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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): MARCH 23, 2007


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


      CONNECTICUT                   001-32293                    06-0974148
(State or other jurisdiction      (Commission                   (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)             File Number)              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:


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    (17 CFR 230.425)


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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 as exhibits to the Registration Statement on Form S-3
(File No. 333-137215) which became automatically effective on September 8, 2006
(the "Registration Statement").

         (c)    Exhibits



  EXHIBIT
  NUMBER                          DESCRIPTION
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Exhibit 5.1         Opinion of Counsel of Hartford Life Insurance Company.

Consent 23.1        Consent of Counsel of Hartford Life Insurance Company
                    (included in Exhibit 5.1).



                                   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:  MARCH 23, 2007                       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 Counsel of Hartford Life Insurance Company.

Consent 23.1        Consent of Counsel of Hartford Life Insurance Company
                    (included in Exhibit 5.1).