Eustace Marchbanks-Oyelaran

Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel

Hartford, CT, United States

Professional Summary

Chief Legal Officer with 19 years leading legal, compliance, and regulatory functions for property & casualty and life insurers. Built a 42-person legal and compliance organization, cut outside-counsel spend 31%, and guided two acquisitions worth $1.6B through state insurance department approval. Trusted adviser to boards on governance, risk appetite, data privacy, and litigation strategy.

Employment History

Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel

Charter Oak Mutual Insurance Group · Hartford, CT

Mar, 2019 · Present

Lead a 42-person legal, compliance, and corporate secretary team supporting $4.8B in annual written premium across 31 states. Reduced outside-counsel spend 31% ($9.2M a year) by building a panel-firm program with alternative fee arrangements and in-house litigation management. Secured Connecticut and New York regulatory approval for the $1.1B acquisition of a specialty commercial auto carrier in 7 months. Stood up an enterprise privacy program covering NYDFS Part 500, CCPA, and the NAIC data security model law; passed two market-conduct exams with no findings. Serve as corporate secretary to the board and its audit, risk, and governance committees.

Deputy General Counsel, Regulatory & Litigation

Riverside Life & Annuity Company · Hartford, CT

Jun, 2013 · Feb, 2019

Managed a portfolio of 1,400+ claims and coverage cases, lowering average resolution time 22%. Led the legal workstream for a $500M block reinsurance transaction and related Form A/D filings. Drafted the company's product filing playbook, reducing state-filing rejections 40%.

Senior Counsel

Lindqvist & Harrow LLP · Boston, MA

Sep, 2007 · May, 2013

Represented insurers in coverage litigation and bad-faith claims in state and federal courts. Second-chaired three jury trials and argued two appeals before the First Circuit.

Education

J.D.

University of Connecticut School of Law · Hartford, CT

Sep, 2004 · May, 2007

Law Review, Articles Editor.

B.A., Political Science

Wesleyan University · Middletown, CT

Sep, 2000 · May, 2004

Skills

Insurance regulation (NAIC, state DOIs)

M&A and Form A filings

Corporate governance

Litigation strategy

Data privacy (NYDFS 500, CCPA)

Outside-counsel management

Board advisory

Contract negotiation

Compliance program design

Crisis management

Courses

Admitted to the Bar — Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York

State Bar Admissions

CIPP/US — Certified Information Privacy Professional

IAPP

Languages

English · native

Yoruba · intermediate