Learn how the GC at ELCO Mutual Life and Annuity, partnered with Gartner to build out scalable legal and compliance functions from the ground up, leveraging Gartner’s diagnostics, compliance surveys and best practice resources to establish a strong foundation and drive program maturity.
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Client Story
Building Legal and Compliance Functions
Mission-critical priority
The General Counsel at ELCO Mutual Life and Annuity was tasked with building the legal and compliance function from the ground up, establishing structure, best practices, and scalable governance to support rapid organizational growth.
How Gartner helped
Gartner supported ELCO Mutual Life and Annuity by providing diagnostics and maturity assessments to evaluate legal and compliance performance and benchmark against peers. Gartner advisors, surveys, and webinars delivered actionable insights and best practices, helping the General Counsel shift from transactional legal work to a more strategic advisory role while strengthening governance and board effectiveness.
Business impact
With Gartner’s support, ELCO Mutual Life and Annuity established three new legal and compliance functions using structured insights, templates, and diagnostics. The organization strengthened board effectiveness by revising committee charters, improving confidence and governance. Greater efficiency was achieved through benchmarking and policy templates, including GenAI policies, enabling faster execution and more strategic decision making.
Industry
Insurance
Revenue
US$30.8M
Employees
51-200 employees
