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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

          Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): MAY 1, 2006


                         HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


        CONNECTICUT                    001-32293                 06-0974148
(State or other jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)       (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)                                       Identification No.)


                              200 HOPMEADOW STREET
                          SIMSBURY, CONNECTICUT 06089
                    (Address of principal executive offices)
                                   (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (860) 547-5000

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:


|_| Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
    (17 CFR 230.425)

|_| Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
    (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

|_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
    Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

|_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
    Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))


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ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

         The following documents are filed with reference to and are hereby
incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No.
333-130089) as declared effective by the Commission on March 31, 2006 (the
"Registration Statement").

         (c)      Exhibits



  EXHIBIT
  NUMBER                               DESCRIPTION
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Exhibit 5.1       Opinion of Sidley Austin LLP.

Exhibit 5.2       Opinion of Counsel of Hartford Life Insurance Company.

Exhibit 8         Opinion of Sidley Austin LLP.

Consent 23.1      Consent of Sidley Austin LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1
                  and Exhibit 8).

Consent 23.2      Consent of Counsel of Hartford Life Insurance Company
                  (included in Exhibit 5.2).



                                   SIGNATURES


         PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
THE REGISTRANT HAS DULY CAUSED THIS REPORT TO BE SIGNED ON ITS BEHALF BY THE
UNDERSIGNED HEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED.


                                     HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
                                     (REGISTRANT)



DATE:  MAY 1, 2006                   BY:    /s/ JEFFREY L. JOHNSON
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                                     Name:  Jeffrey L. Johnson
                                     Title: Assistant Vice President


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


  EXHIBIT
  NUMBER                               DESCRIPTION
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Exhibit 5.1       Opinion of Sidley Austin LLP.

Exhibit 5.2       Opinion of Counsel of Hartford Life Insurance Company.

Exhibit 8         Opinion of Sidley Austin LLP.

Consent 23.1      Consent of Sidley Austin LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1
                  and Exhibit 8).

Consent 23.2      Consent of Counsel of Hartford Life Insurance Company
                  (included in Exhibit 5.2).