Rolf Gerling

Rolf Gerling (born 15 December 1954) is a German billionaire businessman, philanthropist, investor and heir to the Gerling-Konzern. His net worth is estimated at $2.3 billion (2024) by Forbes magazine.^[1][2]

Gerling was born 15 December 1954 in Cologne, West Germany, one of three children, to Hans Gerling, then the largest insurance provider in Germany through Gerling-Konzern, and Irene "Inge" Gerling (née Uhrmacher; died 1990), an interior designer and gallery owner.^[3] Gerling was educated at the Montessori school followed by Schiller-Gymnasium in Cologne. After completing his Abitur he completed an internship at Vereins- und Westbank Hamburg followed Economics studies at University of Zurich from 1974 to 1979 (Licentiate). In 1986, he completed his Doctorate.^[3]

Gerling has been employed with his family firm since 1989. He inherited a 94% stake in Gerling-Konzern from his father Hans Gerling, valued at US$1.6 billion in 1992. Gerling Konzern is one of the world's largest writers of reinsurance policies. Gerling managed the firm until he sold his stake in 2005 to the Talanx Group.^[4][5][6]

Today, Gerling primarily is a private investor and environmentalist. His portfolio includes real estate through companies like DufourIm AG.^[7] He also operates the charitable Fondazione Gerling where he resides in Ticino, Switzerland.^[8]

Gerling is married to Katharina Gerling, a German Canadian dual citizen, and resides in Tegna, Switzerland.^[9] He has one daughter.

• Forbes profileArchived 2016-07-31 at the Wayback Machine

• Tina Grant (1 January 2003). International Directory of Company Histories. St. James Press. pp. 142–143. ISBN 978-1-55862-481-8.