Pollyanna Deane > Fox Williams LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Pollyanna Deane

Work Department

Insurance

Position

Partner

Career

Pollyanna specialises in advising insurance companies and unusually, advises both life and general insurers on the many aspects of their business. These include business transfers, attributions of inherited estates, M&A, reorganisations, demutualisations and joint ventures. She has been extensively involved in Solvency II projects for both capital management purposes and business preparation; with a particular interest in Solvency II’s impact on corporate governance and asset management. Her “Top 10 things every fund manager needs to know” is widely used in the market. A particular interest is the development of new products (including health trusts and financial reinsurance) for insurers, reinsurers and other financial institutions. Pollyanna is involved with InsurTech and advises a number of leading InsurTech start-ups on their regulatory position and more generally.