Rolf Gerling (born 15 December 1954) is a German billionaire businessman, philanthropist, investor and heir to the Gerling-Konzern.
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.
[7] He also operates the charitable Fondazione Gerling where he resides in Ticino, Switzerland.