Rolf Gerling
$2.4B
Born
Dec 15, 1954
Age
71
Source of Wealth
Insurance
Residence
Zurich,
Citizenship
Germany
Marital Status
Married
Children
3
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Zurich
- Rolf Gerling inherited insurer Gerling Konzern, showed little interest in managing it and saw the legacy plunge into turmoil.
- His grandfather Robert founded the business in 1904 and his father, Hans, expanded it into a global insurance group. Hans died in 1992.
- Mismanagement, losses from the September 11 attacks and costly asbestos claims led Rolf to sell the company for an estimated $1 billion in 2005.
- His portfolio includes real estate through companies like DufourIm AG, which is headed by long-time Gerling confidant Heino von Have.
- A passionate environmentalist, Gerling leads a withdrawn life in Switzerland.
- In the 1990s, Gerling was instrumental in getting 50 insurance companies to sign a UN pledge to consider environmental problems in their business practices.
- He attended a Montessori school as a child and studied analytical psychology at the C.G. Jung Institute in Zurich.
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