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ALLISON S. MACINNIS
Legal Specialist
May 9, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Filing Room
RE: Hartford Life Insurance Company Registration Statements Filed on Form S-6
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Separate Account VL II #33-89990
Separate Account Five (SPVL) #33-83654
ITT Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company Registration Statements
Filed on Form S-6
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Separate Account VL II #33-89988
Separate Account Five (SPVL) #33-83650
Dear Sir/Madam:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) and in lieu of filing final printed prospectuses, we
hereby certify respecting the above-captioned registration statements on Form
S-6 that:
(1) the form of prospectus that would have been filed under Rule 497 would
not have differed from that contained in the most recent amendment to the
registration statement, and
(2) the text of the most recent amendment to the registration statement has
been filed electronically.
Sincerely,
/s/ Allison S. MacInnis
Allison S. MacInnis