Pricing Supplement No. 34 dated                 Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5)
January 24, 2005.                                            File No. 333-112244
(To Prospectus dated September 7, 2004 and Prospectus
Supplement dated September 7, 2004)
This Pricing Supplement consists of 6 pages.

                         HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
                                    DEPOSITOR

                          FLOATING RATE INCOMENOTES(sm)
                                 ISSUED THROUGH

                   HARTFORD LIFE GLOBAL FUNDING TRUST 2005-013

                    FLOATING RATE NOTES DUE JANUARY 15, 2017

The  description  in this  pricing  supplement  of the  particular  terms of the
Floating Rate  IncomeNotes(sm) 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.

INVESTING IN NOTES INVOLVES RISKS.  SEE "ADDITIONAL  RISK FACTORS"  BEGINNING ON
PAGE 3 OF THIS PRICING  SUPPLEMENT AND "RISK FACTORS" BEGINNING ON PAGE 4 OF THE
ACCOMPANYING PROSPECTUS.


                        PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE NOTES

                                                         
Principal Amount:          $3,451,000.00                    Issuance Date:                   January 27, 2005

Price to Public:           100%                             Stated Maturity Date:            January 15, 2017

Net Proceeds to Trust:     $3,390,608.00                    Initial Interest Payment Date:   February 15, 2005

Agent's Discount:          1.75%                            Interest Payment Frequency: Monthly

CUSIP Number:              41659FBG8                        Regular Record Dates:  15 days prior to an Interest Payment Date.

Day Count Convention:      30/360

 Base Rate:
    [ ] CD Rate                  [ ] LIBOR                           If LIBOR:  [ ] LIBOR Reuters Page
    [ ] CMT Rate                 [ ] Prime Rate                                 [ ] LIBOR Telerate Page
    [ ] Commercial Paper Rate    [ ] Treasury Rate                          Designated LIBOR Currency:
    [ ] Federal Funds Rate       [X] Other (See Attached)
                                                            If CMT Rate, Telerate Page:   [ ] 7051   [ ] 7052
Interest Reset Dates:   Each Interest Payment Date             If 7052:   [ ] Weekly Average   [ ] Monthly Average
                                                               Designated CMT Maturity Index:
Initial Interest Reset Date:  February 15, 2005
                                                            Index Maturity:  Not Applicable.
Interest Rate Determination Dates:  The fifth Business Day
   prior to each Interest Reset Date.                       Spread: +1.60%  Spread Multiplier: None.

Maximum Interest Rate:  None.                               Minimum Interest Rate:  0.00%




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Floating Rate/Fixed Rate Note:   [ ] Yes   [X] No              Computation of Interest:  See Attached.
     If yes:  Fixed Rate:
              Fixed Rate Commencement Date:

Optional Redemption:   Yes [ ]    No [X]                   The Survivor's Option  [X] is  [ ] is not available
    Optional Redemption Date:       N/A                        Annual Put Limitation: $1 million or 1%
Initial Redemption Percentage:      N/A                        Individual Put Limitation: $250,000
    Annual Percentage Reduction:   N/A                         Trust Put Limitation:  N/A
    Redemption may be: [ ]  In whole only.
                       [ ]  In whole or in part.

Discount Note:  [ ] Yes  [X] No  If Yes:                       Authorized Denominations: $1,000 integral amounts.
   Total Amount of Discount:                                   Calculation Agent:  JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
   Yield to Maturity:

Sinking Fund: None.                                            Securities Exchange Listing:  None.


Special Tax Considerations: Interest payable on the Notes will be treated as
"qualified stated interest" for United States federal income tax purposes, as it
meets the specified criteria referenced in the prospectus supplement under the
heading "Material United States Federal Income Tax Considerations--U.S.
Holders--INTEREST AND ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT".

Other Provisions Relating to the Notes:     See Attached.

Agents: Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc., Banc of America
Securities LLC, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., Citigroup, HSBC, JPMorgan, Merrill
Lynch & Co., Morgan Stanley, Raymond James, RBC Dain Rauscher, Inc., Scott &
Stringfellow, Inc., UBS Financial Services, Inc., Wachovia Securities, WM
Financial Services



                  INFORMATION RELATING TO THE FUNDING AGREEMENT

Funding Agreement Provider: Hartford Life Insurance Company

                                                        
Funding Agreement:                 FA-405013               Effective Date:                January 27, 2005

Contract Payment:                  $3,451,015.00           Stated Maturity Date:           January 15, 2017

Deposit Amount:                    $3,390,623.00           Initial Interest Payment Date:  February 15, 2005
(if different from Contract Payment)

Initial Interest Rate:             5.12%                   Day Count Convention:           30/360

                                                           Interest Payment Frequency: Monthly
Base Rate:
   [ ] CD Rate                     [ ] LIBOR               If LIBOR:  [ ] LIBOR Reuters Page
   [ ] CMT Rate                    [ ] Prime Rate                     [ ] LIBOR Telerate Page
   [ ] Commercial Paper Rate       [ ] Treasury Rate                          Designated LIBOR Currency:
   [ ] Federal Funds Rate          [X] Other (See Attached)
                                                                      If CMT Rate, Telerate Page: [ ] 7051    [ ] 7052
Interest Reset Frequency:  Each Interest Payment Date                 If 7052: [ ] Weekly Average [ ] Monthly Average
                                                                           Designated CMT Maturity Index:
Initial Interest Reset Date:       February 15, 2005
                                                                      Index Maturity: Not Applicable.
Interest Rate Determination Date:  The fifth Business Day prior
                                   to each Interest Reset Date.       Spread: +1.60%    Spread Multiplier:  None.



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Maximum Interest Rate:  None.                                 Floating/Fixed Rate Funding Agreement:  [ ] Yes  [x] No
                                                                If yes:  Fixed Rate:
Minimum Interest Rate:  0.00%                                            Fixed Rate Commencement Date:

Optional Redemption:  Yes [ ]   No [X]                     Survivor Option:  Under the Funding Agreement, Hartford Life
Optional Redemption Date:   N/A                               Insurance Company  [X] is [ ] is not required
                                                              to provide the Trust with amounts it needs to
         Initial Redemption Percentage:   N/A                 honor valid exercises of the Survivor's Option.
         Annual Percentage Reduction:    N/A
         Redemption may be:   [ ]  In whole only.          Other Provisions Relating to the Funding
                                                                                Agreement:   See Attached.
                              [ ]  In whole or in part.


Computation of Interest:  See Attached.                    Amortizing Funding Agreement:   [ ] Yes  (See attached)  [X] No

Discount Funding Agreement:   [ ] Yes  [X] No  If yes:     Special Tax Considerations:    None.
         Total Amount of Discount:
         Yield to Maturity:


Note: The Opinion regarding the  enforceability of the Funding Agreement and the
related  Consent of Counsel  for  Hartford  Life  Insurance  Company is given by
Jonathan Mercier, Counsel.



  INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE RATINGS OF THE NOTES AND THE FUNDING AGREEMENT

It is anticipated  that, as of January 27, 2005,  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.

                             ADDITIONAL RISK FACTORS

         THE ACCOMPANYING PROSPECTUS AND THIS PRICING SUPPLEMENT DO NOT DESCRIBE
ALL OF THE RISKS AND OTHER  RAMIFICATIONS  OF AN  INVESTMENT  IN THE  NOTES.  AN
INVESTMENT  IN  NOTES  LINKED  TO  THE  CONSUMER  PRICE  INDEX  ("CPI")  ENTAILS
SIGNIFICANT RISKS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH AN INVESTMENT IN A CONVENTIONAL FIXED RATE
OR FLOATING RATE DEBT SECURITY. INVESTORS SHOULD CONSULT THEIR OWN FINANCIAL AND
LEGAL  ADVISORS ABOUT THE RISKS  ASSOCIATED  WITH AN INVESTMENT IN THE NOTES AND
THE  SUITABILITY  OF  INVESTING  IN THE  NOTES  IN  LIGHT  OF  THEIR  PARTICULAR
CIRCUMSTANCES,  AND POSSIBLE  SCENARIOS  FOR  ECONOMIC,  INTEREST RATE AND OTHER
FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT THEIR INVESTMENT.

         YOUR INTEREST RATE IS BASED ON THE CPI.

         Your   interest   payments   will  be   affected   by  changes  in  the
non-seasonally adjusted U.S. City Average All Items Consumer Price Index for All
Urban  Consumers,  published  monthly  by the  Bureau of Labor  Statistics  (the
"CPI").  Such changes may be  significant.  Changes in the CPI are a function of
the  changes in  specified  consumer  prices  over time,  which  result from the
interaction of many factors over which we have no control.

         HISTORICAL CHANGES TO THE CPI ARE NOT NECESSARILY  INDICATIVE OF FUTURE
CHANGES.

         Movements in the CPI that have occurred in the past are not necessarily
indicative  of changes that may occur in the future,  which may be WIDER or MORE
CONFINED than those that have occurred historically. The CPI is a measure of the
average  levels in consumer  prices over time in a fixed market  basket of goods
and services.  In  calculating  the CPI,  price levels for the various items are
averaged  together with weights that represent their relative  importance in the
spending of urban  households in the United  States.  The contents of the market
basket of goods and services and the weights  assigned to the various  items are
updated  periodically  to take into  account  changes  in  consumer  expenditure
patterns.  Investors should not rely on any historical  changes or trends in the
CPI as an indicator of future changes in the CPI.



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         DURING  PERIODS  OF LOW  INFLATION  OR  DEFLATION,  THE  INTEREST  RATE
APPLICABLE TO THE NOTES COULD BE AS LOW AS 0.00%.

         During periods of reduced inflation,  the amount of interest payable on
the notes will decrease.  In a period of deflation,  the CPI Adjustment Rate (as
defined  below) would be negative.  This could result in an interest  rate below
the Spread and as low as 0.00%.

         THE INTEREST  RATE ON THE NOTES MAY BE LESS THAN THE RATE ON COMPARABLE
FIXED OR FLOATING RATE DEBT SECURITIES.

          Because the  long-term  trend in CPI changes  has been  positive,  the
initial  interest  rate may be below what would be paid, as of a current date on
comparable debt  securities  with a fixed or floating rate and similar  maturity
and credit quality to that of the notes.  Even though the long-term trend in CPI
changes has been  positive,  at any future date,  the interest rate on the notes
may be  below  what  we  would  expect  to  pay as of  such  date  if we  issued
non-callable  senior debt  securities  with a fixed or floating rate and similar
maturity to that of the notes.

         CHANGES IN THE CPI MAY NOT  CORRELATE  WITH  CHANGES IN  INTEREST  RATE
INDICES.

         Changes  in the CPI may bear  little or no  relationship  to changes in
interest rate indices  (such as those  described in the  Prospectus  Supplement)
that may be applicable to other floating rate notes. As a result,  your interest
rate may be below the  interest  rates  payable  on other  otherwise  comparable
floating  rate  debt  securities.  In  addition,  the  calculation  of  the  CPI
Adjustment  Rate CPI  incorporates  an approximate  three-month  lag, which will
affect the amount of interest payable on the notes and may have an impact on the
trading prices of the notes,  particularly  in periods of significant  and rapid
changes in the CPI.

         THE CPI ITSELF AND THE WAY THE  BUREAU OF LABOR  STATISTICS  CALCULATES
THE CPI MAY CHANGE IN THE FUTURE.

         There can be no assurance that the Bureau of Labor  Statistics will not
change the method by which it  calculates  the CPI. In addition,  changes in the
way the CPI is  calculated  could  reduce  the  level of the CPI and  lower  the
interest payment with respect to the notes. Accordingly, the amount of interest,
if any,  payable  on the notes,  and  therefore  the value of the notes,  may be
significantly  reduced. If the CPI is substantially  altered, a substitute index
may be employed to  calculate  the interest  payable on the notes,  as described
below. That substitution may adversely affect the value of the notes.

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                            INTEREST RATE ATTACHMENT

BASE RATE:

         The interest rate basis for the notes and the funding  agreement is the
CPI Adjustment Rate (as defined below) for each interest  payment period,  based
on the percentage  change in the  non-seasonally  adjusted U.S. City Average All
Items  Consumer  Price  Index for All Urban  Consumers  (the  "CPI"),  published
monthly  by the  Bureau  of Labor  Statistics  of the U.S.  Department  of Labor
("BLS"),  and  calculated  as  described  in this  pricing  supplement.  The CPI
Adjustment  Rate may be a positive  or  negative  rate in any  interest  payment
period.  The CPI is a measure of the average levels in consumer prices over time
for a fixed  market  basket of goods and  services,  including  food,  clothing,
shelter, fuels,  transportation,  charges for doctors and dentists services, and
drugs. In calculating the index, price levels for the various items are averaged
together with weights that represent  their  importance in the spending of urban
households in the United States.  The contents of the market basket of goods and
services and the weights assigned to the various items are updated  periodically
by the BLS to take into account changes in consumer  expenditure  patterns.  The
CPI is expressed in relative terms in relation to a time base  reference  period
for which the level is set at 100.0.  The base reference period for the Notes is
the 1982-1984 average.

Historical Data on the Consumer Price Index

The table below sets forth the CPI as published by the BLS of the months listed.
Historical  fluctuations  in the CPI are not  necessarily  indicative  of future
fluctuations,  which may be  greater  or less  than  those  that  have  occurred
historically.


                                               LEVEL OF THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
                                       (as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics)

           January   February   March    April   May    June    July    August    September    October   November    December
           -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                   
  2004      185.2      186.2     187.4   188.0   189.1  189.7   189.4    189.5       189.9      190.9      191.0       190.3

  2003      181.7      183.1     184.2   183.8   183.5  183.7   183.9    184.6       185.2      185.0      184.5       184.3

  2002      177.1      177.8     178.8   179.8   179.8  179.9   180.1    180.7       181.0      181.3      181.3       180.9

  2001      175.1      175.8     176.2   176.9   177.7  178.0   177.5    177.5       178.3      177.7      177.4       176.7

  2000      168.8      169.8     171.2   171.3   171.5  172.4   172.8    172.8       173.7      174.0      174.1       174.0

  1999      164.3      164.5     165.0   166.2   166.2  166.2   166.7    167.1       167.9      168.2      168.3       168.3

  1998      161.6      161.9     162.2   162.5   162.8  163.0   163.2    163.4       163.6      164.0      164.0       163.9



COMPUTATION OF INTEREST:

CALCULATION  OF CPI ADJUSTMENT  RATE: The CPI Adjustment  Rate for each Interest
Reset Period is determined as of each Interest Rate Determination Date using the
following formula:

          (CPI(t)-CPI(t-12)/CPI(t-12)  where:

          CPI(t): Current Index Level of CPI (as defined below), as published on
                  Bloomberg CPURNSA; and

          CPI(t-12): Index Level of CPI for the month 12 months prior to CPI(t).

All  percentages  resulting from any calculation on the notes will be rounded to
the nearest one hundredth of a percentage point, with five  one-thousandths of a
percentage point rounded upwards,  e.g.,  9.876% (or .09876) would be rounded to
9.88% (or .0988).

CALCULATION OF INTEREST RATE: The CPI Adjustment  Rate determined on an Interest
Rate  Determination Date is used to calculate the interest rate effective on the
next Interest Reset Date. That interest rate is equal to the CPI Adjustment Rate
plus the Spread indicated earlier in this pricing supplement.

CPI:  CPI(t) for each Interest  Payment Date is the CPI for the second  calendar
month prior to the applicable Interest Rate Determination Date, as published and
reported  in  the  calendar  month  immediately  prior  to  such  Interest  Rate
Determination  Date. For example,  if notes were outstanding for the period from
and including November 15, 2004 to but excluding December



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15,  2004,  CPI(t) would be the CPI for  September  2004,  which was 189.9,  and
CPI(t-12)  would be the CPI for  September  2003,  which was 185.2.  The CPI for
September 2004 was published by BLS and reported on Bloomberg CPURNSA in October
2004, and the CPI for September 2003 was published and reported in October 2003.

                           If the CPI is not reported on Bloomberg CPURNSA for a
particular  month by 3:00 PM on an Interest  Rate  Determination  Date,  but has
otherwise  been published by the BLS, the  Calculation  Agent will determine the
CPI as  published  by the BLS for such month  using such other  source as on its
face, and after consultation with us, appears to accurately set forth the CPI as
published  by the  BLS.  If the CPI has not been  discontinued  but has not been
reported on Bloomberg CPURNSA or published by BLS for a particular month by 3:00
PM on an Interest Rate  Determination  Date,  CPI for such date shall be the CPI
for the immediately preceding Interest Rate Determination Date.

                  In calculating CPI(t) and CPI(t-12) the Calculation Agent will
use the most recently  available  value of the CPI for any month,  determined as
described above on the applicable Interest Rate Determination Date, even if such
value has been  adjusted  from a prior  reported  value for the relevant  month.
However, if a value of CPI(t) and CPI(t-12) used by the Calculation Agent on any
Interest Rate Determination Date to determine the interest rate on the notes (an
"Initial CPI") is subsequently  revised by the BLS, the  Calculation  Agent will
continue to use the Initial CPI, and the interest  rate  determined  will not be
revised. If the CPI is rebased to a different year or period, the base reference
period for the notes will continue to be the 1982-1984  reference period as long
as the 1982-1984 CPI continues to be published.

                  If, while the notes are  outstanding,  the CPI is discontinued
or, if in the  opinion of the BLS,  as  evidenced  by a public  release,  and if
concurred with by us, substantially altered, the applicable substitute index for
the  notes  will  be  that  chosen  by the  Secretary  of the  Treasury  for the
Department of Treasury's  Inflation-Linked Treasuries as described at 62 Federal
Register 846-874  (January 6, 1997). If no such securities are outstanding,  the
substitute  index for the notes will be determined by the  Calculation  Agent as
directed by us in accordance with general market practice at the time,  provided
that  the   procedure   for   determining   the   resulting   interest  rate  is
administratively acceptable to the Calculation Agent.

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