Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)
                                                             File No. 333-123441

Pricing Supplement No. 103 dated January 23, 2006.
(To Prospectus dated April 15, 2005 and Prospectus
Supplement dated May 5, 2005)
This Pricing Supplement consists of 2 pages.

                         Hartford Life Insurance Company
                                    Depositor

                            Fixed Rate IncomeNotes(sm)
                                 Issued through

                   Hartford Life Global Funding Trust 2006-008

                     5.00% Callable Notes due July 15, 2011

The description in this pricing supplement of the particular terms of the 5.00%
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.

                        PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE NOTES


                                                                 
Principal Amount:        $4,126,000.00           Interest Rate:           5.00%

Price to Public:         100%                    Issuance Date:           January 26, 2006

Net Proceeds to Trust:   $4,082,677.00           Stated Maturity Date:    July 15, 2011

Agent's Discount:        1.05%                   Initial Interest Payment Date: July 15, 2006

CUSIP Number:            41659FHH0               Interest Payment Frequency: Semi-Annually

Day Count Convention: 30/360                     Regular Record Dates:  15 days prior to any
                                                 Interest Payment Date.
Optional Redemption: Yes [X] No [ ]              The Survivor's Option [X] is [ ] is not
Optional Redemption Date: January 15, 2008       available
   or any Interest Payment Date thereafter.        Annual Put Limitation: $1 million or 1%
   Initial Redemption Percentage: 100%             Individual Put Limitation: $250,000
   Annual Percentage Reduction: N/A                Trust Put Limitation: N/A
   Redemption may be: [X] In whole only.
                      [ ] In whole or in part.   Authorized Denominations: $1,000 integral
                                                 amounts.

Securities Exchange Listing:  None.              Special Tax Considerations:  None.

Other Provisions Relating to the Notes: None.


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Agents : Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc., Advest 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-406008            Interest Rate:                     5.00%

Contract Payment:           $4,126,015.00        Effective Date:              January 26, 2006

Deposit Amount:             $4,082,692.00        Stated Maturity Date:           July 15, 2011
(if different from Contract Payment)
Day Count Convention:       30/360               Initial Interest Payment Date:  July 15, 2006
Special Tax Considerations: None.                Interest Payment Frequency:
                                                 Semi-Annually
Optional Redemption:   Yes [X] No [ ]            Survivor Option:  Under the Funding
Optional Redemption Date: January 15, 2008         Agreement, Hartford Life Insurance
  or any Interest Payment Date thereafter.         Company [X] is [ ] is not required to
  Initial Redemption Percentage:   100%            provide the Trust with amounts it needs to
  Annual Percentage Reduction:    N/A              honor valid exercises of the Survivor's
  Redemption may be:  [X] In whole only.           Option.
                      [ ] In whole or in part.
                                                 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 January 26, 2006, the Notes will be rated by the
indicated rating agencies as follows:

                  Standard & Poor's:  AA-            Moody's: Aa3
                  A.M. Best: aa-                     Fitch: AA

The Moody's rating also extends to the Program under which the Notes are issued.

It is anticipated that, as of January 26, 2006, the Funding Agreement will be
rated by the indicated rating agencies as follows:

                  Standard & Poor's:  AA-            Moody's: Aa3
                  A.M. Best: aa-                     Fitch: AA


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