Pricing Supplement No. 3 dated Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2) September 20, 2004. File No. 333-112244 (To Prospectus dated September 7, 2004 and Prospectus Supplement dated September 7, 2004) This Pricing Supplement consists of 3 pages. HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY DEPOSITOR SECURED MEDIUM-TERM NOTES ISSUED THROUGH HARTFORD LIFE GLOBAL FUNDING TRUST 2004-003 FLOATING RATE NOTES DUE SEPTEMBER 15, 2009 The description in this pricing supplement of the particular terms of the Secured Medium-Term Notes offered hereby and the Funding Agreement sold by Hartford Life Insurance Company to the Trust specified herein supplements the description of the general terms and provisions of the notes and the funding agreements set forth in the accompanying prospectus and prospectus supplement, to which reference is hereby made. PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE NOTES Principal Amount: $300,000,000 Type of Interest Rate: [ ] Fixed [X] Floating Price to Public: 100% If Fixed Rate Notes: Interest Rate: Net Proceeds to Trust: $298,950,000 If Floating Rate Notes: Initial Interest Rate: CALCULATED USING BASE RATE ON 9/22/04. CUSIP Number: 41659EAA5 Base Rate: [ ] CD Rate [ ] Commercial Paper Rate [ ] CMT Rate [ ] Federal Funds Rate Agent's Discount: 0.35% [X] LIBOR [ ] Treasury Rate [ ] Prime Rate [ ] Other (See Attached) If LIBOR: [ ] LIBOR Reuters Page Issuance Date: SEPTEMBER 24, 2004 [X] LIBOR Telerate Page 3750 Designated LIBOR Currency: U.S. DOLLARS Stated Maturity Date: SEPTEMBER 15, 2009 If CMT Rate, Telerate Page: [ ] 7051 [ ] 7052 If 7052: [ ] Weekly Average [ ] Monthly Average Initial Interest Payment Date: DECEMBER 15, 2004 Designated CMT Maturity Index: Interest Reset Dates: QUARTERLY Interest Payment Frequency: QUARTERLY Initial Interest Reset Date: DECEMBER 15, 2004 Index Maturity: THREE MONTHS Specified Currency: U.S. DOLLARS Interest Rate Determination Dates: AS SPECIFIED IN THE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT FOR THE INDICATED BASE RATE. Regular Record Dates: 15 DAYS PRIOR TO AN INTEREST Spread: 17 BASIS POINTS. Spread Multiplier: N/A PAYMENT DATE. Maximum Interest Rate: NONE. Minimum Interest Rate: NONE. Day Count Convention: ACTUAL/360 Floating Rate/Fixed Rate Note: [ ] Yes [X] No. If yes: Fixed Rate: N/A Fixed Rate Commencement Date: N/A Computation of Interest: AS SPECIFIED IN THE Inverse Floating Rate Note [ ] Yes [X] No. If yes, PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT FOR Fixed Interest Rate: N/A THE INDICATED BASE RATE. 1 Authorized Denominations: $1,000 Sinking Fund: NONE. Optional Redemption: Yes [ ] No [X] Calculation Agent: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK Optional Redemption Date: N/A Exchange Rate Agent: N/A Initial Redemption Percentage: N/A Annual Percentage Reduction: N/A Securities Exchange Listing: NONE. Redemption may be: [ ] In whole only. [ ] In whole or in part. Additional Amounts to be Paid: [ ] Yes [X] No Optional Repayment: [ ] Yes [X] No Special Tax Considerations: NONE. Optional Repayment Dates: N/A Other Provisions Relating to the Notes: NONE. Amortizing Note: [ ] Yes (See attached) [X] No Agents: BEAR, STEARNS & CO. INC. Discount Note: [ ] Yes [X] No If Yes: Total Amount of Discount: N/A Yield to Maturity: N/A INFORMATION RELATING TO THE FUNDING AGREEMENT Funding Agreement Provider: HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE Type of Interest Rate: [ ] Fixed [X] Floating COMPANY If Fixed Rate Funding Agreement: Interest Rate: Funding Agreement: FA-404003 If Floating Rate Funding Agreement: Initial Interest Rate: Contract Payment: $300,000,015 CALCULATED USING BASE RATE ON 9/22/04. Base Rate: [ ] CD Rate [ ] Commercial Paper Rate Deposit Amount: $298,950,015 [ ] CMT Rate [ ] Federal Funds Rate (if different from Contract [X] LIBOR [ ] Treasury Rate Payment [ ] Prime Rate [ ] Other (See Attached) If LIBOR: [ ] LIBOR Reuters Page Effective Date: SEPTEMBER 24, 2004 [X] LIBOR Telerate Page 3750 Designated LIBOR Currency: U.S. DOLLARS Stated Maturity Date: SEPTEMBER 15, 2009 If CMT Rate, Telerate Page: [ ] 7051 [ ] 7052 If 7052: [ ] Weekly Average [ ] Monthly Average Initial Interest Payment Date: DECEMBER 15, 2004 Designated CMT Maturity Index: Interest Reset Frequency: QUARTERLY. Interest Payment Frequency: QUARTERLY Initial Interest Reset Date: DECEMBER 15, 2004 Index Maturity: THREE MONTHS Specified Currency: U.S. DOLLARS Interest Rate Determination Date: AS SPECIFIED IN THE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT FOR THE INDICATED BASE RATE. Day Count Convention: ACTUAL/360 Spread: 17 BASIS POINTS. Spread Multiplier: N/A Maximum Interest Rate: NONE. Minimum Interest Rate: NONE. Floating Rate/Fixed Rate Funding Agreement: [ ] Yes [X] No Computation of Interest: AS SPECIFIED IN THE If yes: Fixed Rate: N/A PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT FOR Fixed Rate Commencement Date: N/A THE INDICATED BASE RATE. 2 Inverse Floating Rate Funding Agreement: [ ] Yes [X] No If yes: Fixed Interest Rate: N/A Optional Redemption: Yes [ ] No [X] Amortizing Funding Agreement: [ ] Yes (See attached) Optional Redemption Date: N/A [X] No Initial Redemption Percentage: N/A Annual Percentage Reduction: N/A Discount Funding Agreement: [ ] Yes [X] No. If yes: Redemption may be: [ ] In whole only. Total Amount of Discount: N/A [ ] In whole or in part. Yield to Maturity: N/A Optional Repayment: [ ] Yes [X] No Additional Amounts to be Paid: [ ] Yes [X] No Optional Repayment Dates: N/A Special Tax Considerations: NONE. Other Provisions Relating to the Funding Agreement: NONE. INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE RATINGS OF THE NOTES AND THE FUNDING AGREEMENT It is anticipated that, as of September 24, 2004, both the Notes and the Funding Agreement will be rated by the indicated rating agencies as follows: Standard & Poor's: AA- Moody's: AA3 The Moody's rating also extends to the Program under which the Notes are issued. 3