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Sarah M. Patterson |
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William James Kotapish, Esq. |
Counsel |
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Assistant Director |
Law Department |
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Division of Investment Management |
200 Hopmeadow Street |
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Securities and Exchange Commission |
Simsbury, CT 06089 |
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100 F Street, NE |
Direct Dial: (860) 843-6085 |
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Washington, DC 20549-4644 |
Fax: (860) 380-1616 |
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Re: |
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Hartford Life Insurance Company Separate Account Three |
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File Nos. 333-101927 and 811-08584 |
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Rule 485(b) (1) (vii) Request |
Dear Mr. Kotapish:
I am writing to you on behalf of the Hartford Life Insurance Company and Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company (collectively, “The Hartford”) and the registrants (collectively, the “Registrants”) listed below.
The Registrants request approval, pursuant to Securities Act Rule 485(b)(1)(vii), to file Post-Effective Amendments (the “Replicated Registration Statements”) to the registration statement on Form N-4 listed below, pursuant to the provisions of Securities Act Rule 485(b):
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Securities Act Nos. |
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Hartford Life Insurance Company Separate Account Three |
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333-102625 |
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Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company Separate Account Three |
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333-101928 |
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The Replicated Registration Statements will contain certain revisions that may render them ineligible to be filed under Rule 485(b). However, the Hartford believes the revisions, once reviewed by the Staff, will be “substantially identical” to revisions that will be set forth in the post-effective amendment under Rule 485(a) to the registration statement on Form N-4 (File No. 333-101927) (the “Prototype Registration Statement”) filed on February 8, 2008, Accession No. 0001104659-08-008153.
The Registrants make the following representations in support of this request:
· Because the Replicated Registration Statements are substantially identical to the Prototype Registration Statement, the Registrants will be able to revise the Replicated Registration Statements effectively to reflect Commission staff comments made on the Prototype Registration Statement.
· The Registrants will make corresponding changes to the Replicated Registration Statements in response to comments made by the Commission staff on the Prototype Registration Statement.
· The Replicated Registration Statements will not contain any material changes that would make the post-effective amendments ineligible to be filed under Rule 485(b).
Thank you for your consideration in this matter. Please call me at (860) 843-6085 if you have any questions with respect to this request.
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Very truly yours, |
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/s/ Sarah M. Patterson |
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Sarah M. Patterson |
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Counsel |
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Michael Kosoff (SEC) |
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Richard Wirth (Hartford) |