Dave Hollander has joined Ernst & Young's Financial ServicesOffice as principal and insurance advisory practice leader.

Hollander brings more than 30 years of insuranceadvisory services to Ernst & Young, including 27 years atAccenture, where he led both the insurance sector and was thefounder and managing director of Accenture's global insurancesolutions group. Most recently, he served as CEO of Unirisx, aglobal insurance policy processing software company, based in theU.S. and U.K.

“We are extraordinarily pleased to welcome Dave Hollander toErnst & Young,” said Pete Porrino, global director of Ernst& Young's insurance industry services. “His deep industryknowledge and experience in building teams of people, physicaltools and insurance services to better support clients positionshim perfectly to help lead our rapidly growing insurance advisoryteam.”

Ernst & Young's Financial Services Office has expanded itsinsurance advisory services.

“Insurers are facing unprecedented regulatory and accountingchanges, which will significantly impact every aspect of theirbusiness,” says Hank Prybylski, advisory leader, financialservices, for Ernst & Young. “We are fortunate to have a provenprofessional of Dave's caliber to lead the expansion of ourinsurance advisory practice and help our clients meet thechallenges these changes will bring.”

Hollander has served both domestic and international carriersand brokers, as well as worked with numerous state regulators andthe NAIC in his past roles. He holds a BS in Economics fromthe University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School.