,763          15,204         14,384       20,001      13,948       13,144       20,001
 
      6         13,401          16,533         15,938       20,001      14,994       14,414       20,001
      7         14,071          17,981         17,416       20,318      16,171       15,620       20,001
      8         14,775          19,564         19,236       21,715      17,508       17,191       20,001
      9         15,513          21,301         21,018       23,218      19,039       18,761       20,752
     10         16,289          23,181         23,151       25,267      20,715       20,685       22,579
 
     11         17,103          25,435         25,405       27,470      22,726       22,696       24,544
     12         17,959          27,918         27,888       29,871      24,941       24,911       26,686
     13         18,856          30,629         30,599       32,773      27,358       27,328       29,272
     14         19,799          33,619         33,589       35,636      30,025       29,995       31,826
     15         20,789          36,891         36,861       39,104      32,937       32,907       34,912
 
     16         21,829          40,500         40,470       42,525      36,156       36,126       37,963
     17         22,920          44,449         44,419       46,671      39,669       39,639       41,652
     18         24,066          48,785         48,755       51,224      43,498       43,468       45,673
     19         25,270          53,548         53,548       56,225      47,665       47,635       50,048
     20         26,533          58,812         58,812       61,753      52,193       52,193       54,802
 
     25         33,864          93,991         93,991       98,690      81,366       81,366       85,434
     35         55,160         240,259        240,259      242,661     201,657      201,657      203,673
</TABLE>
 
 *  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.
 
    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                                               21
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                MODIFIED SINGLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE
 
                               SINGLE LIFE OPTION
                             POLICY OWNER OPTION: 1
                            $10,000 INITIAL PREMIUM
                          ISSUE AGE: 65 MALE PREFERRED
                          INITIAL FACE AMOUNT: $20,001
 
     ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 6% (5.38% 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         10,500          10,308          9,297       20,001      10,093        9,086       20,001
      2         11,025          10,596          9,604       20,001      10,130        9,147       20,001
      3         11,576          10,891          9,921       20,001      10,136        9,179       20,001
      4         12,155          11,196         10,398       20,001      10,108        9,327       20,001
      5         12,763          11,511         10,737       20,001      10,038        9,283       20,001
 
      6         13,401          11,835         11,287       20,001       9,918        9,392       20,001
      7         14,071          12,169         11,648       20,001       9,734        9,242       20,001
      8         14,775          12,513         12,221       20,001       9,472        9,205       20,001
      9         15,513          12,868         12,606       20,001       9,112        8,877       20,001
     10         16,289          13,234         13,204       20,001       8,631        8,601       20,001
 
     11         17,103          13,721         13,691       20,001       8,075        8,045       20,001
     12         17,959          14,227         14,197       20,001       7,341        7,311       20,001
     13         18,856          14,753         14,723       20,001       6,389        6,359       20,001
     14         19,799          15,299         15,269       20,001       5,163        5,133       20,001
     15         20,789          15,867         15,837       20,001       3,585        3,555       20,001
 
     16         21,829          16,456         16,426       20,001       1,544        1,514       20,001
     17         22,920          17,069         17,039       20,001          --           --           --
     18         24,066          17,706         17,676       20,001          --           --           --
     19         25,270          18,368         18,338       20,001          --           --           --
     20         26,533          19,056         19,026       20,008          --           --           --
 
     25         33,864          22,920         22,890       24,066          --           --           --
     35         55,160          33,302         33,272       33,635          --           --           --
</TABLE>
 
 *  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.
 
    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>
22                                               HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                MODIFIED SINGLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE
 
                               SINGLE LIFE OPTION
                             POLICY OWNER OPTION: 1
                            $10,000 INITIAL PREMIUM
                          ISSUE AGE: 65 MALE PREFERRED
                          INITIAL FACE AMOUNT: $20,001
 
    ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 0% (-0.62% 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         10,500           9,722          8,744       20,001       9,504        8,547       20,001
      2         11,025           9,422          8,497       20,001       8,942        8,062       20,001
      3         11,576           9,130          8,256       20,001       8,339        7,538       20,001
      4         12,155           8,847          8,153       20,001       7,687        7,081       20,001
      5         12,763           8,571          7,920       20,001       6,976        6,440       20,001
 
      6         13,401           8,303          7,858       20,001       6,193        5,853       20,001
      7         14,071           8,043          7,631       20,001       5,320        5,037       20,001
      8         14,775           7,790          7,565       20,001       4,334        4,196       20,001
      9         15,513           7,544          7,344       20,001       3,208        3,106       20,001
     10         16,289           7,304          7,274       20,001       1,909        1,879       20,001
 
     11         17,103           7,129          7,099       20,001         411          381       20,001
     12         17,959           6,956          6,926       20,001          --           --           --
     13         18,856           6,788          6,758       20,001          --           --           --
     14         19,799           6,622          6,592       20,001          --           --           --
     15         20,789           6,460          6,430       20,001          --           --           --
 
     16         21,829           6,301          6,271       20,001          --           --           --
     17         22,920           6,146          6,116       20,001          --           --           --
     18         24,066           5,993          5,963       20,001          --           --           --
     19         25,270           5,844          5,814       20,001          --           --           --
     20         26,533           5,697          5,667       20,001          --           --           --
 
     25         33,864           5,008          4,978       20,001          --           --           --
     35         55,160           3,822          3,792       20,001          --           --           --
</TABLE>
 
 *  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.
 
    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                                               23
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                MODIFIED SINGLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE
 
                               SINGLE LIFE OPTION
                             POLICY OWNER OPTION: 2
                            $10,000 INITIAL PREMIUM
                          ISSUE AGE: 65 MALE PREFERRED
                          INITIAL FACE AMOUNT: $20,001
 
    ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 12% (11.38% 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         10,500          10,528          9,748       20,001      10,300        9,520       20,001
      2         11,025          11,513         10,733       20,001      11,031       10,251       20,001
      3         11,576          12,592         11,812       20,001      11,834       11,054       20,001
      4         12,155          13,777         13,147       20,001      12,721       12,091       20,001
      5         12,763          15,075         14,445       20,001      13,710       13,080       20,001
 
      6         13,401          16,500         16,070       20,001      14,820       14,390       20,001
      7         14,071          18,061         17,631       20,409      16,078       15,648       20,001
      8         14,775          19,781         19,551       21,956      17,518       17,288       20,001
      9         15,513          21,678         21,448       23,629      19,175       18,945       20,900
     10         16,289          23,746         23,716       25,883      21,000       20,970       22,890
 
     11         17,103          26,056         26,026       28,140      23,039       23,009       24,882
     12         17,959          28,600         28,570       30,601      25,285       25,255       27,054
     13         18,856          31,378         31,348       33,574      27,736       27,706       29,677
     14         19,799          34,442         34,412       36,508      30,440       30,410       32,266
     15         20,789          37,795         37,765       40,062      33,393       33,363       35,396
 
     16         21,829          41,493         41,463       43,568      36,656       36,626       38,489
     17         22,920          45,539         45,509       47,816      40,219       40,189       42,229
     18         24,066          49,983         49,953       52,482      44,101       44,071       46,306
     19         25,270          54,864         54,864       57,607      48,327       48,297       50,743
     20         26,533          60,258         60,258       63,270      52,918       52,918       55,563
 
     25         33,864          96,301         96,301      101,115      82,496       82,496       86,621
     35         55,160         246,162        246,162      248,623     204,458      204,458      206,502
</TABLE>
 
 *  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.
 
    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>
24                                               HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                MODIFIED SINGLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE
 
                               SINGLE LIFE OPTION
                             POLICY OWNER OPTION: 2
                            $10,000 INITIAL PREMIUM
                          ISSUE AGE: 65 MALE PREFERRED
                          INITIAL FACE AMOUNT: $20,001
 
     ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 6% (5.38% 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         10,500           9,961          9,184       20,001       9,731        8,971       20,001
      2         11,025          10,304          9,524       20,001       9,808        9,043       20,001
      3         11,576          10,660          9,880       20,001       9,858        9,088       20,001
      4         12,155          11,029         10,399       20,001       9,874        9,252       20,001
      5         12,763          11,413         10,783       20,001       9,852        9,231       20,001
 
      6         13,401          11,811         11,381       20,001       9,782        9,361       20,001
      7         14,071          12,223         11,793       20,001       9,652        9,236       20,001
      8         14,775          12,651         12,421       20,001       9,447        9,228       20,001
      9         15,513          13,096         12,866       20,001       9,148        8,935       20,001
     10         16,289          13,557         13,527       20,001       8,733        8,703       20,001
 
     11         17,103          14,056         14,026       20,001       8,189        8,159       20,001
     12         17,959          14,575         14,545       20,001       7,472        7,442       20,001
     13         18,856          15,114         15,084       20,001       6,539        6,509       20,001
     14         19,799          15,675         15,645       20,001       5,337        5,307       20,001
     15         20,789          16,257         16,227       20,001       3,788        3,758       20,001
 
     16         21,829          16,862         16,832       20,001       1,784        1,754       20,001
     17         22,920          17,491         17,461       20,001          --           --           --
     18         24,066          18,144         18,114       20,001          --           --           --
     19         25,270          18,823         18,793       20,001          --           --           --
     20         26,533          19,529         19,499       20,505          --           --           --
 
     25         33,864          23,493         23,463       24,667          --           --           --
     35         55,160          34,145         34,115       34,486          --           --           --
</TABLE>
 
 *  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.
 
    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                                               25
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                MODIFIED SINGLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE
 
                               SINGLE LIFE OPTION
                             POLICY OWNER OPTION: 2
                            $10,000 INITIAL PREMIUM
                          ISSUE AGE: 65 MALE PREFERRED
                          INITIAL FACE AMOUNT: $20,001
 
    ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 0% (-0.62% 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         10,500           9,394          8,659       20,001       9,162        8,445       20,001
      2         11,025           9,162          8,445       20,001       8,656        7,977       20,001
      3         11,576           8,936          8,236       20,001       8,104        7,466       20,001
      4         12,155           8,715          8,162       20,001       7,500        7,020       20,001
      5         12,763           8,498          7,958       20,001       6,832        6,392       20,001
 
      6         13,401           8,286          7,924       20,001       6,088        5,815       20,001
      7         14,071           8,078          7,725       20,001       5,250        5,010       20,001
      8         14,775           7,875          7,688       20,001       4,293        4,177       20,001
      9         15,513           7,677          7,493       20,001       3,190        3,096       20,001
     10         16,289           7,482          7,452       20,001       1,907        1,877       20,001
 
     11         17,103           7,303          7,273       20,001         409          379       20,001
     12         17,959           7,127          7,097       20,001          --           --           --
     13         18,856           6,955          6,925       20,001          --           --           --
     14         19,799           6,786          6,756       20,001          --           --           --
     15         20,789           6,621          6,591       20,001          --           --           --
 
     16         21,829           6,459          6,429       20,001          --           --           --
     17         22,920           6,300          6,270       20,001          --           --           --
     18         24,066           6,145          6,115       20,001          --           --           --
     19         25,270           5,992          5,962       20,001          --           --           --
     20         26,533           5,843          5,813       20,001          --           --           --
 
     25         33,864           5,139          5,109       20,001          --           --           --
     35         55,160           3,929          3,899       20,001          --           --           --
</TABLE>
 
 *  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.
 
    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>
26                                               HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                MODIFIED SINGLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE
 
                              LAST SURVIVOR OPTION
                             POLICY OWNER OPTION: 1
                            $10,000 INITIAL PREMIUM
                ISSUE AGE: 55 MALE PREFERRED/55 FEMALE PREFERRED
                          INITIAL FACE AMOUNT: $45,872
 
    ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 12% (11.38% 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         10,500          10,964          9,937       45,872      10,964        9,937       45,872
      2         11,025          11,980         10,961       45,872      11,980       10,961       45,872
      3         11,576          13,088         12,079       45,872      13,088       12,079       45,872
      4         12,155          14,294         13,449       45,872      14,294       13,449       45,872
      5         12,763          15,606         14,781       45,872      15,606       14,781       45,872
 
      6         13,401          17,034         16,434       45,872      17,034       16,434       45,872
      7         14,071          18,589         18,019       45,872      18,589       18,019       45,872
      8         14,775          20,279         19,948       45,872      20,279       19,948       45,872
      9         15,513          22,118         21,833       45,872      22,118       21,833       45,872
     10         16,289          24,119         24,089       45,872      24,119       24,089       45,872
 
     11         17,103          26,511         26,481       45,872      26,511       26,481       45,872
     12         17,959          29,145         29,115       45,872      29,145       29,115       45,872
     13         18,856          32,051         32,021       45,872      32,051       32,021       45,872
     14         19,799          35,267         35,237       45,872      35,267       35,237       45,872
     15         20,789          38,839         38,809       45,872      38,839       38,809       45,872
 
     16         21,829          42,806         42,776       49,226      42,806       42,776       49,226
     17         22,920          47,181         47,151       53,314      47,181       47,151       53,314
     18         24,066          52,004         52,004       57,724      52,004       52,004       57,724
     19         25,270          57,359         57,359       62,521      57,359       57,359       62,521
     20         26,533          63,237         63,237       68,927      63,237       63,237       68,927
 
     25         33,864         102,656        102,656      108,815     102,656      102,656      108,815
     35         55,160         266,613        266,613      279,943     259,988      259,988      272,987
</TABLE>
 
 *  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.
 
    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                                               27
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                MODIFIED SINGLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE
 
                              LAST SURVIVOR OPTION
                             POLICY OWNER OPTION: 1
                            $10,000 INITIAL PREMIUM
                ISSUE AGE: 55 MALE PREFERRED/55 FEMALE PREFERRED
                          INITIAL FACE AMOUNT: $45,872
 
     ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 6% (5.38% 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         10,500          10,373          9,359       45,872      10,373        9,359       45,872
      2         11,025          10,722          9,727       45,872      10,722        9,727       45,872
      3         11,576          11,076         10,102       45,872      11,076       10,102       45,872
      4         12,155          11,433         10,632       45,872      11,433       10,632       45,872
      5         12,763          11,793         11,015       45,872      11,793       11,015       45,872
 
      6         13,401          12,152         11,601       45,872      12,152       11,601       45,872
      7         14,071          12,515         11,991       45,872      12,509       11,985       45,872
      8         14,775          12,890         12,595       45,872      12,860       12,565       45,872
      9         15,513          13,276         13,013       45,872      13,198       12,935       45,872
     10         16,289          13,675         13,645       45,872      13,520       13,490       45,872
 
     11         17,103          14,201         14,171       45,872      13,930       13,900       45,872
     12         17,959          14,747         14,717       45,872      14,319       14,289       45,872
     13         18,856          15,316         15,286       45,872      14,679       14,649       45,872
     14         19,799          15,909         15,879       45,872      15,004       14,974       45,872
     15         20,789          16,525         16,495       45,872      15,282       15,252       45,872
 
     16         21,829          17,166         17,136       45,872      15,501       15,471       45,872
     17         22,920          17,834         17,804       45,872      15,642       15,612       45,872
     18         24,066          18,528         18,498       45,872      15,682       15,652       45,872
     19         25,270          19,251         19,221       45,872      15,589       15,559       45,872
     20         26,533          20,004         19,974       45,872      15,330       15,300       45,872
 
     25         33,864          24,250         24,220       45,872       9,799        9,769       45,872
     35         55,160          35,763         35,733       45,872          --           --           --
</TABLE>
 
 *  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.
 
    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>
28                                               HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                MODIFIED SINGLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE
 
                              LAST SURVIVOR OPTION
                             POLICY OWNER OPTION: 1
                            $10,000 INITIAL PREMIUM
                ISSUE AGE: 55 MALE PREFERRED/55 FEMALE PREFERRED
                          INITIAL FACE AMOUNT: $45,872
 
    ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 0% (-0.62% 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         10,500           9,782          8,798       45,872       9,782        8,798       45,872
      2         11,025           9,533          8,597       45,872       9,533        8,597       45,872
      3         11,576           9,280          8,392       45,872       9,280        8,392       45,872
      4         12,155           9,023          8,317       45,872       9,023        8,317       45,872
      5         12,763           8,759          8,094       45,872       8,759        8,094       45,872
 
      6         13,401           8,499          8,044       45,872       8,486        8,032       45,872
      7         14,071           8,246          7,824       45,872       8,200        7,780       45,872
      8         14,775           7,999          7,769       45,872       7,896        7,669       45,872
      9         15,513           7,758          7,554       45,872       7,570        7,369       45,872
     10         16,289           7,524          7,494       45,872       7,213        7,183       45,872
 
     11         17,103           7,355          7,325       45,872       6,876        6,846       45,872
     12         17,959           7,190          7,160       45,872       6,491        6,461       45,872
     13         18,856           7,027          6,997       45,872       6,048        6,018       45,872
     14         19,799           6,867          6,837       45,872       5,538        5,508       45,872
     15         20,789           6,710          6,680       45,872       4,948        4,918       45,872
 
     16         21,829           6,556          6,526       45,872       4,259        4,229       45,872
     17         22,920           6,405          6,375       45,872       3,448        3,418       45,872
     18         24,066           6,257          6,227       45,872       2,482        2,452       45,872
     19         25,270           6,111          6,081       45,872       1,319        1,289       45,872
     20         26,533           5,968          5,938       45,872          --           --           --
 
     25         33,864           5,293          5,263       45,872          --           --           --
     35         55,160           4,118          4,088       45,872          --           --           --
</TABLE>
 
 *  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.
 
    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                                               29
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                MODIFIED SINGLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE
 
                              LAST SURVIVOR OPTION
                             POLICY OWNER OPTION: 2
                            $10,000 INITIAL PREMIUM
                ISSUE AGE: 55 MALE PREFERRED/55 FEMALE PREFERRED
                          INITIAL FACE AMOUNT: $45,872
 
    ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 12% (11.38% 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         10,500          10,594          9,814       45,872      10,594        9,814       45,872
      2         11,025          11,650         10,870       45,872      11,650       10,870       45,872
      3         11,576          12,809         12,029       45,872      12,809       12,029       45,872
      4         12,155          14,079         13,449       45,872      14,079       13,449       45,872
      5         12,763          15,471         14,841       45,872      15,471       14,841       45,872
 
      6         13,401          16,996         16,566       45,872      16,996       16,566       45,872
      7         14,071          18,668         18,238       45,872      18,668       18,238       45,872
      8         14,775          20,500         20,270       45,872      20,500       20,270       45,872
      9         15,513          22,508         22,278       45,872      22,508       22,278       45,872
     10         16,289          24,709         24,679       45,872      24,709       24,679       45,872
 
     11         17,103          27,167         27,137       45,872      27,167       27,137       45,872
     12         17,959          29,874         29,844       45,872      29,874       29,844       45,872
     13         18,856          32,864         32,834       45,872      32,864       32,834       45,872
     14         19,799          36,175         36,145       45,872      36,175       36,145       45,872
     15         20,789          39,855         39,825       46,231      39,855       39,825       46,231
 
     16         21,829          43,930         43,900       50,519      43,930       43,900       50,519
     17         22,920          48,421         48,391       54,715      48,421       48,391       54,715
     18         24,066          53,372         53,372       59,242      53,372       53,372       59,242
     19         25,270          58,867         58,867       64,165      58,867       58,867       64,165
     20         26,533          64,899         64,899       70,740      64,899       64,899       70,740
 
     25         33,864         105,355        105,355      111,676     105,355      105,355      111,676
     35         55,160         273,623        273,623      287,304     266,825      266,825      280,165
</TABLE>
 
 *  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.
 
    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>
30                                               HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                MODIFIED SINGLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE
 
                              LAST SURVIVOR OPTION
                             POLICY OWNER OPTION: 2
                            $10,000 INITIAL PREMIUM
                ISSUE AGE: 55 MALE PREFERRED/55 FEMALE PREFERRED
                          INITIAL FACE AMOUNT: $45,872
 
     ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 6% (5.38% 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         10,500          10,023          9,243       45,872      10,023        9,243       45,872
      2         11,025          10,426          9,646       45,872      10,426        9,646       45,872
      3         11,576          10,839         10,059       45,872      10,839       10,059       45,872
      4         12,155          11,261         10,631       45,872      11,261       10,631       45,872
      5         12,763          11,690         11,060       45,872      11,690       11,060       45,872
 
      6         13,401          12,124         11,694       45,872      12,124       11,694       45,872
      7         14,071          12,568         12,138       45,872      12,562       12,132       45,872
      8         14,775          13,028         12,798       45,872      12,999       12,769       45,872
      9         15,513          13,507         13,277       45,872      13,431       13,201       45,872
     10         16,289          14,004         13,974       45,872      13,853       13,823       45,872
 
     11         17,103          14,543         14,513       45,872      14,280       14,250       45,872
     12         17,959          15,104         15,074       45,872      14,688       14,658       45,872
     13         18,856          15,687         15,657       45,872      15,068       15,038       45,872
     14         19,799          16,295         16,265       45,872      15,414       15,384       45,872
     15         20,789          16,927         16,897       45,872      15,717       15,687       45,872
 
     16         21,829          17,584         17,554       45,872      15,962       15,932       45,872
     17         22,920          18,269         18,239       45,872      16,133       16,103       45,872
     18         24,066          18,981         18,951       45,872      16,206       16,176       45,872
     19         25,270          19,723         19,693       45,872      16,152       16,122       45,872
     20         26,533          20,494         20,464       45,872      15,937       15,907       45,872
 
     25         33,864          24,849         24,819       45,872      10,777       10,747       45,872
     35         55,160          36,655         36,625       45,872          --           --           --
</TABLE>
 
 *  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.
 
    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                                               31
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                MODIFIED SINGLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE
 
                              LAST SURVIVOR OPTION
                             POLICY OWNER OPTION: 2
                            $10,000 INITIAL PREMIUM
                ISSUE AGE: 55 MALE PREFERRED/55 FEMALE PREFERRED
                          INITIAL FACE AMOUNT: $45,872
 
    ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 0% (-0.62% 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         10,500           9,452          8,713       45,872       9,452        8,713       45,872
      2         11,025           9,270          8,545       45,872       9,270        8,545       45,872
      3         11,576           9,082          8,371       45,872       9,082        8,371       45,872
      4         12,155           8,887          8,324       45,872       8,887        8,324       45,872
      5         12,763           8,682          8,131       45,872       8,682        8,131       45,872
 
      6         13,401           8,479          8,110       45,872       8,465        8,097       45,872
      7         14,071           8,280          7,918       45,872       8,233        7,874       45,872
      8         14,775           8,084          7,893       45,872       7,981        7,792       45,872
      9         15,513           7,893          7,705       45,872       7,704        7,520       45,872
     10         16,289           7,706          7,676       45,872       7,394        7,364       45,872
 
     11         17,103           7,533          7,503       45,872       7,055        7,025       45,872
     12         17,959           7,364          7,334       45,872       6,668        6,638       45,872
     13         18,856           7,198          7,168       45,872       6,225        6,195       45,872
     14         19,799           7,035          7,005       45,872       5,714        5,684       45,872
     15         20,789           6,875          6,845       45,872       5,124        5,094       45,872
 
     16         21,829           6,718          6,688       45,872       4,435        4,405       45,872
     17         22,920           6,564          6,534       45,872       3,625        3,595       45,872
     18         24,066           6,413          6,383       45,872       2,659        2,629       45,872
     19         25,270           6,264          6,234       45,872       1,499        1,469       45,872
     20         26,533           6,118          6,088       45,872          96           66       45,872
 
     25         33,864           5,430          5,400       45,872          --           --           --
     35         55,160           4,231          4,201       45,872          --           --           --
</TABLE>
 
 *  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.
 
    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>
32                                               HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                MODIFIED SINGLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE
 
                              LAST SURVIVOR OPTION
                             POLICY OWNER OPTION: 1
                            $10,000 INITIAL PREMIUM
                ISSUE AGE: 65 MALE PREFERRED/65 FEMALE PREFERRED
                          INITIAL FACE AMOUNT: $28,491
 
    ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 12% (11.38% 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         10,500          10,957          9,931       28,491      10,957        9,931       28,491
      2         11,025          11,954         10,935       28,491      11,954       10,935       28,491
      3         11,576          13,025         12,017       28,491      13,025       12,017       28,491
      4         12,155          14,180         13,337       28,491      14,176       13,334       28,491
      5         12,763          15,440         14,617       28,491      15,417       14,594       28,491
 
      6         13,401          16,815         16,217       28,491      16,755       16,158       28,491
      7         14,071          18,315         17,748       28,491      18,203       17,636       28,491
      8         14,775          19,953         19,623       28,491      19,774       19,445       28,491
      9         15,513          21,739         21,455       28,491      21,487       21,203       28,491
     10         16,289          23,689         23,659       28,491      23,370       23,340       28,491
 
     11         17,103          26,039         26,009       28,491      25,668       25,638       28,491
     12         17,959          28,672         28,642       30,679      28,257       28,227       30,235
     13         18,856          31,564         31,534       33,773      31,107       31,077       33,284
     14         19,799          34,749         34,719       36,833      34,245       34,215       36,299
     15         20,789          38,237         38,207       40,531      37,682       37,652       39,942
 
     16         21,829          42,083         42,053       44,186      41,471       41,441       43,544
     17         22,920          46,291         46,261       48,605      45,618       45,588       47,898
     18         24,066          50,888         50,888       53,432      50,148       50,148       52,655
     19         25,270          55,975         55,975       58,773      55,122       55,122       57,877
     20         26,533          61,570         61,570       64,648      60,538       60,538       63,565
 
     25         33,864          99,140         99,140      104,096      95,342       95,342      100,109
     35         55,160         257,042        257,042      259,612     237,392      237,392      239,765
</TABLE>
 
 *  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.
 
    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                                               33
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                MODIFIED SINGLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE
 
                              LAST SURVIVOR OPTION
                             POLICY OWNER OPTION: 1
                            $10,000 INITIAL PREMIUM
                ISSUE AGE: 65 MALE PREFERRED/65 FEMALE PREFERRED
                          INITIAL FACE AMOUNT: $28,491
 
     ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 6% (5.38% 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         10,500          10,367          9,353       28,491      10,367        9,353       28,491
      2         11,025          10,695          9,701       28,491      10,695        9,701       28,491
      3         11,576          11,011         10,038       28,491      11,011       10,038       28,491
      4         12,155          11,336         10,536       28,491      11,310       10,510       28,491
      5         12,763          11,673         10,897       28,491      11,587       10,812       28,491
 
      6         13,401          12,020         11,470       28,491      11,836       11,288       28,491
      7         14,071          12,378         11,855       28,491      12,049       11,528       28,491
      8         14,775          12,748         12,455       28,491      12,213       11,922       28,491
      9         15,513          13,130         12,867       28,491      12,314       12,054       28,491
     10         16,289          13,525         13,495       28,491      12,337       12,307       28,491
 
     11         17,103          14,044         14,014       28,491      12,365       12,335       28,491
     12         17,959          14,584         14,554       28,491      12,281       12,251       28,491
     13         18,856          15,147         15,117       28,491      12,062       12,032       28,491
     14         19,799          15,732         15,702       28,491      11,678       11,648       28,491
     15         20,789          16,341         16,311       28,491      11,086       11,056       28,491
 
     16         21,829          16,975         16,945       28,491      10,231       10,201       28,491
     17         22,920          17,635         17,605       28,491       9,029        8,999       28,491
     18         24,066          18,321         18,291       28,491       7,367        7,337       28,491
     19         25,270          19,036         19,006       28,491       5,084        5,054       28,491
     20         26,533          19,779         19,749       28,491       1,959        1,929       28,491
 
     25         33,864          23,976         23,946       28,491          --           --           --
     35         55,160          35,355         35,325       35,708          --           --           --
</TABLE>
 
 *  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.
 
    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>
34                                               HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                MODIFIED SINGLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE
 
                              LAST SURVIVOR OPTION
                             POLICY OWNER OPTION: 1
                            $10,000 INITIAL PREMIUM
                ISSUE AGE: 65 MALE PREFERRED/65 FEMALE PREFERRED
                          INITIAL FACE AMOUNT: $28,491
 
    ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 0% (-0.62% 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         10,500           9,776          8,793       28,491       9,776        8,793       28,491
      2         11,025           9,506          8,573       28,491       9,506        8,573       28,491
      3         11,576           9,226          8,342       28,491       9,214        8,332       28,491
      4         12,155           8,953          8,252       28,491       8,896        8,199       28,491
      5         12,763           8,688          8,028       28,491       8,545        7,896       28,491
 
      6         13,401           8,429          7,978       28,491       8,152        7,714       28,491
      7         14,071           8,177          7,759       28,491       7,705        7,309       28,491
      8         14,775           7,932          7,704       28,491       7,190        6,980       28,491
      9         15,513           7,694          7,491       28,491       6,586        6,408       28,491
     10         16,289           7,462          7,432       28,491       5,871        5,841       28,491
 
     11         17,103           7,294          7,264       28,491       5,061        5,031       28,491
     12         17,959           7,129          7,099       28,491       4,075        4,045       28,491
     13         18,856           6,967          6,937       28,491       2,876        2,846       28,491
     14         19,799           6,809          6,779       28,491       1,416        1,386       28,491
     15         20,789           6,653          6,623       28,491          --           --           --
 
     16         21,829           6,500          6,470       28,491          --           --           --
     17         22,920           6,350          6,320       28,491          --           --           --
     18         24,066           6,203          6,173       28,491          --           --           --
     19         25,270           6,058          6,028       28,491          --           --           --
     20         26,533           5,916          5,886       28,491          --           --           --
 
     25         33,864           5,245          5,215       28,491          --           --           --
     35         55,160           4,078          4,048       28,491          --           --           --
</TABLE>
 
 *  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.
 
    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                                               35
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                MODIFIED SINGLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE
 
                              LAST SURVIVOR OPTION
                             POLICY OWNER OPTION: 2
                            $10,000 INITIAL PREMIUM
                ISSUE AGE: 65 MALE PREFERRED/65 FEMALE PREFERRED
                          INITIAL FACE AMOUNT: $28,491
 
    ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 12% (11.38% 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         10,500          10,587          9,807       28,491      10,587        9,807       28,491
      2         11,025          11,623         10,843       28,491      11,623       10,843       28,491
      3         11,576          12,743         11,963       28,491      12,743       11,963       28,491
      4         12,155          13,963         13,333       28,491      13,958       13,328       28,491
      5         12,763          15,303         14,673       28,491      15,275       14,645       28,491
 
      6         13,401          16,774         16,344       28,491      16,708       16,278       28,491
      7         14,071          18,390         17,960       28,491      18,269       17,839       28,491
      8         14,775          20,165         19,935       28,491      19,979       19,749       28,491
      9         15,513          22,115         21,885       28,491      21,860       21,630       28,491
     10         16,289          24,257         24,227       28,491      23,947       23,917       28,491
 
     11         17,103          26,680         26,650       28,814      26,325       26,295       28,491
     12         17,959          29,384         29,354       31,440      28,991       28,961       31,020
     13         18,856          32,348         32,318       34,612      31,916       31,886       34,149
     14         19,799          35,613         35,583       37,749      35,136       35,106       37,244
     15         20,789          39,188         39,158       41,539      38,663       38,633       40,983
 
     16         21,829          43,131         43,101       45,287      42,552       42,522       44,680
     17         22,920          47,445         47,415       49,816      46,808       46,778       49,148
     18         24,066          52,157         52,157       54,765      51,457       51,457       54,029
     19         25,270          57,371         57,371       60,239      56,561       56,561       59,388
     20         26,533          63,105         63,105       66,260      62,119       62,119       65,224
 
     25         33,864         101,612        101,612      106,692      97,831       97,831      102,722
     35         55,160         263,452        263,452      266,087     243,590      243,590      246,025
</TABLE>
 
 *  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.
 
    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
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                MODIFIED SINGLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE
 
                              LAST SURVIVOR OPTION
                             POLICY OWNER OPTION: 2
                            $10,000 INITIAL PREMIUM
                ISSUE AGE: 65 MALE PREFERRED/65 FEMALE PREFERRED
                          INITIAL FACE AMOUNT: $28,491
 
     ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 6% (5.38% 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         10,500          10,016          9,236       28,491      10,016        9,236       28,491
      2         11,025          10,398          9,618       28,491      10,398        9,618       28,491
      3         11,576          10,774          9,994       28,491      10,772        9,992       28,491
      4         12,155          11,165         10,535       28,491      11,134       10,504       28,491
      5         12,763          11,570         10,940       28,491      11,479       10,849       28,491
 
      6         13,401          11,992         11,562       28,491      11,800       11,370       28,491
      7         14,071          12,430         12,000       28,491      12,090       11,660       28,491
      8         14,775          12,886         12,656       28,491      12,338       12,108       28,491
      9         15,513          13,359         13,129       28,491      12,530       12,300       28,491
     10         16,289          13,850         13,820       28,491      12,651       12,621       28,491
 
     11         17,103          14,383         14,353       28,491      12,703       12,673       28,491
     12         17,959          14,937         14,907       28,491      12,649       12,619       28,491
     13         18,856          15,514         15,484       28,491      12,464       12,434       28,491
     14         19,799          16,114         16,084       28,491      12,121       12,091       28,491
     15         20,789          16,739         16,709       28,491      11,580       11,550       28,491
 
     16         21,829          17,389         17,359       28,491      10,786       10,756       28,491
     17         22,920          18,065         18,035       28,491       9,662        9,632       28,491
     18         24,066          18,769         18,739       28,491       8,097        8,067       28,491
     19         25,270          19,502         19,472       28,491       5,939        5,909       28,491
     20         26,533          20,264         20,234       28,491       2,978        2,948       28,491
 
     25         33,864          24,569         24,539       28,491          --           --           --
     35         55,160          36,238         36,208       36,600          --           --           --
</TABLE>
 
 *  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.
 
    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                                               37
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                MODIFIED SINGLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE
 
                              LAST SURVIVOR OPTION
                             POLICY OWNER OPTION: 2
                            $10,000 INITIAL PREMIUM
                ISSUE AGE: 65 MALE PREFERRED/65 FEMALE PREFERRED
                          INITIAL FACE AMOUNT: $28,491
 
    ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 0% (-0.62% 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         10,500           9,446          8,707       28,491       9,446        8,707       28,491
      2         11,025           9,242          8,519       28,491       9,242        8,519       28,491
      3         11,576           9,028          8,321       28,491       9,014        8,308       28,491
      4         12,155           8,817          8,258       28,491       8,757        8,202       28,491
      5         12,763           8,611          8,065       28,491       8,463        7,926       28,491
 
      6         13,401           8,410          8,043       28,491       8,125        7,770       28,491
      7         14,071           8,212          7,853       28,491       7,730        7,391       28,491
      8         14,775           8,018          7,827       28,491       7,263        7,088       28,491
      9         15,513           7,828          7,641       28,491       6,704        6,540       28,491
     10         16,289           7,642          7,612       28,491       6,031        6,001       28,491
 
     11         17,103           7,470          7,440       28,491       5,224        5,194       28,491
     12         17,959           7,302          7,272       28,491       4,242        4,212       28,491
     13         18,856           7,137          7,107       28,491       3,048        3,018       28,491
     14         19,799           6,976          6,946       28,491       1,595        1,565       28,491
     15         20,789           6,817          6,787       28,491          --           --           --
 
     16         21,829           6,661          6,631       28,491          --           --           --
     17         22,920           6,508          6,478       28,491          --           --           --
     18         24,066           6,357          6,327       28,491          --           --           --
     19         25,270           6,210          6,180       28,491          --           --           --
     20         26,533           6,065          6,035       28,491          --           --           --
 
     25         33,864           5,381          5,351       28,491          --           --           --
     35         55,160           4,191          4,161       28,491          --           --           --
</TABLE>
 
 *  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.
 
    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                                             SA-1
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                    REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
To Hartford Life Insurance Company
Separate Account Five and to the
Owners of Units of Interest therein:
 
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of
Hartford Life Insurance Company Separate Account Five (Bond Fund, Stock Fund,
Money Market Fund, Advisers Fund, Capital Appreciation Fund, Mortgage Securities
Fund, Index Fund, International Opportunities Fund, Dividend and Growth Fund,
International Advisers Fund, Small Company Fund, MidCap Fund, Growth and Income
Fund, Global Leaders Fund, and High Yield Fund) (collectively, the Account) as
of December 31, 1998, and the related statements of operations and the
statements of changes in net assets for the periods presented. 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 Account as of December 31,
1998, and the results of their operations and the changes in their net assets
for the periods presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles.
 
                                         ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
 
Hartford, Connecticut
February 16, 1999
<PAGE>
SA-2                                             HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 SEPARATE ACCOUNT FIVE
 
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
DECEMBER 31, 1998
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                             BOND FUND        STOCK FUND
                            SUB-ACCOUNT      SUB-ACCOUNT
                           --------------   --------------
<S>                        <C>              <C>
ASSETS:
  Investments:
    Hartford Bond HLS
     Fund, Inc. - Class
     IA
      Shares 8,505,428
      Cost $8,795,616
      Market Value.......    $  9,191,519         --
    Hartford Stock HLS
     Fund, Inc. - Class
     IA
      Shares 7,966,474
      Cost $34,553,742
      Market Value.......        --           $ 52,273,344
    Hartford Money Market
     HLS Fund, Inc. -
     Class IA
      Shares 21,297,796
      Cost $21,297,796
      Market Value.......        --               --
    Hartford Advisers HLS
     Fund, Inc. - Class
     IA
      Shares 29,093,382
      Cost $64,738,062
      Market Value.......        --               --
    Hartford Capital
     Appreciation HLS
     Fund, Inc. - Class
     IA
      Shares 12,257,662
      Cost $46,354,537
      Market Value.......        --               --
    Hartford Mortgage
     Securities HLS Fund,
     Inc. - Class IA
      Shares 2,431,870
      Cost $2,602,013
      Market Value.......        --               --
    Hartford Index HLS
     Fund, Inc. - Class
     IA
      Shares 6,755,532
      Cost $16,118,196
      Market Value.......        --               --
  Due from Hartford Life
   Insurance Company.....               1         --
  Receivable from fund
   shares sold...........        --                 48,896
                           --------------   --------------
  Total Assets...........       9,191,520       52,322,240
                           --------------   --------------
LIABILITIES:
  Due to Hartford Life
   Insurance Company.....        --                 48,889
  Payable for fund shares
   purchased.............        --               --
                           --------------   --------------
  Total Liabilities......        --                 48,889
                           --------------   --------------
  Net Assets (variable
   life contract
   liabilities)..........    $  9,191,520     $ 52,273,351
                           --------------   --------------
                           --------------   --------------
</TABLE>
 
   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
<PAGE>
HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY                                             SA-3
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                               MONEY                                 CAPITAL               MORTGAGE
                            MARKET FUND      ADVISERS FUND      APPRECIATION FUND      SECURITIES FUND       INDEX FUND
                            SUB-ACCOUNT       SUB-ACCOUNT          SUB-ACCOUNT           SUB-ACCOUNT        SUB-ACCOUNT
                           --------------   ----------------   --------------------   ------------------   --------------
<S>                        <C>              <C>                <C>                    <C>                  <C>
ASSETS:
  Investments:
    Hartford Bond HLS
     Fund, Inc. - Class
     IA
      Shares 8,505,428
      Cost $8,795,616
      Market Value.......        --                --                 --                    --                   --
    Hartford Stock HLS
     Fund, Inc. - Class
     IA
      Shares 7,966,474
      Cost $34,553,742
      Market Value.......        --                --                 --                    --                   --
    Hartford Money Market
     HLS Fund, Inc. -
     Class IA
      Shares 21,297,796
      Cost $21,297,796
      Market Value.......    $ 21,297,796          --                 --                    --                   --
    Hartford Advisers HLS
     Fund, Inc. - Class
     IA
      Shares 29,093,382
      Cost $64,738,062
      Market Value.......        --            $  86,851,105          --                    --                   --
    Hartford Capital
     Appreciation HLS
     Fund, Inc. - Class
     IA
      Shares 12,257,662
      Cost $46,354,537
      Market Value.......        --                --               $58,335,207             --                   --
    Hartford Mortgage
     Securities HLS Fund,
     Inc. - Class IA
      Shares 2,431,870
      Cost $2,602,013
      Market Value.......        --                --                 --                  $2,637,492             --
    Hartford Index HLS
     Fund, Inc. - Class
     IA
      Shares 6,755,532
      Cost $16,118,196
      Market Value.......        --                --                 --                    --               $ 24,120,302
  Due from Hartford Life
   Insurance Company.....       1,202,965             43,315             76,131             --                        338
  Receivable from fund
   shares sold...........        --                --                 --                    --                   --
                           --------------   ----------------   --------------------   ------------------   --------------
  Total Assets...........      22,500,761         86,894,420         58,411,338            2,637,492           24,120,640
                           --------------   ----------------   --------------------   ------------------   --------------
LIABILITIES:
  Due to Hartford Life
   Insurance Company.....        --                --                 --                           1             --
  Payable for fund shares
   purchased.............       1,199,337             43,300             76,135             --                        334
                           --------------   ----------------   --------------------   ------------------   --------------
  Total Liabilities......       1,199,337             43,300             76,135                    1                  334
                           --------------   ----------------   --------------------   ------------------   --------------
  Net Assets (variable
   life contract
   liabilities)..........    $ 21,301,424      $  86,851,120        $58,335,203           $2,637,491         $ 24,120,306
                           --------------   ----------------   --------------------   ------------------   --------------
                           --------------   ----------------   --------------------   ------------------   --------------
</TABLE>
 
<PAGE>
SA-4                                             HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 SEPARATE ACCOUNT FIVE
 
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES -- (CONTINUED)
DECEMBER 31, 1998
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                               INTERNATIONAL        DIVIDEND AND
                            OPPORTUNITIES FUND       GROWTH FUND
                                SUB-ACCOUNT          SUB-ACCOUNT
                           ---------------------   ---------------
<S>                        <C>                     <C>
ASSETS:
  Investments:
    Hartford
     International
     Opportunities HLS
     Fund, Inc. - Class
     IA
      Shares 9,714,529
      Cost $12,844,982
      Market Value.......       $13,161,797              --
    Hartford Dividend and
     Growth HLS Fund,
     Inc. - Class IA
      Shares 15,637,757
      Cost $25,479,612
      Market Value.......         --                 $  33,785,155
    Hartford
     International
     Advisers HLS Fund,
     Inc. - Class IA
      Shares 2,410,669
      Cost $2,758,948
      Market Value.......         --                     --
    Hartford Small
     Company HLS Fund,
     Inc. - Class IA
      Shares 2,040,260
      Cost $2,527,860
      Market Value.......         --                     --
    Hartford MidCap HLS
     Fund, Inc. - Class
     IA
      Shares 626,520
      Cost $775,274
      Market Value.......         --                     --
    Hartford Growth and
     Income HLS Fund -
     Class IA
      Shares 971
      Cost $1,004
      Market Value.......         --                     --
    Hartford Global
     Leaders HLS Fund -
     Class IA
      Shares 45,950
      Cost $59,831
      Market Value.......         --                     --
    Hartford High Yield
     HLS Fund - Class IA
      Shares 24,475
      Cost $25,041
      Market Value.......         --                     --
  Due from Hartford Life
   Insurance Company.....               124                 18,342
  Receivable from fund
   shares sold...........         --                     --
                           ---------------------   ---------------
  Total Assets...........        13,161,921             33,803,497
                           ---------------------   ---------------
LIABILITIES:
  Due to Hartford Life
   Insurance Company.....         --                     --
  Payable for fund shares
   purchased.............               124                 18,345
                           ---------------------   ---------------
  Total Liabilities......               124                 18,345
                           ---------------------   ---------------
  Net Assets (variable
   life contract
   liabilities)..........       $13,161,797          $  33,785,152
                           ---------------------   ---------------
                           ---------------------   ---------------
</TABLE>
 
   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
<PAGE>
HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY                                             SA-5
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                            INTERNATIONAL          SMALL            MIDCAP         GROWTH AND         GLOBAL             HIGH
                            ADVISERS FUND      COMPANY FUND          FUND         INCOME FUND      LEADERS FUND       YIELD FUND
                             SUB-ACCOUNT        SUB-ACCOUNT      SUB-ACCOUNT      SUB-ACCOUNT       SUB-ACCOUNT      SUB-ACCOUNT
                           ----------------   ---------------   --------------   --------------   ---------------   --------------
<S>                        <C>                <C>               <C>              <C>              <C>               <C>
ASSETS:
  Investments:
    Hartford
     International
     Opportunities HLS
     Fund, Inc. - Class
     IA
      Shares 9,714,529
      Cost $12,844,982
      Market Value.......       --                 --                 --              --               --                 --
    Hartford Dividend and
     Growth HLS Fund,
     Inc. - Class IA
      Shares 15,637,757
      Cost $25,479,612
      Market Value.......       --                 --                 --              --               --                 --
    Hartford
     International
     Advisers HLS Fund,
     Inc. - Class IA
      Shares 2,410,669
      Cost $2,758,948
      Market Value.......     $2,783,573           --                 --              --               --                 --
    Hartford Small
     Company HLS Fund,
     Inc. - Class IA
      Shares 2,040,260
      Cost $2,527,860
      Market Value.......       --               $2,695,419           --              --               --                 --
    Hartford MidCap HLS
     Fund, Inc. - Class
     IA
      Shares 626,520
      Cost $775,274
      Market Value.......       --                 --             $    901,722        --               --                 --
    Hartford Growth and
     Income HLS Fund -
     Class IA
      Shares 971
      Cost $1,004
      Market Value.......       --                 --                 --           $    1,151          --                 --
    Hartford Global
     Leaders HLS Fund -
     Class IA
      Shares 45,950
      Cost $59,831
      Market Value.......       --                 --                 --              --             $   59,054           --
    Hartford High Yield
     HLS Fund - Class IA
      Shares 24,475
      Cost $25,041
      Market Value.......       --                 --                 --              --               --             $     24,885
  Due from Hartford Life
   Insurance Company.....         17,578                352              9,895        --               --                 --
  Receivable from fund
   shares sold...........       --                 --                 --              --               --                 --
                           ----------------   ---------------   --------------   --------------   ---------------   --------------
  Total Assets...........      2,801,151          2,695,771            911,617          1,151            59,054             24,885
                           ----------------   ---------------   --------------   --------------   ---------------   --------------
LIABILITIES:
  Due to Hartford Life
   Insurance Company.....       --                 --                 --              --               --                 --
  Payable for fund shares
   purchased.............         17,578                351              9,894        --               --                 --
                           ----------------   ---------------   --------------   --------------   ---------------   --------------
  Total Liabilities......         17,578                351              9,894        --               --                 --
                           ----------------   ---------------   --------------   --------------   ---------------   --------------
  Net Assets (variable
   life contract
   liabilities)..........     $2,783,573         $2,695,420       $    901,723     $    1,151        $   59,054       $     24,885
                           ----------------   ---------------   --------------   --------------   ---------------   --------------
                           ----------------   ---------------   --------------   --------------   ---------------   --------------
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
SA-6                                             HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 SEPARATE ACCOUNT FIVE
 
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES -- (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         UNITS
                                        OWNED BY        UNIT       CONTRACT
                                      PARTICIPANTS     PRICE      LIABILITY
                                     --------------  ----------  ------------
<S>                                  <C>             <C>         <C>
DEFERRED ANNUITY CONTRACTS IN THE
 ACCUMULATION PERIOD:
INDIVIDUAL SUB-ACCOUNTS:
  Bond Fund Sub-Account............       6,227,233  $  1.47602  $  9,191,520
  Stock Fund Sub-Account...........      18,062,777    2.893982    52,273,351
  Money Market Fund Sub-Account....      17,297,025    1.231508    21,301,424
  Advisers Fund Sub-Account........      37,637,513    2.307568    86,851,120
  Capital Appreciation Fund
   Sub-Account.....................      26,356,449    2.213318    58,335,203
  Mortgage Securities Fund
   Sub-Account.....................       1,856,388    1.420765     2,637,491
  Index Fund Sub-Account...........       8,553,442    2.819953    24,120,306
  International Opportunities Fund
   Sub-Account.....................       8,844,158    1.488191    13,161,797
  Dividend and Growth Fund
   Sub-Account.....................      13,200,264     2.55943    33,785,152
  International Advisers Fund
   Sub-Account.....................       1,797,269    1.548779     2,783,573
  MidCap Fund Sub-Account..........         685,397     1.31562       901,723
                                                                 ------------
  SUB-TOTAL INDIVIDUAL
   SUB-ACCOUNTS....................                               305,342,660
                                                                 ------------
GROUP SUB-ACCOUNTS:
  High Yield Fund Sub-Account......          23,972     1.03809        24,885
  Growth and Income Fund
   Sub-Account.....................           1,000    1.150984         1,151
  Global Leaders Fund
   Sub-Account.....................          44,780    1.318766        59,054
  Small Company Fund Sub-Account...       2,074,750    1.299154     2,695,420
                                                                 ------------
  SUB-TOTAL GROUP SUB-ACCOUNTS.....                                 2,780,510
                                                                 ------------
  TOTAL ACCUMULATION PERIOD........                               308,123,170
                                                                 ------------
GRAND TOTAL........................                              $308,123,170
                                                                 ------------
                                                                 ------------
</TABLE>
 
<PAGE>
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<PAGE>
SA-8                                             HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 SEPARATE ACCOUNT FIVE
 
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                             BOND FUND        STOCK FUND
                            SUB-ACCOUNT      SUB-ACCOUNT
                           --------------   --------------
<S>                        <C>              <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME:
  Dividends..............     $439,974        $    394,942
                           --------------   --------------
    Net investment income
     (loss)..............      439,974             394,942
                           --------------   --------------
CAPITAL GAINS INCOME.....      --                1,202,881
                           --------------   --------------
NET REALIZED AND
 UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
 ON INVESTMENTS:
  Net realized gain
   (loss) on security
   transactions..........        4,953             (70,871)
  Net unrealized
   appreciation
   (depreciation) of
   investments during the
   period................      161,536          10,365,875
                           --------------   --------------
    Net gain (loss) on
     investments.........      166,489          10,295,004
                           --------------   --------------
    Net increase
     (decrease) in net
     assets resulting
     from operations.....     $606,463        $ 11,892,827
                           --------------   --------------
                           --------------   --------------
</TABLE>
 
   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
<PAGE>
HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY                                             SA-9
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                               MONEY                                 CAPITAL               MORTGAGE
                            MARKET FUND      ADVISERS FUND      APPRECIATION FUND      SECURITIES FUND       INDEX FUND
                            SUB-ACCOUNT       SUB-ACCOUNT          SUB-ACCOUNT           SUB-ACCOUNT        SUB-ACCOUNT
                           --------------   ----------------   --------------------   ------------------   --------------
<S>                        <C>              <C>                <C>                    <C>                  <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME:
  Dividends..............     $907,215         $   1,713,763        $  309,876             $161,695          $    197,134
                           --------------   ----------------       -----------             --------        --------------
    Net investment income
     (loss)..............      907,215             1,713,763           309,876              161,695               197,134
                           --------------   ----------------       -----------             --------        --------------
CAPITAL GAINS INCOME.....      --                  2,134,889         3,157,152             --                     420,305
                           --------------   ----------------       -----------             --------        --------------
NET REALIZED AND
 UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
 ON INVESTMENTS:
  Net realized gain
   (loss) on security
   transactions..........      --                     (2,350)         (195,604)               1,356               (76,809)
  Net unrealized
   appreciation
   (depreciation) of
   investments during the
   period................      --                 11,964,481         4,068,045               (8,129)            4,342,765
                           --------------   ----------------       -----------             --------        --------------
    Net gain (loss) on
     investments.........      --                 11,962,131         3,872,441               (6,773)            4,265,956
                           --------------   ----------------       -----------             --------        --------------
    Net increase
     (decrease) in net
     assets resulting
     from operations.....     $907,215         $  15,810,783        $7,339,469             $154,922          $  4,883,395
                           --------------   ----------------       -----------             --------        --------------
                           --------------   ----------------       -----------             --------        --------------
</TABLE>
 
<PAGE>
SA-10                                            HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 SEPARATE ACCOUNT FIVE
 
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS -- (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                              INTERNATIONAL        DIVIDEND AND
                            OPORTUNITIES FUND       GROWTH FUND
                               SUB-ACCOUNT          SUB-ACCOUNT
                           --------------------   ---------------
<S>                        <C>                    <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME:
  Dividends..............       $  171,752           $  535,570
                               -----------        ---------------
    Net investment income
     (loss)..............          171,752              535,570
                               -----------        ---------------
CAPITAL GAINS INCOME.....          773,886              903,529
                               -----------        ---------------
NET REALIZED AND
 UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
 ON INVESTMENTS:
  Net realized gain
   (loss) on security
   transactions..........          (32,807)               3,909
  Net unrealized
   appreciation
   (depreciation) of
   investments during the
   period................          549,100            2,931,296
                               -----------        ---------------
    Net gain (loss) on
     investments.........          516,293            2,935,205
                               -----------        ---------------
    Net increase
     (decrease) in net
     assets resulting
     from operations.....       $1,461,931           $4,374,304
                               -----------        ---------------
                               -----------        ---------------
</TABLE>
 
  *  From inception, June 1, 1998, to December 31, 1998.
 **  From inception, September 30, 1998, to December 31, 1998.
 
   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
<PAGE>
HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY                                            SA-11
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                            INTERNATIONAL          SMALL            MIDCAP         GROWTH AND           GLOBAL
                            ADVISERS FUND      COMPANY FUND          FUND          INCOME FUND       LEADERS FUND
                             SUB-ACCOUNT        SUB-ACCOUNT      SUB-ACCOUNT      SUB-ACCOUNT*      SUB-ACCOUNT**
                           ----------------   ---------------   --------------   ---------------   ----------------
<S>                        <C>                <C>               <C>              <C>               <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME:
  Dividends..............      $265,660           $--              $      7            $  4             $   69
                               --------       ---------------   --------------        -----             ------
    Net investment income
     (loss)..............       265,660            --                     7               4                 69
                               --------       ---------------   --------------        -----             ------
CAPITAL GAINS INCOME.....        63,237             33,340          --               --                  1,434
                               --------       ---------------   --------------        -----             ------
NET REALIZED AND
 UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
 ON INVESTMENTS:
  Net realized gain
   (loss) on security
   transactions..........         1,598             14,371          (28,672)         --                --
  Net unrealized
   appreciation
   (depreciation) of
   investments during the
   period................       (22,396)           225,453          123,154             147               (777)
                               --------       ---------------   --------------        -----             ------
    Net gain (loss) on
     investments.........       (20,798)           239,824           94,482             147               (777)
                               --------       ---------------   --------------        -----             ------
    Net increase
     (decrease) in net
     assets resulting
     from operations.....      $308,099           $273,164         $ 94,489            $151             $  726
                               --------       ---------------   --------------        -----             ------
                               --------       ---------------   --------------        -----             ------
 
<CAPTION>
                                 HIGH
                              YIELD FUND
                            SUB-ACCOUNT**
                           ----------------
<S>                        <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME:
  Dividends..............        $ 457
                                ------
    Net investment income
     (loss)..............          457
                                ------
CAPITAL GAINS INCOME.....      --
                                ------
NET REALIZED AND
 UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
 ON INVESTMENTS:
  Net realized gain
   (loss) on security
   transactions..........      --
  Net unrealized
   appreciation
   (depreciation) of
   investments during the
   period................         (156)
                                ------
    Net gain (loss) on
     investments.........         (156)
                                ------
    Net increase
     (decrease) in net
     assets resulting
     from operations.....        $ 301
                                ------
                                ------
</TABLE>
 
  *  From inception, June 1, 1998, to December 31, 1998.
 **  From inception, September 30, 1998, to December 31, 1998.
<PAGE>
SA-12                                            HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 SEPARATE ACCOUNT FIVE
 
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                             BOND FUND        STOCK FUND
                            SUB-ACCOUNT      SUB-ACCOUNT
                           --------------   --------------
<S>                        <C>              <C>
OPERATIONS:
  Net investment income
   (loss)................    $  439,974       $    394,942
  Capital gains income...       --               1,202,881
  Net realized gain
   (loss) on security
   transactions..........         4,953            (70,871)
  Net unrealized
   appreciation
   (depreciation) of
   investments during the
   period................       161,536         10,365,875
                           --------------   --------------
  Net increase (decrease)
   in net assets
   resulting from
   operations............       606,463         11,892,827
                           --------------   --------------
UNIT TRANSACTIONS:
  Purchases..............       --                  10,617
  Net transfers..........     3,122,789          9,694,176
  Surrenders for benefit
   payments and fees.....      (282,701)        (1,193,061)
  Net loan activity......       (48,849)          (201,305)
  Cost of Insurance......       (53,144)          (274,848)
                           --------------   --------------
  Net increase (decrease)
   in net assets
   resulting from unit
   transactions..........     2,738,095          8,035,579
                           --------------   --------------
  Net increase (decrease)
   in net assets.........     3,344,558         19,928,406
NET ASSETS:
  Beginning of period....     5,846,962         32,344,945
                           --------------   --------------
  End of period..........    $9,191,520       $ 52,273,351
                           --------------   --------------
                           --------------   --------------
</TABLE>
 
 STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
 FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                             BOND FUND        STOCK FUND
                            SUB-ACCOUNT      SUB-ACCOUNT
                           --------------   --------------
<S>                        <C>              <C>
OPERATIONS:
  Net investment income
   (loss)................    $  289,780       $    277,126
  Capital gains income...       --                 933,599
  Net realized gain
   (loss) on security
   transactions..........         1,747              8,984
  Net unrealized
   appreciation
   (depreciation) of
   investments during the
   period................       234,683          5,037,260
                           --------------   --------------
  Net increase (decrease)
   in net assets
   resulting from
   operations............       526,210          6,256,969
                           --------------   --------------
UNIT TRANSACTIONS:
  Purchases..............       --                --
  Net transfers..........     2,261,134         10,438,019
  Surrenders for benefit
   payments and fees.....       (72,004)          (726,356)
  Net loan activity......       (40,246)          (220,955)
  Cost of Insurance......       (29,688)          (165,194)
                           --------------   --------------
  Net increase (decrease)
   in net assets
   resulting from unit
   transactions..........     2,119,196          9,325,514
                           --------------   --------------
  Net increase (decrease)
   in net assets.........     2,645,406         15,582,483
NET ASSETS:
  Beginning of period....     3,201,556         16,762,462
                           --------------   --------------
  End of period..........    $5,846,962       $ 32,344,945
                           --------------   --------------
                           --------------   --------------
</TABLE>
 
   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
<PAGE>
HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY                                            SA-13
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                               MONEY                                 CAPITAL               MORTGAGE
                            MARKET FUND      ADVISERS FUND      APPRECIATION FUND      SECURITIES FUND       INDEX FUND
                            SUB-ACCOUNT       SUB-ACCOUNT          SUB-ACCOUNT           SUB-ACCOUNT        SUB-ACCOUNT
                           --------------   ----------------   --------------------   ------------------   --------------
<S>                        <C>              <C>                <C>                    <C>                  <C>
OPERATIONS:
  Net investment income
   (loss)................    $    907,215      $ 1,713,763          $   309,876           $  161,695         $    197,134
  Capital gains income...        --              2,134,889            3,157,152             --                    420,305
  Net realized gain
   (loss) on security
   transactions..........        --                 (2,350)            (195,604)               1,356              (76,809)
  Net unrealized
   appreciation
   (depreciation) of
   investments during the
   period................        --             11,964,481            4,068,045               (8,129)           4,342,765
                           --------------   ----------------   --------------------   ------------------   --------------
  Net increase (decrease)
   in net assets
   resulting from
   operations............         907,215       15,810,783            7,339,469              154,922            4,883,395
                           --------------   ----------------   --------------------   ------------------   --------------
UNIT TRANSACTIONS:
  Purchases..............      57,281,893            1,450               10,490             --                     10,734
  Net transfers..........     (49,482,802)      16,449,477            6,484,579              404,847            4,207,201
  Surrenders for benefit
   payments and fees.....      (1,218,848)      (2,772,483)          (1,949,888)            (102,327)            (659,660)
  Net loan activity......      (2,979,256)        (610,361)            (596,858)             (30,755)            (394,242)
  Cost of Insurance......        (170,157)        (485,789)            (352,456)             (17,902)            (134,328)
                           --------------   ----------------   --------------------   ------------------   --------------
  Net increase (decrease)
   in net assets
   resulting from unit
   transactions..........       3,430,830       12,582,294            3,595,867              253,863            3,029,705
                           --------------   ----------------   --------------------   ------------------   --------------
  Net increase (decrease)
   in net assets.........       4,338,045       28,393,077           10,935,336              408,785            7,913,100
NET ASSETS:
  Beginning of period....      16,963,379       58,458,043           47,399,867            2,228,706           16,207,206
                           --------------   ----------------   --------------------   ------------------   --------------
  End of period..........    $ 21,301,424      $86,851,120          $58,335,203           $2,637,491         $ 24,120,306
                           --------------   ----------------   --------------------   ------------------   --------------
                           --------------   ----------------   --------------------   ------------------   --------------
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                               MONEY                                 CAPITAL               MORTGAGE
                            MARKET FUND      ADVISERS FUND      APPRECIATION FUND      SECURITIES FUND       INDEX FUND
                            SUB-ACCOUNT       SUB-ACCOUNT          SUB-ACCOUNT           SUB-ACCOUNT        SUB-ACCOUNT
                           --------------   ----------------   --------------------   ------------------   --------------
<S>                        <C>              <C>                <C>                    <C>                  <C>
OPERATIONS:
  Net investment income
   (loss)................    $    911,582      $ 1,156,876          $   221,135           $  116,672         $    180,981
  Capital gains income...        --              1,663,628            2,382,496             --                    787,478
  Net realized gain
   (loss) on security
   transactions..........        --                  2,740                1,256                  296                4,890
  Net unrealized
   appreciation
   (depreciation) of
   investments during the
   period................        --              6,960,236            4,674,683               39,086            2,484,980
                           --------------   ----------------   --------------------   ------------------   --------------
  Net increase (decrease)
   in net assets
   resulting from
   operations............         911,582        9,783,480            7,279,570              156,054            3,458,329
                           --------------   ----------------   --------------------   ------------------   --------------
UNIT TRANSACTIONS:
  Purchases..............      63,950,949            2,129                  684             --                   --
  Net transfers..........     (61,547,449)      16,160,071           12,167,630              699,756            4,486,710
  Surrenders for benefit
   payments and fees.....      (1,485,440)      (1,461,109)          (1,165,216)             (61,537)            (569,846)
  Net loan activity......      (2,906,735)        (120,116)            (179,295)              (9,709)            (170,615)
  Cost of Insurance......        (154,854)        (322,766)            (268,542)             (12,046)             (85,758)
                           --------------   ----------------   --------------------   ------------------   --------------
  Net increase (decrease)
   in net assets
   resulting from unit
   transactions..........      (2,143,529)      14,258,209           10,555,261              616,464            3,660,491
                           --------------   ----------------   --------------------   ------------------   --------------
  Net increase (decrease)
   in net assets.........      (1,231,947)      24,041,689           17,834,831              772,518            7,118,820
NET ASSETS:
  Beginning of period....      18,195,325       34,416,354           29,565,036            1,456,188            9,088,386
                           --------------   ----------------   --------------------   ------------------   --------------
  End of period..........    $ 16,963,379      $58,458,043          $47,399,867           $2,228,706         $ 16,207,206
                           --------------   ----------------   --------------------   ------------------   --------------
                           --------------   ----------------   --------------------   ------------------   --------------
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
SA-14                                            HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 SEPARATE ACCOUNT FIVE
 
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS -- (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                               INTERNATIONAL        DIVIDEND AND
                            OPPORTUNITIES FUND      GROWTH FUND
                                SUB-ACCOUNT         SUB-ACCOUNT
                           ---------------------   --------------
<S>                        <C>                     <C>
OPERATIONS:
  Net investment income
   (loss)................       $   171,752          $   535,570
  Capital gains income...           773,886              903,529
  Net realized gain
   (loss) on security
   transactions..........           (32,807)               3,909
  Net unrealized
   appreciation
   (depreciation) of
   investments during the
   period................           549,100            2,931,296
                           ---------------------   --------------
  Net increase (decrease)
   in net assets
   resulting from
   operations............         1,461,931            4,374,304
                           ---------------------   --------------
UNIT TRANSACTIONS:
  Purchases..............             5,004                  886
  Net transfers..........           842,567            6,508,074
  Surrenders for benefit
   payments and fees.....          (297,843)          (1,015,921)
  Net loan activity......          (174,741)            (242,467)
  Cost of Insurance......           (84,604)            (201,221)
                           ---------------------   --------------
  Net increase (decrease)
   in net assets
   resulting from unit
   transactions..........           290,383            5,049,351
                           ---------------------   --------------
  Net increase (decrease)
   in net assets.........         1,752,314            9,423,655
NET ASSETS:
    Beginning of
     period..............        11,409,483           24,361,497
                           ---------------------   --------------
    End of period........       $13,161,797          $33,785,152
                           ---------------------   --------------
                           ---------------------   --------------
</TABLE>
 
  *  From inception, June 1, 1998, to December 31, 1998.
 **  From inception, September 30, 1998, to December 31, 1998.
 
 STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS -- (CONTINUED)
 FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                               INTERNATIONAL        DIVIDEND AND
                            OPPORTUNITIES FUND       GROWTH FUND
                                SUB-ACCOUNT          SUB-ACCOUNT
                           ---------------------   ---------------
<S>                        <C>                     <C>
OPERATIONS:
  Net investment income
   (loss)................       $   104,356          $   341,582
  Capital gains income...           661,603              364,880
  Net realized gain
   (loss) on security
   transactions..........             7,059                  462
  Net unrealized
   appreciation
   (depreciation) of
   investments during the
   period................          (783,223)           3,955,206
                           ---------------------   ---------------
  Net increase (decrease)
   in net assets
   resulting from
   operations............           (10,205)           4,662,130
                           ---------------------   ---------------
UNIT TRANSACTIONS:
  Purchases..............               712             --
  Net transfers..........         3,635,238            8,771,193
  Surrenders for benefit
   payments and fees.....          (325,889)            (474,419)
  Net loan activity......           (76,025)            (141,694)
  Cost of Insurance......           (70,065)            (120,449)
                           ---------------------   ---------------
  Net increase (decrease)
   in net assets
   resulting from unit...         3,163,971            8,034,631
                           ---------------------   ---------------
  Net increase (decrease)
   in net assets.........         3,153,766           12,696,761
NET ASSETS:
  Beginning of period....         8,255,717           11,664,736
                           ---------------------   ---------------
  End of Period..........       $11,409,483          $24,361,497
                           ---------------------   ---------------
                           ---------------------   ---------------
</TABLE>
 
  *  From inception, July 15, 1997, to December 31, 1997.
 
   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
<PAGE>
HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY                                            SA-15
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                            INTERNATIONAL          SMALL            MIDCAP         GROWTH AND           GLOBAL
                            ADVISERS FUND      COMPANY FUND          FUND          INCOME FUND       LEADERS FUND
                             SUB-ACCOUNT        SUB-ACCOUNT      SUB-ACCOUNT      SUB-ACCOUNT*      SUB-ACCOUNT**
                           ----------------   ---------------   --------------   ---------------   ----------------
<S>                        <C>                <C>               <C>              <C>               <C>
OPERATIONS:
  Net investment income
   (loss)................     $   265,660        $ --              $      7           $    4            $    69
  Capital gains income...          63,237            33,340         --               --                   1,434
  Net realized gain
   (loss) on security
   transactions..........           1,598            14,371         (28,672)         --                 --
  Net unrealized
   appreciation
   (depreciation) of
   investments during the
   period................         (22,396)          225,453         123,154              147               (777)
                           ----------------   ---------------   --------------        ------            -------
  Net increase (decrease)
   in net assets
   resulting from
   operations............         308,099           273,164          94,489              151                726
                           ----------------   ---------------   --------------        ------            -------
UNIT TRANSACTIONS:
  Purchases..............        --                   7,511           7,500            1,000              2,000
  Net transfers..........         353,622           695,351         641,260          --                  56,338
  Surrenders for benefit
   payments and fees.....         (73,340)          (37,178)         (8,125)         --                      (7)
  Net loan activity......         (66,673)          (17,491)         (4,163)         --                 --
  Cost of Insurance......         (18,446)          (15,048)         (3,741)         --                      (3)
                           ----------------   ---------------   --------------        ------            -------
  Net increase (decrease)
   in net assets
   resulting from unit
   transactions..........         195,163           633,145         632,731            1,000             58,328
                           ----------------   ---------------   --------------        ------            -------
  Net increase (decrease)
   in net assets.........         503,262           906,309         727,220            1,151             59,054
NET ASSETS:
    Beginning of
     period..............       2,280,311         1,789,111         174,503          --                 --
                           ----------------   ---------------   --------------        ------            -------
    End of period........     $ 2,783,573        $2,695,420        $901,723           $1,151            $59,054
                           ----------------   ---------------   --------------        ------            -------
                           ----------------   ---------------   --------------        ------            -------
 
<CAPTION>
                                 HIGH
                              YIELD FUND
                            SUB-ACCOUNT**
                           ----------------
<S>                        <C>
OPERATIONS:
  Net investment income
   (loss)................       $   457
  Capital gains income...       --
  Net realized gain
   (loss) on security
   transactions..........       --
  Net unrealized
   appreciation
   (depreciation) of
   investments during the
   period................          (156)
                                -------
  Net increase (decrease)
   in net assets
   resulting from
   operations............           301
                                -------
UNIT TRANSACTIONS:
  Purchases..............         2,000
  Net transfers..........        22,441
  Surrenders for benefit
   payments and fees.....           115
  Net loan activity......            (1)
  Cost of Insurance......            29
                                -------
  Net increase (decrease)
   in net assets
   resulting from unit
   transactions..........        24,584
                                -------
  Net increase (decrease)
   in net assets.........        24,885
NET ASSETS:
    Beginning of
     period..............       --
                                -------
    End of period........       $24,885
                                -------
                                -------
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                            INTERNATIONAL          SMALL            MIDCAP
                            ADVISERS FUND      COMPANY FUND          FUND
                             SUB-ACCOUNT        SUB-ACCOUNT      SUB-ACCOUNT*
                           ----------------   ---------------   ---------------
<S>                        <C>                <C>               <C>
OPERATIONS:
  Net investment income
   (loss)................     $    70,580        $      811         $    156
  Capital gains income...           4,758            81,211          --
  Net realized gain
   (loss) on security
   transactions..........           4,567           (11,838)              (3)
  Net unrealized
   appreciation
   (depreciation) of
   investments during the
   period................          16,688           (57,877)           3,294
                           ----------------   ---------------   ---------------
  Net increase (decrease)
   in net assets
   resulting from
   operations............          96,593            12,307            3,447
                           ----------------   ---------------   ---------------
UNIT TRANSACTIONS:
  Purchases..............        --                --                  1,000
  Net transfers..........         841,304         1,790,398          170,709
  Surrenders for benefit
   payments and fees.....         (46,000)          (10,130)            (525)
  Net loan activity......         (23,722)               (2)         --
  Cost of Insurance......         (12,736)           (4,445)            (128)
                           ----------------   ---------------   ---------------
  Net increase (decrease)
   in net assets
   resulting from unit...         758,846         1,775,821          171,056
                           ----------------   ---------------   ---------------
  Net increase (decrease)
   in net assets.........         855,439         1,788,128          174,503
NET ASSETS:
  Beginning of period....       1,424,872               983          --
                           ----------------   ---------------   ---------------
  End of Period..........     $ 2,280,311        $1,789,111         $174,503
                           ----------------   ---------------   ---------------
                           ----------------   ---------------   ---------------
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
SA-16                                            Hartford Life Insurance Company
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                             SEPARATE ACCOUNT FIVE
                         NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                               DECEMBER 31, 1998
 
 1. ORGANIZATION:
 
    Separate Account Five (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. 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 is
accrued as of the ex-dividend date. Capital gains income represents those
dividends from the Funds which are characterized as capital gains under tax
regulations.
 
    b) SECURITY VALUATION -- The investments in shares of the Funds are valued
at the closing net asset value per share as determined by the appropriate Fund
as of December 31, 1998.
 
    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:
 
    Deduction and Charges -- Certain amounts are deducted from the Contracts, as
described below:
 
    a) COST OF INSURANCE CHARGE -- In accordance with terms of the contracts,
the Company makes deductions for costs of insurance to cover the Company's
anticipated mortality costs. Because a policy's account value and death benefit
may vary from month to month, the cost of insurance charge may also vary.
 
    b) MORTALITY AND EXPENSE RISK CHARGES -- The Company will make deductions at
a maximum annual rate of 0.90% of the Contract's value for the mortality and
expense risks which the Company undertakes. These expenses are included in
surrenders for benefit payments and fees on the accompanying statements of
changes in net assets.
 
    c) TAX EXPENSE CHARGE -- If applicable, the Company will make deductions at
a maximum rate of 4.0% of the Contract's value to meet premium tax requirements.
An additional tax charge based on a percentage of the Contract's value may be
assessed to partial withdrawals or surrenders. These expenses are included in
surrenders for benefit payments and fees on the accompanying statements of
changes in net assets.
 
    d) ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGE -- The Company will make deductions to cover
administrative expenses at a maximum annual rate of 0.25% of the Contract's
value. These expenses are included in surrenders for benefit payments and fees
on the accompanying statements of changes in net assets.
 
    e) ANNUAL MAINTENANCE FEE -- An annual maintenance fee in the amount of $30
may be deducted from the Contract's value each contract year. However, this fee
is not applicable to contracts with values of $50,000 or more, as determined on
the most recent contract anniversary. These expenses are included in surrenders
for benefit payments and fees on the accompanying statements of changes in net
assets.
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HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES                             F-1
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                    REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
To Hartford Life Insurance Company:
 
We have audited the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets of Hartford Life
Insurance Company and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1998 and 1997, and the
related Consolidated Statements of Income, Changes in Stockholder's Equity and
Cash Flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1998.
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 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 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 Consolidated Financial Statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Hartford Life
Insurance Company and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1998 and 1997, and the
results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in
the period ended December 31, 1998 in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles.
 
Our audits were made for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic
financial statements taken as a whole. The schedules listed in the Index to
Consolidated Financial Statements and Schedules are presented for the purpose of
complying with the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and are not part
of the basic financial statements. These schedules have been subjected to the
auditing procedures applied in the audits of the basic 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 financial statements
taken as a whole.
 
                                         ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
 
Hartford, Connecticut
January 26, 1999
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                       CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        FOR THE YEARS ENDED
                                                            DECEMBER 31,
                                                      ------------------------
                                                       1998     1997     1996
                                                      ------   ------   ------
                                                           (IN MILLIONS)
 <S>                                                  <C>      <C>      <C>
 Revenues
   Premiums and other considerations...............   $2,218   $1,637   $1,705
   Net investment income...........................    1,759    1,368    1,397
   Net realized capital (losses) gains.............       (2)       4     (213)
                                                      ------   ------   ------
     Total revenues................................    3,975    3,009    2,889
                                                      ------   ------   ------
 Benefits, claims and expenses
   Benefits, claims and claim adjustment
    expenses.......................................    1,911    1,379    1,535
   Amortization of deferred policy acquisition
    costs..........................................      431      335      234
   Dividends to policyholders......................      329      240      635
   Other expenses..................................      766      586      427
                                                      ------   ------   ------
     Total benefits, claims and expenses...........    3,437    2,540    2,831
                                                      ------   ------   ------
   Income before income tax expense................      538      469       58
   Income tax expense..............................      188      167       20
                                                      ------   ------   ------
 Net income........................................   $  350   $  302   $   38
                                                      ------   ------   ------
                                                      ------   ------   ------
</TABLE>
 
                See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES                             F-3
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                          CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       AS OF DECEMBER
                                                             31,
                                                      -----------------
                                                       1998      1997
                                                      -------   -------
 <S>                                                  <C>       <C>
                                                        (IN MILLIONS,
                                                      EXCEPT FOR SHARE
                                                            DATA)
 Assets
   Investments
   Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair
    value (amortized cost of $14,505 and
    $13,885).......................................   $14,818   $14,176
   Equity securities, at fair value................        31       180
   Policy loans, at outstanding balance............     6,684     3,756
   Other investments, at cost......................       264        47
                                                      -------   -------
     Total investments.............................    21,797    18,159
   Cash............................................        17        54
   Premiums receivable and agents' balances........        17        18
   Reinsurance recoverables........................     1,257     6,114
   Deferred policy acquisition costs...............     3,754     3,315
   Deferred income tax.............................       464       348
   Other assets....................................       695       682
   Separate account assets.........................    90,262    69,055
                                                      -------   -------
     Total assets..................................   $118,263  $97,745
                                                      -------   -------
                                                      -------   -------
 
 Liabilities
   Future policy benefits..........................   $ 3,595   $ 3,059
   Other policyholder funds........................    19,615    21,034
   Other liabilities...............................     2,094     2,254
   Separate account liabilities....................    90,262    69,055
                                                      -------   -------
     Total liabilities.............................   115,566    95,402
                                                      -------   -------
 
 Stockholder's Equity
   Common stock -- 1,000 shares authorized, issued
    and outstanding, par value $5,690..............         6         6
   Capital surplus.................................     1,045     1,045
   Accumulated other comprehensive income
     Net unrealized capital gains on securities,
      net of tax...................................       184       179
                                                      -------   -------
     Total accumulated other comprehensive
      income.......................................       184       179
                                                      -------   -------
   Retained earnings...............................     1,462     1,113
                                                      -------   -------
     Total stockholder's equity....................     2,697     2,343
                                                      -------   -------
   Total liabilities and stockholder's equity......   $118,263  $97,745
                                                      -------   -------
                                                      -------   -------
</TABLE>
 
                See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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           CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                      ACCUMULATED
                                                                         OTHER
                                                                     COMPREHENSIVE
                                                                        INCOME
                                                                    ---------------
                                                                    NET UNREALIZED
                                                                     CAPITAL GAINS
                                                                      (LOSSES) ON                       TOTAL
                                           COMMON     CAPITAL         SECURITIES,      RETAINED     STOCKHOLDER'S
                                           STOCK      SURPLUS         NET OF TAX       EARNINGS        EQUITY
                                           ------  --------------   ---------------   -----------   -------------
 <S>                                       <C>     <C>              <C>               <C>           <C>
                                                                       (IN MILLIONS)
 1998
 Balance, December 31, 1997..............    $6        $    1,045        $179           $1,113         $2,343
 Comprehensive income
   Net income............................    --                --          --              350            350
                                                                                                       ------
 Other comprehensive income, net of tax
  (1):
   Changes in net unrealized capital
    gains on securities (2)..............    --                --           5               --              5
                                                                                                       ------
 Total other comprehensive income........                                                                   5
                                                                                                       ------
   Total comprehensive income                                                                             355
                                                                                                       ------
 Dividends...............................    --                --          --               (1)            (1)
                                             --
                                                           ------       -----         -----------      ------
     Balance, December 31, 1998..........    $6        $    1,045        $184           $1,462         $2,697
                                             --
                                                           ------       -----         -----------      ------
 1997
 Balance, December 31, 1996..............    $6        $    1,045        $ 30           $  811         $1,892
 Comprehensive income
   Net income............................    --                --          --              302            302
                                                                                                       ------
 Other comprehensive income, net of tax
  (1):
   Changes in net unrealized capital
    gains on securities (2)..............    --                --         149               --            149
                                                                                                       ------
 Total other comprehensive income........                                                                 149
                                                                                                       ------
   Total comprehensive income                                                                             451
                                             --
                                                           ------       -----         -----------      ------
     Balance, December 31, 1997..........    $6        $    1,045        $179           $1,113         $2,343
                                             --
                                                           ------       -----         -----------      ------
 1996
 Balance, December 31, 1995..............    $6        $    1,007        $(57)          $  773         $1,729
 Comprehensive income
   Net income............................    --                --          --               38             38
                                                                                                       ------
 Other comprehensive income, net of tax
  (1):
   Changes in net unrealized capital
    gains on securities (2)..............    --                --          87               --             87
                                                                                                       ------
 Total other comprehensive income........                                                                  87
                                                                                                       ------
   Total comprehensive income............                                                                 125
                                                                                                       ------
 Capital contribution....................    --                38          --               --             38
                                             --
                                                           ------       -----         -----------      ------
     Balance, December 31, 1996..........    $6        $    1,045        $ 30           $  811         $1,892
                                             --
                                             --
                                                           ------       -----         -----------      ------
                                                           ------       -----         -----------      ------
</TABLE>
 
- ---------
 
    (1) Net unrealized capital gain on securities is reflected net of tax of $3,
$80 and $47, as of December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996, respectively.
 
    (2) There was no reclassification adjustment for after-tax gains (losses)
realized in net income for the years ended December 31, 1998 and 1997. December
31, 1996 is net of a $142 reclassification adjustment for after-tax losses
realized in net income.
 
                See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES                             F-5
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                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER
                                                       31,
                                          ------------------------------
                                            1998       1997       1996
                                          --------   --------   --------
                                                  (IN MILLIONS)
<S>                                       <C>        <C>        <C>
Operating Activities
  Net income............................  $    350   $    302   $     38
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to
   net cash provided by operating
   activities
  Depreciation and amortization.........       (23)         8         14
  Net realized capital losses (gains)...         2         (4)       213
  Decrease in premiums receivable and
   agents' balances.....................         1        119         10
  (Decrease) increase in other
   liabilities..........................       (79)       223        577
  Change in receivables, payables, and
   accruals.............................        83        107        (22)
  Increase (decrease) in accrued
   taxes................................        60        126        (91)
  (Increase) decrease in deferred income
   taxes................................      (118)        40       (102)
  Increase in deferred policy
   acquisition costs....................      (439)      (555)      (572)
  Increase in future policy benefits....       536        585        101
  (Increase) decrease in reinsurance
   recoverables and other related
   assets...............................        (2)        21       (146)
                                          --------   --------   --------
    Net cash provided by operating
     activities.........................       371        972         20
                                          --------   --------   --------
Investing Activities
  Purchases of investments..............    (6,061)    (6,869)    (5,854)
  Sales of investments..................     4,901      4,256      3,543
  Maturity of investments...............     1,761      2,329      2,693
                                          --------   --------   --------
    Net cash provided by (used for)
     investing activities...............       601       (284)       382
                                          --------   --------   --------
Financing Activities
  Capital contribution..................        --         --         38
  Net disbursements for investment and
   universal life-type contracts charged
   against policyholder accounts........    (1,009)      (677)      (443)
                                          --------   --------   --------
    Net cash used for financing
     activities.........................    (1,009)      (677)      (405)
                                          --------   --------   --------
  Net (decrease) increase in cash.......       (37)        11         (3)
  Cash -- beginning of year.............        54         43         46
                                          --------   --------   --------
  Cash -- end of year...................  $     17   $     54   $     43
                                          --------   --------   --------
                                          --------   --------   --------
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow
 Information:
  Net Cash Paid During the Year for:
  Income taxes..........................  $    263   $      9   $    189
 
Noncash Investing Activities:
  Due to the recapture of an in force block of business previously ceded
   to MBL Life Assurance Co. of New Jersey, reinsurance recoverables of
   $4,546 were exchanged for the fair value of assets comprised of
   $4,354 in policy loans and $192 in other assets.
</TABLE>
 
                See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
   (DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED)
 
 1. ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
 
    These Consolidated Financial Statements include Hartford Life Insurance
Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries ("Hartford Life Insurance Company" or
the "Company"), Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company (ILA) and Hartford
International Life Reassurance Corporation (HLRe), formerly American Skandia
Life Reinsurance Corporation. The Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company (HLA), a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Hartford Life, Inc. (Hartford Life). Hartford Life is a direct subsidiary of
Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company (HA&I), an indirect subsidiary of The
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The Hartford). Pursuant to an initial
public offering (the "IPO") on May 22, 1997, Hartford Life sold 26 million
shares of Class A Common Stock at $28.25 per share and received proceeds, net of
offering expenses, of $687. Of the proceeds, $527 was used to retire debt
related to Hartford Life's outstanding promissory notes and line of credit with
the remaining $160 contributed by Hartford Life to HLA to support growth in its
core businesses. Hartford Life became a publicly traded company upon the sale of
26 million shares representing approximately 18.6% of the equity ownership in
Hartford Life. On December 19, 1995, ITT Industries, Inc. (formerly ITT
Corporation) (ITT) distributed all the outstanding shares of capital stock of
The Hartford to ITT stockholders of record on such date. As a result, The
Hartford became an independent, publicly traded company.
 
    Along with its parent, HLA, the Company is a leading financial services and
insurance company which provides (a) investment products such as individual
variable annuities and fixed market value adjusted annuities, deferred
compensation and retirement plan services and mutual funds for savings and
retirement needs; (b) life insurance for income protection and estate planning;
and (c) employee benefits products such as group life and disability insurance
that is directly written by the Company and is substantially ceded to its
parent, HLA, and (d) corporate owned life insurance.
 
 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
(A) BASIS OF PRESENTATION
 
    These Consolidated Financial Statements present the financial position,
results of operations and cash flows of the Company. All material intercompany
transactions and balances between the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates
have been eliminated. The Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared on the
basis of generally accepted accounting principles which differ materially from
the statutory accounting practices prescribed by various insurance regulatory
authorities.
 
    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 most
significant estimates include those used in determining deferred policy
acquisition costs and the liability for future policy benefits and other
policyholder funds. Although some variability is inherent in these estimates,
management believes the amounts provided are adequate.
 
    Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year financial information
to conform to the current year presentation.
 
(B) CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES
 
    In November 1998, the Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) reached consensus on
Issue No. 98-15, "Structured Notes Acquired for a Specific Investment Strategy".
This EITF issue requires companies to account for structured notes acquired for
a specific investment strategy, as a unit. Affected companies that entered into
these notes prior to September 25, 1998 are required to either restate prior
period financial statements to conform with the prescribed unit accounting model
or disclose the related impact on earnings for all periods presented and
cumulatively over the life of the instruments had the registrant accounted for
the structure as a unit. Based upon recently prescribed current generally
accepted accounting principles for such types of transactions entered into after
September 24, 1998, there was no additional earnings impact to the Company
related to combined structured note transactions. As of December 31, 1998, the
Company does not hold any combined structured notes.
 
    In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 133, "Accounting for
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities". The new standard establishes
accounting and reporting guidance for derivative instruments, including certain
derivative instruments embedded in other contracts. The standard requires, among
other things, that all derivatives be carried on the balance sheet at fair
value. The standard also specifies hedge accounting criteria under which a
derivative can qualify for special accounting. In order to receive special
accounting, the derivative instrument must qualify as either
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HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES                             F-7
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a hedge of the fair value or the variability of the cash flow of a qualified
asset or liability. Special accounting for qualifying hedges provides for
matching the timing of gain or loss recognition on the hedging instrument with
the recognition of the corresponding changes in value of the hedged item. SFAS
No. 133 will be effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 1999.
Initial application for Hartford Life Insurance Company will begin for the first
quarter of the year 2000. While Hartford Life Insurance Company is currently in
the process of quantifying the impact of SFAS No. 133, the Company is reviewing
its derivative holdings in order to take actions needed to minimize potential
volatility, while at the same time maintaining the economic protection needed to
support the goals of its business.
 
    In March 1998, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
(AICPA) issued Statement of Position (SOP) No. 98-1, "Accounting for the Costs
of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use". The SOP provides
guidance on accounting for the costs of internal use software and in determining
whether the software is for internal use. The SOP defines internal use software
as software that is acquired, internally developed, or modified solely to meet
internal needs and identifies stages of software development and accounting for
the related costs incurred during the stages. This statement is effective for
fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1998 and is not expected to have a
material impact on the Company's financial condition or results of operations.
 
    Effective January 1, 1998, the Company adopted SFAS No. 130, "Reporting
Comprehensive Income", which establishes standards for reporting and display of
comprehensive income and its components in a full set of general purpose
financial statements. The objective of this statement is to report a measure of
all changes in equity of an enterprise that result from transactions and other
economic events of the period other than transactions with owners. Comprehensive
income is the total of net income and all other nonowner changes in equity.
Accordingly, the Company has reported comprehensive income in the Consolidated
Statements of Changes in Stockholder's Equity.
 
    In December 1997, the AICPA issued SOP No. 97-3 "Accounting by Insurance and
Other Enterprises for Insurance Related Assessments". This SOP provides guidance
on accounting by insurance and other enterprises for assessments related to
insurance activities. Specifically, the SOP provides guidance on when a guaranty
fund or other assessment should be recognized, how to measure the liability, and
what information should be disclosed. This SOP will be effective for fiscal
years beginning after December 15, 1998. Adoption of SOP 97-3 is not expected to
have a material impact on the Company's financial condition or results of
operations.
 
    In June 1997, the FASB issued SFAS No. 131, "Disclosures about Segments of
an Enterprise and Related Information". The new standard requires public
business enterprises to disclose certain financial and descriptive information
about reportable operating segments in annual financial statements and in
condensed financial statements of interim periods. Operating segments are
components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is
available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker in
deciding how to allocate resources and assessing performance. SFAS No. 131 also
establishes standards for related disclosures about products and services,
geographic areas and major customers. The Company adopted SFAS No. 131 in 1998.
For additional information, see Note 13.
 
    On November 14, 1996, the EITF reached a consensus on Issue No. 96-12,
"Recognition of Interest Income and Balance Sheet Classification of Structured
Notes". This EITF issue requires companies to record income on certain
structured securities on a retrospective interest method. The Company adopted
EITF No. 96-12 for structured securities acquired after November 14, 1996.
Adoption of EITF No. 96-12 did not have a material effect on the Company's
financial condition or results of operations.
 
    In June 1996, the FASB issued SFAS No. 125, "Accounting for Transfers and
Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishment of Liabilities" which is
effective for transfers and servicing of financial assets and extinguishments of
liabilities occurring after December 31, 1996. This statement established
criteria for determining whether transferred assets should be accounted for as
sales or secured borrowings. Adoption of SFAS No. 125 did not have a material
effect on the Company's financial condition or results of operations.
 
    Effective January 1, 1996, Hartford Life Insurance Company adopted SFAS No.
121, "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived
Assets to Be Disposed Of ". This statement establishes accounting standards for
the impairment of long-lived assets, certain identifiable intangibles and
goodwill related to those assets to be held and used and for long-lived assets
and certain identifiable intangibles to be disposed. Adoption of SFAS No. 121
did not have a material effect on the Company's financial condition or results
of operations.
 
    The Company's cash flows were not impacted by these changes in accounting
principles.
 
(C) REVENUE RECOGNITION
 
    Revenues for investment products and universal life-type policies consist of
policy charges for policy administration, cost of insurance and surrender
charges assessed to policy account balances and are recognized in the period in
which services are provided. Premiums for traditional life insurance policies
are recognized as revenues when they are due from policyholders.
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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 and
mortality assumptions appropriate at the time the policies were issued.
Liabilities for universal life-type and investment contracts are stated at
policyholder account values before surrender charges.
 
(E) INVESTMENTS
 
    Hartford Life Insurance Company's investments in fixed maturities include
bonds and commercial paper which are considered "available for sale" and
accordingly are carried at fair value with the after-tax difference from cost
reflected as a component of stockholder's equity designated "net unrealized
capital gains on securities, net of tax". Equity securities, which include
common and non-redeemable preferred stocks, are carried at fair values with the
after-tax difference from cost reflected in stockholder's equity. Policy loans
are carried at outstanding balance which approximates fair value. Realized
capital gains and losses on security transactions associated with the Company's
immediate participation guaranteed contracts are excluded from revenues and
deferred over the expected maturity of the securities, 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. Net realized capital gains
and losses, excluding those related to immediate participation guaranteed
contracts, are reported as a component of revenue and are determined on a
specific identification basis.
 
    The Company's accounting policy for impairment requires recognition of 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, for securities expected to be sold, an
other than temporary impairment charge is recognized if the Company does not
expect the fair value of a security to recover to cost or amortized cost prior
to the expected date of sale. Once an impairment charge has been recorded, the
Company then continues to review the other than temporarily impaired securities
for additional impairment, if necessary.
 
(F) DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
 
    Hartford Life Insurance Company uses a variety of derivative instruments
including swaps, caps, floors, forwards and exchange traded financial futures
and options 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. The Company does not hold or issue derivative instruments for
trading purposes. Hartford Life Insurance Company's accounting for derivative
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", AICPA SOP 86-2, "Accounting for Options" and various EITF
pronouncements. Written options are used, in all cases in conjunction with other
assets and derivatives, as part of the Company's asset and liability management
strategy. Derivative instruments are carried at values consistent with the asset
or liability being hedged. Derivative instruments used to hedge fixed maturities
or equity securities are carried at fair value with the after-tax difference
from cost reflected in Stockholder's Equity. Derivative instruments used to
hedge other invested assets or liabilities are carried at cost. For a discussion
of SFAS No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities"
issued in June 1998, see (b) Changes in Accounting Principles.
 
    Derivative instruments must be designated at inception as a hedge and
measured for effectiveness both at inception and on an ongoing basis. Hartford
Life Insurance Company's correlation threshold for hedge designation is 80% to
120%. If correlation, which is assessed monthly and measured based on a rolling
three month average, falls outside the 80% to 120% range, hedge accounting will
be terminated. Derivative instruments 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. Consistent
with industry practice, synthetic instruments are accounted for like the
financial instrument it is intended to replicate. Derivative instruments which
fail to meet risk management criteria, subsequent to acquisition, 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 investment of future receipt of product cash flows are deferred and, at
the time of the ultimate investment purchase, reflected as an adjustment to the
cost basis of the purchased asset. Gains or losses on futures used in invested
asset risk management are deferred and adjusted into the cost 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 net investment income over the remaining
asset life.
 
    Open forward commitment contracts are marked to market through stockholder's
equity. Such contracts are accounted for at settlement by recording the purchase
of the specified securities at the previously committed price. Gains or losses
resulting from the termination of 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
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option. 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 investment 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 net investment income. 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 capital gain or loss.
    Premiums paid on purchased floor or cap agreements and the premium received
on issued cap or floor 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. Changes in the spot rate of instruments designated
as hedges of the net investment in a foreign subsidiary are reflected in the
cumulative translation adjustments component of stockholder's equity. Cash flows
from futures, options, and swaps, accounted for as hedges, are included with the
cash flows of the item being hedged.
 
(G) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS
 
    Hartford Life Insurance Company maintains separate account assets and
liabilities which are reported at fair value. Separate account assets are
segregated from other investments. Separate accounts reflect two categories of
risk assumption: non-guaranteed separate accounts, wherein the policyholder
assumes the investment risk and rewards, and guaranteed separate account assets,
wherein the Company contractually guarantees either a minimum return or account
value to the policyholder.
(H) DEFERRED POLICY ACQUISITION COSTS
 
    Policy acquisition costs, which include commissions and certain underwriting
expenses associated with acquiring business, are deferred and amortized over the
estimated lives of the contracts, usually 20 years. Generally, acquisition costs
are deferred and amortized using the retrospective deposit method. Under the
retrospective deposit method, acquisition costs are amortized in proportion to
the present value of expected gross profits from surrender charges, investment
charges, mortality and expense margins. Actual gross profits can vary from
management's estimates resulting in increases or decreases in the rate of
amortization. Management periodically updates these estimates, when appropriate,
and evaluates the recoverability of the deferred acquisition cost asset. When
appropriate, management revises its assumptions on the estimated gross profits
of these contracts and the cumulative amortization for the books of business are
re-estimated and adjusted by a cumulative charge or credit to income.
 
    Acquisition costs and their related deferral are included in the Company's
other expenses as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         1998       1997       1996
                                       ---------  ---------  ---------
<S>                                    <C>        <C>        <C>
Commissions..........................  $   1,069  $     976  $     848
Deferred acquisition costs...........       (891)      (862)      (823)
Other................................        588        472        402
                                       ---------  ---------  ---------
    Total other expenses.............  $     766  $     586  $     427
                                       ---------  ---------  ---------
                                       ---------  ---------  ---------
</TABLE>
 
(I) DIVIDENDS TO POLICYHOLDERS
 
    Certain life insurance policies contain dividend payment provisions that
enable the policyholder to participate in the earnings on that participating
block of business. The participating insurance in force accounted for 71%, 55%
and 44% in 1998, 1997 and 1996, respectively, of total insurance in force.
 
 3. INVESTMENTS AND DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
 
(A) COMPONENTS OF NET INVESTMENT INCOME
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                       FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER
                                                    31,
                                      -------------------------------
                                        1998       1997       1996
                                      ---------  ---------  ---------
<S>                                   <C>        <C>        <C>
Interest income from fixed
 maturities.........................  $     952  $     932  $     918
Interest income from policy loans...        789        425        477
Income from other investments.......         32         26         15
                                      ---------  ---------  ---------
Gross investment income.............      1,773      1,383      1,410
Less: Investment expenses...........         14         15         13
                                      ---------  ---------  ---------
Net investment income...............  $   1,759  $   1,368  $   1,397
                                      ---------  ---------  ---------
                                      ---------  ---------  ---------
</TABLE>
 
(B) COMPONENTS OF NET REALIZED CAPITAL (LOSSES) GAINS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                           ---------------------------------
                                             1998        1997        1996
                                           ---------     -----     ---------
<S>                                        <C>        <C>          <C>
Fixed maturities.........................  $     (28)  $      (7)  $    (201)
Equity securities........................         21          12           2
Real estate and other....................          5          (1)         (4)
Less: Decrease in liability to
 policyholders for realized capital
 gains...................................         --          --         (10)
                                           ---------         ---   ---------
Net realized capital (losses) gains......  $      (2)  $       4   $    (213)
                                           ---------         ---   ---------
                                           ---------         ---   ---------
</TABLE>
 
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(C) NET UNREALIZED CAPITAL (LOSSES) GAINS ON EQUITY SECURITIES
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                              -------------------------------------
                                                 1998         1997         1996
                                                 -----        -----        -----
<S>                                           <C>          <C>          <C>
Gross unrealized capital gains..............   $       2    $      14    $      13
Gross unrealized capital losses.............          (1)          --           (1)
                                                     ---          ---          ---
Net unrealized capital gains................           1           14           12
Deferred income tax expense.................          --            5            4
                                                     ---          ---          ---
Net unrealized capital gains, net of tax....           1            9            8
Balance -- beginning of year................           9            8            1
                                                     ---          ---          ---
Net change in unrealized capital gains on
 equity securities..........................   $      (8)   $       1    $       7
                                                     ---          ---          ---
                                                     ---          ---          ---
</TABLE>
 
(D) NET UNREALIZED CAPITAL GAINS (LOSSES) ON FIXED MATURITIES
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER
                                                        31,
                                          -------------------------------
                                            1998       1997       1996
                                          ---------  ---------  ---------
<S>                                       <C>        <C>        <C>
Gross unrealized capital gains..........  $     421  $     371  $     386
Gross unrealized capital losses.........       (108)       (80)      (341)
Unrealized capital gains credited to
 policyholders..........................        (32)       (30)       (11)
                                          ---------  ---------  ---------
Net unrealized capital gains............        281        261         34
Deferred income tax expense.............         98         91         12
                                          ---------  ---------  ---------
Net unrealized capital gains, net of
 tax....................................        183        170         22
Balance -- beginning of year............        170         22        (58)
                                          ---------  ---------  ---------
Net change in unrealized capital gains
 (losses) on fixed maturities...........  $      13  $     148  $      80
                                          ---------  ---------  ---------
                                          ---------  ---------  ---------
</TABLE>
 
(E) FIXED MATURITY INVESTMENTS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                 AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1998
                                                                   ---------------------------------------------------
                                                                                   GROSS         GROSS
                                                                   AMORTIZED    UNREALIZED    UNREALIZED
                                                                      COST         GAINS        LOSSES      FAIR VALUE
                                                                   ----------   -----------   -----------   ----------
<S>                                                                <C>          <C>           <C>           <C>
U. S. Government and Government agencies and authorities
 (guaranteed and sponsored)......................................    $   121       $  2          $ --         $   123
U. S. Government and Government agencies and authorities
 (guaranteed and sponsored) -- asset backed......................      1,001         23            (8)          1,016
States, municipalities and political subdivisions................        165          8            --             173
International governments........................................        393         26            (7)            412
Public utilities.................................................        844         33            (3)            874
All other corporate including international......................      5,469        260           (42)          5,687
All other corporate -- asset backed..............................      4,155         58           (42)          4,171
Short-term investments...........................................      1,847         --            --           1,847
Certificates of deposit..........................................        510         11            (6)            515
                                                                   ----------     -----       -----------   ----------
    Total fixed maturities.......................................    $14,505       $421          $(108)       $14,818
                                                                   ----------     -----       -----------   ----------
                                                                   ----------     -----       -----------   ----------
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                 AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1997
                                                                   ---------------------------------------------------
                                                                                   GROSS         GROSS
                                                                   AMORTIZED    UNREALIZED    UNREALIZED
                                                                      COST         GAINS        LOSSES      FAIR VALUE
                                                                   ----------   -----------   -----------   ----------
<S>                                                                <C>          <C>           <C>           <C>
U. S. Government and Government agencies and authorities
 (guaranteed and sponsored)......................................    $   217       $  3          $ (1)        $   219
U. S. Government and Government agencies and authorities
 (guaranteed and sponsored) -- asset backed......................      1,175         64           (35)          1,204
States, municipalities and political subdivisions................        211          7            (1)            217
International governments........................................        376         20            (3)            393
Public utilities.................................................        871         26            (3)            894
All other corporate including international......................      5,033        200           (25)          5,208
All other corporate -- asset backed..............................      4,091         41            (8)          4,124
Short-term investments...........................................      1,318         --            --           1,318
Certificates of deposit..........................................        593         10            (4)            599
                                                                   ----------     -----         -----       ----------
    Total fixed maturities.......................................    $13,885       $371          $(80)        $14,176
                                                                   ----------     -----         -----       ----------
                                                                   ----------     -----         -----       ----------
</TABLE>
 
    The amortized cost and estimated fair value of fixed maturity investments as
of December 31, 1998 by estimated maturity year are shown below. Expected
maturities differ from contractual maturities due to call or prepayment
provisions. Asset backed securities, including mortgage backed securities and
collateralized mortgage obligations, are distributed to maturity year based on
the Company's estimates of the rate of future prepayments of principal over the
remaining lives of the securities. These estimates are developed using
prepayment speeds provided in broker
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consensus data. Such estimates are derived from prepayment speeds experienced at
the interest rate levels projected for the applicable underlying collateral and
can be expected to vary from actual experience.
 
                                    MATURITY
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                            AMORTIZED
                                              COST      FAIR VALUE
                                           -----------  -----------
<S>                                        <C>          <C>
One year or less.........................   $   3,047    $   3,116
Over one year through five years.........       4,796        4,843
Over five years through ten years........       3,242        3,318
Over ten years...........................       3,420        3,541
                                           -----------  -----------
    Total................................   $  14,505    $  14,818
                                           -----------  -----------
                                           -----------  -----------
</TABLE>
 
    Sales of fixed maturities, excluding short-term fixed maturities, for the
years ended December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996 resulted in proceeds of $3.2
billion, $4.2 billion and $3.5 billion, gross realized capital gains of $103,
$169 and $87, gross realized capital losses (including writedowns) of $131, $176
and $298, respectively. In 1996, gross realized capital losses includes an other
than temporary impairment of $137 related to the Company's block of guaranteed
investment contract business written prior to 1995 which could not recover to
amortized cost prior to sale. Sales of equity security investments for the years
ended December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996 resulted in proceeds of $35, $132 and $74
and gross realized capital gains of $21, $12 and $2, respectively, and no gross
realized capital losses for all periods.
 
(F) CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK
 
    The Company is not exposed to any significant concentration of credit risk
in fixed maturities of a single issuer greater than 10% of stockholder's equity.
 
(G) DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
 
    Hartford Life Insurance Company utilizes a variety of derivative
instruments, including swaps, caps, floors, forwards and exchange traded futures
and options, in accordance with Company policy and in order to achieve one of
three Company approved objectives: to hedge risk arising from interest rate,
price or currency exchange rate volatility; to manage liquidity; or, to control
transactions costs. The Company utilizes derivative instruments to manage market
risk through four principal risk management strategies: hedging anticipated
transactions, hedging liability instruments, hedging invested assets and hedging
portfolios of assets and/or liabilities. The Company does not trade in these
instruments for the express purpose of earning trading profits.
 
    Hartford Life Insurance Company maintains a derivatives counterparty
exposure policy which establishes market-based credit limits, favors long-term
financial stability and creditworthiness, and typically requires credit
enhancement/credit risk reducing agreements. Credit risk is measured as the
amount owed to the Company based on current market conditions and potential
payment obligations between the Company and its counterparties. Credit exposures
are quantified weekly and netted, and collateral is pledged to or held by the
Company to the extent the current value of derivatives exceed exposure policy
thresholds.
 
    Hartford Life Insurance Company's derivative program is monitored by an
internal compliance unit and is reviewed by senior management and Hartford
Life's Finance Committee of the Board of Directors. Notional amounts, which
represent the basis upon which pay or receive amounts are calculated and are not
reflective of credit risk, pertaining to derivative financial instruments
(excluding the Company's guaranteed separate account derivative investments),
totaled $6.2 billion and $6.5 billion ($3.9 billion and $4.6 billion related to
the Company's investments, $2.3 billion and $1.9 billion on the Company's
liabilities) as of December 31, 1998 and 1997, respectively.
 
    The tables below provide a summary of derivative instruments held by
Hartford Life Insurance Company as of December 31, 1998 and 1997, segregated by
major investment and liability category:
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          1998 -- AMOUNT HEDGED (NOTIONAL AMOUNTS)
                                     ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                  FOREIGN
                                      TOTAL      ISSUED    PURCHASED                  INTEREST    CURRENCY     TOTAL
                                     CARRYING    CAPS &      CAPS &      FUTURES        RATE       SWAPS      NOTIONAL
           ASSETS HEDGED              VALUE      FLOORS      FLOORS        (2)         SWAPS        (3)        AMOUNT
- -----------------------------------  --------   --------   ----------   ----------   ----------   --------   ----------
<S>                                  <C>        <C>        <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>        <C>
Asset backed securities (excluding
 inverse floaters and
 anticipatory).....................  $  5,163   $     --   $   188      $     3      $      885     $--       $ 1,076
Inverse floaters (1)...............        24         44        55           --              --      --            99
Anticipatory (4)...................        --         --        --           --             235      --           235
Other bonds and notes..............     7,683        461       597           18           1,300      90         2,466
Short-term investments.............     1,948         --        --           --              --      --            --
                                     --------   --------   ----------       ---      ----------     ---      ----------
    Total fixed maturities.........    14,818        505       840           21           2,420      90         3,876
Equity securities, policy loans and
 other investments.................     6,979         --        --           --              --      --            --
                                     --------   --------   ----------       ---      ----------     ---      ----------
    Total investments..............  $ 21,797        505       840           21           2,420      90         3,876
    Other policyholder funds.......  $ 19,615      1,100        50           --           1,195      --         2,345
                                     --------   --------   ----------       ---      ----------     ---      ----------
    Total derivative instruments --
     notional value................             $  1,605   $   890      $    21      $    3,615     $90       $ 6,221
                                     --------   --------   ----------       ---      ----------     ---      ----------
    Total derivative instruments --
     fair value....................             $     (6)  $    19      $    --      $       27     $(7)      $    33
                                     --------   --------   ----------       ---      ----------     ---      ----------
                                     --------   --------   ----------       ---      ----------     ---      ----------
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                      1997 -- AMOUNT HEDGED (NOTIONAL AMOUNTS)
                                     --------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                              FOREIGN
                                      TOTAL    ISSUED    PURCHASED                 INTEREST   CURRENCY   TOTAL
                                     CARRYING  CAPS &      CAPS &                    RATE      SWAPS    NOTIONAL
           ASSETS HEDGED              VALUE    FLOORS      FLOORS     FUTURES (2)    SWAPS      (3)     AMOUNT
- -----------------------------------  --------  -------  ------------  -----------  ---------  --------  -------
<S>                                  <C>       <C>      <C>           <C>          <C>        <C>       <C>
Asset backed securities
 (excluding inverse floaters and
 anticipatory).....................  $  5,253  $   500    $   1,404       $  28     $    221    $ --    $2,153
Inverse floaters (1)...............        75       47           80          --           25      --       152
Anticipatory (4)...................        --       --           --          --           --      --        --
Other bonds and notes..............     7,531      462          460          22        1,258      91     2,293
Short-term investments.............     1,317       --           --          --           --      --        --
                                     --------  -------  ------------        ---    ---------     ---    -------
    Total fixed maturities.........    14,176    1,009        1,944          50        1,504      91     4,598
Equity securities, policy loans and
 other investments.................     3,983       --           --          --           --      --        --
                                     --------  -------  ------------        ---    ---------     ---    -------
    Total investments..............  $ 18,159    1,009        1,944          50        1,504      91     4,598
    Other policyholder funds.......  $ 21,034       10          150          --        1,747      --     1,907
                                     --------  -------  ------------        ---    ---------     ---    -------
    Total derivative instruments --
     notional value................            $ 1,019    $   2,094       $  50     $  3,251    $ 91    $6,505
                                     --------  -------  ------------        ---    ---------     ---    -------
    Total derivative instruments --
     fair value....................            $    (8)   $      23       $  --     $     19    $ (6  ) $   28
                                     --------  -------  ------------        ---    ---------     ---    -------
                                     --------  -------  ------------        ---    ---------     ---    -------
</TABLE>
 
- ---------
 
    (1) Inverse floaters are variations of collateralized mortgage obligations
(CMO's) for which the coupon rates move inversely with an index rate such as the
London Interbank Offered Rate (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, the Company uses a variety of derivative instruments,
primarily interest rate swaps, caps and floors.
 
    (2) As of December 31, 1998 and 1997, approximately 5% and 44% ,
respectively, of the notional futures contracts expire within one year.
 
    (3) As of December 31, 1998 and 1997, approximately 11% and 16%,
respectively, of foreign currency swaps expire within one year.
 
    (4) Deferred gains and losses on anticipatory transactions are included in
the carrying value of fixed maturities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. At
the time of the ultimate purchase, they are reflected as a basis adjustment to
the purchased asset. As of December 31, 1998 and 1997, the Company had no
deferred gains for interest rate swaps. During 1998, $1.5 in deferred gains were
basis adjusted.
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    The following is a reconciliation of notional amounts by derivative type and
strategy as of December 31, 1998 and 1997:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                             DECEMBER 31, 1997               MATURITIES/    DECEMBER 31, 1998
                                              NOTIONAL AMOUNT    ADDITIONS TERMINATIONS (1)  NOTIONAL AMOUNT
                                             -----------------   -------- ----------------- -----------------
<S>                                          <C>                 <C>      <C>               <C>
BY DERIVATIVE TYPE
Caps.........................................      $1,239         $1,000       $  327            $1,912
Floors.......................................       1,864             --        1,281               583
Swaps/Forwards...............................       3,342          1,838        1,475             3,705
Futures......................................          50              8           37                21
Options......................................          10             --           10                --
                                                 -------         --------     -------           -------
    Total....................................      $6,505         $2,846       $3,130            $6,221
                                                 -------         --------     -------           -------
BY STRATEGY
Liability....................................      $1,907         $1,099       $  661            $2,345
Anticipatory.................................          --            242            7               235
Asset........................................       1,805          1,260          667             2,398
Portfolio....................................       2,793            245        1,795             1,243
                                                 -------         --------     -------           -------
    Total....................................      $6,505         $2,846       $3,130            $6,221
                                                 -------         --------     -------           -------
                                                 -------         --------     -------           -------
</TABLE>
 
- ---------
 
    (1) During 1998, the Company had no significant gains or losses on
terminations of hedge positions using derivative financial instruments.
 
 4. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
 
    SFAS No. 107 "Disclosure about Fair Value of Financial Instruments" requires
disclosure of fair value information of financial instruments. For certain
financial instruments where quoted market prices are not available, other
independent valuation techniques and assumptions are used. Because considerable
judgment is used, these estimates are not necessarily indicative of amounts that
could be realized in a current market exchange. SFAS No. 107 excludes certain
financial instruments from disclosure, including insurance contracts. Hartford
Life Insurance Company uses the following methods and assumptions in estimating
the fair value of each class of financial instrument.
 
    Fair value for fixed maturities and marketable equity securities
approximates those quotations published by applicable stock exchanges or
received from other reliable sources.
 
    For policy loans, carrying amounts approximate fair value.
 
    Fair value for other invested assets primarily consist of partnerships and
trusts that are based on external market valuations from partnership and trust
management as well as mortgage loans where carrying amounts approximate fair
value.
 
    Other policyholder funds fair value information is determined by estimating
future cash flows, discounted at the current market rate.
 
    The fair value of derivative financial instruments, including swaps, caps,
floors, futures, options and forward commitments, is determined using a pricing
model which is validated through periodic comparison to dealer quoted prices.
 
    The carrying amount and fair values of Hartford Life Insurance Company's
financial instruments as of December 31, 1998 and 1997 were as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                1998                1997
                                                         ------------------  ------------------
                                                         CARRYING    FAIR    CARRYING    FAIR
                                                          AMOUNT     VALUE    AMOUNT     VALUE
                                                         ---------  -------  ---------  -------
<S>                                                      <C>        <C>      <C>        <C>
ASSETS
  Fixed maturities.....................................   $ 14,818  $14,818   $ 14,176  $14,176
  Equity securities....................................         31       31        180      180
  Policy loans.........................................      6,684    6,684      3,756    3,756
  Other investments....................................        264      309         47       91
LIABILITIES
  Other policyholder funds (1).........................   $ 11,709  $11,726   $ 11,769  $11,755
</TABLE>
 
- ---------
 
    (1) Excludes corporate owned life insurance and universal life insurance
contracts.
 
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 5. SEPARATE ACCOUNTS
 
    Hartford Life Insurance Company maintained separate account assets and
liabilities totaling $90.3 billion and $69.1 billion as of December 31, 1998 and
1997, respectively, which are reported at fair value. Separate account assets,
which are segregated from other investments, reflect two categories of risk
assumption: non-guaranteed separate accounts totaling $80.6 billion and $58.6
billion as of December 31, 1998 and 1997, respectively, wherein the policyholder
assumes the investment risk, and guaranteed separate accounts totaling $9.7 and
$10.5 billion as of December 31, 1998 and 1997, respectively, wherein Hartford
Life Insurance Company contractually guarantees either a minimum return or
account value to the policyholder. Included in non-guaranteed separate account
assets were policy loans totaling $1.8 billion and $1.9 billion as of December
31, 1998 and 1997, respectively. Net investment income (including net realized
capital 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 and other revenues were $908, $699 and $538
in 1998, 1997 and 1996, respectively. The guaranteed separate accounts include
fixed market value adjusted (MVA) individual annuity and modified guaranteed
life insurance. The average credited interest rate on these contracts was 6.6%
and 6.5% as of December 31, 1998 and 1997, respectively. The assets that support
these liabilities were comprised of $9.5 billion and $10.2 billion in fixed
maturities as of December 31, 1998 and 1997, respectively. The portfolios are
segregated from other investments and are managed to minimize liquidity and
interest rate risk. In order to minimize the risk of disintermediation
associated with early withdrawals, fixed MVA 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 $40 and $119 in carrying value and $3.5 billion and
$3.0 billion in notional amounts as of December 31, 1998 and 1997, respectively.
 
 6. STATUTORY RESULTS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                       FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER
                                                    31,
                                      -------------------------------
                                        1998       1997       1996
                                      ---------  ---------  ---------
<S>                                   <C>        <C>        <C>
Statutory net income................  $     211  $     214  $     144
                                      ---------  ---------  ---------
Statutory surplus...................  $   1,676  $   1,441  $   1,207
                                      ---------  ---------  ---------
                                      ---------  ---------  ---------
</TABLE>
 
    A significant percentage of the consolidated statutory surplus is
permanently reinvested or is subject to various state regulatory restrictions
which limit the payment of dividends without prior approval. The total amount of
statutory dividends which may be paid by the insurance subsidiaries of the
Company in 1999 is estimated to be $168.
 
    Hartford Life Insurance Company and its domestic insurance subsidiaries
prepare their statutory financial statements in accordance with accounting
practices prescribed by the State of Connecticut. Prescribed statutory
accounting practices include publications of the National Association of
Insurance Commissioners, as well as state laws, regulations, and general
administrative rules.
 
 7. STOCK COMPENSATION PLANS
 
    Hartford Life Insurance Company's employees are included in the 1997
Hartford Life, Inc. Incentive Stock Plan (the "Plan"), which was adopted during
the second quarter of 1997. Under the Plan, options granted may be either
non-qualified options or incentive stock options qualifying under Section 422A
of the Internal Revenue Code. The aggregate number of shares of Class A Common
Stock which may be awarded in any one year shall be subject to an annual limit.
The maximum number of shares of Class A Common Stock which may be granted under
the Plan in each year shall be 1.5% of the total issued and outstanding shares
of Hartford Life Class A Common Stock and treasury stock as reported in the
Annual Report on Hartford Life's Form 10-K for the preceding year plus unused
portions of such limit from prior years. In addition, no more than 5 million
shares of Class A Common Stock shall be cumulatively available for awards of
incentive stock options under the Plan, and no more than 20% of the total number
of shares on a cumulative basis shall be available for restricted stock and
performance shares.
 
    All options granted have an exercise price equal to the market price of
Hartford Life's stock on the date of grant and an option's maximum term is ten
years. Certain nonperformance based options become exercisable upon the
attainment of specified market price appreciation of Hartford Life's common
shares or at seven years after the date of grant, while the remaining
nonperformance based options become exercisable over a three year period
commencing with the date of grant.
 
    Also included in the Plan are long-term performance awards which become
payable upon the attainment of specific performance goals achieved over a three
year period.
 
    During the second quarter of 1997, Hartford Life established the Hartford
Life, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Under this plan, eligible
employees of Hartford Life and the Company may purchase Class A Common Stock of
Hartford Life at a 15% discount from the lower of the market price at the
beginning or end of the quarterly offering period. Hartford Life may sell up to
2,700,000 shares of stock to eligible employees. Hartford Life sold 121,943 and
54,316 shares under the ESPP in 1998 and 1997, respectively. The weighted
average fair value of the discount under the ESPP was $13.80 per share in 1998
and $9.63 per share in 1997.
<PAGE>
HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES                            F-15
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 8. POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT AND SAVINGS PLANS
 
(A) PENSION PLANS
 
    Hartford Life Insurance Company's employees are included in The Hartford'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. The Company'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, as amended, and the
maximum amount that can be deducted for U.S. Federal income tax purposes.
Generally, pension costs are funded through the purchase of the Company's group
pension contracts. The cost to the Company was approximately $6 in 1998 and $5
in both 1997 and 1996.
 
    The Company also provides, through The Hartford, certain health care and
life insurance benefits for eligible retired employees. A substantial portion of
the Company's employees may become eligible for these benefits upon retirement.
The Company'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. The Company 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 The
Hartford, was immaterial to the results of operations for 1998, 1997 and 1996.
 
    The assumed rate in the per capita cost of health care (the health care
trend rate) was 7.8% for 1998, decreasing ratably to 5.0% in the year 2003.
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 covered employees.
 
(B) INVESTMENT AND SAVINGS PLAN
 
    Substantially all employees of the Company are eligible to participate in
The Hartford's Investment and Savings Plan. Under this plan, designated
contributions, which may be invested in Class A Common Stock of Hartford Life or
certain other investments, are matched, up to 3% of compensation, by the
Company. The cost to Hartford Life Insurance Company for the above-mentioned
plan was approximately $4 and $2 in 1998 and 1997, respectively.
 
 9. REINSURANCE
 
    Hartford Life Insurance Company cedes insurance to other insurers, including
its parent, HLA, in order to limit its maximum loss. Such transfer does not
relieve the Company of its primary liability. The Company also assumes insurance
from other insurers. Failure of reinsurers to honor their obligations could
result in losses to the Company. The Company evaluates the financial condition
of its reinsurers and monitors concentration of credit risk.
 
    Net premiums and other considerations were comprised of the following:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                       FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER
                                                    31,
                                      -------------------------------
                                        1998       1997       1996
                                      ---------  ---------  ---------
<S>                                   <C>        <C>        <C>
Gross premiums......................  $   2,722  $   2,164  $   2,138
Assumed.............................        150        159        190
Ceded...............................       (654)      (686)      (623)
                                      ---------  ---------  ---------
  Net premiums and other
   considerations...................  $   2,218  $   1,637  $   1,705
                                      ---------  ---------  ---------
                                      ---------  ---------  ---------
</TABLE>
 
    The Company ceded approximately $128, $76 and $100 of group life premium to
HLA in 1998, 1997 and 1996, respectively, representing $38.4 billion, $33.6
billion and $33.3 billion of insurance in force, respectively. The Company ceded
$383, $339 and $318 of accident and health premium to HLA in 1998, 1997 and
1996, respectively. The Company assumed $82, $89 and $101 of premium in 1998,
1997 and 1996, respectively, representing $7.4 billion, $8.2 billion and $8.5
billion of individual life insurance in force, respectively, from HLA.
 
    Life reinsurance recoveries, which reduce death and other benefits,
approximated $97, $158 and $140 for the years ended December 31, 1998, 1997 and
1996, respectively.
 
    Hartford Life Insurance Company has no significant reinsurance-related
concentrations of credit risk.
 
 10. INCOME TAX
 
    Hartford Life and The Hartford have entered into a tax sharing agreement
under which each member in the consolidated U.S. Federal income tax return will
make payments between them such that, with respect to any period, the amount of
taxes to be paid by the Company, subject to certain adjustments, generally will
be determined as though the Company were filing separate Federal, state and
local income tax returns.
 
    As long as The Hartford continues to own at least 80% of the combined voting
power and 80% of the value of the outstanding capital stock of Hartford Life,
the Company will be included for Federal income tax purposes in the affiliated
group of which The Hartford is the common parent. It is the intention of The
Hartford and its non-life subsidiaries to file a single consolidated Federal
income tax return. The life insurance companies will file a separate
consolidated federal income tax return. The Company's effective tax rate was
35%, 36% and 35% in 1998, 1997 and 1996, respectively.
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F-16                            HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
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    Income tax expense is as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                            FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER
                                                         31,
                                           -------------------------------
                                             1998       1997       1996
                                           ---------  ---------  ---------
<S>                                        <C>        <C>        <C>
Current..................................  $     307  $     162  $     118
Deferred.................................       (119)         5        (98)
                                           ---------  ---------  ---------
  Income tax expense.....................  $     188  $     167  $      20
                                           ---------  ---------  ---------
                                           ---------  ---------  ---------
</TABLE>
 
    A reconciliation of the tax provision at the U.S. Federal statutory rate to
the provision for income taxes is as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                            FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                            ---------------------------------
                                              1998       1997        1996
                                            ---------  ---------     -----
<S>                                         <C>        <C>        <C>
Tax provision at the U.S. Federal
 statutory rate...........................  $     188  $     164   $      20
Other.....................................         --          3          --
                                            ---------  ---------         ---
  Total...................................  $     188  $     167   $      20
                                            ---------  ---------         ---
                                            ---------  ---------         ---
</TABLE>
 
    Deferred tax assets (liabilities) include the following as of December 31:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                   1998       1997
                                                 ---------  ---------
<S>                                              <C>        <C>
Tax basis deferred policy acquisition costs....  $     751  $     639
Financial statement deferred policy acquisition
 costs and reserves............................        103         69
Employee benefits..............................          4          8
Net unrealized capital gains on securities.....        (98)       (96)
Investments and other..........................       (296)      (272)
                                                 ---------  ---------
  Total........................................  $     464  $     348
                                                 ---------  ---------
                                                 ---------  ---------
</TABLE>
 
    Hartford Life Insurance Company had a current tax payable of $65 and $64 as
of December 31, 1998 and 1997, respectively.
 
    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, based on current tax law,
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, 1998 was $104.
 
 11. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 
    Transactions of the Company with HA&I and its affiliates relate principally
to tax settlements, reinsurance, insurance coverage, rental and service fees,
payment of dividends and capital contributions. In addition, certain affiliated
insurance companies purchased group annuity contracts from the Company to fund
pension costs and claim annuities to settle casualty claims. Substantially all
general insurance expenses related to the Company, including rent and employee
benefit plan expenses, are initially paid by The Hartford. Direct expenses are
allocated to the Company using specific identification, and indirect expenses
are allocated using other applicable methods. Indirect expenses include those
for corporate areas which, depending on type, are allocated based on either a
percentage of direct expenses or on utilization. Indirect expenses allocated to
the Company by The Hartford were $47, $34 and $40 in 1998, 1997 and 1996,
respectively. Management believes that the methods used are reasonable.
 
 12. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
 
(A) LITIGATION
 
    Hartford Life Insurance Company is involved in pending and threatened
litigation in the normal course of its business in which claims for monetary and
punitive damages have been asserted. Although there can be no assurances, at the
present time the Company does not anticipate that the ultimate liability arising
from such pending or threatened litigation, after consideration of provisions
made for potential losses and costs of defense, will have a material adverse
effect on the financial condition or operating results of the Company.
 
(B) GUARANTY FUNDS
 
    Under insurance guaranty fund laws in each state, the District of Columbia
and Puerto Rico, insurers licensed to do business can be assessed by state
insurance guaranty associations for certain obligations of insolvent insurance
companies to policyholders and claimants. Recent regulatory actions against
certain large life insurers encountering financial difficulty have prompted
various state insurance guaranty associations to begin assessing life insurance
companies for the deemed losses. Most of these laws do provide, however, that an
assessment may be excused or deferred if it would threaten an insurer's solvency
and further provide annual limits on such assessments. Part of the assessments
paid by the Company and its subsidiaries pursuant to these laws may be used as
credits for a portion of the associated premium taxes. The Company paid guaranty
fund assessments of approximately $9, $15 and $11 in 1998, 1997 and 1996,
respectively, of which $4, $4 and $5, respectively, were estimated to be
creditable against premium taxes.
 
(C) LEASES
 
    The rent paid to Hartford Fire for space occupied by the Company was $7 in
both 1998 and 1997 and $3 in 1996. Future minimum rental commitments are as
follows:
 
<TABLE>
<S>                <C>
1999.............  $       7
2000.............         12
2001.............         12
2002.............         13
2003.............         13
Thereafter.......         74
                   ---------
  Total..........  $     131
                   ---------
                   ---------
</TABLE>
 
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HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES                            F-17
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    Rental expense is recognized on a level basis over the term of the primary
sublease, which expires on December 31, 2009, and amounted to approximately $9
in both 1998 and 1997 and $8 in 1996.
 
(D) TAX MATTERS
 
    Hartford Life's federal income tax returns are routinely audited by the
Internal Revenue Service. Hartford Life is currently under audit for the years
1993 through 1995, with the audit for the years 1996 through 1997 expected to
begin during early 1999. Management believes that adequate provision has been
made in the financial statements for items that may result from tax examinations
and other tax related matters.
 
(E) INVESTMENTS
 
    As of December 31, 1998, Hartford Life Insurance Company held $71 of asset
backed securities securitized and serviced by Commercial Financial Services,
Inc. (CFS) of which $50 were included in the Company's general account and $21
in the Company's guaranteed separate account. In October 1998, the Company
became aware of allegations of improper activities at CFS. On December 11, 1998,
CFS filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. As of December
31, 1998, CFS continues to service the asset backed securities, which remain
current on payments of principal and interest, however, the Company does not
expect to recover all of its principal investment. Based upon information
available in the fourth quarter 1998, the Company recognized a $25, after-tax,
writedown related to its holdings in CFS of which $18 was related to the
Company's general account assets. The ultimate realizable amount depends on the
outcome of the bankruptcy of CFS and these estimates are therefore subject to
material change as new information becomes available. The Company is presently
unable to determine the amount of further potential loss, if any, related to the
securities.
 
 13. SEGMENT INFORMATION
 
    Hartford Life Insurance Company adopted SFAS No. 131, "Disclosures about
Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information", during the fourth quarter of
1998. This statement replaces SFAS No. 14, "Financial Reporting for Segments of
a Business Enterprise", and establishes new standards for reporting information
about operating segments in annual financial statements and in interim financial
reports issued to shareholders. It also establishes standards for related
disclosures about products and services, geographic areas and major customers.
This statement requires that the reportable operating segments be based on the
Company's internal operations. On this basis, Hartford Life Insurance Company's
segments represent strategic operations which offer different products and
services as well as serve different markets.
 
    Hartford Life Insurance Company is organized into three reportable operating
segments which include Investment Products, Individual Life and Corporate Owned
Life Insurance (COLI). Investment Products offers individual variable annuities,
fixed market value adjusted (MVA) annuities and fixed and variable immediate
annuities, mutual funds, deferred compensation and retirement plan services,
structured settlement contracts and other special purpose annuity contracts.
Individual Life sells a variety of life insurance products, including variable
life, universal life, interest-sensitive whole life and term life insurance.
COLI primarily offers variable products used by employers to fund non-qualified
benefits or other post-employment benefit obligations as well as leveraged COLI.
The Company includes in "Other" corporate items not directly allocable to any of
its reportable operating segments as well as certain employee benefit products
including group life and disability insurance that is directly written by the
Company and is substantially ceded to its parent, HLA.
 
    The accounting policies of the reportable operating segments are the same as
those described in the summary of significant accounting policies in Note 2.
Hartford Life Insurance Company evaluates performance of its segments based on
revenues, net income and the segment's return on allocated capital. The Company
charges direct operating expenses to the appropriate segment and allocates the
majority of indirect expenses to the segments based on an intercompany expense
arrangement. Intersegment revenues are not significant and primarily occur
between corporate and the operating segments. These amounts include interest
income on allocated surplus and the amortization of net realized capital gains
and losses through net investment income utilizing the duration of the segment's
investment portfolios. The Company's revenues are primarily derived from
customers within the United States. The Company's long-lived assets primarily
consist of deferred policy acquisition costs and deferred tax assets from within
the United States. The following table outlines summarized financial information
concerning the Company's segments. The information for 1997 and 1996 has been
restated to conform to the 1998 presentation.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         INVESTMENT INDIVIDUAL
1998                                                     PRODUCTS    LIFE      COLI      OTHER    TOTAL
- -------------------------------------------------------  ---------  -------  ---------  -------  -------
<S>                                                      <C>        <C>      <C>        <C>      <C>
Total revenues.........................................   $ 1,779   $  543    $  1,567  $    86  $ 3,975
Net investment income..................................       736      181         793       49    1,759
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs......       326      105          --       --      431
Income tax expense (benefit)...........................       145       35          12       (4)     188
Net income (loss)......................................       270       64          24       (8)     350
Assets.................................................    87,207    5,228      22,631    3,197  118,263
</TABLE>
 
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F-18                            HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         INVESTMENT INDIVIDUAL
1997                                                     PRODUCTS    LIFE      COLI      OTHER    TOTAL
- -------------------------------------------------------  ---------  -------  ---------  -------  -------
<S>                                                      <C>        <C>      <C>        <C>      <C>
Total revenues.........................................   $ 1,510   $  487    $    980  $    32  $ 3,009
Net investment income..................................       739      164         429       36    1,368
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs......       250       83          --        2      335
Income tax expense.....................................       111       30          15       11      167
Net income.............................................       206       55          27       14      302
Assets.................................................    72,288    4,914      17,800    2,743   97,745
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         INVESTMENT INDIVIDUAL
1996                                                     PRODUCTS    LIFE      COLI      OTHER    TOTAL
- -------------------------------------------------------  ---------  -------  ---------  -------  -------
<S>                                                      <C>        <C>      <C>        <C>      <C>
Total revenues.........................................   $ 1,002   $  440    $  1,360  $    87  $ 2,889
Net investment income..................................       684      153         480       80    1,397
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs......       174       60          --       --      234
Income tax expense (benefit)...........................       (42 )     24          11       27       20
Net income (loss)......................................       (77 )     44          26       45       38
Assets.................................................    57,410    3,753      14,222    2,377   77,762
</TABLE>
 
 14. QUARTERLY RESULTS FOR 1998 AND 1997 (UNAUDITED)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                       THREE MONTHS ENDED
                                     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          MARCH 31,              JUNE 30,           SEPTEMBER 30,          DECEMBER 31,
                                     --------------------  --------------------  --------------------  --------------------
                                       1998       1997       1998       1997       1998       1997       1998       1997
                                     ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
<S>                                  <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>
Revenues...........................   $    915   $    651   $    721   $    645   $    826   $    679   $  1,513   $  1,034
Benefits, claims and expenses......        787        550        591        536        688        550      1,371        904
Net income.........................         83         63         85         74         89         81         93         84
</TABLE>
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HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES                            F-19
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  SCHEDULE I -- SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS -- OTHER THAN INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATES
                            AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1998
                                 (IN MILLIONS)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                   AMOUNT AT
                                                                     WHICH
                                                         FAIR       SHOWN ON
TYPE OF INVESTMENT                              COST     VALUE   BALANCE SHEET
- ---------------------------------------------  -------  -------  --------------
<S>                                            <C>      <C>      <C>
Fixed Maturities
Bonds and Notes
  U. S. Government and Government agencies
   and authorities (guaranteed and
   sponsored)................................  $   121  $   123     $   123
  U. S. Government and Government agencies
   and authorities (guaranteed and sponsored)
   -- asset backed...........................    1,001    1,016       1,016
  States, municipalities and political
   subdivisions..............................      165      173         173
  Foreign governments........................      393      412         412
  Public utilities...........................      844      874         874
  All other corporate including
   international.............................    5,469    5,687       5,687
  All other corporate -- asset backed........    4,155    4,171       4,171
  Short-term investments.....................    1,847    1,847       1,847
Certificates of deposit......................      510      515         515
                                               -------  -------     -------
Total fixed maturities.......................   14,505   14,818      14,818
                                               -------  -------     -------
Equity Securities
Common Stocks
  Industrial and miscellaneous...............       30       31          31
                                               -------  -------     -------
Total equity securities......................       30       31          31
                                               -------  -------     -------
Total fixed maturities and equity
 securities..................................   14,535   14,849      14,849
                                               -------  -------     -------
Policy Loans.................................    6,684    6,684       6,684
                                               -------  -------     -------
Other Investments
  Mortgage loans on real estate..............      206      207         206
  Other invested assets......................       58      102          58
                                               -------  -------     -------
Total other investments......................      264      309         264
                                               -------  -------     -------
Total investments............................  $21,483  $21,842     $21,797
                                               -------  -------     -------
                                               -------  -------     -------
</TABLE>
 
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F-20                            HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
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              SCHEDULE III -- SUPPLEMENTARY INSURANCE INFORMATION
              FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998, 1997 AND 1996
                                 (IN MILLIONS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                DEFERRED
                                                 POLICY       FUTURE       OTHER         PREMIUMS          NET
                                               ACQUISITION    POLICY     POLICYHOLDER    AND OTHER      INVESTMENT
SEGMENT                                           COSTS      BENEFITS      FUNDS      CONSIDERATIONS     INCOME
- ---------------------------------------------  -----------   ---------   ----------   ---------------   ---------
 
<S>                                            <C>           <C>         <C>          <C>               <C>
1998
Investment Products..........................    $2,823       $2,407      $ 9,194         $1,043         $  736
Individual Life..............................       931          466        2,307            363            181
Corporate Owned Life Insurance...............        --          225        8,097            774            793
Other........................................        --          497           17             38             49
                                               -----------   ---------   ----------       ------        ---------
Consolidated operations......................    $3,754       $3,595      $19,615         $2,218         $1,759
                                               -----------   ---------   ----------       ------        ---------
                                               -----------   ---------   ----------       ------        ---------
 
1997
Investment Products..........................    $2,478       $2,070      $ 9,620         $  771         $  739
Individual Life..............................       837          392        2,182            323            164
Corporate Owned Life Insurance...............        --           56        9,259            551            429
Other........................................        --          541          (27)            (8)            36
                                               -----------   ---------   ----------       ------        ---------
Consolidated operations......................    $3,315       $3,059      $21,034         $1,637         $1,368
                                               -----------   ---------   ----------       ------        ---------
                                               -----------   ---------   ----------       ------        ---------
 
1996
Investment Products..........................    $2,030       $1,526      $10,140         $  537         $  684
Individual Life..............................       730          346        2,160            287            153
Corporate Owned Life Insurance...............        --           --        9,823            880            480
Other........................................        --          602           11              1             80
                                               -----------   ---------   ----------       ------        ---------
Consolidated operations......................    $2,760       $2,474      $22,134         $1,705         $1,397
                                               -----------   ---------   ----------       ------        ---------
                                               -----------   ---------   ----------       ------        ---------
 
<CAPTION>
                                                   NET        BENEFITS,    AMORTIZATION
                                                REALIZED     CLAIMS AND     OF DEFERRED
                                                 CAPITAL        CLAIM         POLICY
                                                  GAINS      ADJUSTMENT     ACQUISITION    DIVIDENDS TO     OTHER
SEGMENT                                         (LOSSES)      EXPENSES         COSTS       POLICYHOLDERS   EXPENSES
- ---------------------------------------------  -----------   -----------   -------------   -------------  ----------
<S>                                            <C>           <C>           <C>             <C>            <C>
1998
Investment Products..........................    $  --         $  670          $326            $ --         $  368
Individual Life..............................       (1)           262           105              --             77
Corporate Owned Life Insurance...............       --            924            --             329            278
Other........................................       (1)            55            --              --             43
                                               -----------   -----------      -----           -----          -----
Consolidated operations......................    $  (2)        $1,911          $431            $329         $  766
                                               -----------   -----------      -----           -----          -----
                                               -----------   -----------      -----           -----          -----
1997
Investment Products..........................    $  --         $  677          $250            $ --         $  266
Individual Life..............................       --            242            83              --             77
Corporate Owned Life Insurance...............       --            439            --             240            259
Other........................................        4             21             2              --            (16)
                                               -----------   -----------      -----           -----          -----
Consolidated operations......................    $   4         $1,379          $335            $240         $  586
                                               -----------   -----------      -----           -----          -----
                                               -----------   -----------      -----           -----          -----
1996
Investment Products..........................    $(219)        $  744          $175            $ --         $  203
Individual Life..............................       --            245            59              --             68
Corporate Owned Life Insurance...............       --            545            --             634            144
Other........................................        6              1            --               1             12
                                               -----------   -----------      -----           -----          -----
Consolidated operations......................    $(213)        $1,535          $234            $635         $  427
                                               -----------   -----------      -----           -----          -----
                                               -----------   -----------      -----           -----          -----
</TABLE>
 
<PAGE>
HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES                            F-21
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                           SCHEDULE IV -- REINSURANCE
                                 (IN MILLIONS)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 CEDED TO      ASSUMED FROM               PERCENTAGE
                                                     GROSS        OTHER           OTHER         NET        OF AMOUNT
                                                     AMOUNT     COMPANIES       COMPANIES      AMOUNT   ASSUMED TO NET
                                                    --------  --------------  --------------  --------  ---------------
<S>                                                 <C>       <C>             <C>             <C>       <C>
For the year ended December 31, 1998
Life insurance in force...........................  $326,400     $ 200,782       $  18,289    $143,907        12.7%
Premiums and other considerations
  Life insurance and annuities....................  $  2,329     $     271       $     142    $  2,200         6.5%
  Accident and health insurance...................       393           383               8          18        44.4%
                                                    --------  --------------       -------    --------
Total premiums and other considerations...........  $  2,722     $     654       $     150    $  2,218         6.8%
                                                    --------  --------------       -------    --------
                                                    --------  --------------       -------    --------
For the year ended December 31, 1997
  Life insurance in force.........................  $245,487     $ 178,771       $  33,156    $ 99,872        33.2%
Premiums and other considerations
  Life insurance and annuities....................  $  1,818     $     340       $     157    $  1,635         9.6%
  Accident and health insurance...................       346           346               2           2       100.0%
                                                    --------  --------------       -------    --------
Total premiums and other considerations...........  $  2,164     $     686       $     159    $  1,637         9.7%
                                                    --------  --------------       -------    --------
                                                    --------  --------------       -------    --------
For the year ended December 31, 1996
  Life insurance in force.........................  $177,094     $ 106,146       $  31,957    $102,905        31.1%
Premiums and other considerations
  Life insurance and annuities....................  $  1,801     $     298       $     169    $  1,672        10.1%
  Accident and health insurance...................       337           325              21          33        63.6%
                                                    --------  --------------       -------    --------
Total premiums and other considerations...........  $  2,138     $     623       $     190    $  1,705        11.1%
                                                    --------  --------------       -------    --------
                                                    --------  --------------       -------    --------
</TABLE>


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