Klaus Zelzner

Klaus Zelzner is a seasoned claims expert currently serving as Claims Expert Property E&C at Swiss Re since July 2025. Prior experience includes a tenure as Head of Global Technical Service at Crawford & Company from February 2020 to July 2025 and a significant role at HDI Global SE from September 2007 to January 2020 as Leiter Engineering Claims, managing global engineering claims operations. Klaus also held various leadership positions at Gerling-Konzern Allgemeine Versicherungs-AG from May 1992 to August 2007, including overseeing the Claims Management Property/Engineering division and managing large-scale claims. Educational qualifications include a Dipl.-Wirt.-Ing. in Insurance Engineering and a Diplom-Ingenieur in Manufacturing Technology from Cologne University of Applied Sciences.