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                                  March 3, 2005

Hartford Life Insurance Company
200 Hopmeadow Street
Simsbury, Connecticut  06089

             Re: HARTFORD LIFE GLOBAL FUNDING TRUST 2005-030 SECURED MEDIUM-TERM
                 NOTES

Ladies and Gentlemen:

         This opinion letter is delivered to you in connection with the issuance
by Hartford  Life Global  Funding Trust  2005-030  (the "Trust") of  $25,000,000
aggregate  principal  amount of the Trust's  Floating  Rate Secured  Medium-Term
Notes due 2017 (the "Notes")  related to funding  agreement No.  FA-405030  (the
"Funding  Agreement") executed by Hartford Life Insurance Company, a Connecticut
life insurance company  ("Hartford  Life"). The Trust was formed on February 24,
2005 (the  "Formation  Date") and the Notes will be issued on March 3, 2005 (the
"Issuance Date").

         We have acted as special  counsel to the  underwriters,  in  connection
with the preparation and filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission")  under the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as amended (the  "Act"),  by
Hartford Life, of a Registration  Statement on Form S-3 (File Nos.  333-112244),
as  amended by  Amendment  No. 1 filed with the  Commission  on March 16,  2004,
Amendment  No. 2 filed with the  Commission  on May 4, 2004 and  Amendment No. 3
filed  with the  Commission  on July 27,  2004 (the  "Registration  Statement"),
including a prospectus (the "Prospectus") relating to secured notes to be issued
by newly formed  statutory trusts formed under the laws of the State of Delaware
and a prospectus  supplement relating to Hartford Life secured medium-term notes
to be issued by the trusts  (the  "Institutional  Prospectus  Supplement").  The
Registration   Statement   provides   for:  (i)  the   registration   of  up  to
$2,000,000,000,  or the  equivalent  amount in one or more  foreign  currencies,
aggregate  principal  amount of notes to be issued  by the  trusts  and (ii) the
registration of up to  $2,000,000,000,  or the equivalent  amount in one or more
foreign  currencies,  of Hartford  Life's  funding  agreements to be sold to the
trusts in connection with the sale of notes.


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SIDLEY AUSTIN BROWN & WOOD LLP                                          NEW YORK

Hartford Life Insurance Company
March 3, 2005
Page 2

         In furnishing  this opinion,  we have  reviewed:  (i) the  Registration
Statement, the Prospectus and the Institutional  Prospectus Supplement,  and the
pricing supplement related to the Notes dated as of the Formation Date, (ii) the
trust agreement, dated as of the Formation Date (the "Trust Agreement"), between
Wilmington  Trust  Company,  as  trustee,  and AMACAR  Pacific  Corp.,  as trust
beneficial  owner,  which adopts and incorporates the standard trust terms dated
July 23,  2004,  (iii)  the  indentures,  dated  as of the  Issuance  Date  (the
"Indenture"),  between  JPMorgan  Chase Bank,  N.A.,  as indenture  trustee (the
"Indenture  Trustee") and the Trust,  which adopts and incorporates the standard
indenture terms dated July 23, 2004, (iv) the distribution  agreement,  dated as
of the Formation Date (the  "Distribution  Agreement"),  between  Hartford Life,
Lehman Brothers Inc., on behalf of itself and each of the other agents,  and the
Trust, which adopts and incorporates the standard  distribution  agreement terms
dated July 23, 2004, (v) the omnibus instrument, dated as of the Formation Date,
which  includes  the  Trust  Agreement,  Indenture  and  Distribution  Agreement
executed in  connection  with the  creation of the Trust and the issuance by the
Trust of the Notes, (vi) the closing instrument,  dated as of the Issuance Date,
related to the Trust, (vii) the Notes and (viii) the Funding Agreement.

         We have also reviewed the trust action of the Trust in connection  with
the issuance of the Notes,  and have examined,  and have relied as to matters of
fact  upon,  originals  or  copies  certified  or  otherwise  identified  to our
satisfaction, of such records, agreements,  documents, and other instruments and
such  certificates or comparable  documents of public  officials and of officers
and   representatives   of  the  Trust,   and  have  made  such  other   further
investigations  as we have  deemed  relevant  and  necessary  as a basis for the
opinions  hereinafter  set  forth.  In such  examination,  we have  assumed  the
authenticity of all documents  submitted to us as originals,  the genuineness of
all  signatures,  the legal  capacity of all natural  persons and the conformity
with the original  documents of any copies  submitted to us for our examination.
We have relied as to factual  matters  upon,  and have  assumed the accuracy of,
representations,  statements and certificates of or from public officials and of
or from  officers  and  representations  of all  persons  whom  we  have  deemed
appropriate.

         Based  upon  the  foregoing,  and  subject  to the  qualifications  and
limitations  stated  herein,  we are of the  opinion  that  upon the  execution,
issuance,  authentication and delivery of the Notes, the Notes will be the valid
and  binding  obligations  of  the  Trust,  enforceable  against  the  Trust  in
accordance with their terms.

         The above opinions with regard to the  enforceability of the Notes: (i)
are  qualified  by  the  effects  of  bankruptcy,  insolvency,   reorganization,
moratorium or similar laws relating to or affecting  creditors' rights generally
and general  principles of equity  (regardless  of whether such  principles  are
considered  in a  proceeding  in equity or at law),  and (ii) are subject to the
further  qualification  that, to the extent that the Notes are  denominated in a
currency  other than  United  States  dollars,  a claim  thereunder  (or foreign
currency  judgment  in respect to such  claim)  would be  converted  into United
States dollars at a rate of exchange prevailing on a date determined pursuant to
applicable law.



SIDLEY AUSTIN BROWN & WOOD LLP                                          NEW YORK

Hartford Life Insurance Company
March 3, 2005
Page 3

         We express no opinion as to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the
laws of the State of New York, as currently in effect.  This opinion is rendered
as of the date  hereof  based  upon the facts and law in  existence  on the date
hereof.  We assume no obligation to update or supplement  this letter to reflect
any circumstances  which may hereafter come to our attention with respect to the
opinion and statements set forth above,  including any changes in applicable law
which may hereafter occur.

         We hereby  consent  to the  filing of this  letter as an exhibit to the
Current  Report  on Form  8-K  filed by  Hartford  Life in  connection  with the
issuance and sale of the Notes,  incorporated  by reference in the  Registration
Statement.  In giving such consent, we do not thereby concede that we are within
the category of persons whose consent is required  under Section 7 of the Act or
the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

                                    Very truly yours,

                                    /s/ Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP