Hans Gerling (born June 6, 1915 in Cologne, † August 14, 1991) was a German businessman who headed the Gerling-Konzern, one of Europe's largest insurance groups, from 1949 until his death.
At the end of World War II, the US military government allowed the Gerling insurance company to reopen for business with Forstreuter at its head.
Control of the Gerling insurance group sparked a long legal battle between the three brothers.
A settlement provided that Hans Gerling and initially his brother Walter retained the German companies of the Gerling Group, Robert received DM 30 million as compensation and the Swiss and American companies.
[10] Hans Gerling was inducted into the Insurance Hall of Fame in 2000, alongside Otto Von Bismarck, one of only seven Germans to be so honored in the history of the industry.