Netherlands-based BearingPoint has named Christopher Ling as its new head of insurance in the UK.

Ling will focus on joining business and technology particular helping clients with their digital strategies and associated IT transformations, both to grow revenues through better customer management and to meet the reporting and compliance challenges related to Solvency II and IFRS.

Prior to BearingPoint, he served as advisory practice at Ernst & Young’s Insurance.

With more than 18 years of experience in the insurance industry, Ling has also worked with AVIVA’s UK Marine underwriting business and latterly AVIVA’s e-Business strategy globally as a consultant with pwc.

Ling said that BearingPoint’s capabilities both in Revenue Growth and Financial & Solvency II reporting will help in meeting current market’s needs.