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HARTFORD LIFE
Thomas P. Kalmbach, FSA, MAAA
Actuary
December 4, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
RE: SEPARATE ACCOUNT VL II
STAG VARIABLE LIFE LAST SURVIVOR
HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
FILE NO. 33-89990
Dear Sir/Madam:
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/ Thomas P. Kalmbach
Thomas P. Kalmbach
