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S-6, 1999-10-01
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 1, 1999.

                                                            File No.

                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM S-6

             FOR REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OF
              SECURITIES OF UNIT INVESTMENT TRUSTS REGISTERED ON
                                 FORM N-8B-2

A.   Exact name of trust:  Separate Account VL II

B.   Name of depositor: Hartford Life Insurance Company

C.   Complete address of depositor's principal executive offices:

     P.O. Box 2999
     Hartford, CT  06104-2999

D.   Name and complete address of agent for service:

     Marianne O'Doherty, Esq.
     Hartford Life Insurance Company
     P.O. Box 2999
     Hartford, CT  06104-2999

     It is proposed that this filing will become effective:

               immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
    ------
               on __________ pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
    ------
               60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485
    ------
               on ___________ pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485
    ------
               this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for
    ------     a previously filed post-effective amendment.

     E.   Title and amount of securities being registered:  Pursuant to Rule
          24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant will
          register an indefinite amount of securities.

     F.   Proposed maximum aggregate offering price to the public of the
          securities being registered:  Not yet determined.

     G.   Amount of filing fee: Not applicable.

     H.   Approximate date of proposed public offering:  As soon as practicable
          after the effective date of this registration statement.

The registrant hereby amends this registration statmenet on such date or
dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant
shall file a further amendment which specifially states that this
registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with
Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration shall be
come effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to Section 8(a)
may determine.

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                           RECONCILIATION AND TIE BETWEEN
                             FORM N-8B-2 AND PROSPECTUS

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         Item No. of Form N-8B-2                  Caption In Prospectus
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         <S>                             <C>
                   1.                    Cover Page
                   2.                    Cover Page
                   3.                    Not Applicable
                   4.                    Statement of Additional Information -
                                         Distribution of the Policies
                   5.                    About Us - Separate Account VL II
                   6.                    About Us - Separate Account VL II
                   7.                    Not required by Form S-6
                   8.                    Not required by Form S-6
                   9.                    Legal Proceedings
                   10.                   About Us - Separate Account VL II; The
                                         Funds
                   11.                   About Us - Separate Account VL II; The
                                         Funds
                   12.                   About Us - The Funds
                   13.                   Fee Table;  Charges and Deductions
                   14.                   Premiums
                   15.                   Premiums
                   16.                   Premiums
                   17.                   Making Withdrawals From Your Policy
                   18.                   About Us - The Funds; Charges and
                                         Deductions
                   19.                   Your Policy - Contract Rights
                   20.                   Not Applicable
                   21.                   Loans
                   22.                   Not Applicable
                   23.                   Not Applicable
                   24.                   Not Applicable
                   25.                   About Us - Hartford Life
                                         Insurance Company
                   26.                   Not Applicable
                   27.                   About Us - Hartford Life
                                         Insurance Company
                   28.                   Statement of Additional Information -
                                         General Information and History
                   29.                   About Us - Hartford Life
                                         Insurance Company
                   30.                   Not Applicable
                   31.                   Not Applicable
                   32.                   Not Applicable
                   33.                   Not Applicable
                   34.                   Not Applicable


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         Item No. of Form N-8B-2                  Caption In Prospectus
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         <S>                             <C>
                   35.                   Statement of Additional Information -
                                         Distribution of the Policies
                   36.                   Not required by Form S-6
                   37.                   Not Applicable
                   38.                   Statement of Additional Information -
                                         Distribution of the Policies
                   39.                   Statement of Additional Information -
                                         Distribution of the Policies
                   40.                   Not Applicable
                   41.                   Statement of Additional Information -
                                         Distribution of the Policies
                   42.                   Not Applicable
                   43.                   Not Applicable
                   44.                   Premiums
                   45.                   Not Applicable
                   46.                   Premiums; Making Withdrawals From Your
                                         Policy
                   47.                   About Us - The Funds
                   48.                   Cover Page; About Us - Hartford Life
                                          Insurance Company
                   49.                   Not Applicable
                   50.                   About Us - Separate Account VL II
                   51.                   Not Applicable
                   52.                   About Us - The Funds
                   53.                   Taxes
                   54.                   Not Applicable
                   55.                   Not Applicable
                   56.                   Not Required by Form S-6
                   57.                   Not Required by Form S-6
                   58.                   Not Required by Form S-6
                   59.                   Not Required by Form S-6
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                                   PART A

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  STAG VARIABLE LIFE LAST SURVIVOR II
  HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
  P.O. BOX 2999
  HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT 06104-2999
  TELEPHONE: (800) 231-5453                                        [LOGO]

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This Prospectus describes information you should know before you purchase the
Stag Variable Life Last Survivor II variable life insurance policy. Please read
it carefully.

Stag Variable Life Last Survivor II is a contract between you and Hartford Life
Insurance Company. You agree to make sufficient premium payments to us, and we
agree to pay a death benefit to your beneficiary. The policy is a last survivor
flexible premium variable life insurance policy. It is:

x  Last survivor, because we pay a death benefit after the death of the last
   surviving insured.

x  Flexible premium, because you may add payments to your policy after the first
   payment.

x  Variable, because the value of your life insurance policy will fluctuate with
   the performance of the investment options you select and the Fixed Account.
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The following Sub-Accounts are available under the policy:
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                     SUB-ACCOUNT                                       PURCHASES SHARES OF:

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Hartford Advisers Fund Sub-Account                      Class IA of Hartford Advisers HLS Fund, Inc.
Hartford Bond Fund Sub-Account                          Class IA of Hartford Bond HLS Fund, Inc.
Hartford Capital Appreciation Fund Sub-Account          Class IA of Hartford Capital Appreciation HLS
                                                        Fund, Inc.
Hartford Dividend and Growth Fund Sub-Account           Class IA of Hartford Dividend and Growth HLS Fund,
                                                        Inc.
Hartford Growth and Income Fund Sub-Account             Class IA of Hartford Growth and Income HLS Fund of
                                                        Hartford Series Fund, Inc.
Hartford Index Fund Sub-Account                         Class IA of Hartford Index HLS Fund, Inc.
Hartford International Advisers Fund Sub-Account        Class IA of Hartford International Advisers HLS
                                                        Fund, Inc.
Hartford International Opportunities Fund Sub-Account   Class IA of Hartford International Opportunities
                                                        HLS Fund, Inc.
Hartford MidCap Fund Sub-Account                        Class IA of Hartford MidCap HLS Fund, Inc.
Hartford Mortgage Securities Fund Sub-Account           Class IA of Hartford Mortgage Securities HLS Fund,
                                                        Inc.
Hartford Money Market Fund Sub-Account                  Class IA of Hartford Money Market HLS Fund, Inc.
Hartford Small Company Fund Sub-Account                 Class IA of Hartford Small Company HLS Fund, Inc.
Hartford Stock Fund Sub-Account                         Class IA of Hartford Stock HLS Fund, Inc.
Putnam VT Asia Pacific Growth Fund Sub-Account          Class IA of Putnam VT Asia Pacific Growth Fund of
                                                        the Putnam Variable Trust
Putnam VT Diversified Income Fund Sub-Account           Class IA of Putnam VT Diversified Income Fund of
                                                        Putnam Variable Trust
Putnam VT Global Asset Allocation Fund Sub-Account      Class IA of Putnam VT Global Asset Allocation Fund
                                                        of Putnam Variable Trust
Putnam VT Global Growth Fund Sub-Account                Class IA of Putnam VT Global Growth Fund of Putnam
                                                        Variable Trust
Putnam VT Growth and Income Fund Sub-Account            Class IA of Putnam VT Growth and Income Fund of
                                                        Putnam Variable Trust
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                     SUB-ACCOUNT                                       PURCHASES SHARES OF:

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<S>                                                     <C>
Putnam VT Health Sciences Fund Sub-Account              Class IA of Putnam VT Health Sciences Fund of
                                                        Putnam Variable Trust
Putnam VT High Yield Fund Sub-Account                   Class IA of Putnam VT High Yield Fund of Putnam
                                                        Variable Trust
Putnam VT Income Fund Sub-Account (formerly known as    Class IA of Putnam VT Income Fund of Putnam
Putnam VT U.S. Government and High Quality Bond Fund    Variable Trust
Sub-Account)
Putnam VT International Growth Fund Sub-Account         Class IA of Putnam VT International Growth Fund of
                                                        Putnam Variable Trust
Putnam VT International Growth and Income Fund          Class IA of Putnam VT International Growth and
Sub-Account                                             Income Fund of Putnam Variable Trust
Putnam VT International New Opportunities Fund          Class IA of Putnam VT International New
Sub-Account                                             Opportunities Fund of Putnam Variable Trust
Putnam VT Investors Fund Sub-Account                    Class IA of Putnam VT Investors Fund of Putnam
                                                        Variable Trust
Putnam VT Money Market Fund Sub-Account                 Class IA of Putnam VT Money Market Fund of Putnam
                                                        Variable Trust
Putnam VT New Opportunities Fund Sub-Account            Class IA of Putnam VT New Opportunities Fund of
                                                        Putnam Variable Trust
Putnam VT New Value Fund Sub-Account                    Class IA of Putnam VT New Value Fund of Putnam
                                                        Variable Trust
Putnam VT OTC & Emerging Growth Fund Sub-Account        Class IA of Putnam VT OTC & Emerging Growth Fund
                                                        of Putnam Variable Trust
Putnam VT The George Putnam Fund of Boston Sub-Account  Class IA of Putnam VT The George Putnam Fund of
                                                        Boston of Putnam Variable Trust
Putnam VT Utilities Growth and Income Fund Sub-Account  Class IA of Putnam VT Utilities Growth and Income
                                                        Fund of Putnam Variable Trust
Putnam VT Vista Fund Sub-Account                        Class IA of Putnam VT Vista Fund of Putnam
                                                        Variable Trust
Putnam VT Voyager Fund Sub-Account                      Class IA of Putnam VT Voyager Fund of Putnam
                                                        Variable Trust
Fidelity VIP Equity-Income Portfolio Sub-Account        Fidelity VIP Equity-Income Portfolio of Variable
                                                        Insurance Products Fund
Fidelity VIP Overseas Portfolio Sub-Account             Fidelity VIP Overseas Portfolio of Variable
                                                        Insurance Products Fund
Fidelity VIP II Asset Manager Portfolio Sub-Account     Fidelity VIP II Asset Manager Portfolio of
                                                        Variable Insurance Products Fund II
</TABLE>

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities
commission has approved or disapproved these securities, or determined if this
Prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a
criminal offense.

The policy may not be available for sale in all states.

This Prospectus can also be obtained from the Securities and Exchange
Commission's website (HTTP://WWW.SEC.GOV).

This life insurance policy IS NOT:

 -  a bank deposit or obligation

 -  federally insured

 -  endorsed by any bank or governmental agency
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PROSPECTUS DATED:
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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
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   Benefits of Your Policy                                                 4
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   What Does Your Premium Pay For?                                         4
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   Risks of Your Policy                                                    4
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 FEE TABLES                                                                5
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 ABOUT US                                                                  7
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   Hartford Life Insurance Company                                         7
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   Separate Account VL II                                                  7
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   The Funds                                                               7
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 CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS                                                   10
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 YOUR POLICY                                                              12
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 PREMIUMS                                                                 14
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 DEATH BENEFITS AND POLICY VALUES                                         15
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 MAKING WITHDRAWALS FROM YOUR POLICY                                      16
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 LOANS                                                                    17
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 LAPSE AND REINSTATEMENT                                                  17
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 TAXES                                                                    18
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 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS                                                        22
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 OTHER MATTERS                                                            22
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 GLOSSARY OF SPECIAL TERMS                                                24
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 WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION                                      25
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4                                                HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
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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 death benefit options,
investment options, and premiums you pay.

DEATH BENEFIT -- While the policy is inforce and when the last surviving insured
dies, we pay a death benefit to your beneficiary. You select one of three death
benefit options:

 -  Level Option: The death benefit equals the current Face Amount.

 -  Return of Account Value Option: The death benefit is the current Face Amount
    plus the Account Value of your policy;

 -  Return of Premium Option: The death benefit is the current Face Amount plus
    the total of your premium payments, however, it will be no more than the
    current Face Amount plus $2.5 million.

The death benefit is reduced by any money you owe us, such as outstanding loans,
loan interest, or unpaid charges. You may change your death benefit option under
certain circumstances. You may increase or decrease the Face Amount on your
policy under certain circumstances.

DEATH BENEFIT GUARANTEE -- Generally, your death benefit coverage will last as
long as there is enough value in your policy to pay for the monthly charges we
deduct. Since this is a variable life policy, values of your policy will
fluctuate based on the performance of the underlying investment options you have
chosen. Without the Death Benefit Guarantee your policy will lapse if the value
of your policy is insufficient to pay your monthly charges. However, when the
Death Benefit Guarantee feature is in effect, the policy will not lapse,
regardless of the investment performance of the underlying funds.

When you apply for the policy you choose what percentage of the total face
amount that is covered by the Death Benefit Guarantee. The Death Benefit
Guarantee period is the maximum number of policy years that the Death Benefit
Guarantee is available on the policy. The Death Benefit Guarantee period is
individualized based on the issue ages, sexes and risk classes of the insureds
and is provided in the policy. In order to maintain the Death Benefit Guarantee
feature, the cumulative premiums paid into the policy, less withdrawals and
indebtedness, must exceed the Cumulative Death Benefit Guarantee Premium.

INVESTMENT OPTIONS -- You may invest in up to 9 different investment choices
within your policy, from a choice of 36 investment options and a Fixed Account.
You may transfer money among your investment choices, subject to restrictions.

PREMIUM PAYMENTS -- You have the flexibility to choose how you pay premiums. You
choose a planned premium when you purchase the policy. You may change your
planned premium, or pay additional premium any time, subject to certain
limitations.

RIGHT TO EXAMINE YOUR POLICY -- For 10 days after you receive your policy, you
may cancel it without paying a sales charge. A longer period is provided in some
states.

WITHDRAWALS -- You may take money out of your policy once a month, subject to
certain minimums. (See "Risks of Your Policy," below).

LOANS -- You may take a loan on the policy. The policy secures the loan.

SETTLEMENT OPTIONS -- You or your beneficiary may choose to receive the proceeds
of the policy over a period of time by using one of several settlement options.

OPTIONAL COVERAGE -- You may add other coverages to your policy. See "Your
Policy -- Other Benefits."

WHAT DOES YOUR PREMIUM PAY FOR?

Your premium pays for three things. It pays for insurance coverage, it acts as
an investment in the Sub-Accounts, and it pays for sales loads and other
charges.

RISKS OF YOUR POLICY

INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE -- The value of your policy will fluctuate with the
performance of the investment options you choose. 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 the
premium payment in a short time period.

RISK OF LAPSE -- Your policy could terminate if the value of the policy becomes
too low to support the policy's monthly charges. 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.

WITHDRAWAL LIMITATIONS -- You are limited to one withdrawal per month.
Withdrawals will reduce your policy's death benefit, and may be subject to a
surrender charge.

TRANSFER LIMITATIONS -- We reserve the right to limit the size of transfers and
remaining balances, and to limit the number and frequency of transfers among
your investment options and the Fixed Account.

LOANS -- Taking a loan from your policy may increase the risk that your policy
will lapse, will have a permanent effect on the policy's Account Value, and will
reduce the death proceeds.

ADVERSE TAX CONSEQUENCES -- You may be subject to income tax if you receive any
loans, withdrawals or other amounts from the policy, and you may be subject to a
10% penalty tax. Under certain circumstances (usually if you prefund future
benefits in seven years or less), your policy may become a modified endowment
policy under federal tax law. If these circumstances
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HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY                                                5
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were to occur, loans and other pre-death distributions are includable in gross
income on an income first basis, and may be subject to a 10% penalty (unless you
have attained age 59 1/2).

You should consult with a tax adviser before taking steps that may affect
whether your policy becomes a modified endowment policy. See "Taxes."

FEE TABLES

The following tables describe 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 buy the policy,
surrender the policy, or transfer cash value between investment options.

TRANSACTION FEES

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                                                                                               POLICIES FROM WHICH CHARGE IS
        CHARGE            WHEN CHARGE IS DEDUCTED                AMOUNT DEDUCTED                         DEDUCTED
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 <S>                   <C>                             <C>                                  <C>
 Sales Charge          When you pay premium.           8% Policy Years 1-10                                 All
                                                       4% Policy Years 11+
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 Premium Tax Charge    When you pay premium.           A percent of premium which varies                    All
                                                       by your state and municipality of
                                                       residence. The range of premium tax
                                                       charge is generally between 0% and
                                                       4%.
                                                       This rate will change if your state
                                                       or municipality changes its premium
                                                       tax charges. It may change if you
                                                       change your state or municipality
                                                       of residence.
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 Surrender Charges     When you surrender your         Surrender charge varies by policy    Policies surrendered during the
                       policy.                         year and equals a percentage times   first nine policy years.
                       When you make certain Face      the sum of two components: the       Policies where the Face Amount is
                       Amount decreases.               sales surrender charge and the       reduced below the initial Face
                       When you take certain           underwriting surrender charge. The   Amount during the first nine policy
                       withdrawals.                    sales surrender charge equals the    years.
                                                       Death Benefit Guarantee Premium.
                                                       The underwriting surrender charge
                                                       equals $1 per $1000 of initial face
                                                       amount, but is at least $500 and no
                                                       more than $3000.
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                                                       The percentage by policy years is
                                                       as follows:
                                                       Policy Year              Percentage
                                                       1                      70%
                                                       2                      70%
                                                       3                      70%
                                                       4                      60%
                                                       5                      50%
                                                       6                      40%
                                                       7                      30%
                                                       8                      20%
                                                       9                      10%
                                                       10 and after                  0%
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 Face Amount Increase  Each month for 12 months        1/12 of $1 per month per thousand    Policies where the owner has made
 Fee                   beginning on the effective      of Face Amount increase.             an unscheduled increase.
                       date of any unscheduled         Monthly fees charged will not be
                       increase in Face Amount you     less than 1/12 of $500 and will not
                       request.                        exceed 1/12 of $3,000.
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 Transfer Fees         When you make a transfer after  $25 per transfer.                    Those policies with more than one
                       the first transfer in any                                            transfer per month.
                       month.
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 Withdrawal Fee        When you take a withdrawal.     $10 per withdrawal.                  Those policies where the owner has
                                                                                            made a withdrawal.
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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.

CHARGES OTHER THAN FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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                                                                               POLICIES FROM WHICH CHARGE IS
     CHARGE          WHEN CHARGE IS DEDUCTED           AMOUNT DEDUCTED                    DEDUCTED
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<S>                <C>                           <C>                           <C>
Cost of Insurance  Monthly.                      The charge is the maximum                  All
Charges                                          cost of insurance rate times
                                                 the net amount at risk.
                                                 Maximum cost of insurance
                                                 rates are individualized,
                                                 depending on the insureds'
                                                 issue ages, sexes, insurance
                                                 classes, substandard
                                                 ratings, and age of the
                                                 policy.
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Mortality and      Monthly.                      Per the Sub-Account                        All
Expense Risk                                     accumulated value:
Charge                                           - 1/12 of 0.75% per month
                                                 for policy years 1-10.
                                                 - 1/12 of 0.50% per month
                                                 after the 10th policy year.
                                                 Per $1000 of initial Face
                                                 Amount during the first 10
                                                 policy years:
                                                 - individualized based on
                                                 issue ages and Death Benefit
                                                   Guarantee Amount.
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Administrative     Monthly.                                 Year 1                          All
Charge                                                      $24.16
                                                           Years 2+
                                                            $7.50
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Rider Charges      Monthly.                      Individualized based on       Only those policies with
                                                 optional rider selected.      benefits provided by rider.
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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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                                                                               POLICIES FROM WHICH CHARGE IS
     CHARGE          WHEN CHARGE IS DEDUCTED           AMOUNT DEDUCTED                    DEDUCTED
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Management Fees    Daily net asset values of a          0.382% - 1.20%         All policies, for those
                   Fund reflect Management Fees                                Sub-Accounts selected by you.
                   already deducted from assets
                   of the Fund.
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Other Expenses     Daily net asset values of a         0.018% - 0.420%         All policies, for those
                   Fund reflect Other Expenses                                 Sub-Accounts selected by you.
                   already deducted from the
                   assets of the Fund.
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Total Fund Annual  Total of Management Fees and         0.401% - 1.62%         All policies, for those
Expenses           Other Expenses shown above.                                 Sub-Accounts selected by you.
                   Daily net asset values of a
                   Fund reflect Total Fund
                   Annual Operating Expenses
                   already 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, as well as 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 5085, Hartford, CT 06104-5085. We are
ultimately controlled by The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., one of the
largest financial service providers in the United States.

                                HARTFORD 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
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Standard & Poor's                          5/3/99     AA      Insurer financial strength
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Duff & Phelps                            12/21/98     AA+     Claims paying ability
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SEPARATE ACCOUNT VL II

The Sub-Accounts are subdivisions of our separate account, called Separate
Account VL II. The Separate Account exists to keep your life insurance policy
assets separate from our company assets. As such, 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 you
insurance obligations under the policy. Your assets in the Separate Account are
held exclusively for your benefit and may not be used for any other liability of
Hartford. Separate Account VL II was established on September 30, 1994 under the
laws of Connecticut.

THE FUNDS

The Sub-Accounts of the Separate Account purchase shares of mutual funds set up
exclusively for variable annuity and variable life insurance products. These
funds are not the same mutual funds that you buy through your stockbroker or
through a retail mutual fund, but they may have similar investment strategies
and the same portfolio managers as retail mutual funds. You choose the
Sub-Accounts that meet your investment style.

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 described in the
prospectuses for the Funds, which are attached to this Prospectus, and the
Funds' Statements of Additional Information, which may be ordered from us. You
should read the following investment objectives and the prospectuses for each of
the Funds listed below for detailed information about each Fund before
investing. All Funds may not be available in all states.

You may also allocate some or all of your premium payments to the "Fixed
Account," which pays a declared interest rate. See "The Fixed Account."

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 GROWTH AND INCOME HLS FUND -- Seeks growth of capital and current
income by investing primarily in equity securities with earnings growth
potential and steady or rising dividends. Sub-advised by Wellington Management.

HARTFORD INDEX HLS FUND -- Seeks to provide investment results which 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.

* "STANDARD & POOR'S-REGISTERED TRADEMARK-," "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 LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY. THE HARTFORD INDEX FUND, INC. ("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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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 MONEY MARKET HLS FUND -- Seeks maximum current income consistent with
liquidity and preservation of capital. Sub-advised by HIMCO.

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 a 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 of capital by investing
primarily in equity securities. Sub-advised by Wellington Management.

PUTNAM VT ASIA PACIFIC GROWTH FUND -- Seeks capital appreciation by investing
primarily in securities of companies located in Asia and in the Pacific Basin.
The fund's investments will normally include common stocks, preferred stocks,
securities convertible into common stocks or preferred stocks, and warrants to
purchase common stocks or preferred stocks.

PUTNAM VT DIVERSIFIED INCOME FUND -- Seeks high current income consistent with
capital preservation by investing in the following three sectors of the fixed
income securities markets: a U.S. Government and Investment Grade Sector, a High
Yield Sector (which invests primarily in securities commonly known as "junk
bonds"), and an International Sector. See the special considerations for
investments in high yield securities described in the Fund prospectus.

PUTNAM VT THE GEORGE PUTNAM FUND OF BOSTON -- Seeks to provide a balanced
investment composed of a well-diversified portfolio of stocks and bonds which
will produce both capital growth and current income.

PUTNAM VT GLOBAL ASSET ALLOCATION FUND -- Seeks a high level of long-term total
return consistent with preservation of capital by investing in U.S. equities,
international equities, U.S. fixed income securities, and international fixed
income securities.

PUTNAM VT GLOBAL GROWTH FUND -- Seeks capital appreciation through a globally
diversified portfolio of common stocks.

PUTNAM VT GROWTH AND INCOME FUND -- Seeks capital growth and current income by
investing primarily in common stocks that offer potential for capital growth,
current income, or both.

PUTNAM VT HEALTH SCIENCES FUND -- Seeks capital appreciation by investing
primarily in common stocks and other securities of companies in the health
sciences industries.

PUTNAM VT HIGH YIELD FUND -- Seeks high current income and, when consistent with
this objective, a secondary objective of capital growth, by investing primarily
in high-yielding, lower-rated fixed income securities, constituting a portfolio
which Putnam Management believes does not involve undue risk to income or
principal. See the special considerations for investments in high yield
securities described in the Fund prospectus.

PUTNAM VT INCOME FUND (FORMERLY KNOWN AS PUTNAM VT U.S. GOVERNMENT AND HIGH
QUALITY BOND FUND) -- Seeks high current income consistent with what Putnam
Management believes to be prudent risk. The Fund will normally invest mostly in
bonds and other debt securities, and, to a lesser degree, in preferred stocks.

PUTNAM VT INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND -- Seeks capital appreciation by investing
primarily in equity securities of companies located in a country other than the
United States.

PUTNAM VT INTERNATIONAL GROWTH AND INCOME FUND -- Seeks capital growth, and a
secondary objective of high current income by investing primarily in common
stocks that Putnam Management believes offer potential for capital growth and
may, when consistent with its investment objectives, invest in common stocks
that Putnam Management believes offer potential for current income. Under normal
market conditions, the fund expects to invest substantially all of its assets in
securities principally traded on markets outside the United States.

PUTNAM VT INTERNATIONAL NEW OPPORTUNITIES FUND -- Seeks long term capital
appreciation by investing in companies that have above-average growth prospects
due to the fundamental growth of their market sector. Under normal market
conditions, the fund expects to invest substantially all of its total assets,
other than cash or short-term investments held pending investment, in common
stocks, preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks, convertible bonds and
other equity securities principally traded in securities markets outside the
United States.

PUTNAM VT INVESTORS FUND -- Seeks long-term growth of capital and any increased
income that results from this growth by investing primarily in common stocks
that Putnam Management believes afford the best opportunity for capital growth
over the long term.

PUTNAM VT MONEY MARKET FUND -- Seeks as high a rate of current income as Putnam
Management believes is consistent with preservation of capital and maintenance
of liquidity by investing in high-quality money market instruments.

PUTNAM VT NEW OPPORTUNITIES FUND -- Seeks long-term capital appreciation by
investing principally in common stocks of
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companies in sectors of the economy which Putnam Management believes possess
above-average long-term growth potential.

PUTNAM VT NEW VALUE FUND -- Seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing
primarily in common stocks that Putnam Management believes are undervalued at
the time of purchase and have the potential for long-term capital appreciation.

PUTNAM VT OTC & EMERGING GROWTH FUND -- Seeks capital appreciation by investing
primarily in common stocks that Putnam Management believes have potential for
capital appreciation significantly greater than that of market averages.

PUTNAM VT UTILITIES GROWTH AND INCOME FUND -- Seeks capital growth and current
income by concentrating its investments in debt and equity securities issued by
companies in the public utilities industries.

PUTNAM VT VISTA FUND -- Seeks capital appreciation by investing in a diversified
portfolio of common stocks which Putnam Management believes have the potential
for above-average capital appreciation.

PUTNAM VT VOYAGER FUND -- Seeks capital appreciation by investing primarily in
common stocks of companies that Putnam Management believes have potential for
capital appreciation that is significantly greater than that of market averages.

FIDELITY VIP EQUITY-INCOME PORTFOLIO -- Seeks reasonable income by investing
primarily in income-producing equity securities. In choosing these securities,
the Portfolio Manager will also consider the potential for capital appreciation.
The Portfolio's goal is to achieve a yield which exceeds the composite yield on
the securities comprising the Standard & Poor's Index 500.

In addition, the Portfolio may invest in high yield, lower-rated securities
(commonly referred to as "junk bonds") which are subject to greater risk than
investments in higher-rated securities. For a further discussion of lower-rated
securities, see "Risks of Lower-Rated Debt Securities" in the Fidelity
prospectus for this Portfolio.

FIDELITY VIP OVERSEAS PORTFOLIO -- Seeks long-term growth of capital primarily
through investments in foreign securities and provides a means for aggressive
investors to diversify their own portfolios by participating in companies and
economies outside of the United States.

International funds have increased economic and political risks as they are
exposed to events and factors in the various world markets. These risks may be
greater for funds that invest in emerging markets.

FIDELITY VIP II ASSET MANAGER PORTFOLIO -- Seeks high total return with reduced
risk over the long-term by allocating its assets among stocks, bonds and
short-term money market instruments.

In addition, the Portfolio may invest in high yield, lower-rated securities
(commonly referred to as "junk bonds") which are subject to greater risk than
investments in higher-rated securities. For a further discussion of lower-rated
securities, see "Risks of Lower-Rated Debt Securities" in the Fidelity
prospectus for this Portfolio.

INVESTMENT ADVISERS -- HL Investment Advisors, LLC is investment adviser for the
Hartford Funds. Wellington Management Company, LLP ("Wellington Management") is
investment sub-adviser for Hartford Advisers HLS Fund, Inc., Hartford Capital
Appreciation HLS Fund, Inc., Hartford Dividend and Growth HLS Fund, Inc.,
Hartford Growth and Income HLS Fund, Hartford International Advisers HLS Fund,
Inc., Hartford International Opportunities HLS Fund, Inc., Hartford MidCap HLS
Fund, Inc., Hartford Small Company HLS Fund, Inc., and Hartford Stock HLS Fund,
Inc. The Hartford Investment Management Company, Inc. ("HIMCO") is investment
sub-adviser for Hartford Bond HLS Fund, Inc., Hartford Index HLS Fund, Inc.,
Hartford Mortgage Securities HLS Fund, Inc., and Hartford Money Market HLS Fund,
Inc. Each Hartford Fund, except for the Hartford Growth and Income HLS Fund, is
a separate Maryland corporation registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission as an open-end management investment company. The Hartford Growth and
Income HLS Fund is a diversified series of Hartford Series Fund, Inc., a
Maryland corporation, also registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission 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.

Putnam Investment Management, Inc. ("Putnam Management") serves as the
investment manager for the Putnam Funds. Putnam Management is ultimately
controlled by Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., a publicly owned holding company
whose principal businesses are international insurance brokerage and employee
benefit consulting.

Fidelity Management & Research Company is investment adviser for the Fidelity
VIP Funds.

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, and of owners of
other contracts whose contract values are 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 prospectuses for the Funds.

VOTING RIGHTS -- For Sub-Accounts in which you have invested, we will notify you
of shareholder's meetings of the Funds purchased by those Sub-Accounts. We will
send you proxy materials and instructions for you to vote the shares held for
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your benefit by those Sub-Accounts. We will arrange for the handling and
tallying of proxies received from you or other policy owners. If you give no
instructions, we will vote those shares in the same proportion as shares for
which we received instructions.

THE FIXED ACCOUNT

You may allocate amounts to the Fixed Account. The Fixed Account is not a part
of the Separate Account, but is a part of our

general assets. As such, the Fixed Account (and this description of the Fixed
Account) is not subject to the same securities laws as the Separate Account.

The Fixed Account credits at least 3.5% per year. We are not obligated to, but
may, credit more than 3.5% per year. If we do, such rates are determined at our
sole discretion. You assume the risk that, at any time, the Fixed Account may
credit no more than 3.5%.

CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS
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DEDUCTIONS FROM PREMIUM

Before your premium is allocated to the Sub-Accounts and/or the Fixed Account,
we deduct a percentage from your premium for a sales load and a premium tax
charge. The amount allocated after the deductions is called your Net Premium.

FRONT-END SALES LOAD -- We deduct a sales load from each premium you pay. The
maximum sales load under the policy is 8% of premium in Policy Years 1 through
10 and 4% of premium Policy Years 11 and beyond.

PREMIUM TAX CHARGE -- We deduct a premium tax charge from each premium you pay.
The premium tax charge covers taxes assessed against us by a state and/or other
governmental entity. The range of such charge generally is between 0% and 4%.

DEDUCTIONS FROM ACCOUNT VALUE

MONTHLY DEDUCTION AMOUNTS -- Each month we will deduct an amount from your
Account Value to pay for the benefits provided by your policy. This amount is
called the Monthly Deduction Amount and equals the sum of:

(1) the charge for the cost of insurance;

(2) the monthly administrative charge;

(3) the mortality and expense risk charge;

(4) any Face Amount increase fee;

(5) any charges for additional benefits provided by rider;

Each Monthly Deduction Amount will be deducted pro rata from the Fixed Account
and each of the Sub-Accounts. The Monthly Deduction Amount will vary from month
to month.

COST OF INSURANCE CHARGE -- The charge for the cost of insurance equals:

(i)  the cost of insurance rate per $1,000, multiplied by

(ii) the amount at risk, divided by

(iii) $1,000.

On any Monthly Activity Date, the amount at risk equals the Death Benefit less
the Account Value on that date, prior to assessing the Monthly Deduction Amount.

Cost of insurance rates will be determined on each policy anniversary based on
our future expectations of such factors as mortality, expenses, interest,
persistency and taxes. The cost of insurance rates will not exceed those based
on the 1980 Commissioners' Standard Ordinary Mortality Table (ALB), Male or
Female, Nonsmoker or Smoker Table, age last birthday (unisex rates may be
required in some states). A table of guaranteed cost of insurance rates per
$1,000 will be included in your policy, however, we reserve the right to use
rates less than those shown in the table. Substandard risks will be charged
higher cost of insurance rates that will not exceed rates based on a multiple of
1980 Commissioners' Standard Ordinary Mortality Table (ALB), Male or Female,
Nonsmoker or Smoker Table, age last birthday (unisex rates may be required in
some states) plus any flat extra amount assessed. The multiple will be based on
the insured's substandard rating.

Any changes in the cost of insurance rates will be made uniformly for all
insureds of the same issue ages, sexes, risk classes and whose coverage has been
in-force for the same length of time. No change in insurance class or cost will
occur on account of deterioration of the insureds' health.

Because your Account Value and death benefit may vary from month to month, the
cost of insurance may also vary on each Monthly Activity Date. The cost of
insurance depends on your policy's amount at risk. Items which may affect the
amount at risk include the amount and timing of premium payments, investment
performance, fees and charges assessed, rider charges, policy loans and changes
to the Face Amount.

MONTHLY ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGE -- We deduct a monthly administrative charge from
your Account Value to compensate us for issue and administrative costs of the
policy. During the first Policy Year the charge is $24.16 per month, each year
after the first Policy Year the charge is $7.50 per month.

MORTALITY AND EXPENSE RISK CHARGE -- We deduct a mortality and expense risk
charge each month from your Account Value. There are two components to the
mortality and expense risk charge. Part of the charge is assessed according to
your Account Value attributable to the Sub-Accounts, and the other part is
assessed based on the initial Face Amount of your policy. The mortality and
expense risk charge each month is equal to the sum of (a) and (b) where
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(a) equals:

 (i) the monthly accumulated value mortality and expense risk rate; multiplied
     by

 (ii) the sum of your accumulated values in the Sub-Accounts on the Monthly
      Activity Date, prior to assessing the Monthly Deduction Amount.

and

(b) equals:

 (i) the monthly mortality and expense risk rate per $1,000; multiplied by

 (ii) the initial Face Amount; divided by

 (iii) $1,000.

During the first 10 years, the maximum accumulated value mortality and expense
risk rate is 1/12 of 0.75% per month. Thereafter, the maximum is 1/12 of 0.50%
per month.

During the first 10 years, the Face Amount mortality and expense risk rate per
$1,000 of initial Face Amount is individualized based on issue ages and death
benefit guarantee, and is provided in the policy. Thereafter, there is no
charge.

The mortality and expense risk charge compensates us for mortality and expense
risks assumed under the policies. The mortality risk assumed is that the cost of
insurance charges are insufficient to meet actual claims. The expense risk
assumed is that the expense incurred in issuing, distributing and administering
the policies exceed the administrative charges and sales loads collected.
Hartford may keep any difference between cost it incurs and the charges it
collects.

FACE AMOUNT INCREASE FEE -- We deduct a dollar amount from your Account Value
for an unscheduled increase of the Face Amount on your policy. We deduct the fee
each month for twelve months after the increase. The fee is 1/12 of $1.00 per
month per $1,000 of unscheduled increase in the Face Amount. The fee will not be
less than 1/12 of $500 per month, but will not exceed 1/12 of $3,000 per month.
This fee compensates us for underwriting and processing costs for such
increases.

RIDER CHARGE -- If your policy includes riders, a charge applicable to the
riders is made from the Account Value each month. The charge applicable to these
riders is to compensate Hartford for the anticipated cost of providing these
benefits and is specified on the applicable rider. For a description of the
riders available, see "Your Policy -- Supplemental Benefits."

SURRENDER CHARGE -- During the first 9 policy years, surrender charges will be
deducted from your Account Value if

- - you surrender your policy;

- - you decrease the Face Amount to an amount lower than it has ever been; or

- - you take a withdrawal that causes the Face Amount to fall below the lowest
  previous Face Amount.

The amount of surrender charge is individualized based on your issue ages,
sexes, insurance classes, duration, Face Amount and Death Benefit Guarantee
Amount. The charge compensates us for expenses incurred in issuing the policy
and the recovery of acquisition costs. Hartford may keep any difference between
cost it incurs and the charges it collects. For partial surrender charges
applicable to a decrease in the Face Amount or withdrawal, see "Unscheduled
Increases and Decreases in the Face Amount." The amount of surrender charge
varies by policy year and equals a percentage times the sum of two components:
the sales surrender charge and the underwriting surrender charge. The sales
surrender charge equals the Death Benefit Guarantee Premium. The underwriting
surrender charge equals $1 per $1000 of initial face amount, but is at least
$500 and no more than $3000.

The percentage by policy years is as follows:

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          POLICY YEAR       PERCENTAGE
          <S>               <C>
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               1             70%
          -----------------------
               2             70%
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               3             70%
          -----------------------
               4             60%
          -----------------------
               5             50%
          -----------------------
               6             40%
          -----------------------
               7             30%
          -----------------------
               8             20%
          -----------------------
               9             10%
          -----------------------
          10 and after        0%
          -----------------------
</TABLE>

CHARGES FOR THE FUNDS

The investment performance of each Fund reflects the management fee that the
Fund pays to its investment manager as well as other operating expenses that the
Fund incurs. Investment management fees are generally daily fees computed as a
percentage of a Fund's average daily net assets as an annual rate. Please read
the prospectus for each Fund for complete details.
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YOUR POLICY

CONTRACT RIGHTS

POLICY OWNER, OR "YOU" -- As long as your policy is in force, you may exercise
all rights under the policy while either of the insureds is alive and no
beneficiary has been irrevocably named.

BENEFICIARY -- You name the beneficiary in your application for the policy. You
may change the beneficiary (unless irrevocably named) while either of the
insureds is alive by notifying us in writing. If no beneficiary is living when
the last surviving insured dies, the death benefit will be paid to you if
living; or, otherwise, to your estate.

ASSIGNMENT -- You may assign your policy. Until you notify us in writing, no
assignment will be effective against us. We are not responsible for the validity
of any assignment.

STATEMENTS -- 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.

CONTRACT LIMITATIONS

ALLOCATIONS TO SUB-ACCOUNTS AND THE FIXED ACCOUNT -- You may allocate amounts to
a maximum of nine (9) Sub-
Accounts, or eight (8) Sub-Accounts and the Fixed Account.

TRANSFERS OF ACCOUNT VALUE -- You may transfer amounts among the Fixed Account
and the Sub-Accounts subject to a charge described below. You may request
transfers in writing or by calling us at 1-800-231-5453. Transfers by telephone
may be made by your agent of record or by your attorney-in-fact pursuant to a
power of attorney. Telephone transfers may not be permitted in some states. We
will not be responsible for losses that result 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 requiring
callers to provide certain identifying information. All transfer instructions
communicated to us by telephone are tape recorded.

You may make one transfer per calendar month free of charge, excluding any
transfers made pursuant to your enrollment in the Dollar Cost Averaging Program.
Each subsequent transfer in excess of one per calendar month will be subject to
a transfer charge of up to $25. We reserve the right to limit at a future date
the size of transfers and remaining balances and to limit the number and
frequency of transfers.

TRANSFERS FROM THE FIXED ACCOUNT -- Except for transfers made under the Dollar
Cost Averaging Program, any transfers from the Fixed Account must occur during
the 30-day period following each policy anniversary, and, if your accumulated
value in the Fixed Account exceeds $1,000, the amount transferred from the Fixed
Account in any policy year may not exceed 25% of the accumulated value in the
Fixed Account on the transfer date.

DEFERRAL OF PAYMENTS -- We may defer payment of any Cash Surrender Values,
withdrawals and loan amounts which are not attributable to the Sub-Accounts for
up to six months from the date of the request. If we defer payment for more than
30 days, we will pay you interest.

CHANGES TO CONTRACT OR SEPARATE ACCOUNT

MODIFICATION OF POLICY -- The only way the policy may be modified is by a
written agreement signed by our President, or one of our Vice Presidents,
Secretaries, or Assistant Secretaries.

SUBSTITUTION OF FUNDS -- We reserve the right to substitute the shares of any
other registered investment company for the shares of any Fund already purchased
or to be purchased in the future by the Separate Account provided that the
substitution has been approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

CHANGE IN OPERATION OF THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT -- The operation of the Separate
Account may be modified to the extent permitted by law, including deregistration
under the securities laws.

SEPARATE ACCOUNT TAXES -- Currently, no charge is made to the Separate Account
for federal, state and local taxes that may be allocable to the Separate
Account. A change in the applicable federal, state or local tax laws which
impose tax on Hartford and/ or the Separate Account may result in a charge
against the policy in the future. Charges for other taxes, if any, allocable to
the Separate Account may also be made.

OTHER BENEFITS

DOLLAR COST AVERAGING PROGRAM -- You may elect to allocate your Net Premiums
among the Sub-Accounts and the Fixed Account pursuant to the Dollar Cost
Averaging (DCA) program. If you choose the DCA program, your Net Premiums will
be deposited into the Hartford Money Market Sub-Account or the Fixed Account.
Amounts will be transferred monthly to the other investment options in
accordance with your premium allocation instructions. The dollar amount will be
allocated to the investment options that you specify, in the proportions that
you specify. If, on any transfer date, your Account Value allocated to the
Dollar Cost Averaging program is less than the amount you have elected to
transfer, your DCA program will terminate.
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You may cancel your DCA election by notice in writing or by calling us at
1-800-231-5453. We reserve the right to change or discontinue the DCA program.

The main objective of a DCA program is to minimize the impact of short-term
price fluctuations. The DCA program allows you to take advantage of market
fluctuations. Since the same dollar amount is transferred to your selected
investment options at set intervals, the DCA program allows you to purchase more
accumulation units when prices are low and fewer accumulation units when prices
are high. Therefore, a lower average cost per accumulation unit may be achieved
over the long term. However, it is important to understand that the DCA program
does not assure a profit or protect against loss in a declining market.

SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFITS -- The following supplemental benefits are among the
options that may be included in a policy by rider, subject to the restrictions
and limitations set forth therein.

- - LAST SURVIVOR EXCHANGE OPTION RIDER. We will exchange your policy for two
  individual policies on the life of each insured, subject to the conditions
  stated in the rider.

- - ESTATE PROTECTION RIDER. We will pay a term insurance benefit upon receipt of
  due proof of the last surviving insured's death while your policy and rider
  are in force, subject to the conditions stated in the rider.

- - YEARLY RENEWABLE TERM LIFE INSURANCE RIDER While the rider is in force, we
  will pay the term life insurance amount upon receipt of due proof of death of
  the designated insured, subject to the conditions stated in the rider.

SETTLEMENT OPTIONS -- Proceeds under your policy may be paid in a lump sum or
may be applied to one of our four settlement options. The minimum amount that
may be placed under a settlement option is $5,000 (unless we consent to a lesser
amount), subject to our then-current rules. Once payments under the Second
Option, the Third Option or the Fourth Option begin, no surrender may be made
for a lump sum settlement in lieu of the life insurance payments. The following
payment options are available to you or your beneficiary. If a payment option is
not selected, proceeds will be paid in a lump sum. Your beneficiary may choose a
settlement.

  FIRST OPTION -- Interest Income

  Payments of interest at the rate we declare (but not less than 3 1/2% per
  year) on the amount applied under this option.

  SECOND OPTION -- Income of Fixed Amount

  Equal payments of the amount chosen until the amount applied under this option
  (with interest of not less than 3 1/2% per year) is exhausted. The final
  payment will be for the balance remaining.

  THIRD OPTION -- Payments for a Fixed Period

  An amount payable monthly for the number of years selected, which may be from
  one to 30 years.

  FOURTH OPTION -- Life Income

  - LIFE ANNUITY -- An annuity payable monthly during the lifetime of the
    annuitant and terminating with the last monthly payment due preceding the
    death of the annuitant.

  - LIFE ANNUITY WITH 120 MONTHLY PAYMENTS CERTAIN -- An annuity providing
    monthly income to the annuitant for a fixed period of 120 months and for as
    long thereafter as the annuitant shall live.

The policy provides for guaranteed dollar amounts of monthly payments for each
$1,000 applied under the four payment options. Under the Fourth Option, the
amount of each payment will depend upon the age of the Annuitant at the time the
first payment is due. If any periodic payment due any payee is less than $200,
we may make payments less often.

The table for the Fourth Option is based on the 1983a Individual Annuity
Mortality Table, set back one year and with a net investment rate of 3.5% per
annum. The tables for the First, Second and Third Options are based on a net
investment rate of 3.5% per annum. We may, however, from time to time, at our
discretion if mortality appears more favorable and interest rates justify, apply
other tables which will result in higher monthly payments for each $1,000
applied under one or more of the four payment options.

Other arrangements for income payments may be agreed upon.

BENEFITS AT MATURITY -- The scheduled maturity date is the last date on which
you may elect to make premium payments. The policy will terminate on the
scheduled maturity date and any Cash Surrender Value will be paid to you.

CLASS OF PURCHASERS

REDUCED CHARGES FOR ELIGIBLE GROUPS -- Certain of the charges and deductions
described above may be reduced for policies issued in connection with a specific
plan, in accordance with our rules in effect as of the date the application for
a policy is approved. To qualify for such a reduction, a plan must satisfy
certain criteria, e.g., as to size of the plan, expected number of participants
and anticipated premium payment from the plan. Generally, the sales contacts and
effort, administrative costs and mortality cost per policy vary, based on such
factors as the size of the plan, the purposes for which policies are purchased
and certain characteristics of the plan's members. The amount of reduction and
the criteria for qualification will be reflected in the reduced sales effort and
administrative costs resulting from, and the different mortality experience
expected as a result of, sales to qualifying plans. We may modify, from time to
time on a uniform basis, both the amounts of reductions and the criteria for
qualification. Reductions in these charges will not be unfairly discriminatory
against any person, including the affected policy owners invested in Separate
Account VL II.
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PREMIUMS

APPLICATION FOR A POLICY -- To purchase a policy you must submit an application
to us. Within limits, you may choose the initial Face Amount. Policies generally
will be issued only on the lives of insureds between the ages of 20 and 85 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. The minimum initial premium is the amount required to keep the
policy in force for one month, but not less than $50.

Your policy will be effective on the policy date only after we receive all
outstanding delivery requirements and the initial premium payment. The policy
date is the date used to determine all future cyclical transactions on the
policy, such as Monthly Activity Date and policy years.

PREMIUM PAYMENT FLEXIBILITY -- You have considerable flexibility as to when and
in what amounts you pay premiums under your policy.

Prior to policy issue, you choose a planned premium, within a range determined
by us. We will send you premium notices for planned premiums. Such notices may
be sent on an annual, semi-annual or quarterly basis. You may also have premiums
automatically deducted monthly from your checking account. The planned premiums
and payment mode you select are shown on your policy's specifications page. You
may change the planned premiums, subject to our minimum amount rules then in
effect.

After the first premium has been paid, your subsequent premium payments are
flexible. The actual amount and frequency of payment will affect the Account
Value and could affect the amount and duration of insurance provided by the
policy. Your policy may lapse if the value of your policy becomes insufficient
to cover the Monthly Deduction Amounts. In such case you may be required to pay
additional premiums in order to prevent the policy from terminating. For details
see, "Lapse and Reinstatement."

You may pay additional premiums at any time prior to the scheduled maturity
date, subject to the following limitations:

- - The minimum premium that we will accept is $50 or the amount required to keep
  the policy in force.

- - We reserve the right to refund any excess premiums that would cause the policy
  to fail to meet the definition of life insurance under the Internal Revenue
  Code.

- - We reserve the right to require evidence of insurability for any premium
  payment that results in an increase in the death benefit greater than the
  amount of the premium.

- - Any premium payment in excess of $1,000,000 is subject to our approval.

ALLOCATION OF PREMIUM PAYMENTS -- The initial Net Premium (and any additional
Net Premiums received by us before the end of the right to examine period) will
be allocated to the Hartford Money Market Sub-Account on the later of the policy
date or the date we receive your premium payment.

We will then allocate the Account Value in the Hartford Money Market Sub-Account
to the Fixed Account and the Sub-Accounts according to the premium allocation
specified in your policy application 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.

You may change your premium allocation upon request in writing. Subsequent Net
Premiums will be allocated to the Fixed Account and the Sub-Accounts according
to your most recent written instructions as long as the number of investment
choices does not exceed nine (9), and the percentage you allocate to each
Sub-Account and/or the Fixed Account is in whole percentages. If we receive a
premium payment with a premium allocation instruction that does not comply with
the above rules, we will allocate the Net Premium pro rata based on the values
of your existing investment choices.

You will receive several different types of notifications as to what your
current premium allocation is. Each transaction confirmation received after we
receive a premium payment will show how a Net Premium has been allocated.
Additionally, each quarterly statement summarizes the current premium allocation
in effect for your policy.

ACCUMULATION UNITS -- Net Premiums allocated to the Sub-Accounts are used to
credit accumulation units to such Sub-Accounts.

The number of accumulation units in each Sub-Account to be credited to a policy
(including the initial allocation to the Hartford Money Market Sub-Account) and
the amount to be credited to the Fixed Account will be determined, first, by
multiplying the Net Premium by the appropriate allocation percentage in order to
determine the portion of Net Premiums or transferred Account Value to be
invested in the Fixed Account or the Sub-Account. Each portion of the Net
Premium or transferred Account Value to be invested in a Sub-Account is then
divided by the accumulation unit value in a particular Sub-Account next computed
following its receipt. The resulting figure is the number of accumulation units
to be credited to each Sub-Account.

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUES -- The accumulation unit value for each Sub-Account
will vary to reflect the investment experience of the applicable Fund and will
be determined on each Valuation Day by multiplying the accumulation unit value
of the particular Sub-Account on the preceding Valuation Day by the net
investment factor for that Sub-Account for the Valuation Period then ended. The
net investment factor for each of the Sub-Accounts is equal to the net asset
value per share of the corresponding Fund at the end of the Valuation Period
(plus the per share amount of any dividend or capital gain distributions paid by
that Fund in the Valuation Period then ended) divided by
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the net asset value per share of the corresponding Fund at the beginning of the
Valuation Period.

All valuations in connection with a policy, e.g., with respect to determining
Account Value, in connection with policy loans, or in calculation of death
benefits, or with respect to determining the number of accumulation units to be
credited to a policy with each premium payment other than the initial premium
payment will be made on the date the request or payment is received by us at the
National Service Center, provided such date is a Valuation Day; otherwise such
determination will be made on the next succeeding date which is a Valuation Day.

ACCOUNT VALUES -- Each policy will have an Account Value. There is no minimum
guaranteed Account Value.

The Account Value of a policy changes on a daily basis and will be computed on
each Valuation Day. The Account Value will vary to reflect the investment
experience of the Sub-Accounts, the interest credited to the Fixed Account and
the Loan Account, and the Monthly Deduction Amounts, Net Premiums paid, and any
withdrawals taken.

A policy's Account Value is related to the net asset value of the Funds
associated with the Sub-Accounts, if any, to which Net Premiums on the policy
have been allocated. The Account Value in the Sub-Accounts on any Valuation Day
is calculated by, first, multiplying the number of accumulation units in each
Sub-Account as of the Valuation Day by the then current value of the
accumulation units in that Sub-Account and then totaling the result for all of
the Sub-Accounts. A policy's Account Value equals the policy's value in all of
the Sub-Accounts, the Fixed Account, and the Loan Account. A policy's Cash Value
is equal to the Account Value less any applicable surrender charges. A policy's
Cash Surrender Value, which is the net amount available upon surrender of the
policy, is the Cash Value less any Indebtedness. See "Accumulation Unit Values,"
above.

We will pay death proceeds, Cash Surrender Values, partial withdrawals, and loan
amounts allocable to the Sub-Accounts within seven days after we receive all the
information needed to process the payment, unless the New York Stock Exchange is
closed for other than a regular holiday or weekend, trading is restricted by the
Commission or the Commission declares that an emergency exists.

DEATH BENEFITS AND POLICY VALUES
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DEATH BENEFIT -- Your policy provides for the payment of the death proceeds to
the named beneficiary upon receipt of due proof of the death of the last
surviving insured. Your policy will be effective on the policy Date only after
we receive all outstanding delivery requirements and the initial premium
payment. You must notify us in writing as soon as possible after the death of
either insured. The death proceeds payable to the beneficiary equal the death
benefit less any Indebtedness and less any due and unpaid Monthly Deduction
Amount occurring during a grace period. The death benefit depends on the death
benefit option you select, the minimum death benefit provision, and whether or
not the Death Benefit Guarantee is in effect.

DEATH BENEFIT OPTIONS -- There are three death benefit options: the Level Death
Benefit Option ("Option A"), the Return of Account Value Death Benefit Option
("Option B") and the Return of Premium Death Benefit Option ("Option C").
Subject to the minimum death benefit described below, the death benefit under
each option is as follows:

(1) Under Option A, the current Face Amount.

(2) Under Option B, the current Face Amount plus the Account Value on the date
    we receive due proof of the last surviving insured's death.

(3) Under Option C, the current Face Amount plus the lesser of: (a) the sum of
    the premiums paid; or (b) $2.5 million.

DEATH BENEFIT OPTION CHANGES -- You may change your death benefit option. You
must notify us of the change in writing. You may change Option C or Option B to
Option A. If you do, the Face Amount will become that amount available as a
death benefit immediately prior to the option change. You may change Option A to
Option B. If you do, the Face Amount will become that amount available as a
death benefit immediately prior to the option change, reduced by the
then-current Account Value. Any resulting decrease in the Face Amount may be
subject to a partial surrender charge.

MINIMUM DEATH BENEFIT -- Your policy has a minimum death benefit. We will
automatically increase the death benefit so that it will never be less than the
Account Value multiplied by the minimum death benefit percentage for the then
current year. This percentage varies according to the policy year and each
insured's issue age, sex (where unisex rates are not used) and insurance class.

EXAMPLES OF MINIMUM DEATH BENEFIT:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                              A           B
<S>                                       <C>         <C>
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Face Amount                               $  100,000  $  100,000
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Account Value                                 46,500      34,000
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Specified Percentage                            250%        250%
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Death Benefit Option                           Level       Level
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</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 Indebtedness, constitutes the death proceeds payable to the
beneficiary.
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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%).

UNSCHEDULED INCREASES AND DECREASES IN FACE AMOUNT -- At any time after the
first policy year, you may request in writing to change the Face Amount. The
minimum amount by which the Face Amount can be increased or decreased is based
on our rules then in effect.

We reserve the right to limit the number of increases or decreases made under a
policy to no more than one in any 12 month period.

All requests to increase the Face Amount must be applied for on a new
application and accompanied by your policy. All requests will be subject to
evidence of insurability satisfactory to us. Any increase approved by us will be
effective on the Monthly Activity Date shown on the new policy specifications
page, provided that the Monthly Deduction Amount for the first month after the
effective date of the increase is made. Each unscheduled increase in Face Amount
is subject to an increase fee of 1/12 of $1 per $1,000 of each increase per
month for the first twelve months from the effective date of each increase. This
amount will not be less than 1/12 of $500 but not greater than 1/12 of $3,000.

A decrease in the Face Amount will be effective on the Monthly Activity Date
following the date we receive your request in writing. The remaining Face Amount
must not be less than that specified in our minimum rules then in effect. If
during the surrender charge period, you decrease your Face Amount to an amount
lower than it has ever been, a partial surrender charge will be assessed.

The surrender charge assessed will be:

(a) the surrender charge applicable to the then current policy year, if any;
    multiplied by

(b) the percentage described below.

The percentage will be determined by:

(i)  subtracting the new Face Amount from the lowest previous Face Amount; and

(ii) dividing that difference by the lowest previous Face Amount.

The surrender charge assessed will be deducted from your Account Value on the
Monthly Activity Date on which the decrease becomes effective. We will also
reduce the surrender charges applicable to future policy years and provide you a
revised schedule of surrender charges.

CHARGES AND CONTRACT VALUES -- Your contract values decrease due to the
deduction of policy charges. Contract values may increase or decrease depending
on investment performance; investment expenses and fees reduce the investment
performance of the Sub-Accounts. Fluctuations in your account value may have an
effect on your death benefit. If your contract lapses, the contract terminates
and no death benefit will be paid.

MAKING WITHDRAWALS FROM YOUR POLICY
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SURRENDER -- Provided your policy has a Cash Surrender Value, you may surrender
your policy to us. In such case you may be subject to a surrender charge, see
"Surrender Charge." We will pay you the Cash Surrender Value. Our liability
under the policy will cease as of the date of your request for surrender,or the
date you request to have your policy surrendered, if later.

WITHDRAWALS -- One withdrawal is allowed per calendar month. Withdrawals may be
subject to a surrender charge, see "Surrender Charge." You may request a
withdrawal in writing. The minimum withdrawal allowed is $500. The maximum
partial withdrawal is the Cash Surrender Value, minus $1000. If the death
benefit option then in effect is Option A or Option C, the Face Amount will be
reduced by the amount of any partial withdrawal. Unless specified, the
withdrawal will be deducted on a pro rata basis from the Fixed Account and the
Sub-Accounts. You may be assessed a charge of up to $10 for each partial
withdrawal.

RIGHT TO EXAMINE A POLICY -- 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.

LOANS
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AVAILABILITY OF LOANS -- At any time while the policy is in force, you may
borrow against the policy by assigning it as sole security to us. Any new loan
taken together with any existing Indebtedness may not exceed the Cash Surrender
Value on the date we grant a loan. The minimum loan amount that we will allow is
$500.
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Unless you specify otherwise, all loan amounts will be transferred on a pro rata
basis from the Fixed Account and each of the Sub-Accounts to the Loan Account.

If total Indebtedness equals or exceeds the Cash Value on any Monthly Activity
Date, the policy will then go into default. See "Lapse and Reinstatement."

PREFERRED INDEBTEDNESS -- If, at any time after the tenth (10th) policy
anniversary, your Account Value exceeds the total of all premiums paid since
issue, a portion of your Indebtedness may qualify as preferred. Preferred
Indebtedness is charged a lower interest rate than non-preferred Indebtedness,
if any. The maximum amount of preferred Indebtedness is the amount by which the
Account Value exceeds the total premiums paid and is determined on each Monthly
Activity Date.

LOAN REPAYMENTS -- You can repay all or any part of a loan at any time while
your policy is in force and either of the insureds' is alive. The amount of your
policy loan repayment will be deducted from the Loan Account. It will be
allocated among the Fixed Account and Sub-Accounts in the same percentage as
premiums are allocated.

EFFECT OF LOANS ON ACCOUNT VALUE -- A loan, whether or not repaid, will have a
permanent effect on your Account Value. This effect occurs because the
investment results of each Sub-Account will apply only to the amount remaining
in such Sub-Accounts. In addition, the rate of interest credited to the Fixed
Account will usually be different than the rate credited to the Loan Account.
The longer a loan is outstanding, the greater the effect on your Account Value
is likely to be. Such effect could be favorable or unfavorable. If the Fixed
Account and the Sub-Accounts earn more than the annual interest rate for funds
held in the Loan Account, your Account Value will not increase as rapidly as it
would have had no loan been made. If the Fixed Account and 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. Additionally, if not repaid, the
aggregate amount of the outstanding Indebtedness will reduce the death proceeds
and the Cash Surrender Value otherwise payable.

CREDITED INTEREST -- Any amounts in the Loan Account will be credited with
interest at an annual rate of 3.5%.

INTEREST CHARGED ON INDEBTEDNESS -- Interest will accrue daily on the
Indebtedness at the policy loan rate. Because the interest charged on
Indebtedness may exceed the rate credited to the Loan Account, the Indebtedness
may grow faster than the Loan Account. If this happens, any difference between
the value of the Loan Account and the Indebtedness will be transferred on each
Monthly Activity Date from the Fixed Account and Sub-Accounts to the Loan
Account on a pro rata basis.

POLICY LOAN RATES -- The table below shows the interest rates we will charge on
your Indebtedness.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               INTEREST RATE
                           PORTION OF             CHARGED
DURING POLICY YEARS       INDEBTEDNESS       EQUALS 3.5% PLUS:
<S>                   <C>                   <C>
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        1-10                  All                    2%
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    11 and later           Preferred                 0%
                         Non-Preferred               1%
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</TABLE>

LAPSE AND REINSTATEMENT
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During the first policy year, the policy will go into default on any Monthly
Activity Date on which the Account Value less Indebtedness is not sufficient to
cover the Monthly Deduction Amount.

During the second policy year, the policy will go into default on any Monthly
Activity Date on which the Account Value less Indebtedness less 1/2 of the
surrender charge for the second policy year is not sufficient to cover the
Monthly Deduction Amount.

During the third policy year and thereafter, the policy will go into default on
any Monthly Activity Date if the Cash Surrender Value is not sufficient to cover
the Monthly Deduction Amount.

If the policy goes into default, we will send you a lapse notice warning you
that the policy is in danger of terminating. That lapse notice will tell you the
minimum premium required to keep the policy from terminating. This minimum
premium equals the amount to pay three Monthly Deduction Amounts as of the day
the policy grace period began. That notice will be mailed both to you on the
first day the policy goes into default, at your last know address, and to any
assignee of record.

GRACE PERIOD -- We will keep your policy inforce for the 61 day period following
the date your policy goes into default. We call that period the policy Grace
Period. However, if we have not received the required premiums (specified in
your lapse notice) by the end of the policy Grace Period, the policy will
terminate unless the Death Benefit Guarantee is in effect. If the last surviving
insured dies during the Grace Period, we will pay the death benefit.

DEATH BENEFIT GUARANTEE -- The policy will remain in force at the end of the
policy Grace Period as long as the Death Benefit Guarantee is available, as
described below.

The Death Benefit Guarantee is available so long as:

(a) the policy is in the Death Benefit Guarantee Period; and

(b) on each Monthly Activity Date during that period, the cumulative premiums
    paid into the policy, less Indebtedness and less withdrawals from the
    policy, equal or exceed an amount known as the Cumulative Death Benefit
    Guarantee Premium.

The Death Benefit Guarantee Period is determined at issue, based on each
insured's age, sex and risk classification. Some states may limit the maximum
length of the Death Benefit Guarantee Period. In Massachusetts, the maximum
length of the Death Benefit Guarantee Period is five (5) years. The Cumulative
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Death Benefit Guarantee Premium is the premium required to maintain the Death
Benefit Guarantee.

If the Death Benefit Guarantee is available and you fail to pay the required
premium as defined in your lapse notice by the end of the policy grace period,
the Death Benefit Guarantee will then go into effect. The policy will remain in
force, however:

(a) all riders will terminate;

(b) the Death Benefit Option becomes Level;

(c) The Face Amount will be reduced to the Death Benefit Guarantee Amount; and

(d) Any future scheduled increases in the Face Amount will be canceled.

The Death Benefit Guarantee Amount is the amount selected by you at the time you
apply for the policy. It is the death benefit while the Death Benefit Guarantee
is in effect.

As long as the policy remains in default and the Death Benefit Guarantee is
available, the Death Benefit Guarantee will remain in effect on each subsequent
Monthly Activity Dates. You may be required to make premium payments to keep the
Death Benefit Guarantee available, as described above.

If during the Death Benefit Guarantee Period, the Face Amount is decreased below
the current Death Benefit Guarantee Amount, the Death Benefit Guarantee Amount
will become the new Face Amount. A new monthly Death Benefit Guarantee Premium
will be calculated. We will send you a notice of the new Monthly Death Benefit
Guarantee Premium, which will be used in calculating the Cumulative Death
Benefit Guarantee Premium in subsequent months.

DEATH BENEFIT GUARANTEE GRACE PERIOD -- If, on each Monthly Activity Date during
the Death Benefit Guarantee Period, the cumulative premiums paid into the
policy, less Indebtedness and less withdrawals from the policy, do not equal or
exceed the Cumulative Death Benefit Guarantee Premium on that date, a Death
Benefit Guarantee Grace Period of 61 days will begin. We will mail to you and
any assignee a notice. That notice will warn you that you are in danger of
losing the Death Benefit Guarantee and will tell you the amount of premium you
need to pay to continue the Death Benefit Guarantee.

The Death Benefit Guarantee will be removed from the policy if the required
premium is not paid by the end of the Death Benefit Guarantee Grace Period. You
will receive a written notification of the change and the Death Benefit
Guarantee will never again be available or in effect on the policy. If the Death
Benefit Guarantee was in effect, the policy will terminate at the end of the
Death Benefit Guarantee Grace Period.

REINSTATEMENT -- Unless the policy has been surrendered for its Cash Surrender
Value, the policy may be reinstated prior to the maturity date, provided:

(a) the insureds alive at the end of the grace period are also alive on the date
    of reinstatement;

(b) You make your request in writing within five years from the date the policy
    lapsed;

(c) You submit to us satisfactory evidence of insurability;

(d) any policy Indebtedness is repaid or carried over to the reinstated policy;
    and

(e) You pay sufficient premium to (1) cover all Monthly Deduction Amounts that
    are due and unpaid during the Grace Period and (2) keep your policy in force
    for three months after the date of reinstatement.

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 will be based on the duration from the original policy date
as though the policy had never lapsed.

TAXES
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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
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Units. (See "Accumulation Unit Values"). 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 -- GENERALLY

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.

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 life insurance policy will meet the Section 7702
definition of a life insurance contract.

Hartford also believes that any loan received under a policy will be treated as
Indebtedness of the policy owner, and that no part of any loan under a policy
will constitute income to the policy owner. A surrender or assignment of the
policy may have tax consequences depending upon the circumstances. Policy owners
should consult a qualified tax adviser concerning the effect of such changes.

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 Last Survivor Exchange Option Rider permits, under limited circumstances, a
policy to be split into two individual policies on the life of each of the
Insureds. A policy split may have adverse tax consequences. It is not clear
whether a policy split will be treated as a nontaxable exchange or transfer
under the Code. Unless a policy split is so treated, among other things, the
split or transfer will result in the recognition of taxable income on the gain
in the policy. In addition, it is not clear whether, in all circumstances, the
individual policies that result from a policy split would be treated as life
insurance policies under Section 7702 of the Code or would be classified as
modified endowment contracts. The policy owner should consult a qualified tax
adviser regarding the possible adverse tax consequences of a policy split.

The Maturity Date Extension Rider allows a policy owner to extend the Maturity
Date to the date of the death of the last surviving insured. If the Maturity
Date of the policy is extended by rider, Hartford believes 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
possible adverse tax consequences resulting from an extension of the scheduled
Maturity Date.

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 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
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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 contract value is generally not taxable to the owner unless
amounts are received (or are deemed to be received) under the policy prior to
the Insured's death. If there is a total withdrawal from the policy, then the
surrender value will be includible in the owner's income to the extent that the
amount received exceeds the "investment in the contract." (If there is any debt
at the time of a total withdrawal, 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 under the policy previously to the extent such amounts
received were excludable from gross income. Whether partial withdrawals (or such
other amounts deemed to be distributed) from the policy constitute income to the
owner depends, in part, upon whether the policy is considered a modified
endowment contract for federal income tax purposes.

MODIFIED ENDOWMENT CONTRACTS

Code Section 7702A applies an additional test, the "seven-pay" test, to life
insurance contracts. 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 described in Section 7702A(c). A modified
endowment contract ("MEC") is a life insurance policy that either: (i) satisfies
the Section 7702 definition of life insurance, but fails the seven-pay test of
Section 7702A or (ii) is exchanged for a MEC. A policy fails the seven-pay test
if the accumulated amount paid into the policy at any time during the first
seven policy years exceeds the sum of the net level premiums that would have
been paid up to that point if the policy provided for paid-up future benefits
after the payment of seven level annual premiums. Computational rules for the
seven-pay test are described in Section 7702A(c).

If the policy satisfies the seven-pay test at issuance, distributions and loans
made thereafter will not be subject to the MEC rules, unless the policy is
changed materially. The seven-pay test will be applied anew at any time the
policy undergoes a material change, which includes an increase in the Face
Amount. In addition, if there is a reduction in benefits under the policy within
the first seven years, the seven-pay test is applied as if the policy had
initially been issued at the reduced benefit level. Any reduction in benefits
attributable to the nonpayment of premiums will not be taken into account for
purposes of the seven-pay test if the benefits are reinstated within 90 days
after the reduction.

A policy that is classified as a MEC 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, if the contract is classified as a MEC, then withdrawals from
the contract
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will be considered first as withdrawals of income and then as a recovery of
premium payments. Thus, withdrawals will be includible in income to the extent
the contract value exceeds the investment in the contract. The amount of any
loan (including unpaid interest thereon) under the contract will be treated as a
withdrawal from the contract for tax purposes. In addition, if the owner assigns
or pledges any portion of the value of a contract (or agrees to assign or pledge
any portion), then such portion will be treated as a withdrawal from the
contract for tax purposes. Taxable withdrawals are subject to an additional 10%
tax, with certain exceptions. The owner's investment in the contract is
increased by the amount includible in income with respect to such assignment,
pledge, or loan, though it is not affected by any other aspect of the
assignment, pledge, or loan (including its release or repayment).

Generally, only distributions and loans made in the first year in which a policy
becomes a MEC, and in subsequent years, are taxable. However, distributions and
loans made in the two years prior to a policy's failing the seven-pay test are
deemed to be in anticipation of failure and are subject to tax.

Before assigning, pledging, or requesting a loan under a policy that is a MEC,
an owner should consult a qualified tax adviser.

All MEC policies that are issued within any calendar year to the same policy
owner by one company or its affiliates are treated as one MEC policy for the
purpose of determining the taxable portion of any loan or distribution.

Hartford has instituted procedures to monitor whether a policy may become
classified as a MEC after issue.

ESTATE AND GENERATION SKIPPING TAXES

When the last surviving 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. The policy would not 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 (for 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.

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.

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.

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 qualified 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.
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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

There are no pending material legal proceedings to which the Separate Account is
a party.

OTHER MATTERS
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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 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
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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

ACCOUNT VALUE: the total of all amounts in the Fixed Account, Loan Account and
Sub-Accounts.

CASH SURRENDER VALUE: the Cash Value less all Indebtedness.

CASH VALUE: the Account Value less any applicable Surrender Charges.

DEATH BENEFIT GUARANTEE AMOUNT: a benefit amount selected by you at the time you
apply for the policy. This is the death benefit that will apply to your policy
while the Death Benefit Guarantee is in effect.

FACE AMOUNT: an amount we use to determine the Death Benefit. On the policy
date, the Face Amount equals the initial Face Amount shown in your policy.
Thereafter, it may change under the terms of the policy.

FIXED ACCOUNT: part of our general account to which all or a portion of the
Account Value may be allocated.

FUNDS: the registered open-end management companies in which assets of the
Separate Account may be invested.

INDEBTEDNESS: all loans taken on the policy, plus any interest due or accrued
minus any loan repayments.

LOAN ACCOUNT: an account established for any amounts transferred from the Fixed
Account and Sub-Accounts as a result of loans. The amounts in the Loan Account
are credited with interest and are not subject to the investment experience of
any Sub-Accounts.

MONTHLY ACTIVITY DATE: the policy date and the same date in each succeeding
month as the policy date. However, whenever the Monthly Activity Date falls on a
date other than a Valuation Day, the Monthly Activity Date will be deemed to be
the next Valuation Day.

NET PREMIUM: the amount of premium credited to Account Value. It is premium paid
minus the sales load and premium tax charge.

SEPARATE ACCOUNT: an account which has been established by us to separate the
assets funding the variable benefits for the class of contracts to which the
policy belongs from our other assets.

SUB-ACCOUNT: the subdivisions of the Separate Account.

SURRENDER CHARGE: a charge that may be assessed if you surrender your policy or
the Face Amount is decreased.

VALUATION DAY: the date on which a Sub-Account is valued. This occurs every day
the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading.

WE, US, OUR: Hartford Life Insurance Company, sometimes referred to as
"Hartford."

YOU, YOUR: the owner of the policy.
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

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. You should
read the Statement of Additional Information because you are bound by the terms
contained in it.

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 are also available to the public at the SEC's web
site at http://www.sec.gov.
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STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
SEPARATE ACCOUNT VL II

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:
DATE OF STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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GENERAL INFORMATION AND HISTORY

HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY ("HARTFORD") -- 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.

Hartford Life Insurance Company is controlled by Hartford Life and Accident
Insurance Company, which is controlled by Hartford Life Inc., which is
controlled by Hartford Accident & Indemnity Company, which is controlled by
Hartford Fire Insurance Company, which is controlled by Nutmeg Insurance
Company, which is controlled by The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. Each
of these companies is engaged in the business of insurance and financial
services.

The following table shows a brief description of the business experience of
officers and directors of Hartford Life Insurance Company:

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                                   POSITION WITH                              OTHER BUSINESS PROFESSION,
                                     HARTFORD;                              VOCATION OR EMPLOYMENT FOR PAST
NAME                             YEAR OF ELECTION                           FIVE YEARS; OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS
<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 Insurance
                           Director 1997                  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), Hartford
                           Accounting Officer, 1998       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.

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.
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                                   POSITION WITH                              OTHER BUSINESS PROFESSION,
                                     HARTFORD;                              VOCATION OR EMPLOYMENT FOR PAST
NAME                             YEAR OF ELECTION                           FIVE YEARS; OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS
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; Director
                           Corporate Secretary, 1995      (1997-Present); Senior Vice President (1997-Present); General
                           Director, 1997                 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.
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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,      Senior Vice President (1994-1995); Vice President (1989-1994);
                           1995                           Actuary (1987-1995), Hartford; Director (1994-Present); Executive
                           Director, 1994*                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.

Craig R. Raymond           Senior Vice President, 1997    Vice President (1993-1997); Assistant Vice President (1992-1993);
                           Chief Actuary, 1994            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.
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                                   POSITION WITH                              OTHER BUSINESS PROFESSION,
                                     HARTFORD;                              VOCATION OR EMPLOYMENT FOR PAST
NAME                             YEAR OF ELECTION                           FIVE YEARS; OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS
Lowndes A. Smith           President, 1989                Chief Operating Officer (1989-1997), Hartford; Director
                           Chief Executive Officer, 1997  (1981-Present); President (1989-Present); Chief Executive Officer
                           Director, 1981*                (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.
<S>                        <C>                            <C>

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.
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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 VL II -- was established as a separate account under
Connecticut law on September 30, 1994. The Separate Account is classified as a
unit investment trust regis-

tered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Company
Act of 1940.

SERVICES
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SAFEKEEPING OF ASSETS -- Title to the assets of the Separate Account is held by
Hartford. The assets are kept physically segregated and are held separate and
apart from Hartford's general corporate assets. Records are maintained of all
purchases and redemptions of Fund shares held in each of the Sub-Accounts.
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EXPERTS

INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS -- The audited financial statements 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 Kenneth A. McCullum, FSA, MAAA,
Assistant Vice President and Director, Individual Life Product Development, for
Hartford, and are included in reliance upon his opinion as to their
reasonableness.

DISTRIBUTION OF POLICIES
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Hartford Equity Sales Company, Inc. ("HESCO") serves as principal underwriter
for the policies and will offer the policies on a continuous basis. HESCO is
controlled by Hartford and is located at the same address as Hartford. HESCO is
registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 as a broker-dealer and is a member of the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD").

The policies will be sold by salespersons who represent Hartford as insurance
agents and who are registered representatives of HESCO or certain other
registered broker-dealers who have entered into distribution agreements with
HESCO.

During the first Policy Year, the maximum sales commission payable to Hartford
agents, independent registered insurance brokers, and other registered
broker-dealers, is 45% of the premium paid up to a Target Premium, and 5% of any
excess. In Policy Years 2 through 10, such sales commission will not exceed 5.5%
of premiums paid. Thereafter, agent commissions will not exceed 2% of premiums
paid. Sales commissions may be less for premiums attributable to Supplemental
Face Amount. Additionally, expense allowances may be paid. A sales
representative may be required to return all or a portion of the commissions
paid if the Policy terminates prior to the Policy's second Policy Anniversary.

Broker-dealers or financial institutions are compensated according to a schedule
set forth by HESCO and any applicable rules or regulations for variable
insurance compensation. Compensation is generally based on premium payments.
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. HESCO, its affiliates or Hartford may also make compensation
arrangements with certain broker-dealers or other financial institutions based
on total sales by the broker-dealer or financial institution of insurance
products. These payments, which may be different for broker-dealers or financial
institutions, will be made by HESCO, its affiliates or Hartford out of their
assets and will not effect the amounts paid by the policy owner to purchase,
hold or surrender variable insurance products.

The following table shows officers and directors of HESCO:

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NAME AND PRINCIPAL
BUSINESS ADDRESS           POSITIONS AND OFFICES
<S>                        <C>
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Lowndes A. Smith           President and Chief Executive Officer,
                           Director
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Thomas M. Marra            Executive Vice President, Director
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Peter W. Cummins           Senior Vice President
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Lynda Godkin               Senior Vice President, General Counsel
                           and Corporate Secretary
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Donald E. Waggaman, Jr.    Treasurer
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George R. Jay              Controller
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</TABLE>

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT CHARGES
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SALES LOAD -- The maximum sales load under the policy is 6% of premium in order
to cover expenses related to the sale and distribution of the Policy.

REDUCED CHARGES FOR ELIGIBLE GROUPS -- Certain of the charges and deductions
described above may be reduced for policies issued in connection with a specific
plan, in accordance with our rules in effect as of the date the application for
a policy is approved. To qualify for such a reduction, a plan must satisfy
certain criteria, e.g., as to size of the plan, expected number of participants
and anticipated premium payment from the plan. Generally, the sales contacts and
effort, administrative costs and mortality cost per policy vary, based on such
factors as the size of the plan, the purposes for which policies are purchased
and certain characteristics of the plan's members. The amount of reduction and
the criteria for qualification will be reflected in the reduced sales effort and
administrative costs resulting from, and the different mortality experience
expected as a result of, sales to qualifying plans. We may modify, from time to
time on a uniform basis, both the amounts of reductions and the criteria for
qualification. Reductions in these charges will not be unfairly discriminatory
against any person, including the affected policy owners invested in Separate
Account VL II.

UNDERWRITING PROCEDURES -- To purchase a policy you must submit an application
to us. Within limits, you may choose the initial Face Amount. Policies generally
will be issued only on the
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HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY                                                7
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lives of insureds between the ages of 28 and 85 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 rates will be determined on each policy anniversary based on
our future expectations of such factors as mortality, expenses, interest,
persistency and taxes. For preferred and standard risks, the cost of insurance
rate will not exceed those based on the 1980 Commissioners' Standard Ordinary
Mortality Table (ALB), Male or Female, Nonsmoker or Smoker Table, age last
birthday (unisex rates may be required in some states). A table of guaranteed
cost of insurance rates per $1,000 will be included in your policy, however, we
reserve the right to use rates less than those shown in the table. Special risk
classes are used when mortality experience in excess of the standard risk
classes is expected. These substandard risks will be charged a higher cost of
insurance rate that will not exceed rates based on a multiple of 1980
Commissioners' Standard Ordinary Mortality Table (ALB), Male or Female,
Nonsmoker or Smoker Table, age last birthday (unisex rates may be required in
some states) plus any flat extra amount assessed. The multiple will be based on
the insured's substandard rating.

INCREASES IN FACE AMOUNT -- At any time after the first policy year, you may
request in writing to change the Face Amount. The minimum amount by which the
Face Amount can be increased is based on our rules then in effect.

We reserve the right to limit the number of increases or decreases made under a
policy to no more than one in any 12 month period.

All requests to increase the Face Amount must be applied for on a new
application and accompanied by your policy. All requests will be subject to
evidence of insurability satisfactory to us. Any increase approved by us will be
effective on the Monthly Activity Date shown on the new policy specifications
page, provided that the Monthly Deduction Amount for the first month after the
effective date of the increase is made. Each unscheduled increase in Face Amount
is subject to an increase fee of 1/12 of $1 per $1,000 of each increase per
month for the first twelve months from the effective date of each increase. This
amount will not be less than 1/12 of $500 but not greater than 1/12 of $3,000.
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8                                                HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
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ILLUSTRATION OF DEATH BENEFITS, ACCOUNT VALUES
AND CASH SURRENDER VALUES

The following tables illustrate the way in which a Policy operates. They show
how the Death Benefit, Account Values and Cash Surrender Values 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 illustrations assume the
following: (a) a male, preferred non-nicotine, age 55, and a female, preferred
non-nicotine, age 55, with $1,000,000 of Face Amount, a Death Benefit Guarantee
Amount of $500,000, and a premium of $10,000.00 paid in all years; (b) a male,
preferred non-nicotine, age 55, and a female, preferred non-nicotine, age 55,
with $1,000,000 of Face Amount, a Death Benefit Guarantee Amount of $1,000,000,
and a premium of $20,000.00 paid in all years.

The Death Benefit, Account Value and Cash 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 was made
during the period of time illustrated.

The tables reflect the deductions of current Policy charges and guaranteed
Policy charges for a single gross interest rate. The Death Benefits, Account
Values and Cash Surrender Values would change if current Cost of Insurance
charges change.

The amounts shown for the Death Benefits, Account Values and Cash Surrender
Values as of the end of each Policy Year take into account an average daily
charge equal to an annual charge of 0.71% 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 0.71% average daily charge) of -0.71%, 5.29% and
11.29%, respectively.

In addition, the Death Benefits, Account Values and Cash Surrender Values as of
the end of each Policy Year take into account the front-end sales load, premium
tax charge (assumed to be 1.75% in these illustrations), Cost of Insurance
charge, monthly administrative fee, and mortality and expense risk charge.

The hypothetical returns shown in the tables are without any tax charges that
may be allocable 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%, 6%, 12%, respectively, to cover any tax
charges.

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 Insured's age and 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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HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY                                                9
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                    FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE

                          DEATH BENEFIT OPTION: LEVEL
                             $1,000,000 FACE AMOUNT
                   $1,000,000 DEATH BENEFIT GUARANTEE AMOUNT
                    ISSUE AGE 55 MALE PREFERRED NON-NICOTINE
                   ISSUE AGE 55 FEMALE PREFERRED NON-NICOTINE
                            $20,000 PLANNED PREMIUM

    ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 0% (-0.71% NET)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                 CURRENT CHARGES*                       GUARANTEED CHARGES**
END    PREMIUMS       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
OF    ACCUMULATED                      CASH                                     CASH
POLICY AT 5% INTEREST   ACCOUNT     SURRENDER       DEATH        ACCOUNT     SURRENDER       DEATH
YEAR    PER YEAR         VALUE        VALUE        BENEFIT        VALUE        VALUE        BENEFIT
  <C>                 <C>           <C>          <C>           <C>           <C>          <C>
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1        21,000          13,271           --      1,000,000       13,271           --      1,000,000
 2        43,050          26,731       12,233      1,000,000       26,232       11,735      1,000,000
 3        66,203          39,987       25,489      1,000,000       38,867       24,370      1,000,000
 4        90,513          53,035       40,609      1,000,000       51,154       38,727      1,000,000
 5       116,038          65,872       55,517      1,000,000       63,068       52,712      1,000,000
 6       142,840          78,742       70,457      1,000,000       74,814       66,529      1,000,000
 7       170,982          91,389       85,175      1,000,000       86,108       79,894      1,000,000
 8       200,531         103,805       99,663      1,000,000       96,889       92,747      1,000,000
 9       231,558         115,982      113,911      1,000,000      107,084      105,013      1,000,000
10       264,136         127,906      127,906      1,000,000      116,606      116,606      1,000,000
11       298,343         144,695      144,695      1,000,000      130,073      130,073      1,000,000
12       334,260         161,236      161,236      1,000,000      142,654      142,654      1,000,000
13       371,973         177,523      177,523      1,000,000      154,255      154,255      1,000,000
14       411,571         193,540      193,540      1,000,000      164,773      164,773      1,000,000
15       453,150         209,280      209,280      1,000,000      174,066      174,066      1,000,000
16       496,807         224,726      224,726      1,000,000      181,940      181,940      1,000,000
17       542,648         239,853      239,853      1,000,000      188,132      188,132      1,000,000
18       590,780         254,636      254,636      1,000,000      192,293      192,293      1,000,000
19       641,319         269,040      269,040      1,000,000      194,003      194,003      1,000,000
20       694,385         283,023      283,023      1,000,000      192,791      192,791      1,000,000

25     1,002,269         344,121      344,121      1,000,000      122,235      122,975      1,000,000
30     1,395,216         374,604      374,604      1,000,000           --           --             --

<CAPTION>
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</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.

These values reflect Current Front-End Sales Loads of 6% in year 1 and 4%
thereafter, and Guaranteed Front-End Sales Loads of 6% in all years. The
surrender charge effective in any year can be determined by subtracting the cash
surrender value from the account value.

The Death Benefit may, and the Account Values and Cash Values will differ if
premiums are paid in different amounts or frequencies.

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.
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10                                               HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
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                    FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE

                          DEATH BENEFIT OPTION: LEVEL
                             $1,000,000 FACE AMOUNT
                   $1,000,000 DEATH BENEFIT GUARANTEE AMOUNT
                    ISSUE AGE 55 MALE PREFERRED NON-NICOTINE
                   ISSUE AGE 55 FEMALE PREFERRED NON-NICOTINE
                            $20,000 PLANNED PREMIUM

     ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 6% (5.29% NET)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                  CURRENT CHARGES*                        GUARANTEED CHARGES**
END    PREMIUMS       ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
OF    ACCUMULATED                       CASH                                      CASH
POLICY AT 5% INTEREST   ACCOUNT       SURRENDER       DEATH        ACCOUNT     SURRENDER       DEATH
YEAR    PER YEAR         VALUE          VALUE        BENEFIT        VALUE        VALUE        BENEFIT
  <C>                 <C>            <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>          <C>
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1        21,000            14,211           --      1,000,000       14,211           --      1,000,000
 2        43,050            29,467       14,969      1,000,000       28,941       14,444      1,000,000
 3        66,203            45,401       30,903      1,000,000       44,193       29,695      1,000,000
 4        90,513            62,037       49,611      1,000,000       59,964       47,537      1,000,000
 5       116,038            79,401       69,046      1,000,000       76,248       65,893      1,000,000
 6       142,840            97,774       89,490      1,000,000       93,280       84,995      1,000,000
 7       170,982           116,939      110,725      1,000,000      110,800      104,587      1,000,000
 8       200,531           136,921      132,779      1,000,000      128,770      124,627      1,000,000
 9       231,558           157,747      155,676      1,000,000      147,137      145,066      1,000,000
10       264,136           179,439      179,439      1,000,000      165,838      165,838      1,000,000
11       298,343           207,447      207,447      1,000,000      189,749      189,749      1,000,000
12       334,260           236,749      236,749      1,000,000      214,141      214,141      1,000,000
13       371,973           267,401      267,401      1,000,000      238,968      238,968      1,000,000
14       411,571           299,452      299,452      1,000,000      264,182      264,182      1,000,000
15       453,150           332,964      332,964      1,000,000      289,709      289,709      1,000,000
16       496,807           367,995      367,995      1,000,000      315,442      315,442      1,000,000
17       542,648           404,603      404,603      1,000,000      341,234      341,234      1,000,000
18       590,780           442,851      442,851      1,000,000      366,888      366,888      1,000,000
19       641,319           482,804      482,804      1,000,000      392,181      392,181      1,000,000
20       694,385           524,530      524,530      1,000,000      416,893      416,893      1,000,000

25     1,002,269           762,788      762,788      1,000,000      525,168      525,168      1,000,000
30     1,395,216         1,063,878    1,063,878      1,117,072      580,326      580,326      1,000,000

<CAPTION>
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</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.

These values reflect Current Front-End Sales Loads of 6% in year 1 and 4%
thereafter, and Guaranteed Front-End Sales Loads of 6% in all years. The
surrender charge effective in any year can be determined by subtracting the cash
surrender value from the account value.

The Death Benefit may, and the Account Values and Cash Values will differ if
premiums are paid in different amounts or frequencies.

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.
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HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY                                               11
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                    FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE

                          DEATH BENEFIT OPTION: LEVEL
                             $1,000,000 FACE AMOUNT
                   $1,000,000 DEATH BENEFIT GUARANTEE AMOUNT
                    ISSUE AGE 55 MALE PREFERRED NON-NICOTINE
                   ISSUE AGE 55 FEMALE PREFERRED NON-NICOTINE
                            $20,000 PLANNED PREMIUM

    ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 12% (11.29% NET)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                  CURRENT CHARGES*                         GUARANTEED CHARGES**
END    PREMIUMS       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
OF    ACCUMULATED                       CASH                                       CASH
POLICY AT 5% INTEREST   ACCOUNT       SURRENDER       DEATH        ACCOUNT       SURRENDER       DEATH
YEAR    PER YEAR         VALUE          VALUE        BENEFIT        VALUE          VALUE        BENEFIT
  <C>                 <C>            <C>           <C>           <C>            <C>           <C>
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1        21,000            15,154          656      1,000,000         15,154          656      1,000,000
 2        43,050            32,320       17,822      1,000,000         31,768       17,270      1,000,000
 3        66,203            51,273       36,776      1,000,000         49,975       35,477      1,000,000
 4        90,513            72,194       59,767      1,000,000         69,915       57,488      1,000,000
 5       116,038            95,280       84,925      1,000,000         91,744       81,388      1,000,000
 6       142,840           121,016      112,732      1,000,000        115,879      107,595      1,000,000
 7       170,982           149,410      143,197      1,000,000        142,269      136,056      1,000,000
 8       200,531           180,731      176,589      1,000,000        171,099      166,957      1,000,000
 9       231,558           215,276      213,205      1,000,000        202,566      200,495      1,000,000
10       264,136           253,371      253,371      1,000,000        236,890      236,890      1,000,000
11       298,343           301,162      301,162      1,000,000        279,547      279,547      1,000,000
12       334,260           354,052      354,052      1,000,000        326,253      326,253      1,000,000
13       371,973           412,589      412,589      1,000,000        377,449      377,449      1,000,000
14       411,571           477,374      477,374      1,000,000        433,650      433,650      1,000,000
15       453,150           549,085      549,085      1,000,000        495,448      495,448      1,000,000
16       496,807           628,475      628,475      1,000,000        563,535      563,535      1,000,000
17       542,648           716,382      716,382      1,000,000        638,742      638,742      1,000,000
18       590,780           813,755      813,755      1,000,000        722,089      722,089      1,000,000
19       641,319           921,660      921,660      1,004,610        814,887      814,887      1,000,000
20       694,385         1,041,210    1,041,210      1,114,095        918,854      918,854      1,000,000

25     1,002,269         1,860,375    1,860,375      1,953,394      1,632,958    1,632,958      1,714,606
30     1,395,216         3,215,673    3,215,673      3,376,457      2,777,124    2,777,124      2,915,980

<CAPTION>
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</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.

These values reflect Current Front-End Sales Loads of 6% in year 1 and 4%
thereafter, and Guaranteed Front-End Sales Loads of 6% in all years. The
surrender charge effective in any year can be determined by subtracting the cash
surrender value from the account value.

The Death Benefit may, and the Account Values and Cash Values will differ if
premiums are paid in different amounts or frequencies.

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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12                                               HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
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                    FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE

                          DEATH BENEFIT OPTION: LEVEL
                             $1,000,000 FACE AMOUNT
                    $500,000 DEATH BENEFIT GUARANTEE AMOUNT
                    ISSUE AGE 55 MALE PREFERRED NON-NICOTINE
                   ISSUE AGE 55 FEMALE PREFERRED NON-NICOTINE
                            $10,000 PLANNED PREMIUM

    ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 0% (-0.70% NET)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                  CURRENT CHARGES*                        GUARANTEED CHARGES**
END    PREMIUMS       ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
OF    ACCUMULATED                       CASH                                      CASH
POLICY AT 5% INTEREST   ACCOUNT       SURRENDER       DEATH        ACCOUNT     SURRENDER       DEATH
YEAR    PER YEAR         VALUE          VALUE        BENEFIT        VALUE        VALUE        BENEFIT
  <C>                 <C>            <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>          <C>
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1        10,500             6,407           --      1,000,000        6,407           --      1,000,000
 2        21,525            12,905        5,229      1,000,000       12,602        4,926      1,000,000
 3        33,101            19,300       11,624      1,000,000       18,565       10,889      1,000,000
 4        45,256            25,586       19,006      1,000,000       24,269       17,689      1,000,000
 5        58,019            31,757       26,274      1,000,000       29,685       24,202      1,000,000
 6        71,420            38,055       33,669      1,000,000       35,012       30,626      1,000,000
 7        85,491            44,224       40,934      1,000,000       39,959       36,669      1,000,000
 8       100,266            50,252       48,058      1,000,000       44,455       42,262      1,000,000
 9       115,779            56,127       55,031      1,000,000       48,415       47,319      1,000,000
10       132,068            61,832       61,832      1,000,000       51,738       51,738      1,000,000
11       149,171            70,091       70,091      1,000,000       56,683       56,683      1,000,000
12       167,130            78,199       78,199      1,000,000       60,748       60,748      1,000,000
13       185,986            86,145       86,145      1,000,000       63,814       63,814      1,000,000
14       205,786            93,910       93,910      1,000,000       65,742       65,742      1,000,000
15       226,575           101,481      101,481      1,000,000       66,347       66,347      1,000,000
16       248,404           108,835      108,835      1,000,000       65,378       65,378      1,000,000
17       271,324           115,938      115,938      1,000,000       62,499       62,499      1,000,000
18       295,390           122,755      122,755      1,000,000       57,258       57,258      1,000,000
19       320,660           129,240      129,240      1,000,000       49,108       49,108      1,000,000
20       347,193           135,331      135,331      1,000,000       37,423       37,423      1,000,000

25       501,135           156,368      156,368      1,000,000           --           --        500,000
30       697,608           138,494      138,494      1,000,000           --           --             --

<CAPTION>
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</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.

These values reflect Current Front-End Sales Loads of 6% in year 1 and 4%
thereafter, and Guaranteed Front-End Sales Loads of 6% in all years. The
surrender charge effective in any year can be determined by subtracting the cash
surrender value from the account value.

The Death Benefit may, and the Account Values and Cash Values will differ if
premiums are paid in different amounts or frequencies.

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.
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HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY                                               13
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                    FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE

                          DEATH BENEFIT OPTION: LEVEL
                             $1,000,000 FACE AMOUNT
                    $500,000 DEATH BENEFIT GUARANTEE AMOUNT
                    ISSUE AGE 55 MALE PREFERRED NON-NICOTINE
                   ISSUE AGE 55 FEMALE PREFERRED NON-NICOTINE
                            $10,000 PLANNED PREMIUM

     ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 6% (5.29% NET)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                 CURRENT CHARGES*                       GUARANTEED CHARGES**
END    PREMIUMS       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
OF    ACCUMULATED                      CASH                                     CASH
POLICY AT 5% INTEREST   ACCOUNT     SURRENDER       DEATH        ACCOUNT     SURRENDER       DEATH
YEAR    PER YEAR         VALUE        VALUE        BENEFIT        VALUE        VALUE        BENEFIT
  <C>                 <C>           <C>          <C>           <C>           <C>          <C>
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1        10,500           6,870           --      1,000,000        6,870           --      1,000,000
 2        21,525          14,244        6,568      1,000,000       13,926        6,250      1,000,000
 3        33,101          21,941       14,265      1,000,000       21,153       13,477      1,000,000
 4        45,256          29,969       23,390      1,000,000       28,530       21,950      1,000,000
 5        58,019          38,334       32,851      1,000,000       36,029       30,546      1,000,000
 6        71,420          47,301       42,914      1,000,000       43,858       39,472      1,000,000
 7        85,491          56,632       53,342      1,000,000       51,734       48,444      1,000,000
 8       100,266          66,332       64,139      1,000,000       59,583       57,389      1,000,000
 9       115,779          76,404       75,308      1,000,000       67,314       66,217      1,000,000
10       132,068          86,846       86,846      1,000,000       74,817       74,817      1,000,000
11       149,171         100,547      100,547      1,000,000       84,453       84,453      1,000,000
12       167,130         114,850      114,850      1,000,000       93,744       93,744      1,000,000
13       185,986         129,774      129,774      1,000,000      102,552      102,552      1,000,000
14       205,786         145,327      145,327      1,000,000      110,724      110,724      1,000,000
15       226,575         161,528      161,528      1,000,000      118,051      118,051      1,000,000
16       248,404         178,386      178,386      1,000,000      124,257      124,257      1,000,000
17       271,324         195,901      195,901      1,000,000      128,972      128,972      1,000,000
18       295,390         214,075      214,075      1,000,000      131,708      131,708      1,000,000
19       320,660         232,900      232,900      1,000,000      131,867      131,867      1,000,000
20       347,193         252,357      252,357      1,000,000      128,752      128,752      1,000,000

25       501,135         357,579      357,579      1,000,000       31,014       31,014      1,000,000
30       697,608         463,533      463,533      1,000,000           --           --             --

<CAPTION>
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</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.

These values reflect Current Front-End Sales Loads of 6% in year 1 and 4%
thereafter, and Guaranteed Front-End Sales Loads of 6% in all years. The
surrender charge effective in any year can be determined by subtracting the cash
surrender value from the account value.

The Death Benefit may, and the Account Values and Cash Values will differ if
premiums are paid in different amounts or frequencies.

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.
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14                                               HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
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                    FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE

                          DEATH BENEFIT OPTION: LEVEL
                             $1,000,000 FACE AMOUNT
                    $500,000 DEATH BENEFIT GUARANTEE AMOUNT
                    ISSUE AGE 55 MALE PREFERRED NON-NICOTINE
                   ISSUE AGE 55 FEMALE PREFERRED NON-NICOTINE
                            $10,000 PLANNED PREMIUM

    ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 12% (11.29% NET)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                  CURRENT CHARGES*                        GUARANTEED CHARGES**
END    PREMIUMS       ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
OF    ACCUMULATED                       CASH                                      CASH
POLICY AT 5% INTEREST   ACCOUNT       SURRENDER       DEATH        ACCOUNT     SURRENDER       DEATH
YEAR    PER YEAR         VALUE          VALUE        BENEFIT        VALUE        VALUE        BENEFIT
  <C>                 <C>            <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>          <C>
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1        10,500             7,334           --      1,000,000        7,334           --      1,000,000
 2        21,525            15,641        7,965      1,000,000       15,308        7,632      1,000,000
 3        33,101            24,808       17,132      1,000,000       23,966       16,290      1,000,000
 4        45,256            34,918       28,338      1,000,000       33,348       26,768      1,000,000
 5        58,019            46,060       40,577      1,000,000       43,498       38,015      1,000,000
 6        71,420            58,599       54,213      1,000,000       54,707       50,321      1,000,000
 7        85,491            72,411       69,121      1,000,000       66,781       63,491      1,000,000
 8       100,266            87,617       85,424      1,000,000       79,738       77,545      1,000,000
 9       115,779           104,349      103,253      1,000,000       93,587       92,490      1,000,000
10       132,068           122,750      122,750      1,000,000      108,326      108,326      1,000,000
11       149,171           146,052      146,052      1,000,000      126,568      126,568      1,000,000
12       167,130           171,807      171,807      1,000,000      146,008      146,008      1,000,000
13       185,986           200,274      200,274      1,000,000      166,687      166,687      1,000,000
14       205,786           231,725      231,725      1,000,000      188,646      188,646      1,000,000
15       226,575           266,475      266,475      1,000,000      211,906      211,906      1,000,000
16       248,404           304,867      304,867      1,000,000      236,460      236,460      1,000,000
17       271,324           347,274      347,274      1,000,000      262,256      262,256      1,000,000
18       295,390           394,117      394,117      1,000,000      289,195      289,195      1,000,000
19       320,660           445,865      445,865      1,000,000      317,153      317,153      1,000,000
20       347,193           503,039      503,039      1,000,000      346,026      346,026      1,000,000

25       501,135           894,311      894,311      1,000,000      504,110      504,110      1,000,000
30       697,608         1,547,706    1,547,706      1,625,092      702,845      702,845      1,000,000

<CAPTION>
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</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.

These values reflect Current Front-End Sales Loads of 6% in year 1 and 4%
thereafter, and Guaranteed Front-End Sales Loads of 6% in all years. The
surrender charge effective in any year can be determined by subtracting the cash
surrender value from the account value.

The Death Benefit may, and the Account Values and Cash Values will differ if
premiums are paid in different amounts or frequencies.

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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                                     PART B
<PAGE>
                                     HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
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                      STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
                             SEPARATE ACCOUNT VL II

    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 AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
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                               TABLE OF CONTENTS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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                                                                         ----
 <S>                                                                     <C>
 GENERAL INFORMATION AND HISTORY.......................................     3
 SERVICES..............................................................     6
 EXPERTS...............................................................     6
 DISTRIBUTION OF THE POLICIES..........................................     6
 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT CHARGES..................................     7
 ILLUSTRATION OF BENEFITS..............................................     8
 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS..................................................  SA-1
</TABLE>

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STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION                                            3
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                              GENERAL INFORMATION
                                  AND HISTORY

    HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY ("HARTFORD") -- Hartford Life
and Annuity Insurance Company is a stock life insurance company engaged in the
business of writing life insurance and annuities, both individual and group, in
all states of the United States, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico,
except New York. On January 1, 1998, Hartford's name changed from ITT Hartford
Life and Annuity Insurance Company to Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance
Company. We were originally incorporated under the laws of Wisconsin on January
9, 1956, 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 Life and Annuity Insurance Company is controlled by Hartford Life
Insurance Company, which is controlled by Hartford Life & Accident Insurance
Company, which is controlled by Hartford Life Inc., which is controlled by
Hartford Accident & Indemnity Company, which is controlled by Hartford Fire
Insurance Company, which is controlled by Nutmeg Insurance Company, which is
controlled by The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. Each of these
companies is engaged in the business of insurance and financial services.

    The following table shows a brief description of the business experience of
officers and directors of Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                    POSITION WITH HARTFORD;                OTHER BUSINESS PROFESSION, VOCATION OR EMPLOYMENT
           NAME                        YEAR OF ELECTION                         FOR PAST FIVE YEARS; OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS
- ---------------------------  -------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                          <C>                                    <C>
Wendell J. Bossen            Vice President, 1995**                 Vice President (1992-Present), Hartford Life and Accident
                                                                      Insurance Company; Vice President (1992-Present), Hartford
                                                                      Life Insurance Company; President (1992-Present),
                                                                      International Corporate Marketing Group, Inc.

Gregory A. Boyko             Senior Vice President,                 Vice President & Controller (1995-1997), Hartford Life Insurance
                             Director, 1997*                          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; Director (1997-Present);
                                                                      Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
                                                                      (1997-Present); Vice President and Controller (1995-1997),
                                                                      Hartford Life 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 (1993-1997), Hartford; Senior Vice President,
                                                                      (1997-Present); Vice President (1989-1997), Hartford Life and
                                                                      Accident Insurance Company; Senior Vice President
                                                                      (1997-Present); Vice President (1989-1997); Senior Vice
                                                                      President (1997-Present); Vice President (1989-1997), Hartford
                                                                      Life Insurance Company.

Timothy M. Fitch             Vice President, 1995                   Vice President (1995-Present); Actuary (1994-Present); Assistant
                             Actuary, 1997                            Vice President (1992-1995), Hartford Life and Accident
                                                                      Insurance Company; Vice President (1995-Present); Actuary
                                                                      (1994-Present); Assistant Vice President (1992-1995), Hartford
                                                                      Life Insurance Company.
</TABLE>
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4                                    HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                    POSITION WITH HARTFORD;                OTHER BUSINESS PROFESSION, VOCATION OR EMPLOYMENT
           NAME                        YEAR OF ELECTION                         FOR PAST FIVE YEARS; OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS
- ---------------------------  -------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                          <C>                                    <C>
Mary Jane B. Fortin          Vice President & Chief   Accounting    Vice President & Chief Accounting Office (1998-Present),
                             Officer, 1998                            Hartford Life 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.

David T. Foy                 Senior Vice President &                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            Assistant General Counsel and Secretary (1994-1995), Hartford;
                             General Counsel, 1996                    Director (1997-Present); Senior Vice President (1997-Present);
                             Corporate Secretary, 1996                General Counsel (1996-Present); Corporate Secretary
                             Director, 1997*                          (1995-Present); Associate General Counsel (1995-1996);
                                                                      Assistant General Counsel and Secretary (1994-1995); Counsel
                                                                      (1990-1994), Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company;
                                                                      Senior Vice President (1997-Present); General Counsel
                                                                      (1996-Present); Corporate Secretary (1995-Present); Director
                                                                      (1997-Present); Associate General Counsel (1995-1996);
                                                                      Assistant General Counsel and Secretary (1994-1995); Counsel
                                                                      (1990-1994), Hartford Life Insurance Company; Vice President
                                                                      and General Counsel (1997-Present), Hartford Life, Inc.

Lois W. Grady                Senior Vice President, 1998            Vice President (1994-1998), Hartford; Senior Vice President
                             Vice President, 1994                     (1998-Present); Vice President (1993-1997); Assistant Vice
                                                                      President (1987-1993), Hartford Life and Accident Insurance
                                                                      Company; Senior Vice President (1998-Present); Vice President
                                                                      (1994-1997); Assistant Vice President (1987-1994), Hartford
                                                                      Life Insurance Company.

Stephen T. Joyce             Vice President, 1997                   Assistant Vice President (1995-1997), Hartford; Assistant Vice
                                                                      President (1994-1997), Hartford Life and Accident Insurance
                                                                      Company; Vice President (1997-Present); Assistant Vice
                                                                      President (1994-1997), Hartford Life 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.
</TABLE>
<PAGE>

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION                                            5
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                    POSITION WITH HARTFORD;                OTHER BUSINESS PROFESSION, VOCATION OR EMPLOYMENT
           NAME                        YEAR OF ELECTION                         FOR PAST FIVE YEARS; OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS
- ---------------------------  -------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                          <C>                                    <C>
Robert A. Kerzner            Senior Vice President, 1998            Senior Vice President (1998-Present); Vice President
                             Vice President, 1997                     (1994-1998), Hartford; Senior Vice President (1998-Present);
                                                                      Vice President (1994-1997); Regional Vice President
                                                                      (1991-1994), Hartford Life Insurance Company.

Thomas M. Marra              Executive Vice President, 1996         Senior Vice President (1993-1996); Director of Individual
                             Director, Individual Life and            Annuities (1991-1993), Hartford; Director (1994-Present);
                             Annuity Division, 1993                   Executive Vice President (1995-Present); Director, Individual
                             Director, 1994*                          Life and Annuity Division (1994-Present); Senior Vice
                                                                      President (1994-1995); Vice President (1989-1994); Actuary
                                                                      (1987-1997), Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company;
                                                                      Director (1994-Present); Executive Vice President
                                                                      (1995-Present); Director, Individual Life and Annuity Division
                                                                      (1994-Present); Senior Vice President (1994-1995); Vice
                                                                      President (1989-1994); Actuary (1987-1995), Hartford Life
                                                                      Insurance Company; Executive Vice President, Individual Life
                                                                      and Annuities (1997-Present), Hartford Life, Inc.

Steven L. Matthieson         Vice President, 1984                   Director of New Business (1984-1997), Hartford.

Craig R. Raymond             Senior Vice President, 1997            Vice President (1993-1997); Assistant Vice President
                             Chief Actuary, 1994                      (1992-1993); Actuary (1989-1994), Hartford; Senior Vice
                                                                      President (1997-Present); Chief Actuary (1995-Present); Vice
                                                                      President (1993-1997); Actuary (1990-1995), Hartford Life and
                                                                      Accident Insurance Company; Senior Vice President
                                                                      (1997-Present); Chief Actuary (1994-Present); Vice President
                                                                      (1993-1997); Assistant Vice President (1992-1993); Actuary
                                                                      (1989-1994), Hartford Life Insurance Company; Vice President
                                                                      and Chief Actuary (1997-Present), Hartford Life, Inc.

Lowndes A. Smith             President, 1989                        Chief Operating Officer (1989-1997), Hartford; Director
                             Chief Executive Officer, 1997            (1981-Present); President (1989-Present); Chief Executive
                             Director, 1985*                          Officer (1997-Present); Chief Operating Officer (1989-1997),
                                                                      Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company; Director
                                                                      (1981-Present); President (1989-Present), Chief Executive
                                                                      Officer (1997-Present); Chief Operating Officer (1989-1997),
                                                                      Hartford Life Insurance Company; Chief Executive Officer and
                                                                      President and Director (1997-Present), Hartford Life, Inc.

David M. Znamierowski        Senior Vice President, 1997            Vice President (1997) Senior Vice President (1997) Director,
                             Director, 1998                           Risk Management Strategy (1996) Director (1998), Hartford;
                                                                      Director (1998-Present); Senior 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.
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6                                    HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
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    SEPARATE ACCOUNT VL II was established as a separate account under
Connecticut law on September 30, 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 -- Title to the assets of the Separate Account is held
by Hartford. The assets are kept physically segregated and are held separate and
apart from Hartford's general corporate assets. Records are maintained of all
purchases and redemptions of Fund shares held in each of the Sub-Accounts.

                                    EXPERTS

    INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS -- The audited financial statements 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. Reference is made to the report on the statutory
financial statements of Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company which states
the statutory financial statements are presented in accordance with statutory
accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the National Association of
Insurance Commissioners and the State of Connecticut Insurance Department, and
are not presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
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 Kenneth A. McCullum, FSA, MAAA,
Assistant Vice President and Director, Individual Life Product Development, for
Hartford, and are included in reliance upon his opinion as to their
reasonableness.
                            DISTRIBUTION OF POLICIES

    Hartford Equity Sales Company, Inc. ("HESCO") serves as principal
underwriter for the policies and will offer the policies on a continuous basis.
HESCO is controlled by Hartford and is located at the same address as Hartford.
HESCO is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as a broker-dealer and is a member of the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD").

    The policies will be sold by salespersons who represent Hartford as
insurance agents and who are registered representatives of HESCO or certain
other registered broker-dealers who have entered into distribution agreements
with HESCO.

    During the first Policy Year, the maximum sales commission payable to
Hartford agents, independent registered insurance brokers, and other registered
broker-dealers, is 45% of the premium paid up to a Target Premium, and 5% of any
excess. In Policy Years 2 through 10, such sales commission will not exceed 5.5%
of premiums paid. Thereafter, agent commissions will not exceed 2% of premiums
paid. Sales commissions may be less for premiums attributable to Supplemental
Face Amount. Additionally, expense allowances may be paid. A sales
representative may be required to return all or a portion of the commissions
paid if the Policy terminates prior to the Policy's second Policy Anniversary.

    Broker-dealers or financial institutions are compensated according to a
schedule set forth by HESCO and any applicable rules or regulations for variable
insurance compensation. Compensation is generally based on premium payments.
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. HESCO, its affiliates or Hartford may also make compensation
arrangements with certain broker-dealers or other financial institutions based
on total sales by the broker-dealer or financial institution of insurance
products. These payments, which may be different for broker-dealers or financial
institutions, will be made by HESCO, its affiliates or Hartford out of their
assets and will not effect the amounts paid by the policy owner to purchase,
hold or surrender variable insurance products.

    The following table shows officers and directors of HESCO:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NAME AND PRINCIPAL
BUSINESS ADDRESS         POSITIONS AND OFFICES
- -----------------------  ----------------------------------------
<S>                      <C>
Lowndes A. Smith         President and Chief Executive Officer,
                          Director
Thomas M. Marra          Executive Vice President, Director
Peter W. Cummins         Senior Vice President
Lynda Godkin             Senior Vice President, General Counsel
                          and Corporate Secretary
Donald E. Waggaman, Jr.  Treasurer
George R. Jay            Controller
</TABLE>

<PAGE>
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION                                            7
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                             ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
                                 ABOUT CHARGES

    SALES LOAD -- The maximum sales load under the policy is 6% of premium in
order to cover expenses related to the sale and distribution of the Policy.

    REDUCED CHARGES FOR ELIGIBLE GROUPS -- Certain of the charges and deductions
described above may be reduced for policies issued in connection with a specific
plan, in accordance with our rules in effect as of the date the application for
a policy is approved. To qualify for such a reduction, a plan must satisfy
certain criteria, e.g., as to size of the plan, expected number of participants
and anticipated premium payment from the plan. Generally, the sales contacts and
effort, administrative costs and mortality cost per policy vary, based on such
factors as the size of the plan, the purposes for which policies are purchased
and certain characteristics of the plan's members. The amount of reduction and
the criteria for qualification will be reflected in the reduced sales effort and
administrative costs resulting from, and the different mortality experience
expected as a result of, sales to qualifying plans. We may modify, from time to
time on a uniform basis, both the amounts of reductions and the criteria for
qualification. Reductions in these charges will not be unfairly discriminatory
against any person, including the affected policy owners invested in Separate
Account VL II.

    UNDERWRITING PROCEDURES -- To purchase a policy you must submit an
application to us. Within limits, you may choose the initial Face Amount.
Policies generally will be issued only on the lives of insureds between the ages
of 20 and 85 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 rates will be determined on each policy anniversary based
on our future expectations of such factors as mortality, expenses, interest,
persistency and taxes. For preferred and standard risks, the cost of insurance
rate will not exceed those based on the 1980 Commissioners' Standard Ordinary
Mortality Table (ALB), Male or Female, Nonsmoker or Smoker Table, age last
birthday (unisex rates may be required in some states). A table of guaranteed
cost of insurance rates per $1,000 will be included in your policy, however, we
reserve the right to use rates less than those shown in the table. Special risk
classes are used when mortality experience in excess of the standard risk
classes is expected. These substandard risks will be charged a higher cost of
insurance rate that will not exceed rates based on a multiple of 1980
Commissioners' Standard Ordinary Mortality Table (ALB), Male or Female,
Nonsmoker or Smoker Table, age last birthday (unisex rates may be required in
some states) plus any flat extra amount assessed. The multiple will be based on
the insured's substandard rating.

    INCREASES IN FACE AMOUNT -- At any time after the first policy year, you may
request in writing to change the Face Amount. The minimum amount by which the
Face Amount can be increased is based on our rules then in effect.

    We reserve the right to limit the number of increases or decreases made
under a policy to no more than one in any 12 month period.

    All requests to increase the Face Amount must be applied for on a new
application and accompanied by your policy. All requests will be subject to
evidence of insurability satisfactory to us. Any increase approved by us will be
effective on the Monthly Activity Date shown on the new policy specifications
page, provided that the Monthly Deduction Amount for the first month after the
effective date of the increase is made. Each unscheduled increase in Face Amount
is subject to an increase fee of 1/12 of $1 per $1,000 of each increase per
month for the first twelve months from the effective date of each increase. This
amount will not be less than 1/12 of $500 but not greater than 1/12 of $3,000.
<PAGE>
8                                    HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
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                 ILLUSTRATION OF DEATH BENEFITS, ACCOUNT VALUES
                           AND CASH SURRENDER VALUES

    The following tables illustrate the way in which a Policy operates. They
show how the Death Benefit, Account Values and Cash Surrender Values 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 illustrations
assume the following: (a) a male, preferred non-nicotine, age 55, and a female,
preferred non-nicotine, age 55, with $1,000,000 of Face Amount, a Death Benefit
Guarantee Amount of $500,000, and a premium of $10,000.00 paid in all years; (b)
a male, preferred non-nicotine, age 55, and a female, preferred non-nicotine,
age 55, with $1,000,000 of Face Amount, a Death Benefit Guarantee Amount of
$1,000,000, and a premium of $20,000.00 paid in all years.

    The Death Benefit, Account Value and Cash 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 was made
during the period of time illustrated.

    The tables reflect the deductions of current Policy charges and guaranteed
Policy charges for a single gross interest rate. The Death Benefits, Account
Values and Cash Surrender Values would change if current Cost of Insurance
charges change.

    The amounts shown for the Death Benefits, Account Values and Cash Surrender
Values as of the end of each Policy Year take into account an average daily
charge equal to an annual charge of 0.71% 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 0.71% average daily charge) of
- -0.71%, 5.29% and 11.29%, respectively.

    In addition, the Death Benefits, Account Values and Cash Surrender Values as
of the end of each Policy Year take into account the front-end sales load,
premium tax charge (assumed to be 1.75% in these illustrations), Cost of
Insurance charge, monthly administrative fee, and mortality and expense risk
charge.

    The hypothetical returns shown in the tables are without any tax charges
that may be allocable 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%, 6%, 12%, respectively, to cover any tax
charges.

    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 Insured's age and 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.
<PAGE>
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION                                            9
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                    FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE
                          DEATH BENEFIT OPTION: LEVEL
                             $1,000,000 FACE AMOUNT
                   $1,000,000 DEATH BENEFIT GUARANTEE AMOUNT
                    ISSUE AGE 55 MALE PREFERRED NON-NICOTINE
                   ISSUE AGE 55 FEMALE PREFERRED NON-NICOTINE
                            $20,000 PLANNED PREMIUM

    ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 0% (-0.71% NET)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         CURRENT CHARGES*                       GUARANTEED CHARGES**
               PREMIUMS       --------------------------------------   --------------------------------------
  END OF      ACCUMULATED                      CASH                                     CASH
  POLICY    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             21,000        13,271          --       1,000,000       13,271          --       1,000,000
      2             43,050        26,731      12,233       1,000,000       26,232      11,735       1,000,000
      3             66,203        39,987      25,489       1,000,000       38,867      24,370       1,000,000
      4             90,513        53,035      40,609       1,000,000       51,154      38,727       1,000,000
      5            116,038        65,872      55,517       1,000,000       63,068      52,712       1,000,000

      6            142,840        78,742      70,457       1,000,000       74,814      66,529       1,000,000
      7            170,982        91,389      85,175       1,000,000       86,108      79,894       1,000,000
      8            200,531       103,805      99,663       1,000,000       96,889      92,747       1,000,000
      9            231,558       115,982     113,911       1,000,000      107,084     105,013       1,000,000
     10            264,136       127,906     127,906       1,000,000      116,606     116,606       1,000,000

     11            298,343       144,695     144,695       1,000,000      130,073     130,073       1,000,000
     12            334,260       161,236     161,236       1,000,000      142,654     142,654       1,000,000
     13            371,973       177,523     177,523       1,000,000      154,255     154,255       1,000,000
     14            411,571       193,540     193,540       1,000,000      164,773     164,773       1,000,000
     15            453,150       209,280     209,280       1,000,000      174,066     174,066       1,000,000

     16            496,807       224,726     224,726       1,000,000      181,940     181,940       1,000,000
     17            542,648       239,853     239,853       1,000,000      188,132     188,132       1,000,000
     18            590,780       254,636     254,636       1,000,000      192,293     192,293       1,000,000
     19            641,319       269,040     269,040       1,000,000      194,003     194,003       1,000,000
     20            694,385       283,023     283,023       1,000,000      192,791     192,791       1,000,000

     25          1,002,269       344,121     344,121       1,000,000      122,235     122,975       1,000,000
     30          1,395,216       374,604     374,604       1,000,000           --          --              --
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
 <C>  <S>
   *  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.

      THESE VALUES REFLECT CURRENT FRONT-END SALES LOADS OF 6% IN YEAR 1 AND 4%
      THEREAFTER, AND GUARANTEED FRONT-END SALES LOADS OF 6% IN ALL YEARS. THE
      SURRENDER CHARGE EFFECTIVE IN ANY YEAR CAN BE DETERMINED BY SUBTRACTING THE
      CASH SURRENDER VALUE FROM THE ACCOUNT VALUE.

      THE DEATH BENEFIT MAY, AND THE ACCOUNT VALUES AND CASH VALUES WILL DIFFER IF
      PREMIUMS ARE PAID IN DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OR FREQUENCIES.
</TABLE>

    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>
10                                   HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                    FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE
                          DEATH BENEFIT OPTION: LEVEL
                             $1,000,000 FACE AMOUNT
                   $1,000,000 DEATH BENEFIT GUARANTEE AMOUNT
                    ISSUE AGE 55 MALE PREFERRED NON-NICOTINE
                   ISSUE AGE 55 FEMALE PREFERRED NON-NICOTINE
                            $20,000 PLANNED PREMIUM

     ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 6% (5.29% NET)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        CURRENT CHARGES*                      GUARANTEED CHARGES**
               PREMIUMS       ------------------------------------   --------------------------------------
  END OF      ACCUMULATED                     CASH                                    CASH
  POLICY    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             21,000        14,211          --     1,000,000       14,211          --       1,000,000
      2             43,050        29,467      14,969     1,000,000       28,941      14,444       1,000,000
      3             66,203        45,401      30,903     1,000,000       44,193      29,695       1,000,000
      4             90,513        62,037      49,611     1,000,000       59,964      47,537       1,000,000
      5            116,038        79,401      69,046     1,000,000       76,248      65,893       1,000,000

      6            142,840        97,774      89,490     1,000,000       93,280      84,995       1,000,000
      7            170,982       116,939     110,725     1,000,000      110,800     104,587       1,000,000
      8            200,531       136,921     132,779     1,000,000      128,770     124,627       1,000,000
      9            231,558       157,747     155,676     1,000,000      147,137     145,066       1,000,000
     10            264,136       179,439     179,439     1,000,000      165,838     165,838       1,000,000

     11            298,343       207,447     207,447     1,000,000      189,749     189,749       1,000,000
     12            334,260       236,749     236,749     1,000,000      214,141     214,141       1,000,000
     13            371,973       267,401     267,401     1,000,000      238,968     238,968       1,000,000
     14            411,571       299,452     299,452     1,000,000      264,182     264,182       1,000,000
     15            453,150       332,964     332,964     1,000,000      289,709     289,709       1,000,000

     16            496,807       367,995     367,995     1,000,000      315,442     315,442       1,000,000
     17            542,648       404,603     404,603     1,000,000      341,234     341,234       1,000,000
     18            590,780       442,851     442,851     1,000,000      366,888     366,888       1,000,000
     19            641,319       482,804     482,804     1,000,000      392,181     392,181       1,000,000
     20            694,385       524,530     524,530     1,000,000      416,893     416,893       1,000,000

     25          1,002,269       762,788     762,788     1,000,000      525,168     525,168       1,000,000
     30          1,395,216     1,063,878   1,063,878     1,117,072      580,326     580,326       1,000,000
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
 <C>  <S>
   *  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.

      THESE VALUES REFLECT CURRENT FRONT-END SALES LOADS OF 6% IN YEAR 1 AND 4%
      THEREAFTER, AND GUARANTEED FRONT-END SALES LOADS OF 6% IN ALL YEARS. THE
      SURRENDER CHARGE EFFECTIVE IN ANY YEAR CAN BE DETERMINED BY SUBTRACTING THE
      CASH SURRENDER VALUE FROM THE ACCOUNT VALUE.

      THE DEATH BENEFIT MAY, AND THE ACCOUNT VALUES AND CASH VALUES WILL DIFFER IF
      PREMIUMS ARE PAID IN DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OR FREQUENCIES.
</TABLE>

    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>
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION                                           11
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                    FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE
                          DEATH BENEFIT OPTION: LEVEL
                             $1,000,000 FACE AMOUNT
                   $1,000,000 DEATH BENEFIT GUARANTEE AMOUNT
                    ISSUE AGE 55 MALE PREFERRED NON-NICOTINE
                   ISSUE AGE 55 FEMALE PREFERRED NON-NICOTINE
                            $20,000 PLANNED PREMIUM

    ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 12% (11.29% NET)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         CURRENT CHARGES*                       GUARANTEED CHARGES**
               PREMIUMS       --------------------------------------   --------------------------------------
  END OF      ACCUMULATED                      CASH                                     CASH
  POLICY    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             21,000         15,154        656       1,000,000        15,154        656       1,000,000
      2             43,050         32,320     17,822       1,000,000        31,768     17,270       1,000,000
      3             66,203         51,273     36,776       1,000,000        49,975     35,477       1,000,000
      4             90,513         72,194     59,767       1,000,000        69,915     57,488       1,000,000
      5            116,038         95,280     84,925       1,000,000        91,744     81,388       1,000,000

      6            142,840        121,016    112,732       1,000,000       115,879    107,595       1,000,000
      7            170,982        149,410    143,197       1,000,000       142,269    136,056       1,000,000
      8            200,531        180,731    176,589       1,000,000       171,099    166,957       1,000,000
      9            231,558        215,276    213,205       1,000,000       202,566    200,495       1,000,000
     10            264,136        253,371    253,371       1,000,000       236,890    236,890       1,000,000

     11            298,343        301,162    301,162       1,000,000       279,547    279,547       1,000,000
     12            334,260        354,052    354,052       1,000,000       326,253    326,253       1,000,000
     13            371,973        412,589    412,589       1,000,000       377,449    377,449       1,000,000
     14            411,571        477,374    477,374       1,000,000       433,650    433,650       1,000,000
     15            453,150        549,085    549,085       1,000,000       495,448    495,448       1,000,000

     16            496,807        628,475    628,475       1,000,000       563,535    563,535       1,000,000
     17            542,648        716,382    716,382       1,000,000       638,742    638,742       1,000,000
     18            590,780        813,755    813,755       1,000,000       722,089    722,089       1,000,000
     19            641,319        921,660    921,660       1,004,610       814,887    814,887       1,000,000
     20            694,385      1,041,210   1,041,210      1,114,095       918,854    918,854       1,000,000

     25          1,002,269      1,860,375   1,860,375      1,953,394     1,632,958   1,632,958      1,714,606
     30          1,395,216      3,215,673   3,215,673      3,376,457     2,777,124   2,777,124      2,915,980
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
 <C>  <S>
   *  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.

      THESE VALUES REFLECT CURRENT FRONT-END SALES LOADS OF 6% IN YEAR 1 AND 4%
      THEREAFTER, AND GUARANTEED FRONT-END SALES LOADS OF 6% IN ALL YEARS. THE
      SURRENDER CHARGE EFFECTIVE IN ANY YEAR CAN BE DETERMINED BY SUBTRACTING THE
      CASH SURRENDER VALUE FROM THE ACCOUNT VALUE.

      THE DEATH BENEFIT MAY, AND THE ACCOUNT VALUES AND CASH VALUES WILL DIFFER IF
      PREMIUMS ARE PAID IN DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OR FREQUENCIES.
</TABLE>

    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 AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                    FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE
                          DEATH BENEFIT OPTION: LEVEL
                             $1,000,000 FACE AMOUNT
                    $500,000 DEATH BENEFIT GUARANTEE AMOUNT
                    ISSUE AGE 55 MALE PREFERRED NON-NICOTINE
                   ISSUE AGE 55 FEMALE PREFERRED NON-NICOTINE
                            $10,000 PLANNED PREMIUM

    ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 0% (-0.70% NET)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         CURRENT CHARGES*                       GUARANTEED CHARGES**
               PREMIUMS       --------------------------------------   --------------------------------------
  END OF      ACCUMULATED                      CASH                                     CASH
  POLICY    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         6,407          --       1,000,000        6,407          --       1,000,000
      2             21,525        12,905       5,229       1,000,000       12,602       4,926       1,000,000
      3             33,101        19,300      11,624       1,000,000       18,565      10,889       1,000,000
      4             45,256        25,586      19,006       1,000,000       24,269      17,689       1,000,000
      5             58,019        31,757      26,274       1,000,000       29,685      24,202       1,000,000

      6             71,420        38,055      33,669       1,000,000       35,012      30,626       1,000,000
      7             85,491        44,224      40,934       1,000,000       39,959      36,669       1,000,000
      8            100,266        50,252      48,058       1,000,000       44,455      42,262       1,000,000
      9            115,779        56,127      55,031       1,000,000       48,415      47,319       1,000,000
     10            132,068        61,832      61,832       1,000,000       51,738      51,738       1,000,000

     11            149,171        70,091      70,091       1,000,000       56,683      56,683       1,000,000
     12            167,130        78,199      78,199       1,000,000       60,748      60,748       1,000,000
     13            185,986        86,145      86,145       1,000,000       63,814      63,814       1,000,000
     14            205,786        93,910      93,910       1,000,000       65,742      65,742       1,000,000
     15            226,575       101,481     101,481       1,000,000       66,347      66,347       1,000,000

     16            248,404       108,835     108,835       1,000,000       65,378      65,378       1,000,000
     17            271,324       115,938     115,938       1,000,000       62,499      62,499       1,000,000
     18            295,390       122,755     122,755       1,000,000       57,258      57,258       1,000,000
     19            320,660       129,240     129,240       1,000,000       49,108      49,108       1,000,000
     20            347,193       135,331     135,331       1,000,000       37,423      37,423       1,000,000

     25            501,135       156,368     156,368       1,000,000           --          --         500,000
     30            697,608       138,494     138,494       1,000,000           --          --              --
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
 <C>  <S>
   *  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.

      THESE VALUES REFLECT CURRENT FRONT-END SALES LOADS OF 6% IN YEAR 1 AND 4%
      THEREAFTER, AND GUARANTEED FRONT-END SALES LOADS OF 6% IN ALL YEARS. THE
      SURRENDER CHARGE EFFECTIVE IN ANY YEAR CAN BE DETERMINED BY SUBTRACTING THE
      CASH SURRENDER VALUE FROM THE ACCOUNT VALUE.

      THE DEATH BENEFIT MAY, AND THE ACCOUNT VALUES AND CASH VALUES WILL DIFFER IF
      PREMIUMS ARE PAID IN DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OR FREQUENCIES.
</TABLE>

    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>
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION                                           13
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                    FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE
                          DEATH BENEFIT OPTION: LEVEL
                             $1,000,000 FACE AMOUNT
                    $500,000 DEATH BENEFIT GUARANTEE AMOUNT
                    ISSUE AGE 55 MALE PREFERRED NON-NICOTINE
                   ISSUE AGE 55 FEMALE PREFERRED NON-NICOTINE
                            $10,000 PLANNED PREMIUM

     ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 6% (5.29% NET)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        CURRENT CHARGES*                      GUARANTEED CHARGES**
               PREMIUMS       ------------------------------------   --------------------------------------
  END OF      ACCUMULATED                     CASH                                    CASH
  POLICY    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        6,870           --     1,000,000        6,870          --       1,000,000
      2             21,525       14,244        6,568     1,000,000       13,926       6,250       1,000,000
      3             33,101       21,941       14,265     1,000,000       21,153      13,477       1,000,000
      4             45,256       29,969       23,390     1,000,000       28,530      21,950       1,000,000
      5             58,019       38,334       32,851     1,000,000       36,029      30,546       1,000,000

      6             71,420       47,301       42,914     1,000,000       43,858      39,472       1,000,000
      7             85,491       56,632       53,342     1,000,000       51,734      48,444       1,000,000
      8            100,266       66,332       64,139     1,000,000       59,583      57,389       1,000,000
      9            115,779       76,404       75,308     1,000,000       67,314      66,217       1,000,000
     10            132,068       86,846       86,846     1,000,000       74,817      74,817       1,000,000

     11            149,171      100,547      100,547     1,000,000       84,453      84,453       1,000,000
     12            167,130      114,850      114,850     1,000,000       93,744      93,744       1,000,000
     13            185,986      129,774      129,774     1,000,000      102,552     102,552       1,000,000
     14            205,786      145,327      145,327     1,000,000      110,724     110,724       1,000,000
     15            226,575      161,528      161,528     1,000,000      118,051     118,051       1,000,000

     16            248,404      178,386      178,386     1,000,000      124,257     124,257       1,000,000
     17            271,324      195,901      195,901     1,000,000      128,972     128,972       1,000,000
     18            295,390      214,075      214,075     1,000,000      131,708     131,708       1,000,000
     19            320,660      232,900      232,900     1,000,000      131,867     131,867       1,000,000
     20            347,193      252,357      252,357     1,000,000      128,752     128,752       1,000,000

     25            501,135      357,579      357,579     1,000,000       31,014      31,014       1,000,000
     30            697,608      463,533      463,533     1,000,000           --          --              --
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
 <C>  <S>
   *  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.

      THESE VALUES REFLECT CURRENT FRONT-END SALES LOADS OF 6% IN YEAR 1 AND 4%
      THEREAFTER, AND GUARANTEED FRONT-END SALES LOADS OF 6% IN ALL YEARS. THE
      SURRENDER CHARGE EFFECTIVE IN ANY YEAR CAN BE DETERMINED BY SUBTRACTING THE
      CASH SURRENDER VALUE FROM THE ACCOUNT VALUE.

      THE DEATH BENEFIT MAY, AND THE ACCOUNT VALUES AND CASH VALUES WILL DIFFER IF
      PREMIUMS ARE PAID IN DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OR FREQUENCIES.
</TABLE>

    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>
14                                   HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                    FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE
                          DEATH BENEFIT OPTION: LEVEL
                             $1,000,000 FACE AMOUNT
                    $500,000 DEATH BENEFIT GUARANTEE AMOUNT
                    ISSUE AGE 55 MALE PREFERRED NON-NICOTINE
                   ISSUE AGE 55 FEMALE PREFERRED NON-NICOTINE
                            $10,000 PLANNED PREMIUM

    ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF 12% (11.29% NET)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         CURRENT CHARGES*                       GUARANTEED CHARGES**
               PREMIUMS       --------------------------------------   --------------------------------------
  END OF      ACCUMULATED                      CASH                                     CASH
  POLICY    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          7,334         --       1,000,000        7,334          --       1,000,000
      2             21,525         15,641      7,965       1,000,000       15,308       7,632       1,000,000
      3             33,101         24,808     17,132       1,000,000       23,966      16,290       1,000,000
      4             45,256         34,918     28,338       1,000,000       33,348      26,768       1,000,000
      5             58,019         46,060     40,577       1,000,000       43,498      38,015       1,000,000

      6             71,420         58,599     54,213       1,000,000       54,707      50,321       1,000,000
      7             85,491         72,411     69,121       1,000,000       66,781      63,491       1,000,000
      8            100,266         87,617     85,424       1,000,000       79,738      77,545       1,000,000
      9            115,779        104,349    103,253       1,000,000       93,587      92,490       1,000,000
     10            132,068        122,750    122,750       1,000,000      108,326     108,326       1,000,000

     11            149,171        146,052    146,052       1,000,000      126,568     126,568       1,000,000
     12            167,130        171,807    171,807       1,000,000      146,008     146,008       1,000,000
     13            185,986        200,274    200,274       1,000,000      166,687     166,687       1,000,000
     14            205,786        231,725    231,725       1,000,000      188,646     188,646       1,000,000
     15            226,575        266,475    266,475       1,000,000      211,906     211,906       1,000,000

     16            248,404        304,867    304,867       1,000,000      236,460     236,460       1,000,000
     17            271,324        347,274    347,274       1,000,000      262,256     262,256       1,000,000
     18            295,390        394,117    394,117       1,000,000      289,195     289,195       1,000,000
     19            320,660        445,865    445,865       1,000,000      317,153     317,153       1,000,000
     20            347,193        503,039    503,039       1,000,000      346,026     346,026       1,000,000

     25            501,135        894,311    894,311       1,000,000      504,110     504,110       1,000,000
     30            697,608      1,547,706   1,547,706      1,625,092      702,845     702,845       1,000,000
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
 <C>  <S>
   *  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.

      THESE VALUES REFLECT CURRENT FRONT-END SALES LOADS OF 6% IN YEAR 1 AND 4%
      THEREAFTER, AND GUARANTEED FRONT-END SALES LOADS OF 6% IN ALL YEARS. THE
      SURRENDER CHARGE EFFECTIVE IN ANY YEAR CAN BE DETERMINED BY SUBTRACTING THE
      CASH SURRENDER VALUE FROM THE ACCOUNT VALUE.

      THE DEATH BENEFIT MAY, AND THE ACCOUNT VALUES AND CASH VALUES WILL DIFFER IF
      PREMIUMS ARE PAID IN DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OR FREQUENCIES.
</TABLE>

    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>

                                       PART C



<PAGE>




                                 OTHER INFORMATION

Item 27.  Exhibits

          (a)  Resolution of the Board of Directors of Hartford Life
               Insurance Company ("Hartford") authorizing the establishment of
               the Separate Account.(1)

          (b)  Not Applicable.

          (c)  Principal Underwriting Agreement.(1)

          (d)  Form of Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policy.(2)

          (e)  Form of Application for Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance
               Policies.(1)

          (f)  Certificate of Incorporation of Hartford(3) and Bylaws of
               Hartford.(1)

          (g)  Form of Reinsurance Contract.

          (h)  Form of Participation Agreement.

          (i)  Not Applicable.

          (j)  Not Applicable.

          (k)  Opinion and consent of Lynda Godkin, Senior Vice President,
               General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.
_______________________
(1)  Incorporated by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the
     Registration Statement on Form S-6, File No. 33-89990, of Hartford Life
     Insurance Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
     on May 1, 1996.

(2)  Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the
     Registration Statement on Form S-6, File No. 33-89990, of Hartford Life
     Insurance Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
     February 20, 1998.

(3)  Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the
     Registration Statement on Form S-6, File No. 33-89990, of Hartford Life
     Insurance Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
     on August 16, 1997.

<PAGE>


          (l)  Opinion and Consent of Kenneth A. McCullum, FSA, MAAA.

          (m)  Not Applicable.

          (n)  Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP, Independent Public Accountants
               will be provided by amendment.

          (o)  No financial statement will be omitted.

          (p)  Not Applicable.

          (q)  Memorandum describing transfer and redemption procedures.(1)

          (r)  Power of Attorney

          (s)  Organizational Chart



Item 28.  Officers and Directors.

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NAME, AGE                      POSITION WITH HARTFORD
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wendell J. Bossen              Vice President
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gregory A. Boyko               Senior Vice President, Director*
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Peter W. Cummins               Senior Vice President
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Timothy M. Fitch               Vice President & Actuary
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mary Jane B. Fortin            Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
David T. Foy                   Senior Vice President & Treasurer
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lynda Godkin                   Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and
                                Corporate Secretary, Director*
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lois W. Grady                  Senior Vice President
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Stephen T. Joyce               Vice President
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Michael D. Keeler              Vice President
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Robert A. Kerzner              Senior Vice President
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thomas M. Marra                Executive Vice President, Director*
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Steven L. Matthiesen           Vice President
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Joseph J. Noto                 Vice President
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Craig R. Raymond               Senior Vice President and Chief Actuary
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Donald A. Salama               Vice President
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lowndes A. Smith               President and Chief Executive Officer,
                                Director*
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
David M. Znamierowski          Senior Vice President, Director*
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Unless otherwise indicated, the principal business address of each the above
individuals is P.O. Box 2999, Hartford, CT  06104-2999.

_____________________________
*  Denotes Board of Directors of Hartford.


Item 29.  Persons Controlled By or Under Common Control with the Depositor or
          Registrant

          Filed herewith as Exhibit (s).

Item 30:  Indemnification

          Under Section 33-772 of the Connecticut General Statutes, unless
          limited by its certificate of incorporation, the Registrant must
          indemnify a director who was wholly successful, on the merits or
          otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which he was a
          party because he is or was a director of the corporation against
          reasonable expenses incurred by him in connection with
          the proceeding.

<PAGE>

          The Registrant may indemnify an individual made a party to a
          proceeding because he is or was a director against liability incurred
          in the proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he
          reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of
          the Registrant, and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had no
          reason to believe his conduct was unlawful. Conn. Gen. Stat.
          Section 33-771(a). Additionally, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat.
          Section 33-776, the Registrant may indemnify officers and
          employees or agents for liability incurred and for any expenses to
          which they becomes subject by reason of being or having been an
          employees or officers of the Registrant. Connecticut law does not
          prescribe standards for the indemnification of officers, employees and
          agents and expressly states that their indemnification may be broader
          than the right of indemnification granted to directors.

          The foregoing statements are specifically made subject to the detailed
          provisions of Section 33-770 et seq.

          Notwithstanding the fact that Connecticut law obligates the Registrant
          to indemnify a only a director that was successful on the merits in a
          suit, under Article VIII, Section 1 of the Registrant's bylaws, the
          Registrant must indemnify both directors and officers of the
          Registrant for (1) any claims and liabilities to which they become
          subject by reason of being or having been a directors or officers of
          the company and legal and (2) other expenses incurred in defending
          against such claims, in each case, to the  extent such is consistent
          with statutory provisions.

          Additionally, the directors and officers of Hartford and Hartford
          Equity Sales Company, Inc. ("HESCO") are covered under a directors and
          officers liability insurance policy issued to The Hartford Financial
          Services Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Such policy will reimburse
          the Registrant for any payments that it shall make to directors and
          officers pursuant to law and will, subject to certain exclusions
          contained in the policy, further pay any other costs, charges and
          expenses and settlements and judgments arising from any proceeding
          involving any director or officer of the Registrant in his past or
          present capacity as such, and for which he may be liable, except as
          to any liabilities arising from acts that are deemed to
          be uninsurable.

          Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
          Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and
          controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing
          provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the



<PAGE>

          opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification
          is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore,
          unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
          such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses
          incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the
          Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
          proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling
          person in connection with the securities being registered, the
          Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has
          been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
          appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by
          it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be
          governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

Item 31.  Principal Underwriters

          (a)  HESCO acts as principal underwriter for the following investment
               companies:

               Hartford Life Insurance Company - Separate Account VL I
               Hartford Life Insurance Company - Separate Account  VL II
               Hartford Life Insurance Company - ICMG Secular Trust
                Separate Account
               Hartford Life Insurance Company - ICMG Registered Variable
                Life Separate Account A
               Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company - Separate
                Account VL I
               Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company - Separate
                Account VL II
               Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company - ICMG Registered
                Variable Life Separate Account One

          (b)  Directors and Officers of HESCO

               Name and Principal                Positions and Offices
                Business Address                    With Underwriter
               ------------------                ----------------------
               Lowndes A. Smith         President and Chief Executive Officer,
                                         Director
               Thomas M. Marra          Executive Vice President, Director
               Peter W. Cummins         Senior Vice President
               Lynda Godkin             Senior Vice President, General Counsel
                                         and Corporate Secretary
               Richard J. Garrett       Vice President
               Donald A. Salama         Vice President
               Donald E. Waggaman, Jr.  Treasurer
               George R. Jay            Controller

Unless otherwise indicated, the principal business address of each the above
individuals is P.O. Box 2999, Hartford, CT  06104-2999.


<PAGE>


Item 32.  Location of Accounts and Records

          All of the accounts, books, records or other documents required to be
          kept by Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and rules
          thereunder, are maintained by Hartford at 200 Hopmeadow Street,
          Simsbury, Connecticut 06089.

Item 33.  Management Services

All management contracts are discussed in Part A and Part B of this
Registration Statement.

Item 34.   Representation of Reasonableness of Fees

Hartford hereby represents that the aggregate fees and charges under the
Policy are reasonable in relation to the services rendered, the expenses
expected to be incurred, and the risks assumed by Hartford.



<PAGE>

                                     SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act and the Investment Company
Act, the Registrant certifies that it has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in
the Town of Simsbury, and State of Connecticut on the day of September 30, 1999.

HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY - SEPARATE ACCOUNT VL II
   (Registrant)

*By:  David T. Foy                                 *By:  /s/Marianne O'Doherty
      ----------------------------------                 ---------------------
      David T. Foy, Senior Vice President                Marianne O'Doherty
      and Treasurer                                      Attorney-In-Fact


HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
   (Depositor)


*By:  David T. Foy
      ----------------------------------
      David T. Foy, Senior Vice President
      and Treasurer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons and in the capacities and
on the dates indicated.

Gregory A. Boyko, Senior Vice President,
     Director*
Lynda Godkin, Senior Vice President
     General Counsel and Corporate Secretary,       *By: /s/Marianne O'Doherty
     Director*                                          ---------------------
Thomas M. Marra, Executive Vic                          Marianne O'Doherty
     President, Director*                               Attorney-In-Fact
Lowndes A. Smith, President,
     Chief Executive Officer,  Director*        Dated:  April 12, 1999
David M. Znamierowski, Senior Vice President,
     Director*

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                                   EXHIBIT INDEX


1.1    Form of Reinsurance Contract.

1.2    Form of Participation Agreement.

1.3    Opinion and Consent of Lynda Godkin, Senior Vice President,
       General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.

1.4    Opinion and Consent of Kenneth A. McCullum, FSA, MAAA.

1.6    Power of Attorney

1.7    Organizational Chart

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                           AUTOMATIC YEARLY RENEWABLE TERM

                                REINSURANCE AGREEMENT




                                       between




                    HARTFORD LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY
                          HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
                                        and
                    HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY



                                        and



                                    [REINSURER]



                                 Effective: [DATE]


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                                       ARTICLES

     I.        Parties to the Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
     II.       Reinsurance Coverage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
     III.      Liability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
     IV.       Reinsurance Premiums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
     V.        Oversights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
     VI.       Changes, Reductions and Terminations . . . . . . . 6
     VII.      Increase in Retention. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
     VIII.     Reinstatement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
     IX.       Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
     X.        Claims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
     XI.       Extra-Contractual Damages. . . . . . . . . . . . .11
     XII.      Inspection of Records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
     XIII.     DAC Tax - Section 1.848-2 (g)(8) Election. . . . .12
     XIV.      Insolvency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
     XV.       Offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
     XVI.      Arbitration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
     XVII.     Termination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
     XVIII.    Entire Agreement and Amendments. . . . . . . . . .15
     XIX.      Effective Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
     XX.       Execution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17


                                     SCHEDULES

                         A  Specifications
                         B  Basis of Reinsurance


                                      EXHIBITS

                         I   Reinsurance Premiums
                         II  Retention, Binding, and Issue Limits


All Schedules and Exhibits attached will be considered part of this Reinsurance
                                      Agreement.


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                                     ARTICLE I

                              PARTIES TO THE AGREEMENT

This Agreement is between three Hartford Life Companies, Hartford Life Insurance
Company, Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company, and Hartford Life and
Annuity Insurance Company (collectively referred to as the Ceding Company) and
[Reinsurance Company] (referred to as the Reinsurer).  The Reinsurer agrees that
the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall apply to each of the Hartford
Life Companies individually, unless otherwise set forth herein.


                                      ARTICLE II

                                 REINSURANCE COVERAGE

Reinsurance under this Agreement will apply to insurance issued by Ceding
Company on the Plans of Insurance shown in Schedule A.  Such Plans of Insurance
shall be reinsured with the Reinsurer on an automatic basis, subject to the
requirements set forth in Section A below or on a facultative basis, subject to
the requirements set forth in Section B below.  The specifications for all
reinsurance under this Agreement are provided in Schedule A.

A.   Requirements for Automatic Reinsurance

     For risks which meet the requirements for automatic reinsurance as set
     forth below, Reinsurer will participate in a reinsurance pool whereby
     Reinsurer will automatically reinsure a portion of the insurance risks as
     indicated in Schedule A. The requirements for automatic reinsurance are as
     follows:

     1.   Each life must be a resident of the United States or Canada at the
          time of application.

     2.   Each life must be underwritten according to the Ceding Company's
          standard underwriting practices and guidelines.  Any life falling into
          the category of special underwriting programs will be excluded from
          this Agreement unless previously agreed to by the Reinsurer via a
          written amendment.

     3.   Any risk offered on a facultative basis by the Ceding Company to the
          Reinsurer or any other company will not qualify for automatic
          reinsurance under this Agreement for the same risk and same life.

     4.   The maximum issue age on any risk will be age 85.


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     5.   The mortality rating on each risk must not exceed Table 16, Table P,
          or 500%, or its equivalent, as shown in the Ceding Company's retention
          schedule, on a flat extra premium basis.  However, one life may be
          uninsurable if the other life meets the preceding requirements.

     6.   The total face amount of insurance for the Plans of Insurance in
          Schedule A to be reinsured on an automatic basis must not exceed the
          Automatic Issue Limits in Exhibit II.

     7.   The total amount of insurance issued and applied for in all companies
          on each life must not exceed the jumbo limits as stated in Exhibit II.

     8.   The Ceding Company shall retain it's maximum limit of retention for
          the age and risk classification of each life, as shown in Exhibit II,
          either on previous insurance or insurance currently applied for.


B.   Requirements for Facultative Reinsurance

     1.   If the requirements for automatic reinsurance are met, but the Ceding
          Company prefers to apply for facultative reinsurance with the
          Reinsurer, or if the requirements for automatic reinsurance are not
          met and the Ceding Company applies for facultative reinsurance with
          the Reinsurer, then the Ceding Company must submit to the Reinsurer
          all the papers relating to the insurability of each life for
          facultative reinsurance.

     2.   For applications for facultative reinsurance, Ceding Company will send
          copies of all of the papers relating to the insurability of each life
          to the Reinsurer.  After the Reinsurer has examined the request, the
          Reinsurer will promptly notify the Ceding Company of the underwriting
          offer subject to additional requirements or the final underwriting
          offer.  The final underwriting offer on the risk will automatically
          terminate upon the earlier of the withdrawal of the application or 120
          days from the date of the final offer, unless accepted earlier.

     3.   Notwithstanding the above, if the requirements for automatic
          reinsurance are met except that the face amount of insurance applied
          for is greater than the Automatic Issue Limit, but does not exceed the
          Auto Process Limit, then the Ceding Company will submit to the Lead
          Reinsurer,(as designated in Schedule A), all papers relating to the
          insurability of each life.  The Lead Reinsurer


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          shall review the papers to determine if the risk should be reinsured
          by the Pool, and, if so, on what basis.  The Lead Reinsurer shall
          provide Ceding Company with a response within 24 hours of receipt of
          the papers.  Approval of the Lead Reinsurer shall be binding on all
          other Pool members.  This process shall be known as Automatic
          Processing and subject to the limitations in Exhibit II.

C.   Basis of Reinsurance

     Reinsurance under this Agreement will be on the basis as stated in Schedule
     B.

D.   Policy Forms.

     When requested, the Ceding Company will furnish the Reinsurer with a copy
     of each policy, rider, rate book, and applicable sales or marketing
     material which applies to the life insurance reinsured hereunder.


                                     ARTICLE III

                                      LIABILITY

A.   The Reinsurer's liability for automatic reinsurance will begin
     simultaneously with the Ceding Company's liability except for those risks
     which qualify for automatic reinsurance but are submitted on a facultative
     basis.


B.   The Reinsurer's liability for facultative reinsurance will begin
     simultaneously with the Ceding Company's liability once the Reinsurer has
     accepted the application for facultative reinsurance and the Ceding Company
     has accepted the offer.

C.   In no event shall the reinsurance be in force and binding if the issuance
     and delivery of such insurance constituted the doing of business in a
     jurisdiction in which the ceding company was not properly licensed.

D.   The Reinsurer's liability for reinsurance on each risk will terminate when
     the Ceding Company's liability terminates.

E.   The liability of each pool member shall be separate and not joint with the
     other pool members.

F.   Payment of reinsurance premiums is a condition precedent to the Reinsurer's
     liability.


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G.   The Reinsurer shall establish reserves on Reinsurer's portion of the policy
     on the reserve basis specified in Schedule B.


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                                      ARTICLE IV

                                 REINSURANCE PREMIUMS

A.   Computation.

     Premiums for reinsurance under this Agreement will be computed as described
     in Exhibit I.

B.   Premium Accounting.

     1.   Payment of Reinsurance Premiums.

          For automatic and facultative reinsurance, following the close of each
          calendar month, the Ceding Company will send the Reinsurer a statement
          and a listing of new business, changes and terminations.

          If a net reinsurance premium balance is payable to the Reinsurer, the
          Ceding Company will forward this balance within (60) sixty days after
          the close of each month.

          If a net reinsurance premium balance is payable to the Ceding Company,
          the balance due will be subtracted from the reinsurance premium
          payable by Ceding Company for the current month and any remaining
          balance due the Ceding Company shall be paid by the Reinsurer within
          (60) sixty days after the Ceding Company submits the statement.

     2.   Non-Payment of Premium

          If reinsurance premiums are delinquent, the Reinsurer has the right to
          terminate the reinsurance risks on those policies listed on the
          delinquent monthly statement by giving the Ceding Company ninety days'
          advance written notice.  If the delinquent premiums have not been paid
          as of the close of the ninety-day period, the Reinsurer's liability
          will terminate for the risks described in the delinquency notice.

          Regardless of the termination, the Ceding Company will continue to be
          liable to the Reinsurer for all unpaid reinsurance premiums earned.


     3.   Reinstatement


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          The Ceding Company may reinstate the risks terminated due to non
          payment of reinsurance premium within sixty days after the effective
          date of termination by paying the unpaid reinsurance premiums for the
          risks in force prior to the termination.  However, the Reinsurer will
          not be liable for any claim incurred between the date of termination
          and reinstatement.  The effective date of reinstatement will be the
          date the required back premiums are received.

     4.   Currency

          The reinsurance premiums and benefits payable under this Agreement
          will be payable in the lawful money of the United States.

     5.   Detailed Listing

          The Ceding Company will send the Reinsurer a detailed listing of all
          reinsurance in force as of the close of the immediately preceding
          calendar year.

     6.   Guaranteed Rates

          For technical reasons relating to the uncertain status of deficiency
          reserve requirements by the various state insurance departments, the
          life reinsurance rates cannot be guaranteed for more than one year.
          On all reinsurance ceded at these rates, however, the Reinsurer
          anticipates continuing to accept premiums on the basis of the rates
          shown in Exhibit I.


                                     ARTICLE V

                                      OVERSIGHTS

If there is an unintentional oversight or misunderstanding in the administration
of this Agreement by Ceding Company or Reinsurer, it can be corrected provided
the correction takes place within a reasonable time after the oversight or
misunderstanding is first discovered.  Both Ceding Company and the Reinsurer
will be restored to the position they would have occupied had the oversight or
misunderstanding not occurred.


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                                      ARTICLE VI

                         CHANGES, REDUCTIONS AND TERMINATIONS

A.   Replacement or Change

     If there is a contractual change or non-contractual replacement of the
     insurance reinsured under this Agreement where full underwriting evidence
     according to the Ceding Company's regular underwriting rules is not
     required, the insurance may continue to be reinsured with the Reinsurer
     provided it meets the minimum reinsurance cession amount stated in Schedule
     A.  If a non-contractual change is requested on a facultatively reinsured
     policy, the Reinsurer must consent to the change.

B.   Increases or Decreases

     1.   If the policy face amount of a risk reinsured automatically under this
          Agreement increases and:

          a.   The increase is subject to new underwriting evidence, then the
               provisions of Article Ii, Section A, shall apply to the increase
               in reinsurance.

          b.   The increase is not subject to new underwriting evidence, then
               Reinsurer will accept automatically the increase in reinsurance
               but not to exceed the automatic binding limit.

     2.   If the policy face amount increases, the Ceding Company's retention
          will be filled first, then any remaining risk of the increase will be
          ceded to the Reinsurer as of the effective date of the increase.  If
          the policy face amount is reduced, the reinsurance will be reduced
          first, thereby maintaining the Ceding Company's retention.  Reinsurer
          will refund to Ceding Company all unearned reinsurance premiums not
          including policy fees, less applicable allowances, arising from
          reductions, terminations and changes as described in this Article.

     3.   In the event of a reduction in the face amount of a policy which was
          ceded facultatively, the Reinsurer's percentage of the reduced face
          amount should be the same percentage of the initial reinsurance ceded.

     4.   Increases in face amount of policies reinsured on a facultative basis,
          will be submitted to the Reinsurer for acceptance.


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C.   Reduction in Retained Coverage

     If any portion of the aggregate insurance retained by Ceding Company on an
     individual life reduces or terminates, any reinsurance under this Agreement
     based on the same life may also be reduced or terminated.  Ceding Company
     will reduce the reinsurance by applying the retention limits which were in
     effect at the time each policy was issued.  Ceding Company will not be
     required to retain an amount in excess of its regular retention limit for
     the age, mortality rating and risk classification at the time of issue for
     any policy on which reinsurance is being reduced.

     The reinsurance to be terminated or reduced will be determined by
     chronological order in which the reinsurance was first reinsured, thereby
     reducing or terminating the oldest risks first.

D.   Multiple Reinsurers

     If a risk is shared by more than one reinsurer, Reinsurer's percentage of
     any increased or reduced reinsurance will be the same as its initial
     percentage of the reinsurance for that risk.

E.   Termination

     If the policy for a risk reinsured under this Agreement is terminated, the
     reinsurance for the risk involved will be terminated on the effective date
     of termination.

F.   Facultative

     On facultative reinsurance, if Ceding Company wishes to reduce the
     mortality rating, this reduction will be subject to and reinsured under the
     facultative provisions of this Agreement.


                                     ARTICLE VII

                                INCREASE IN RETENTION


A.   If the Ceding Company should increase the retention limits as listed in
     Exhibit II, prompt written notice of the increase must be given to the
     Reinsurer.

B.   In the event of an increase in retention, the Ceding Company will have the
     option of recapturing the reinsurance under this Agreement when the
     retention limit increases.  The Ceding Company may exercise its option to


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     recapture by giving written notice to the Reinsurer within ninety days
     after the effective date of the increase.

C.   If the Ceding Company exercises its option to recapture, then

     1.   The Ceding Company must reduce the reinsurance on each risk on which
          the Ceding Company retained the maximum retention limit that was in
          effect at the time the reinsurance was ceded to the Reinsurer.

     2.   No recapture will be made to reinsurance on a risk if (a) the Ceding
          Company retained a special retention limit less than the maximum
          retention limit in effect at the time the reinsurance was ceded to the
          Reinsurer, or if (b) the Ceding Company did not retain insurance on
          the risk.

     3.   The Ceding Company must increase its total amount of insurance on the
          risk up to the new retention limit by reducing the reinsurance.  If a
          risk is shared by more than one reinsurer, the Reinsurer's percentage
          of the reduced reinsurance will be the same as the initial percentage
          on the individual risk.

     4.   Upon increasing the retention limit, the reduction in reinsurance will
          become effective  on the next annual premium anniversary of those
          policies  that have been inforce for at least ten (10) years.


                                     ARTICLE VIII

                                    REINSTATEMENT

If an insurance policy lapses for nonpayment of premium and is reinstated under
the Ceding Company's terms and rules, the reinsurance will be reinstated by the
Reinsurer as follows:

A.   Automatic Cases:

     The Ceding Company must pay the Reinsurer all back reinsurance premiums in
     the same manner as the Ceding Company received insurance premiums under the
     policy.  When the policy is reinstated by the Ceding Company, the
     reinsurance will be automatically reinstated.


B.   Facultative Cases:

     If the Ceding Company requires reinstatement evidence of insurability, the

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     Ceding Company will submit it to the Reinsurer for approval.  In such
     cases, the Reinsurer's approval is required for the reinsurance to be
     reinstated.  Upon the Reinsurer's approval, the Ceding Company must pay the
     Reinsurer all back reinsurance premiums in the same manner as the Ceding
     Company received insurance premium under the policy.


                                      ARTICLE IX

                                       EXPENSES

The Ceding Company must pay the expense of all medical examinations, inspection
fees and other charges in connection with the issuance of the insurance.


                                      ARTICLE X

                                        CLAIMS

A.   Liability

     The Reinsurer's liability for the insurance benefits reinsured under this
     Agreement will be the same as the Ceding Company's liability for such
     benefits.  All reinsurance claim settlements will be subject to the terms
     and conditions of the particular contract under which the Ceding Company is
     liable.

B.   Notification

     When the Ceding Company is advised of a claim, the Reinsurer must be
     notified promptly.

C.   Claim Payment

     1.  Automatic Reinsurance on a Risk

          If a claim is made on a risk reinsured automatically under this
          Agreement and is not contested by the Ceding Company, Reinsurer will
          abide by the issue as it is settled by the Ceding Company.  Copies of
          proofs or other written matters relating to any claim reimbursements
          under this Agreement shall be furnished to the Reinsurer upon written
          request.  The Ceding Company will receive payment of the reinsurance
          proceeds from the Reinsurer when the Ceding Company makes the
          settlement of the policy proceeds and delivers a copy of the proof of
          death, check copy or


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          proof of payment and the claimant's statement to the Reinsurer.

     2.   Facultative Reinsurance on a Risk

               If a claim is made on a risk reinsured facultatively under this
               Agreement, the Ceding Company shall submit to Reinsurer all
               relevant and/or requested documents and papers related to the
               claim along with Ceding Company's recommendation.  Ceding Company
               shall then wait five days from the date of mailing during which
               time Reinsurer shall have the opportunity to advise Ceding
               Company of its consent or disagreement with the recommendation.
               In the event Reinsurer does not contact Ceding Company within the
               five day period, Reinsurer shall be deemed to have approved the
               recommendation and Ceding Company shall be authorized to act
               accordingly.  The Ceding Company will receive payment of the
               reinsurance proceeds from Reinsurer when Ceding Company makes the
               settlement of the policy proceeds and delivers proof of payment
               to the Reinsurer.

     3.   Payment of Reinsurance Proceeds

               Payment of life reinsurance proceeds will be made in a single sum
               regardless of the Ceding Company's mode of settlement with the
               payee.

D.   Contested Claims

     The Ceding Company must promptly notify the Reinsurer of any intent to
     contest a claim reinsured under this Agreement or to assert defenses.  If
     the Ceding Company's contest of such claim results in the increase or
     reduction of liability, the Reinsurer will share in this increase or
     reduction.  The Reinsurer's share of the increase or decrease shall be
     proportional to their share of the met amount at risk on the date of death
     of the insured.

     If the Reinsurer should decline to participate in the contest or assertion
     of defenses, the Reinsurer will then release all of the liability by paying
     the Ceding Company the full amount of reinsurance and not sharing in any
     subsequent increase or reduction in liability.

E.   Misstatement of Age or Sex

     If the amount of insurance provided by the policy or policies reinsured
     under this Agreement is increased or reduced because of misstatement of age
     or sex established after the death of the insured, the Reinsurer will share
     with the Ceding Company in this increase or reduction.


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F.   Routine Expenses

     The Ceding Company will pay the routine expenses incurred in connection
     with settling claims.  These expenses may include compensation of agent and
     employees and the cost of routine investigations such as inspection
     reports.

G.   Non-Routine Expenses

     The Reinsurer will share with the Ceding Company all expenses that are not
     routine.  Expenses that are not routine are those directly incurred in
     connection with the contest or the possibility of a contest of a claim or
     the assertion of defenses, including legal expenses.  The expenses will be
     shared in proportion to the net amount at risk for the Ceding Company and
     Reinsurer.  However, if the Reinsurer has released the liability under
     Section D of this Article, the Reinsurer will not share in any expenses
     incurred after the date of the Reinsurer's release.

H.   Contestable Period

     If, during the contestable period, Ceding Company is notified of the death
     of the first joint insured, the Ceding Company will investigate the case.


                                      ARTICLE XI

                              EXTRA-CONTRACTUAL DAMAGES

In no event will the Reinsurer have any liability for any extra-contractual
damages which are awarded against the Ceding Company as a result of acts,
omissions or course of conduct committed by the Ceding Company in connection
with the insurance reinsured under this Agreement.

The Reinsurer does recognize that circumstances may arise under which the
Reinsurer, in equity, should share, to the extent permitted by law, in paying
certain assessed damages.  Such circumstances are difficult to define in
advance, but involve those situations in which the Reinsurer was an active party
in the act, omission or course of conduct which ultimately results in the
assessment of such damages.  The extent of such sharing is dependent on good
faith assessment of culpability in each case, but all factors being equal, the
division of any such assessment would be in the proportion of total risk
accepted by each party for the plan of insurance involved.


                                     ARTICLE XII


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                                INSPECTION OF RECORDS

Each party will have the right, at any reasonable time and upon reasonable
notice, to inspect the other party's books and documents which relate to
reinsurance under this Agreement.


                                     ARTICLE XIII

                                       DAC TAX
                           SECTION 1.848-2(g) (8) ELECTION

A.   The Reinsurer and the Ceding Company hereby agree to the following pursuant
     to section 1.848-2(g)(8) of the Income Tax Regulations issued December 1992
     under Section 848 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.  This
     election shall be effective for 1993 and for all subsequent taxable years
     for which this Agreement remains in effect.

B.   The terms used in this Article are defined by reference to Regulation
     Section 1.848-2 in effect December 1992.

C.   The party with net positive consideration for this Agreement for each
     taxable year will capitalize specified policy acquisition expenses with
     respect to this Agreement without regard to the general deduction
     limitation of section 848(c)(1).

D.   Both parties agree to exchange information pertaining to the amount of net
     consideration under this Agreement each year to ensure consistency or as
     otherwise required by the Internal Revenue Service.

E.   The Ceding Company will submit to the Reinsurer by May 1 of each year a
     schedule of the calculation of the net consideration for the preceding
     calendar year.  This schedule of calculations will be accompanied by a
     statement signed by an officer of the Ceding Company stating that such net
     consideration will be reported in the tax return for the preceding calendar
     year.

F.   The Reinsurer may contest such calculation by providing an alternative
     calculation to the Ceding Company in writing within 30 days of receipt of
     Ceding Company's calculation.  If the Reinsurer does not notify the Ceding
     Company, Reinsurer will report the net consideration as determined by the
     Ceding Company in the tax return for the preceding calendar year.

G.   If the Reinsurer contests the Ceding Company's calculation of the net
     consideration, both parties will act in good faith to reach an agreement as


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     to the correct amount within thirty (30) days of the date the Reinsurer
     submits their alternative calculation.  If both parties reach agreement on
     an amount of net consideration, both parties shall report such amount in
     their respective tax returns for the previous calendar year.


                                     ARTICLE XIV

                                      INSOLVENCY


A.   Insolvency of Reinsurer

     If the Reinsurer becomes insolvent as determined by the Department of
     Insurance responsible for such determination, amounts due the Reinsurer
     will be paid net of the terms of this Agreement and directly to the
     liquidator, receiver, or statutory successor without decrease.  All
     reinsurance ceded  under this Agreement may be recaptured by the Ceding
     Company without charge or penalty as of the date Reinsurer fails to meet
     its obligations under this Agreement.

B.   Insolvency of Ceding Company

     If Hartford Life Insurance Company, Hartford Life and Accident Insurance
     Company or Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company should become
     insolvent, all reinsurance under this Agreement covering risks ceded by
     that particular company will be payable by Reinsurer directly to that
     Company's liquidator, receiver or statutory successor, on the basis of the
     liability of that Company under the policy or policies reinsured and
     without diminution because of the insolvency of the Company.  However, in
     the event of such insolvency, the liquidator, receiver or statutory
     successor will give written notice of a pending claim against Ceding
     Company on the reinsured policy.  It will do so within a reasonable time
     after the claim is filed in the insolvency proceedings.  During the
     pendency of such a claim, Reinsurer may investigate the claim and may, at
     its own expense, interpose any defense or defenses which it may deem
     available to the insolvent Company, its liquidator, receiver or statutory
     successor, in the proceedings where the claim is to be adjudicated.

     The expense thus incurred by Reinsurer will be chargeable against the
     insolvent Company, subject to court approval, as part of the expense of
     liquidation to the extent of a proportionate share of the benefit which may
     accrue to the insolvent Company solely as a result of the defense
     undertaken by Reinsurer.

     Where two or more reinsurers are involved in the same claim and a majority
     in interest elect to interpose defense to the claim, the expense


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     will be apportioned in accord with the terms of the reinsurance agreement
     as though the expense had been incurred by the insolvent Company.

     It is agreed that the insolvency of any one of the Hartford Life Companies
     shall not affect this Agreement as it applies to the remaining solvent
     companies.


                                      ARTICLE XV

                                        OFFSET

Any debts or credits, matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated,
regardless of when they arose or were incurred, in favor of or against either
the Ceding Company or the Reinsurer with respect to this Agreement or with
respect to any other claim of one party against the other are deemed mutual
debts or credits, as the case may be, and shall be set off, and only the balance
shall be allowed or paid.  In the event the Ceding Company becomes insolvent,
offsets shall be allowed in accordance with applicable law.


                                     ARTICLE XVI

                                     ARBITRATION

Any disagreement, controversy, or claim arising out of or relating to this
Agreement between the Reinsurer and any one of the Hartford Life Companies will
be settled by arbitration.  There will be three arbitrators chosen among current
or retired  officers of life insurance companies other than parties or their
affiliates.  Each party to the dispute will appoint one of the arbitrators and
these two arbitrators will select the third arbitrator.  In the event that
either party should fail to choose an arbitrator within 30 days following a
written request by the other party to do so, the requesting party may choose two
arbitrators who shall in turn choose a third arbitrator before entering upon
arbitration.  If the two arbitrators fail to agree upon the selection of a third
arbitrator within 30 days following their appointment, each arbitrator shall
nominate three candidates within 10 days thereafter, two of whom the other shall
decline, and the decision shall be made by drawing lots.

Arbitration will be conducted in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration
Rules of the American Arbitration Association which will be in effect on the
date of delivery of demand for arbitration.  The arbitrators will base their
decision on the terms and conditions of this Agreement plus, as necessary, on
the customs and practices of the insurance and reinsurance industry rather than
solely on a strict interpretation of the applicable law.  The site of any
arbitration will be determined by a majority vote of the arbitrators.  All
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arbitrations will be borne equally by the parties unless otherwise decreed by
the arbitrators.

The award agreed to by a majority of the arbitrators will be final and binding
and there will be no appeal from their decision.   Judgment may be entered upon
it in any court having jurisdiction.


                                     ARTICLE XVII

                                     TERMINATION

A.   Each Hartford Life Insurance Company and the Reinsurer may terminate this
     Agreement as it applies to the business of each by giving (90) ninety days'
     written notice of termination.  The  day the notice is deposited in the
     mail addressed to the Home Office, or to an Officer of each party, will be
     the first day of the (90) ninety-day period.

B.   During the (90) ninety-day period, this Agreement will continue to be in
     force between the terminating parties.

C.   After termination, the terminating parties shall remain liable under the
     terms of this Agreement for all automatic reinsurance which becomes
     effective prior to termination of this Agreement.  After termination the
     terminating parties shall be liable for all automatic and facultative
     reinsurance which has an application date on or before the effective date
     of the termination.

D.   Termination by one or two of the Hartford Life Companies shall not affect
     this Agreement as it relates to the non-terminating Hartford Life Company
     (ies).


                                    ARTICLE XVIII

                            ENTIRE AGREEMENT AND AMENDMENT

A.   Entire Contract

     This Agreement with any attached Schedules and Exhibits, shall constitute
     the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the business being
     reinsured hereunder and there are no understandings between the parties
     other than as expressed herein.

B.   Modifications


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     Any modification or change to the provisions of this Agreement shall be
     null and void unless set forth in a written amendment to the Agreement
     which is signed by all parties to the amendment.


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                                    ARTICLE XIX

                                   EFFECTIVE DATE

The provisions of this Agreement shall be effective with respect to policies
issued on or after [date].


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                                      ARTICLE XX

                                      EXECUTION


[REINSURER]


By    _____________________________     Attest    __________________________

Title _____________________________     Title     __________________________

      ____________________________                __________________________

Date  _____________________________     Date      __________________________




HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

HARTFORD LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY

HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY


By    _____________________________     Attest    __________________________


Date  _____________________________     Date      __________________________


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                                      SCHEDULE A

                                    SPECIFICATIONS

TYPE OF BUSINESS

REINSURANCE POOL SHARE

PLANS OF INSURANCE

     DESCRIPTION                        GENERAL FORM NO'S.
     -----------                        ------------------





     RIDERS
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MINIMUM REINSURANCE CESSION


LEAD REINSURER


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                                     SCHEDULE B

                                 BASIS OF REINSURANCE


LIFE PRODUCTS       Life reinsurance will be on the yearly renewable term (YRT)
                    basis for the amount at risk on the portion of the policy
                    reinsured by Reinsurer.  The amount at risk on a policy
                    shall be the death benefit of the policy less the amount
                    retained by the Ceding Company, less the cash value under
                    the policy.  The basis for determining Reinsurer's liability
                    shall be the amount at risk used for computation of the
                    reinsurance premium.


EXCHANGES           Exchanges from one last survivor plan reinsured under this
                    agreement to a different last survivor plan, for the purpose
                    of allowing the policyowner premium flexibility (UL) or
                    potentially higher investment return (VL), will be reinsured
                    hereunder as NEW BUSINESS at first year reinsurance rates if
                    the new plan has been fully underwritten and has new
                    contestable and suicide exclusion periods.  Otherwise, the
                    reinsurance rates will be point-in-scale.

RESERVE BASIS       Reserves are calculated according to the applicable CRVM
                    methodology, interest rate and mortality table. The
                    mortality tables used are male/female, smoker distinct, age
                    last birthday and ultimate.  The mortality rates are
                    frasierized.  There is a 1/2 qx unearned premium reserve
                    minimum.




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                               PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT


                                        Among

                           ______________________________,


                           ______________________________,


                           ______________________________,


                                         and

                           HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY


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                                  TABLE OF CONTENTS


                                                                        Page


 ARTICLE I.              Fund Shares                                     5


 ARTICLE II.             Representations and Warranties                  7


 ARTICLE III.            Prospectuses, Reports to Shareholders and       8
                         Proxy Statements; Voting


 ARTICLE IV.             Sales Material and Information                  11


 ARTICLE V.              Reserved                                        12


 ARTICLE VI.             Diversification                                 12



 ARTICLE VII.            Potential Conflicts                             12


 ARTICLE VIII.           Indemnification                                 14


 ARTICLE IX.             Applicable Law                                  20


 ARTICLE X.              Termination                                     20


 ARTICLE XI.             Notices                                         23


 ARTICLE XII.            Foreign Tax Credits                             23


 ARTICLE XIII.           Miscellaneous                                   23


 SCHEDULE A              Separate Accounts and Contracts                 27


 SCHEDULE B              Participating Life Investment Trust             28
                         Portfolios


 SCHEDULE C              Proxy Voting Procedures                         29

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                               PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT

                                        Among

                                        [FUND]

                                    [UNDERWRITER]

                                      [ADVISER]

                                         and

                           HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY


     THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into as of the _______ day of__________,
1998 by and among HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (hereinafter the "Company"); a
Connecticut corporation, on its behalf and on behalf of each separate account of
the Company set forth on Schedule A hereto as may be amended from time to time
(each such account hereinafter referred to as the "Account") and
_______________________, a __________ corporation established under the laws of
the state of _________ ("state") (hereinafter the "Fund"); and
______________________, a ___________ corporation (hereinafter the
"Underwriter") and ____________________, a ___________ corporation (hereinafter
the "Adviser").

     WHEREAS, the Fund engages in business as an open-end management investment
company and is available to act as the investment vehicle for separate accounts
established by insurance companies for individual and group life insurance
policies and annuity contracts with variable accumulation and/or pay-out
provisions (hereinafter referred to individually and/or collectively as
"Variable Insurance Products"); and

     WHEREAS, insurance companies desiring to utilize the Fund as an investment
vehicle under their Variable Insurance Products are required to enter into
participation agreements with the Fund and the Underwriter (the "Participating
Insurance Companies"); and

     WHEREAS, shares of the Fund are divided into several series of shares,
each representing the interest in a particular managed portfolio of
securities and other assets, any one or more of which may be made available
for Variable Insurance Products of Participating Insurance Companies; and

     WHEREAS, the Fund intends to offer shares of the series set forth on
Schedule B (each such series hereinafter referred to as a "Portfolio") as may be
amended from time to time by mutual agreement of the parties hereto, under this
Agreement to the Accounts of the Company;  and

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     WHEREAS, the Fund has obtained an order from the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting Participating Insurance Companies and Variable Insurance
Product separate accounts exemptions from the provisions of Sections 9(a),
13(a), 15(a), and 15(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended
(hereinafter the "1940 Act") and Rules 6e-2(b)(15) and 6e-3(T)(b)(15)
thereunder, to the extent necessary to permit shares of the Fund to be sold to
and held by Variable Annuity Product separate accounts of both affiliated and
unaffiliated life insurance companies (hereinafter the "Shared Funding Exemptive
Order"); and

     WHEREAS, the Fund is registered as an open-end management investment
company under the 1940 Act and its shares are registered under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (hereinafter the "1933 Act"); and

     WHEREAS, the Adviser is duly registered as an investment adviser under the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and any applicable state securities
laws; and

     WHEREAS, the Adviser is the investment adviser of the Portfolios of the
Fund; and

     WHEREAS, the Underwriter is registered as a broker/dealer under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (hereinafter the "1934 Act"), is a
member in good standing of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
(hereinafter "NASD") and serves as principal underwriter of the shares of the
Fund; and

     WHEREAS, the Company has registered or will register certain Variable
Insurance Products under the 1933 Act; and

     WHEREAS, each Account is a duly organized, validly existing segregated
asset account, established by resolution or under authority of the Board of
Directors of the Company, on the date shown for such Account on Schedule A
hereto, to set aside and invest assets attributable to the aforesaid Variable
Insurance Products; and

     WHEREAS, the Company has registered or will register each Account as a unit
investment trust under the 1940 Act unless exempt from such registration; and

     WHEREAS, to the extent permitted by applicable insurance laws and
regulations, the Company intends to purchase shares in the Portfolios on behalf
of each Account to fund certain of the aforesaid Variable Insurance Products and
the Underwriter is authorized to sell such shares to each such Account at net
asset value.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of their mutual promises, the Company, the
Fund, the Underwriter and the Adviser agree as follows:

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                              ARTICLE I.   FUND SHARES

     1.1.      The Fund and the Underwriter agree to make available for purchase
by the Company shares of the Portfolios and shall execute orders placed for each
Account on a daily basis at the net asset value next computed after receipt by
the Fund or its designee of such order. For purposes of this Section 1.1, the
Company shall be the designee of the Fund and Underwriter for receipt of such
orders from each Account and receipt by such designee shall constitute receipt
by the Fund; provided that the Fund receives notice of such order by 10:00 a.m.
(local time where the Fund processes orders) on the next following Business Day.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall use its best efforts to
provide the Fund with notice of such orders by 9:15 a.m. on the next following
Business Day. "Business Day" shall mean any day on which the New York Stock
Exchange is open for trading and on which the Fund calculates its net asset
value pursuant to the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, as set
forth in the Fund's prospectus and statement of additional information.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Trustees of  the Fund (hereinafter
the "Board") may refuse to permit the Fund to sell shares of any Portfolio to
any person, or suspend or terminate the offering of shares of any Portfolio if
such action is required by law or by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction
or is, in the sole discretion of the  Board acting in good faith and in light of
their fiduciary duties under federal and any applicable  state laws, necessary
in the best interests of the shareholders of such Portfolio.

     1.2.      The Fund and the Underwriter agree that shares of the Fund will
be sold only to Participating Insurance Companies for their Variable Insurance
Products. No shares of any Portfolio will be sold to the general public.

     1.3.      The Fund will not make its shares available for purchase by any
insurance company or separate account unless an agreement containing provisions
which afford the Company substantially the same protections currently provided
by Sections 2.1, 2.4, 2.9, 3.4 and Article VII of this Agreement is in effect to
govern such sales.

     1.4.      The Fund and the Underwriter agree to redeem for cash, on the
Company's request, any full or fractional shares of the Fund held by the
Company, executing such requests on a daily basis at the net asset value next
computed after receipt by the Fund or its designee of the request for
redemption. For purposes of this Section 1.4, the Company shall be the designee
of the Fund for receipt of requests for redemption from each Account and receipt
by such designee shall constitute receipt by the Fund; provided that the
Underwriter receives notice of such request for redemption on the next following
Business Day in accordance with the timing rules described in Section 1.1.

     1.5.      The Company agrees that purchases and redemptions of Portfolio
shares offered by the then current prospectus of the Fund shall be made in
accordance with the provisions of such prospectus. The Accounts of the Company,
under which amounts may be invested in the Fund are listed on Schedule A
attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, as such

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Schedule A may be amended from time to time by mutual written agreement of
all of the parties hereto. The Company will give the Fund and the Underwriter
concurrent written notice of its intention to make available in the future,
as a funding vehicle under the Contracts, any other investment company.

     1.6.      The Company will place separate orders to purchase or redeem
shares of each Portfolio. Each order shall describe the net amount of shares and
dollar amount of each Portfolio to be purchased or redeemed. In the event of net
purchases, the Company shall pay for Portfolio shares on the next Business Day
after an order to purchase Portfolio shares is made in accordance with the
provisions of Section 1.1 hereof. Payment shall be in federal funds transmitted
by wire. In the event of net redemptions, the Portfolio shall pay the redemption
proceeds in federal funds transmitted by wire on the next Business Day after an
order to redeem Portfolio shares is made in accordance with the provisions of
Section 1.4 hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the payment of redemption
proceeds on the next Business Day would require the Portfolio to dispose of
Portfolio securities or otherwise incur substantial additional costs, and if the
Portfolio has determined to settle redemption transactions for all shareholders
on a delayed basis, proceeds shall be wired to the Company within seven (7) days
and the Portfolio shall notify in writing the person designated by the Company
as the recipient for such notice of such delay by 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the
same Business Day that the Company transmits the redemption order to the
Portfolio.

     1.7.      Issuance and transfer of the Fund's shares will be by book entry
only. Share certificates will not be issued to the Company or any Account.
Shares ordered from the Fund will be recorded in an appropriate title for each
Account or the appropriate subaccount of each Account.

     1.8.      The Underwriter shall use its best efforts to furnish same day
notice by 6:00 p.m. in its local time zone (by wire or telephone, followed by
written confirmation) to the Company of any dividends or capital gain
distributions payable on the Fund's shares. The Company hereby elects to receive
all such dividends and capital gain distributions as are payable on the
Portfolio shares in additional shares of that Portfolio. The Company reserves
the right to revoke this election and  to receive all such dividends and capital
gain distributions in cash. The Fund shall notify the Company of the number of
shares so issued as payment of such dividends and distributions.

     1.9.      The Underwriter shall make the net asset value per share of each
Portfolio available to the Company on a daily basis as soon as reasonably
practical after the net asset value per share is calculated and shall use its
best efforts to make such net asset value per share available by 6:00 p.m.
Eastern Time. In the event that Underwriter is unable to meet the 6:00 p.m. time
stated immediately above, then Underwriter shall provide the Company with
additional time to notify Underwriter of purchase or redemption orders pursuant
to Sections 1.1 and 1.4, respectively, above. Such additional time shall be
equal to the additional time that Underwriter takes to make the net asset values
available to the Company; provided, however, that notification

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must be made by 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the Business Day such order is to
be executed, regardless of when net asset valuer is made available.

     1.10.     If Underwriter provides materially incorrect share net asset
value information through no fault of the Company, the Company shall be entitled
to an adjustment with respect to the Fund shares purchased or redeemed to
reflect the correct net asset value per share. The determination of the
materiality of any net asset value pricing error shall be based on the SEC's
recommended guidelines regarding such errors. The correction of any such errors
shall be made at the Company level pursuant to the SEC's recommended guidelines.
Any material error in the calculation or reporting of net asset value per share,
dividend or capital gain information shall be reported promptly upon discovery
to the Company.

                     ARTICLE II. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     2.1.      The Company represents and warrants that the interests of the
Accounts which offer the Funds (the "Contracts") are or will be registered
unless exempt and that it will maintain such registration under the 1933 Act and
the regulations thereunder to the extent required by the 1933 Act; that the
Contracts will be issued and sold in compliance with all applicable federal and
state laws and regulations. The Company further represents and warrants that it
is an insurance company duly organized and in good standing under applicable law
and that it has legally and validly established each Account prior to any
issuance or sale thereof as a segregated asset account under the Connecticut
Insurance Code and the regulations thereunder and has registered or, prior to
any issuance or sale of the Contracts, will register and will maintain the
registration of each Account as a unit investment trust in accordance with and
to the extent required by the provisions of the 1940 Act and the regulations
thereunder, unless exempt therefrom, to serve as a segregated investment account
for the Contracts. The Company shall amend its registration statement for its
contracts under the 1933 Act and the 1940 Act from time to time as required in
order to effect the continuous offering of its Contracts.

     2.2.      The Fund and the Underwriter represent and warrant that Fund
shares sold pursuant to this Agreement shall be registered under the 1933 Act
and the regulations thereunder to the extent required by the 1933 Act, duly
authorized for issuance in accordance with the laws of State and sold in
compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws and regulations
and that the Fund is and shall remain registered under the 1940 Act and the
regulations thereunder to the extent required by the 1940 Act. The Fund shall
amend the registration statement for its shares under the 1933 Act and the 1940
Act from time to time as required in order to effect the continuous offering of
its shares. The Fund shall register and qualify the shares for sale in
accordance with the laws of the various states only if and to the extent deemed
advisable by the Fund.

     2.3.      The Fund and the Adviser represent that the Fund is currently
qualified as a Regulated Investment Company under Subchapter M of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") and that each will make every
effort to maintain such qualification (under

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Subchapter M or any successor or similar provision) and that each will notify
the Company immediately upon having a reasonable basis for believing that the
Fund has ceased to so qualify or that the Fund might not so qualify in the
future.

     2.4.      The Company represents that each Account is and will continue to
be a "segregated account" under applicable provisions of the Code and that each
Contract is and will be treated as a "variable contract" under applicable
provisions of the Code and that it will make every effort to maintain such
treatment and that it will notify the Fund immediately upon having  a reasonable
basis for believing that the Account or Contract has ceased to be so treated or
that they might not be so treated in the future.

     2.5.      The Fund represents that to the extent that it decides to finance
distribution expenses pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, the Fund
undertakes to have a board of directors, a majority of whom are not interested
persons of the Fund, formulate and approve any plan under Rule 12b-1 to finance
distribution expenses.

     2.6.      The Fund makes no representation as to whether any aspect of its
operations (including, but not limited to, fees and expenses and investment
policies) complies with the insurance laws or regulations of the various
states.

     2.7.      The Fund and the Adviser represent that the Fund is duly
organized and validly existing under the laws of State and that the Fund does
and will comply in all material respects with the 1940 Act.

     2.8.      The Underwriter represents and warrants that it is and shall
remain duly registered under all applicable federal and state laws and
regulations and that it will perform its obligations for the Fund and the
Company in compliance with the laws and regulations of its state of domicile and
any applicable state and federal laws and regulations.

     2.9.      The Company represents and warrants that all of its trustees,
officers, employees, investment advisers, and other individuals/entities dealing
with the money and/or securities of the Fund are covered by a blanket fidelity
bond or similar coverage, in an amount equal to the greater of $5 million or any
amount required by applicable federal or state law or regulation. The aforesaid
includes coverage for larceny and embezzlement is issued by a reputable bonding
company.

ARTICLE III.  PROSPECTUSES; REPORTS TO SHAREHOLDERS AND PROXY STATEMENTS; VOTING

     3.1.      The Fund shall provide the Company with as many printed copies of
the Fund's current prospectus and statement of additional information as the
Company may reasonably request. If requested by the Company in lieu of providing
printed copies the Fund shall provide camera-ready film or computer diskettes
containing the Fund's prospectus and statement of additional information, and
such other assistance as is reasonably necessary in order for the

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Company once each year (or more frequently if the prospectus and/or statement
of additional information for the Fund is amended during the year) to have
the prospectus for the Contracts and the Fund's prospectus printed together
in one document or separately. The Company may elect to print the Fund's
prospectus and/or its statement of additional information in combination with
other fund companies' prospectuses and statements of additional information.

     3.2(a).   Except as otherwise provided in this Section 3.2, all expenses of
preparing, setting in type and printing and distributing Fund prospectuses and
statements of additional information shall be the expense of the Company. For
prospectuses and statements of additional information provided by the Company to
its existing owners of Contracts in order to update disclosure as required by
the 1933 Act and/or the 1940 Act, the cost of setting in type, printing and
distributing shall be borne by the Fund. If the Company chooses to receive
camera-ready film or computer diskettes in lieu of receiving printed copies of
the Fund's prospectus and/or statement of additional information, the Fund shall
bear the cost of typesetting to provide the Fund's prospectus and/or statement
of additional information to the Company in the format in which the Fund is
accustomed to formatting prospectuses and statements of additional information,
respectively, and the Company shall bear the expense of adjusting or changing
the format to conform with any of its prospectuses and/or statements of
additional information. In such event, the Fund will reimburse the Company in an
amount equal to the product of x and y where x is the number of such
prospectuses distributed to owners of the Contracts, and y is the Fund's per
unit cost of printing the Fund's prospectuses. The same procedures shall be
followed with respect to the Fund's statement of additional information. The
Fund shall not pay any costs of typesetting, printing and distributing the
Fund's prospectus and/or statement of additional information to prospective
Contract owners.

     3.2(b).   The Fund, at its expense, shall provide the Company with copies
of its proxy statements, reports to shareholders, and other communications
(except for prospectuses and statements of additional information, which are
covered in Section 3.2(a) above) to shareholders in such quantity as the Company
shall reasonably require for distributing to Contract owners.  The Fund shall
not pay any costs of distributing such proxy-related material, reports to
shareholders, and other communications to prospective Contract owners.

     3.2(c).   The Company agrees to provide the Fund or its designee with such
information as may be reasonably requested by the Fund to assure that the Fund's
expenses do not include the cost of typesetting, printing or distributing any of
the foregoing documents other than those actually distributed to existing
Contract owners.

     3.2(d)    The Fund shall pay no fee or other compensation to the Company
under this Agreement, except that if the Fund or any Portfolio adopts and
implements a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 to finance distribution expenses, then
the Underwriter may make payments to the Company or to the underwriter for the
Contracts if and in amounts agreed to by the Underwriter in writing.

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     3.2(e)    All expenses, including expenses to be borne by the Fund pursuant
to Section 3.2 hereof, incident to performance by the Fund under this Agreement
shall be paid by the Fund.  The Fund shall see to it that all its shares are
registered and authorized for issuance in accordance with applicable federal law
and, if and to the extent deemed advisable by the Fund, in accordance with
applicable state laws prior to their sale. The Fund shall bear the expenses for
the cost of registration and qualification of the Fund's shares.

     3.3.      The Fund's statement of additional information shall be
obtainable from the Fund, the Underwriter, the Company or such other person as
the Fund may designate.

     3.4.       If and to the extent required by law the Company shall
distribute all proxy material furnished by the Fund to Contract Owners to whom
voting privileges are required to be extended and shall:

      (i)      solicit voting instructions from Contract owners;

      (ii)     vote the Fund shares in accordance with instructions received
               from Contract owners; and

     (iii)     vote Fund shares for which no instructions have been received in
               the same proportion as Fund shares of such Portfolio for
               which instructions have been received, so long as and to the
               extent that the Securities and Exchange Commission continues
               to interpret the 1940 Act to require pass-through voting
               privileges for variable contract owners. The Company reserves
               the right to vote Fund shares held in any segregated asset
               account in its own right, to the extent permitted by law. The
               Fund and the Company shall follow the procedures, and shall
               have the corresponding responsibilities, for the handling of
               proxy and voting instruction solicitations, as set forth in
               Schedule C attached hereto and incorporated herein by
               reference.  Participating Insurance Companies shall be
               responsible for ensuring that each of their separate
               accounts participating in the Fund calculates voting
               privileges in a manner consistent with the standards set
               forth on Schedule C, which standards will also be provided to
               the other Participating Insurance Companies.

     (iv)      For unregistered separate accounts subject to the Employee
               Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA") to refrain
               from voting shares for which no instructions are received if
               such shares are held in an unregistered segregated asset
               account subject to ERISA.

     3.5.      The Fund will comply with all provisions of the 1940 Act
requiring voting by shareholders, and in particular the Fund will either provide
for annual meetings (except insofar as  the Securities and Exchange Commission
may interpret Section 16 not to require such meetings)

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or comply with Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act (although the Fund is not one of
the trusts described in Section 16(c) of that Act) as well as with Sections
16(a) and, if and when applicable, 16(b).  Further, the Fund will act in
accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission's interpretation of
the requirements of Section 16(a) with respect to periodic elections of
directors and with whatever rules the Commission may promulgate with respect
thereto.

                    ARTICLE IV.  SALES MATERIAL AND INFORMATION

     4.1.      The Company shall furnish, or shall cause to be furnished, to the
Fund, the Underwriter or their designee, each piece of sales literature or other
promotional material prepared by the Company or any person contracting with the
Company in which the Fund, the Adviser or the Underwriter is described, at least
ten Business Days prior to its use. No such material shall be used if the Fund,
the Adviser, the Underwriter or their designee reasonably objects to such use
within ten Business Days after receipt of such material.

     4.2.      Neither the Company nor any person contracting with the Company
shall give any information or make any representations or statements on behalf
of the Fund or concerning the Fund in connection with the sale of the Contracts
other than the information or representations contained in the registration
statement or Fund prospectus, as such registration statement or Fund prospectus
may be amended or supplemented from time to time, or in reports to shareholders
or proxy statements for the Fund, or in sales literature or other promotional
material approved by the Fund or its designee, except with the permission of the
Fund or its designee.

     4.3.      The Fund shall furnish, or shall cause to be furnished, to the
Company or its designee, each piece of sales literature or other promotional
material prepared by the Fund in which the Company or its Accounts, are
described at least ten Business Days prior to its use. No such material shall be
used if the Company or its designee reasonably objects to such use within ten
Business Days after receipt of such material.

     4.4.      Neither the Fund nor the Underwriter shall give any information
or make any representations on behalf of the Company or concerning the Company,
each Account, or the Contracts, other than the information or representations
contained in a registration statement or prospectus for the Contracts, as such
registration statement or prospectus may be amended or supplemented from time to
time, or in published reports or solicitations for voting instruction for each
Account which are in the public domain or approved by the Company for
distribution to Contract owners, or in sales literature or other promotional
material approved by the Company or its designee, except with the permission of
the Company.

     4.5.      The Fund will provide to the Company at least one complete copy
of all registration statements, prospectuses, statements of additional
information, reports, proxy statements, sales literature and other promotional
materials, applications for exemptions, requests for no-action letters, and all
amendments to any of the above, that relate to the Fund or its shares,
contemporaneously with the filing of such document with the Securities and
Exchange Commission or other regulatory authorities.

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     4.6.      The Company will provide to the Fund, upon the Fund's request, at
least one complete copy of all registration statements, prospectuses, statements
of additional information, reports, solicitations for voting instructions, sales
literature and other promotional materials, applications for exemptions,
requests for no action letters, and all amendments to any of the above, that
relate to the investment in an Account or Contract, contemporaneously with the
filing of such document with the Securities and Exchange Commission or other
regulatory authorities.

     4.7.      For purposes of this Article IV, the phrase "sales literature or
other promotional material" includes, but is not limited to, any of the
following: advertisements (such as material published, or designed for use in, a
newspaper, magazine, or other periodical, radio, television, telephone or tape
recording, videotape display, signs or billboards, motion pictures, or other
public media), sales literature (i.e., any written communication distributed or
made generally available to customers or the public, including brochures,
circulars, research reports, market letters, form letters, seminar texts,
reprints or excerpts of any other advertisement, sales literature, or published
article), educational or training materials or other communications distributed
or made generally available to some or all agents or employees, and registration
statements, prospectuses, statements of additional information, shareholder
reports, and proxy materials.

                               ARTICLE V. [RESERVED]

                           ARTICLE VI.   DIVERSIFICATION

     6.1.      The Fund and the Adviser represent and warrant that, at all
times, the Fund will comply with Section 817(h) of the Code and Treasury
Regulation 1.817-5, relating to the diversification requirements for variable
annuity, endowment, or life insurance contracts and any amendments or other
modifications to such Section or Regulations. In the event the Fund ceases to so
qualify, it will take all reasonable steps (a) to notify Company of such event
and (b) to adequately diversify the Fund so as to achieve compliance within the
grace period afforded by Regulation 817-5.

                         ARTICLE VII. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS

     7.1.      The Board will monitor the Fund for the existence of any material
irreconcilable conflict between the interests of the contract owners of all
separate accounts investing in the Fund. An irreconcilable material conflict may
arise for a variety of reasons, including: (a) an action by any state insurance
regulatory authority; (b) a change in applicable federal or state insurance,
tax, or securities laws or regulations, or a public ruling, private letter
ruling, no-action or interpretative letter, or any similar action by insurance,
tax, or securities regulatory authorities; (c) an administrative or judicial
decision in any relevant proceeding; (d) the manner in which the investments of
any Portfolio are being managed; (e) a difference in voting instructions given
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variable annuity contract owners and variable life insurance contract owners;
or (f) a decision by a Participating Insurance Company to disregard the
voting instructions of contract owners. The Board shall promptly inform the
Company if it determines that an irreconcilable material conflict exists and
the implications thereof.

     7.2.      The Company will report any potential or existing material
irreconcilable conflict of which it is aware to the Board. The Company will
assist the Board in carrying out its responsibilities under the Shared Funding
Exemptive Order, by providing the Board with all information reasonably
necessary for the Board to consider any issues raised. This includes, but is not
limited to, an obligation by the Company to inform the Board whenever contract
owner voting instructions are disregarded.

     7.3.      If it is determined by a majority of the Board, or a majority of
its disinterested trustees, that a material irreconcilable conflict exists, the
Company and other Participating Insurance Companies shall, at their expense and
to the extent reasonably practicable (as determined by a majority of the
disinterested trustees), take whatever steps are necessary to remedy or
eliminate the irreconcilable material conflict, up to and including: (1)
withdrawing the assets allocable to some or all of the separate accounts from
the Fund or any Portfolio and reinvesting such assets in a different investment
medium, including (but not limited to) another Portfolio of the Fund, or
submitting the question whether such segregation should be implemented to a vote
of all affected Contract owners and, as appropriate, segregating the assets of
any appropriate group (i.e., annuity contract owners, life insurance policy
owners, or variable contract owners of one or more Participating Insurance
Companies) that votes in favor of such segregation, or offering to the affected
contract owners the option of making such a change; and (2) establishing a new
registered management investment company or managed separate account. No charge
or penalty will be imposed as a result of such withdrawal. The Company agrees
that it bears the responsibility to take remedial action in the event of a Board
determination of an irreconcilable material conflict and the cost of such
remedial action, and these responsibilities will be carried out with a view only
to the interests of Contract owners.

     7.4.      If a material irreconcilable conflict arises because of a
decision by the Company to disregard contract owner voting instructions and that
decision represents a minority position or would preclude a majority vote, the
Company may be required, at the Fund's election, to withdraw the affected
Account's investment in the Fund and terminate this Agreement with respect to
such Account (at the Company's expense); provided, however that such withdrawal
and termination shall be limited to the extent required by the foregoing
material irreconcilable conflict as determined by a majority of the
disinterested members of the Board. No charge or penalty will be imposed as a
result of such withdrawal. The Company agrees that it bears the responsibility
to take remedial action in the event of a Board determination of an
irreconcilable material conflict and the cost of such remedial action, and these
responsibilities will be carried out with a view only to the interests of
Contract owners.

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     7.5.      For purposes of Sections 7.3 through 7.4 of this Agreement, a
majority of the disinterested members of the Board shall determine whether
any proposed action adequately remedies any irreconcilable material conflict,
but in no event will the Fund be required to establish a new funding medium
for the Contracts. The Company shall not be required by Section 7.3 through
7.4 to establish a new funding medium for the Contracts if an offer to do so
has been declined by vote of a majority of Contract owners materially
adversely affected by the irreconcilable material conflict.

     7.6.      If and to the extent that Rule 6e-2 and Rule 6e-3(T) are amended,
or Rule 6e-3 is adopted, to provide exemptive relief from any provision of the
1940 Act or the rules promulgated thereunder with respect to mixed or shared
funding (as defined in the Shared Funding Exemptive Order) on terms and
conditions materially different from those contained in the Shared Funding
Exemptive Order, then the Fund and/or the Participating Insurance Companies, as
appropriate, shall take such steps as may be necessary to comply with Rules 6e-2
and 6e-3(T), as amended, and Rule 6e-3, as adopted, to the extent such rules are
applicable.

     7.7       Each of the Company and the Adviser shall at least annually
submit to the Board such reports, materials or data as the Board may reasonably
request so that the Board may fully carry out the obligations imposed upon them
by the provisions hereof and in the Shared Funding Exemptive Order, and said
reports, materials and data shall be submitted more frequently if deemed
appropriate by the Board. All reports received by the Board of potential or
existing conflicts, and all Board action with regard to determining the
existence of a conflict, notifying Participating Insurance Companies of a
conflict, and determining whether any proposed action adequately remedies a
conflict, shall be properly recorded in the minutes of the Board or other
appropriate records, and such minutes or other records shall be made available
to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.

                          ARTICLE VIII.  INDEMNIFICATION

     8.1.      INDEMNIFICATION BY THE COMPANY

     8.1 (a).   The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Fund, the
Underwriter and each member of their respective Board and officers and each
person, if any, who controls the Fund within the meaning of Section 15 of the
1933 Act (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties" for purposes of this Section
8.1) against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities (including amounts
paid in settlement with the written consent of the Company) or litigation
(including legal and other expenses), to which the Indemnified Parties may
become subject under any statute, regulation, at common law or otherwise,
insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (or actions in
respect thereof) or settlements are related to the sale or acquisition of the
Fund's shares or the Contracts and:

     (i)       arise out of or are based upon any untrue statements or
               alleged untrue statements of any material fact contained
               in the registration statement or

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               prospectus for the Contracts or contained in the Contracts or
               sales literature for the Contracts (or any amendment or
               supplement to any of the foregoing), or arise out of or are
               based upon the omission or the alleged omission to state
               therein a material fact required to be stated therein or
               necessary to make the statements therein not misleading,
               provided that this agreement to indemnify shall not apply as
               to any Indemnified Party if such statement or omission or
               such alleged statement or omission was made in reliance upon
               and in conformity with information furnished to the Company
               by or on behalf of the Fund for use in the registration
               statement or prospectus for the Contracts or in the Contracts
               or sales literature (or any amendment or supplement) or
               otherwise for use in connection with the sale of the
               Contracts or Fund shares; or

     (ii)      arise out of or as a result of statements or representations
               (other than statements or representations contained in the
               registration statement, prospectus or sales literature of the
               Fund not supplied by the Company, or persons under its
               control and other than statements or representations
               authorized by the Fund or the Underwriter) or unlawful
               conduct of the Company or persons under its control, with
               respect to the sale or distribution of the Contracts or Fund
               shares; or

     (iii)     arise out of or as a result of any untrue statement or alleged
               untrue statement of a material fact contained in a
               registration statement, prospectus, or sales literature of
               the Fund or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or
               the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material
               fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
               statements therein not misleading if such a statement or
               omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with
               information furnished to the Fund by or on behalf of the
               Company; or

     (iv)      arise as a result of any failure by the Company to provide the
               services and furnish the materials under the terms of this
               Agreement; or

     (v)       arise out of or result from any material breach of any
               representation and/or warranty made by the Company in this
               Agreement or arise out of or result from any other material
               breach of this Agreement by the Company.

     8.1 (b).  The Company shall not be liable under this indemnification
provision with respect to any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or litigation
incurred or assessed against an Indemnified Party as such may arise from such
Indemnified Party's willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence in the
performance of such Indemnified Party's duties or by reason of such Indemnified
Party's reckless disregard of obligations or duties under this Agreement.

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     8.1(c).  The Company shall not be liable under this indemnification
provision with respect to any claim made against an Indemnified Party unless
such Indemnified Party shall have notified the Company in writing within a
reasonable time after the summons or other first legal process giving
information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon such
Indemnified Party (or after such Indemnified Party shall have received notice of
such service on any designated agent), but failure to notify the Company of any
such claim shall not relieve the Company from any liability which it may have to
the Indemnified Party against whom such action is brought otherwise than on
account of this indemnification provision. In case any such action is brought
against the Indemnified Parties, the Company shall be entitled to participate,
at as own expense, in the defense of such action. The Company also shall be
entitled to assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to the party
named in the action. After notice from the Company to such party of the
Company's election to assume the defense thereof, the Indemnified Party shall
bear the fees and expenses under this Agreement for any legal or other expenses
subsequently incurred by such Party independently in connection with the defense
thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation.

     8.1(d).  The Indemnified Parties will promptly notify the Company of the
commencement of any litigation or proceedings against them in connection with
the issuance or sale of the Fund shares or the Contracts or the operation of the
Fund.

     8.2.      INDEMNIFICATION BY UNDERWRITER

     8.2(a). The Underwriter agrees, with respect to each Portfolio that it
distributes, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and each of as directors
and officers and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the
meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties"
for purposes of this Section 8.2) against any and all losses, claims, damages,
liabilities (including amounts paid in settlement with the written consent of
the Underwriter) or litigation (including legal and other expenses) to which the
Indemnified Parties may become subject under any statute, at common law or
otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (or
actions in respect thereof) or settlements are related to the sale or
acquisition of shares of the Portfolio that it distributes or the Contracts
and:

     (i)       arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged
               untrue statement of any material fact contained in the
               registration statement or prospectus or sales literature of
               the Fund (or any amendment or supplement to any of the
               foregoing), or arise out of or are based upon the omission or
               the alleged omission to state therein a material fact
               required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
               statements therein not misleading, provided that this
               agreement to indemnify shall not apply as to any Indemnified
               Party if such statement or omission or such alleged statement
               or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with
               information furnished to the Fund or the Underwriter by or on
               behalf of the Company for use in the registration statement
               or prospectus for the

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               Fund or in sales literature (or any amendment or supplement)
               or otherwise for use in connection with the sale of the
               Contracts or Portfolio shares; or

     (ii)      arise out of or as a result of statements or representations
               (other than statements or representations contained in the
               registration statement, prospectus or sales literature for
               the Contracts not supplied by the Fund, the Underwriter or
               persons under their respective control and other than
               statements or representations authorized by the Company) or
               unlawful conduct of the Fund or Underwriter or persons under
               their control, with respect to the sale or distribution of
               the Contracts or Portfolio shares; or

     (iii)     arise out of or as a result of any untrue statement or alleged
               untrue statement of a material fact contained in a
               registration statement, prospectus, or sales literature
               covering the Contracts, or any amendment thereof or
               supplement thereto, or the omission or alleged omission to
               state therein a material fact required to be stated therein
               or necessary to make the statement or statements therein not
               misleading, if such statement or omission was made in
               reliance upon information furnished to the Company by or on
               behalf of the Fund or the Underwriter; or

     (iv)      arise as a result of any failure by the Fund or the Underwriter
               to provide the services and furnish the materials under the
               terms of this Agreement; or

     (v)       arise out of or result from any material breach of any
               representation and/or warranty made by the Underwriter in
               this Agreement or arise out of or result from any other
               material breach of this Agreement by the Underwriter; as
               limited by and in accordance with the provisions of Section
               8.2(b) and 8.2(c) hereof.

     8.2(b). The Underwriter shall not be liable under this indemnification
provision with respect to any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or litigation
incurred or assessed against an Indemnified Party as such may arise from such
Indemnified Party's willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence in the
performance of such Indemnified Party's duties or by reason of such Indemnified
Party's reckless disregard of obligations and duties under this Agreement.

     8.2(c). The Underwriter shall not be liable under this indemnification
provision with respect to any claim made against an Indemnified Party unless
such Indemnified Party shall have notified the Underwriter in writing within
a reasonable time after the summons or other first legal process giving
information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon such
Indemnified Party (or after such Indemnified Party shall have received notice
of such service on any designated agent), but failure to notify the
Underwriter of any such claim shall not relieve  the Underwriter from any
liability which it may have to the Indemnified Party against whom

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such action is brought otherwise than on account of this indemnification
provision. In case any such action is brought against the Indemnified
Parties, the Underwriter will be entitled to participate, at its own expense,
in the defense thereof. The Underwriter also shall be entitled to assume the
defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to the party named in the action.
After notice from the Underwriter to such party of the Underwriter's election
to assume the defense thereof, the Indemnified Party shall bear the fees and
expenses of any additional counsel retained by it, and the Underwriter will
not be liable to such party under this Agreement for any legal or other
expenses subsequently incurred by such party independently in connection with
the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation.

     8.2(d). The Company agrees promptly to notify the Underwriter of the
commencement of any litigation or proceedings against it or any of its officers
or directors in connection with the issuance or sale of the Contracts or the
operation of each Account in which the Funds are made available.

     8.3.      INDEMNIFICATION BY THE ADVISER

     8.3(a). The Adviser agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and
its directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls the Company
within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act (hereinafter collectively, the
"Indemnified Parties" and individually, "Indemnified Party," for purposes of
this Section 8.3) against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities
(including amounts paid in settlement with the written consent of the Adviser)
or litigation (including legal and other expenses) to which the Indemnified
Parties may become subject under any statute, at common law or otherwise,
insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (or actions in
respect thereof) or settlements are related to the operations of the Adviser or
the Fund and:

     (i)       arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged
               untrue statement of any material fact contained in the
               registration statement or prospectus or sales literature of
               the Fund (or any amendment or supplement to any of the
               foregoing), or arise out of or are based upon the omission or
               the alleged omission to state therein a material fact
               required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
               statements therein not misleading, provided that this
               agreement to indemnify shall not apply as to any Indemnified
               Party if such statement or omission or such alleged statement
               or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with
               information furnished to the Adviser, the Fund or the
               Underwriter by or on behalf of the Company for use in the
               registration statement or prospectus for the Fund or in sales
               literature (or any amendment or supplement) or otherwise for
               use in connection with the sale of the Contracts or Portfolio
               shares; or

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     (ii)      arise out of or as a result of statements or representations
               (other than statements or representations contained in the
               registration statement, prospectus or sales literature for
               the Contracts not supplied by the Fund, the Adviser or
               persons under its control and other than statements or
               representations authorized by the Company) or unlawful
               conduct of the Fund, the Adviser or persons under their
               control, with respect to the sale or distribution of the
               Contracts or Portfolio shares; or

     (iii)     arise out of or as a result of any untrue statement or alleged
               untrue statement of a material fact contained in a
               registration statement, prospectus, or sales literature
               covering the Contracts, or any amendment thereof or
               supplement thereto, or the omission or alleged omission to
               state therein a material fact required to be stated therein
               or necessary to make the statement or statements therein not
               misleading, if such statement or omission was made in
               reliance upon information furnished to the Company by or on
               behalf of the Fund or the Adviser; or

     (iv)      arise as a result of any failure by the Adviser to provide the
               services and furnish the materials under the terms of this
               Agreement; or

     (v)       arise out of or result from any material breach of any
               representation and/or warranty made by the Fund or the
               Adviser in this Agreement or arise out of or result from any
               other material breach of this Agreement by the Fund or the
               Adviser, including without limitation any failure by the Fund
               to comply with the conditions of Article VI hereof.

     8.3(b). The Adviser shall not be liable under this indemnification
provision with respect to any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or litigation
incurred or assessed against an indemnified Party as may arise from such
Indemnified Party's willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence in the
performance of such Indemnified Party's duties or by reason of such Indemnified
Party's reckless disregard of obligations and duties under this Agreement.

     8.3(c). The Adviser shall not be liable under this indemnification
provision with respect to any claim made against an Indemnified Party unless
such Indemnified Party shall have notified the Adviser in writing within a
reasonable time after the summons or other first legal process giving
information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon such
Indemnified Party (or after such Indemnified Party shall have received notice of
such service on any designated agent), but failure to notify the Adviser of any
such claim shall not relieve the Adviser from any liability which it may have to
the Indemnified Party against whom such action is brought otherwise than on
account of this indemnification provision. In case any such action is brought
against the Indemnified Parties, the Adviser will be entitled to participate, at
its own expense, in the defense thereof. The Adviser also shall be entitled to
assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to the party named in the
action. After notice from the Adviser to such party of the Adviser's election to
assume the defense thereof, the Indemnified Party shall bear the

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fees and expenses of any additional counsel retained by it, and the Adviser
will not be liable to such party under this Agreement for any legal or other
expenses subsequently incurred by such party independently in connection with
the defense thereof other then reasonable costs of investigation.

     8.3(d). The Company agrees to promptly notify the Adviser of the
commencement of any litigation or proceedings against it or any of as respective
officers or directors in connection with this Agreement, the issuance or sale of
the Contracts, with respect to the operation of each Account, or the sale or
acquisition of shares of the Adviser.

                            ARTICLE IX.  APPLICABLE LAW

     9.1.      This Agreement shall be construed and the provisions hereof
interpreted under and in accordance with the laws of the State of Connecticut.

     9.2.      This Agreement shall be subject to the provisions of the 1933,
1934 and 1940 Acts, and the rules and regulations and rulings thereunder,
including such exemptions from those statutes, rules and regulations as the
Securities and Exchange Commission may grant (including, but not limited to, the
Shared Funding Exemptive Order) and the terms hereof shall be interpreted and
construed in accordance therewith.

                              ARTICLE X.  TERMINATION

     10.1.     This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect until the
first to occur of:

     (a)       termination by any party for any reason upon six-months advance
               written notice delivered to the other parties; or

     (b)       termination by the Company by written notice to the Fund, the
               Adviser and the Underwriter with respect to any Portfolio
               based upon the Company's determination that shares of such
               Portfolio are not reasonably available to meet the
               requirements of the Contracts. Reasonable advance notice of
               election to terminate shall be furnished by the Company, said
               termination to be effective ten (10) days after receipt of
               notice unless the Fund makes available a sufficient number of
               shares to reasonably meet the requirements of the Account
               within said ten (10) day period; or

     (c)       termination by the Company upon written notice to the Fund, the
               Adviser and the Underwriter with respect to any Portfolio in
               the event any of the Portfolio's shares are not registered,
               issued or sold in accordance with applicable state and/or
               federal law or such law precludes the use of such shares as
               the underlying investment medium of the Contracts issued or
               to be issued by the Company. The terminating party shall give
               prompt notice to the other parties of its decision to terminate;
               or

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     (d)       termination by the Company upon written notice to the Fund,
               the Adviser and the Underwriter with respect to any Portfolio
               in the event that such portfolio ceases to qualify as a
               Regulated Investment Company under Subchapter M of the Code
               or under any successor or similar provision; or

     (e)       termination by the Company upon written notice to the Fund and
               the Underwriter with respect to any Portfolio in the event
               that such Portfolio fails to meet the diversification
               requirements specified in Article VI hereof; or

     (f)       termination by either the Fund, the Adviser or the Underwriter by
               written  notice to the Company, if either one or more of the
               Fund, the Adviser or the Underwriter, shall determine, in its
               or their sole judgment exercised in good faith, that the
               Company and/or their affiliated companies has suffered a
               material adverse change in its business, operations,
               financial condition or prospects since the date of this
               Agreement or is the subject of material adverse publicity,
               provided that the Fund, the Adviser or the Underwriter will
               give the Company sixty (60) days' advance written notice of
               such determination of as intent to terminate this Agreement,
               and provided further that after consideration of the actions
               taken by the Company and any other changes in circumstances
               since the giving of such notice, the determination of the
               Fund, the Adviser or the Underwriter shall continue to apply
               on the 60th day since giving of such notice, then such 60th
               day shall be the effective date of termination; or

     (g)       termination by the Company by written notice to the Fund, the
               Adviser and the Underwriter, if the Company shall determine,
               in its sole judgment exercised in good faith, that either the
               Fund, the Adviser or the Underwriter has suffered a material
               adverse change in its business, operations, financial
               condition or prospects since the date of this Agreement or is
               the subject of material adverse publicity, provided that the
               Company will give the Fund, the Adviser and the Underwriter
               sixty (60) days' advance written notice of such determination
               of its intent to terminate this Agreement, and provided
               further that after consideration of the actions taken by the
               Fund, the Adviser or the Underwriter and any other changes in
               circumstances since the giving of such notice, the
               determination of the Company shall continue to apply on the
               60th day since giving of such notice, then such 60th day
               shall be the effective date of termination; or

     (h)       termination by the Fund, the Adviser or the Underwriter by
               written notice to the Company, if the Company gives the Fund,
               the Adviser and the

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               Underwriter the written notice specified in Section 1.5
               hereof and at the time such notice was given there was no
               notice of termination outstanding under any other provision
               of this Agreement; provided, however any termination under
               this Section 10.1(h) shall be effective sixty (60) days after
               the notice specified in Section 1.5 was given; or

     (i)       termination by any party upon the other party's breach of any
               representation in Section 2 or any material provision of this
               Agreement, which breach has not been cured to the
               satisfaction of the terminating party within ten (10) days
               after written notice of such breach is delivered to the Fund
               or the Company, as the case may be; or

     (j)       termination by the Fund, Adviser or Underwriter by written notice
               to the Company in the event an Account or Contract is not
               registered (unless exempt from registration) or sold in
               accordance with applicable federal or state law or
               regulation, or the Company fails to provide pass-through
               voting privileges as specified in Section 3.4.

     10.2.      EFFECT OF TERMINATION.  Notwithstanding any termination of this
Agreement, the Fund shall at the option of the Company, continue to make
available additional shares of the Fund pursuant to the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, for all Contracts in effect on the effective date of termination
of this Agreement (hereinafter referred to as "Existing Contracts") unless such
further sale of Fund shares is proscribed by law, regulation or applicable
regulatory body, or unless the Fund determines that liquidation of the Fund
following termination of this Agreement is in the best interests of the Fund and
its shareholders. Specifically, without limitation, the owners of the Existing
Contracts shall be permitted to direct reallocation of investments in the Fund,
redemption of investments in the Fund and/or investment in the Fund upon the
making of additional purchase payments under the Existing Contracts. The parties
agree that this Section 10.2 shall not apply to any terminations under Article
VII and the effect of such Article Vii terminations shall be governed by Article
VII of this Agreement.

     10.3.     The Company shall not redeem Fund shares attributable to the
Contracts (as distinct from Fund shares attributable to the Company's assets
held in the Account) except (i) as necessary to implement Contract Owner
initiated or approved transactions, or (ii) as required by state and/or federal
laws or regulations or judicial or other legal precedent of general application
(hereinafter referred to as a "Legally Required Redemption") or (iii) as
permitted by an order of the SEC pursuant to Section 26(b) of the 1940 Act. Upon
request, the Company will promptly furnish to the Fund and the Underwriter the
opinion of counsel for the Company (which counsel shall be reasonably
satisfactory to the Fund and the Underwriter) to the effect that any redemption
pursuant to clause (ii) above is a Legally Required Redemption. Furthermore,
except in cases where permitted under the terms of the Contracts, the Company
shall not prevent Contract Owners from allocating payments to a Portfolio that
was otherwise available under the Contracts without first giving the Fund or the
Adviser 30 days notice of its intention to do so.

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                               ARTICLE XI.   NOTICES

     Any notice shall be sufficiently given when sent by registered or certified
mail to the other party at the address of such party set forth below or at such
other address as such party may from time to time specify in writing to the
other party.

     If to the Fund:

     ____________________________
     ____________________________
     ____________________________


     If to the Underwriter:





     If to the Adviser:




     If to the Company:                 With a copy to:

     Hartford Life Insurance Co.        Hartford Life Insurance Co.
     200 Hopmeadow Street               200 Hopmeadow Street
     Simsbury, Connecticut 06070        Simsbury, Connecticut 06070
     Attn: Tom Marra                    Attn: Lynda Godkin, General Counsel


                         ARTICLE XII.  FOREIGN TAX CREDITS

     12.1.     The Fund and Adviser agree to consult in advance with the Company
concerning whether any series of the Fund qualifies to provide a foreign tax
credit pursuant to Section 853 of the Code.

                            ARTICLE XIII.  MISCELLANEOUS

     13.1.     All persons dealing with the Fund must look solely to the
property of the Fund for the enforcement of any claims against the Fund as
neither the Board, officers, agents or

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shareholders assume any personal liability for obligations entered into on
behalf of the Fund. Each of the Company, Adviser and Underwriter acknowledges
and agrees that, as provided by Article 8, Section 8.1, of the Fund's
Agreement and Declaration of Trust, the shareholders, trustees, officers,
employees and other agents of the Fund and as Portfolios shall not personally
be bound by or liable for matters set forth hereunder, nor shall resort be
had to their private property for the satisfaction of any obligation or claim
hereunder. A Certificate of Trust referring to the Fund's Agreement and
Declaration of Trust is on file with the Secretary of State of Connecticut.

     13.2.     Subject to the requirements of legal process and regulatory
authority, each party hereto shall treat as confidential the names and addresses
of the owners of the Contracts and all information reasonably identified as
confidential in writing by any other party hereto and, except as permitted by
this Agreement, shall not disclose, disseminate or utilize such names and
addresses and other confidential information until such time as it may come into
the public domain without the express written consent of the affected party.

     13.3.     The captions in this Agreement are included for convenience of
reference only and in no way define or delineate any of the provisions hereof or
otherwise affect their construction or effect.

     13.4.     This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more
counterparts, each of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.

     13.5.     If any provision of this Agreement shall be held or made
invalid by a court decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of
this Agreement shall not be affected thereby.

     13.6.     Each party hereto shall cooperate with each other party and
all appropriate governmental authorities (including without limitation the
Securities and Exchange Commission, the National Association of Securities
Dealers and state insurance regulators) and shall permit such authorities
(and other parties hereto) reasonable access to its books and records in
connection with any investigation or inquiry relating to this Agreement or
the transactions contemplated hereby.

     13.7.     The rights, remedies and obligations contained in this Agreement
are cumulative and are in addition to any and all rights, remedies and
obligations at law or in equity, which the parties hereto are entitled to under
state and federal laws.

     13.8.     This Agreement or any of the rights and obligations hereunder may
not be assigned by any party without the prior written consent of all parties
hereto; provided, however, that the Adviser may, with advance written notice to
the other parties hereto, assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations
hereunder to any affiliate of or company under common control with the Adviser
if such assignee is duly licensed and registered to perform the obligations of
the Adviser under this Agreement.

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     13.9.     The Company shall furnish, or shall cause to be furnished, to the
Fund or its designee upon request, copies of the following reports:

     (a)       the Company's annual statement (prepared under statutory
               accounting principles) and annual report (prepared under
               generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), if any),
               as soon as practical and in any event within 90 days after
               the end of each fiscal year;

     (b)       the Company's June 30th quarterly statements (statutory), as soon
               as practical and in any event within 45 days following such
               period;

     (c)       any financial statement, proxy statement, notice or report of the
               Company sent to stockholders and/or policyholders, as soon as
               practical after the delivery thereof to stockholders;

     (d)       any registration statement (without exhibits) and financial
               reports of the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange
               Commission or any state insurance regulator, as soon as
               practical after the filing thereof;

     (e)       any other public report submitted to the Company by independent
               accountants in connection with any annual, interim or special
               audit made by them of the books of the Company, as soon as
               practical after the receipt thereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement to
be executed in as name and on its behalf by its duly authorized representative
as of the date specified above.



HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
on behalf of Itself and each of its Accounts named in
Schedule A hereto, as amended from time to time



By:
   ---------------------------------------------------
     Peter Cummins
     Its Senior Vice President



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FUND



By:
   ---------------------------------------------

     Its



UNDERWRITER



By:
   ---------------------------------------------

     Its




ADVISER



By:
   ---------------------------------------------

     Its

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                                      SCHEDULE A

                           SEPARATE ACCOUNTS AND CONTRACTS

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Name of Separate Account and Date Established        Form Numbers
 by Board of Directors                                Funded by Separate Account
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                      Contract Form Nos.:
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------




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                                     SCHEDULE B

PARTICIPATING LIFE INVESTMENT TRUST PORTFOLIOS





















                                      28

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                                     SCHEDULE C

                               PROXY VOTING PROCEDURES

The following is a list of procedures and corresponding responsibilities for the
handling of proxies and voting instructions relating to the Fund. The defined
terms herein shall have the meanings assigned in the Participation Agreement
except that the term "Company" shall also include the department or third party
assigned by the Company to perform the steps delineated below.

 1.   The proxy proposals are given to the Company by the Fund as early
      as possible before the date set by the Fund for the shareholder
      meeting to enable the Company to consider and prepare for the
      solicitation of voting instructions from owners of the Contracts and
      to facilitate the establishment of tabulation procedures. At this time
      the Fund will inform the Company of the Record, Mailing and Meeting
      dates. This will be done verbally approximately two months before
      meeting.

 2.   Promptly after the Record Date, the Company will perform a "tape
      run," or other activity, which will generate the names, address and
      number of units which are attributed to each contract
      owner/policyholder (the "Customer") as of the Record Date. Allowance
      should be made for account adjustments made after this date that could
      affect the status of the Customers' accounts as of the Record Date.

      Note: The number of proxy statements is determined by the activities
      described in Step #2. The Company will use its best efforts to call in
      the number of Customers to the Fund, as soon as possible, but no later
      than two weeks after the Record Date.

 3.   The Fund's Annual Report must be sent to each Customer by the
      Company either before or together with the Customers' receipt of
      voting instruction solicitation material. The Fund will provide the
      last Annual Report to the Company pursuant to the terms of Section 3.3
      of the Agreement to which this Schedule relates.

 4.   The text and format for the Voting Instruction Cards ("Cards" or
      "Card") is provided to the Company by the Fund. The Company, at its
      expense, shall produce and personalize the Voting Instruction Cards.
      The Fund or its affiliate must approve the Card before it is printed.
      Allow approximately 2-4 business days for printing information on the
      Cards. Information commonly found on the Cards includes:

      a.   name (legal name as found on account registration)
      b.   address
      c.   fund or account number
      d.   coding to state number of units (or equivalent shares)
      e.   individual Card number for use in tracking and verification of votes
           (already on Cards as printed by the Fund).

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 5.   During this time, the Fund will develop, produce, and the Fund
      will pay for the Notice of Proxy and the Proxy Statement (one
      document). Printed and folded notices and statements will be sent to
      Company for insertion into envelopes (envelopes and return envelopes
      are provided and paid for by the Company). Contents of envelope sent
      to Customers by the Company will include:

      a.   Voting Instruction Card(s)
      b.   One proxy notice and statement (one document)
      c.   return envelope (postage pre-paid by Company) addressed to the
           Company or its tabulation agent
      d.   "urge buck slip" - optional, but recommended. (This is a small,
           single sheet of paper that requests Customers to vote as quickly
           as possible and that their vote is important. One copy will be
           supplied by the Fund.)
      e.   cover letter - optional, supplied by Company and reviewed and
           approved in advance by the Fund.

 6.   The above contents should be received by the Company
      approximately 3-5 business days before mail date. Individual in
      charge at Company reviews and approves the contents of the mailing
      package to ensure correctness and completeness. Copy of this approval
      sent to the Fund.

 7.   Package mailed by the Company at the Fund's expense.

      *The Fund must allow at least a 15-day solicitation time to the
      Company as the shareowner. (A 5-week period is recommended.)
      Solicitation time is calculated as calendar days from (but not
      including), the meeting, counting backwards.

 8.   Collection and tabulation of Cards begins. Tabulation usually
      takes place in another department or another vendor depending on
      process used. An often used procedure is to sort Cards on arrival by
      proposal into vote categories of all yes, no, or mixed replies, and to
      begin data entry.

      Note: Postmarks are not generally needed. A need for postmark
      information would be due to an insurance company's internal procedure
      and has not been required by the Fund in the past.

 9.   Signatures on Card checked against legal name on account
      registration which was printed on the Card.

      Note: For example, if the account registration is under "John A.
      Smith, Trustee," then that is the exact legal name to be printed on
      the Card and is the signature needed on the Card.

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10.   If Cards are mutilated, or for any reason are illegible or are
      not signed properly, they are sent back to Customer with an
      explanatory letter and a new Card and return envelope. The mutilated
      or illegible Card is disregarded and considered to be not received for
      purposes of vote tabulation. Any Cards that have been "kicked out"
      (e.g., mutilated, illegible) of the procedure are "hand verified,"
      (i.e., examined as to why they did not complete the system). Any
      questions on those Cards are usually remedied individually.

11.   There are various control procedures used to ensure proper
      tabulation of votes and accuracy of that tabulation. The most
      prevalent is to sort the Cards as they first arrive into categories
      depending upon their vote; an estimate of how the vote is progressing
      may then be calculated. If the initial estimates and the actual vote
      do not coincide, then an internal audit of that vote should occur.
      This may entail a recount.

12.   The actual tabulation of votes is done in units (or equivalent
      shares) which is then converted to shares. (It is very important that
      the fund receives the tabulations stated in terms of a percentage and
      the number of shares.) The Fund must review and approve tabulation
      format.

13.   Final tabulation in shares is verbally given by the Company to
      the Fund on the morning of the meeting not later then 10:00 A.M.
      Houston time. The Fund may request an earlier deadline if reasonable
      and if required to calculate the vote in time for the meeting.

14.   A Certification of Mailing and Authorization to Vote Shares will
      be required from the Company as well as an original copy of the final
      vote. The Fund will provide a standard form for each Certification.

15.   The Company will be required to box and archive the Cards
      received from the Customers. In the event that any vote is challenged
      or if otherwise necessary for legal, regulatory, or accounting
      purposes, the Fund will be permitted reasonable access to such Cards.

16.   All approvals and "signing-off" may be done orally, but must
      always be followed up in writing.

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 1.3

                                        [LOGO]
                                        HARTFORD LIFE



September 30, 1999
                                        LYNDA GODKIN, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT,
                                        GENERAL COUNSEL & CORPORATE SECRETARY

                                        LAW DEPARTMENT
Board of Directors
Hartford Life Insurance Company
200 Hopmeadow Street
Simsbury, CT  06089

RE:  SEPARATE ACCOUNT VL II
     HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
     INTIIAL FILING

Dear Sir/Madam:

I have acted as General Counsel to Hartford Life Insurance Company (the
"Company"), a Connecticut insurance company, and Hartford Life Insurance
Company Separate Account VL II (the "Account") in connection with the
registration of an indefinite amount of securities in the form of last
survivor flexible premium variable life insurance policies (the "Policies")
with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended. I have examined such documents (including the Form S-6
Registration Statement) and reviewed such questions of law as I considered
necessary and appropriate, and on the basis of such examination and review,
it is my opinion that:

1.  The Company is a corporation duly organized and validly existing as a stock
    life insurance company under the laws of the State of Connecticut and is
    duly authorized by the Insurance Department of the State of Connecticut to
    issue the Policies.

2.  The Account is a duly authorized and validly existing separate account
    established pursuant to the provisions of Section 38a-433 of the
    Connecticut Statutes.

3.  To the extent so provided under the Policies, that portion of the assets of
    the Account equal to the reserves and other contract liabilities with
    respect to the Account will not be chargeable with liabilities arising out
    of any other business that the Company may conduct.

4.   The Policies, when issued as contemplated by the Form S-6 Registration
     Statement, will constitute legal, validly issued and binding obligations
     of the Company.


<PAGE>

Board of Directors
Hartford Life Insurance Company
September 30, 1999
Page 2


I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Form S-6
Registration Statement for the Policies and the Account.

Sincerely,

/s/ Lynda Godkin
Lynda Godkin


<PAGE>



                                                                  EXHIBIT 1.4

                                             [LOGO]
                                             HARTFORD LIFE


                           KENNNETH A. MCCULLUM, FSA, MAAA
                           Assistant Vice President
                           Individual Life Product Development


September 30, 1999


Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.   20549


Dear Sir:

This opinion is furnished in connection with the Form S-6 Registration
Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Securities Act"), of
a certain flexible premium variable life insurance policy (the "Policy") that
will be offered and sold by Hartford Life Insurance Company and certain units
of interest to be issued in connection with the Policy.

The hypothetical illustrations of the Policy issued in the Form S-6
Registration Statement accurately reflect reasonable estimates of projected
performance of the Policy under the stipulated rates of investment return,
the contractual expense deductions and guaranteed cost-of-insurance rates,
and utilizing a reasonable estimation for expected fund operating expenses.

I hereby consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Form S-6
Registration Statement and to the reference to my name under the heading
"Experts" in the Statement of Additional Information included as part of such
Form S-6 Registration Statement.

Very truly yours,


/s/Kenneth A. McCullum


Kenneth A. McCullum, FSA, MAAA
Director Individual Life
Product Development


<PAGE>

                        HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

                               POWER OF ATTORNEY
                               -----------------

                               Gregory A. Boyko
                                 David T. Foy
                                 Lynda Godkin
                                Thomas M. Marra
                                Lowndes A. Smith
                              Raymond P. Welnicki
                              Lizabeth H. Zlatkus
                             David M. Znamierowski


do hereby jointly and severally authorize Lynda Godkin, Christine Repasy,
Marianne O'Doherty, Thomas S. Clark and Brian Lord to sign as their agent,
any Registration Statement, pre-effective amendment, post-effective amendment
and any application for exemptive relief of the Hartford Life Insurance
Company under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of
1940, and do hereby ratify any such signatures heretofore made by such
persons.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Power of Attorney for
the purpose herein set forth.

/s/ Gregory A. Boyko                    Dated as of January 15, 1999
- ------------------------------
Gregory A. Boyko

/s/ David T. Foy                        Dated as of January 15, 1999
- ------------------------------
David T. Foy

/s/ Lynda Godkin                        Dated as of January 15, 1999
- ------------------------------
Lynda Godkin

/s/ Thomas M. Marra                     Dated as of January 15, 1999
- ------------------------------
Thomas M. Marra

/s/ Lowndes A. Smith                    Dated as of January 15, 1999
- ------------------------------
Lowndes A. Smith

/s/ Raymond P. Welnicki                 Dated as of January 15, 1999
- ------------------------------
Raymond P. Welnicki

/s/ Lizabeth H. Zlatkus                 Dated as of January 15, 1999
- ------------------------------
Lizabeth H. Zlatkus

/s/ David M. Znamierowski               Dated as of January 15, 1999
- ------------------------------
David M. Znamierowski


<PAGE>


                                                     ORGANIZATIONAL CHART


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

<S>                                                                                        <C>

                                           THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
                                                           (DELAWARE)
                                                                |
                                                                ---------------------------------------------
                                                     NUTMEG INSURANCE COMPANY                               |
                                                           (CONNECTICUT)                         THE HARTFORD INVESTMENT
                                                                |                                   MANAGEMENT COMPANY
                                                 HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY                         (DELAWARE)
                                                           (CONNECTICUT)                                    |
                                                                |                                           |
                                            HARTFORD ACCIDENT AND INDEMNITY COMPANY                HARTFORD INVESTMENT
                                                           (CONNECTICUT)                              SERVICES, INC.
                                                                |                                      (CONNECTICUT)
                                                       HARTFORD LIFE, INC.
                                                           (DELAWARE)
                                                                |
                                           HARTFORD LIFE & ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY
                                                           (CONNECTICUT)
                                                                |
                                                                |
                                                                |
        -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        |          |       |              |                   |                |               |             |             |
  HARTFORD LIFE    |       |              |                   |                |               |           HLIC         PLANCO
INTERNATIONAL LTD. |       |              |                   |                |               |          CANADA       FINANCIAL
  (CONNECTICUT)    |       |              |                   |                |               |      HOLDINGS, INC.   SERVICES,
        |          |       |              |                   |                |               |        (CANADA)     INCORPORATED
        |          |       |              |                   |                |               |             |     (PENNSYLVANIA)
        |          |       |              |                   |                |               |             |             |
        |          |  ALPINE LIFE  HARTFORD FINANCIAL   HARTFORD LIFE       HARTFORD        AMERICAN         |             |
        |          |   INSURANCE     SERVICES LIFE    INSURANCE COMPANY    FINANCIAL      MATURITY LIFE      |             |
        |          |    COMPANY      INSURANCE CO.      (CONNECTICUT)    SERVICES, LLC  INSURANCE COMPANY    |             |
        |          | (CONNECTICUT)   (CONNECTICUT)            |           (DELAWARE)      (CONNECTICUT)      |      PLANCO, INC.
        |          |                                          |                |               |             |     (PENNSYLVANIA)
        |          |      -------------------------------------                |       AML FINANCIAL, INC.   |
  HARTFORD CALMA   |      |                 |                 |                |         (CONNECTICUT)       |
    COMPANY        | ROYAL LIFE          HARTFORD          HARTFORD            |                         HARTFORD
   (FLORIDA)       | INSURANCE         INTERNATIONAL       LIFE AND            |                       LIFE INSURANCE
                   |  COMPANY        LIFE REASSURANCE   ANNUITY INSURANCE      |                         COMPANY
                   | OF AMERICA            CORP.           COMPANY             |                         OF CANADA
                   |(CONNECTICUT)      (CONNECTICUT)     (CONNECTICUT)         |                          (CANADA)
                   |                                          |                |
                   |                                          |                |
                   |                                     ITT HARTFORD          |
                   |                                      LIFE, LTD.           |
                   |                                      (BERMUDA)            |
                   |                                                           |
                   |                                                           |
         ----------|         ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         |                   |                     |                     |                  |                            |
   INTERNATIONAL           MS FUND          HL INVESTMENT           HARTFORD       HARTFORD SECURITIES        HARTFORD COMP. EMP.
     CORPORATE         AMERICA 1993-K       ADVISORS, LLC         EQUITY SALES        DISTRIBUTION              BENEFITS SERVICE
MARKETING GROUP, INC.     SPE, INC.         (CONNECTICUT)         COMPANY, INC.       COMPANY, INC.                  COMPANY
   (CONNECTICUT)         (DELAWARE)              |                (CONNECTICUT)       (CONNECTICUT)                (CONNECTICUT)
         |                                       |
         |                                       |
   THE EVERGREEN                         HARTFORD INVESTMENT
    GROUP, INC.                          FINANCIAL SERVICES
    (NEW YORK)                                 COMPANY
                                              (DELAWARE)
</TABLE>

<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                        <C>

                                           THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
                                                           (DELAWARE)
                                                                |
                                                     NUTMEG INSURANCE COMPANY
                                                           (CONNECTICUT)
                                                                |
                                                 HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
                                                           (CONNECTICUT)
                                                                |
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     |           |                                              |
     |           |                                         HARTFORD LIFE
     |           |                                -------INTERNATIONAL LTD.
     |           |                                |       (CONNECTICUT)
     |           |                                |             |
     |           |                                |        ITT HARTFORD
     |           |                                |    ----SUDAMERICANA
     |           |                                |   |     HOLDING S.A.
     |           |                                |   |    (ARGENTINA)
     |           |                                |   |------------------------------------------------------
     |           |                                |   |                               |                      |
     |           |                                |   |        HARTFORD            GALICIA              INSTITUTO DE
     |           |                                |   |        SEGUROS          VIDA COMPANIA        SALTA COMPANIA DE
     |           |                                |   |--------DE VIDA         DE SEGUROS S.A.      SEGUROS DE VIDA S.A.
     |           |                                |   |       (URUGUAY)          (ARGENTINA)            (ARGENTINA)
     |           |                                |   |
     |           |             ICATU              |   |      ITT HARTFORD
     |           |            HARTFORD            |   |-----SEGUROS DE VIDA
     |           |          SEGUROS S.A.----------|   |       (ARGENTINA)
     |           |            (BRAZIL)            |   |
     |           |                |               |   |
     |           |                |               |   |      ITT HARTFORD
     |           |   -- ----------|               |   |------SEGUROS DE
     |           |   |            |               |   |       RETIRO S.A.
     |           |   |            |               |   |       (ARGENTINA)
     |-----------|----------------|---------------|---|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     |           |   |            |               |   |
     |           |   |      ICATU HARTFORD        |   |  CONSULTORA DE CAPITALES
     |           |   |     FUNDO DE PENSAO        |   |   S.A. SOCIEDAD GERENTE
     |           |   |         (BRAZIL)           |   |----DE FONDOS COMUNES
     |           |   |            |               |   |      DE ENVERSION
     |           |   |            |               |   |       (ARGENTINA)
     |           |   |      ICATU HARTFORD        |   |
     |           |   |    CAPITALIZACAO S.A.      |   |          CLARIDAD
     |           |   |         (BRAZIL)           |   |     ADMINISTRADORA DE
     |           |   |            |               |   |---FONDOS DE JUBILACIONES
     |           |   |        BRAZILCAP           |   |      Y PENSIONES S.A.
     |           |   |     CAPITALIZACAO S.A.     |   |       (ARGENTINA)
     |           |   |         (BRAZIL)           |   |
     |           |   |                            |   |
     |           |    --------------------------  |   |
     |           |---------------              |  |   |
     |                          |              |  |   |
HARTFORD FIRE               HARTFORD FIRE      |  |   |------- SEGPOOL S.A.
INTERNATIONAL------------INTERNATIONAL, LTD.   |  |   |        (ARGENTINA)
(GERMANY) GMBH              (CONNECTICUT)      |  |   |
(WEST GERMANY)                                 |  |   |
                                               |  |   |
                           ICATU HARTFORD      |  |   |         THESIS S.A.
                            ADMINISTRACAO      |  |   |-------- (ARGENTINA)
                          DE BENEFICIOS LTDA-- |  |   |
                              (BRAZIL)            |   |
                                                  |   |
                                  -----------------   |
                                  |                   |
                                 CAB                  |--------- U.O.R., S.A.
                             CORPORATION                         (ARGENTINA)
                       (BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS)

</TABLE>
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                        <C>
                                           THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
                                                           (DELAWARE)
                                                                |
                                                     NUTMEG INSURANCE COMPANY
                                                           (CONNECTICUT)
                                                                |
                                                 HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
                                                           (CONNECTICUT)
                                                                |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                                                      |                         |
                                                                                         THE HARTFORD INTERNATIONAL             |
                |-----------------------------------------------------------------------FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.          |
                |                                 |                    |                          (DELAWARE)                    |
                |                                 |                    |         ----------------------|-----------------       |
                |                                 |                    |         |                     |         |       |      |
             ZWOLSCHE                             |                    |    ITT HARTFORD         LONDON AND      |   HARTFORD   |
          ALGEMEENE N.V.                          |                    | INTERNATIONAL, LTD.     EDINBURGH       | EUROPE, INC. |
          (NETHERLANDS)                           |                    |       (U.K.)       INSURANCE GROUP, LTD.|  (DELAWARE)  |
                |                                 |                    |                           (U.K.)        |              |
                |                                 |                    |                             |           |              |
                |                                 |                    |                -------------            |              |
                |                                 |                    |                |                        |              |
                |                           ITT ASSURANCES      HARTFORD INTERNATIONAL  |    LONDON AND          --ITT ERCOS    |
                |                              S.A.              INSURANCE CO., N.V.    |---  EDINBURGH           DE SEGUROS Y  |
                |    ZWOLSCHE ALGEMEENE      (FRANCE)                (BELGIUM)          | INSURANCE CO., LTD.    REASEGUROS S.A.|
                |----SCHADEVERZEKERING                                   |              |        (U.K.)             (SPAIN)     |
        --------|          N.V.-----------------------------------       |              |            |                          |
        |       |      (NETHERLANDS)                              |      |              |            |                          |
       Z.A.     |                                                 |      |              |   EXCESS INSURANCE                    |
- --VERZEKERINGEN |                                                 |      |              |     COMPANY LTD.                      |
|      N.V.     |      ZWOLSCHE ALGEMEENE                         |      |              |        (U.K.)                         |
|  (BELGIUM)    |------HERVERZEKERING B.V.                        |      |              |                                       |
|   |      -----|        (NETHERLANDS)                            |      |              |      LONDON AND                       |
|   |     |     |                                                 |      |              |--- EDINBURGH LIFE                     |
| Z.A. LUX S.A. |                                                 |      |              |  ASSURANCE CO., LTD.                  |
| (LUXEMBURG)   |    ZWOLSCHE ALGEMEENE                           |      |              |         (U.K.)                        |
|               |--LEVENS-VERZEKERING N.V.------------            |      |              |                                       |
|               |      (NETHERLANDS)                 |            |      |              |                                       |
- ----------------|------------------------------------|------------|------|--------------|---------------------------------------|
|               |                                    |            |      |              |                                       |
|       --------                                     |            |      |              |                                       |
|       |       |                                    |            |      |              |                                       |
|   ZWOLSCHE    |    ZWOLSCHE ALGEMEENE       ZWOLSCHE ALGEMEENE  |      |              |                                       |
|  ALGEMEENE    |-----HYPOTHEKEN N.V.        BELEGGINGEN III B.V. |      |              |                                       |
|  EUROPA B.V.  |      (NETHERLANDS)             (NETHERLANDS)    |      |              |                                       |
| (NETHERLANDS) |                                       ----------       |              |                                       |
- --------|       |                                       |                |              |                                       |
                |      EXPLOITATIEMAAT-          BELEGGINGSMAAT-         |              |                                       |
                |-----   SCHAPPIJ                 SCHAPPIJ               |              |                                       |
                |      BUIZERDLAAN B.V.          BUIZERDLAAN B.V.        |              |                                       |
                |        (NETHERLANDS)             (NETHERLANDS)         |              |                                       |
                |                                                        |              |                                       |
                |                                                        |              |                                  -----
                |          HOLLAND                                       |              |--------------------------        |
                |---- BELEGGINGSGROEP B.V.                               |              |                          |       |
                        (NETHERLANDS)                                    |              |-----------------         |       |
                                                                         |       -------|                 |        |       |
                                                                         |       |      |                 |        |       |
                                                                         |       |      |                 |        |       |
                                                                    F.A. KNIGHT  |  MACALISTER &    LONDON AND     | HARTFORD FIRE
                                                                     & SON N.V.  |  DUNDAS, LTD.     EDINBURGH     | INTERNATIONAL
                                                                     (BELGIUM)   |   (SCOTLAND)     TRUSTEES, LTD. |   SERVICIOS
                                                                                 |                    (U.K.)       |    (SPAIN)
                                                                                  -------------------------        -----------
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                                                                                    FENCOURT           QUOTEL        LONDON AND
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