People Moves: AXA XL Reinsurance Appoints Kopf From Swiss Re as Senior Underwriter Aviation; Aon Promotes Polanco as Iberia Reinsurance Leader

October 1, 2025

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at AXA XL Reinsurance and Aon.

A summary of these new hires follows here.

AXA XL Reinsurance Appoints Kopf From Swiss Re as Senior Underwriter Aviation

AXA XL Reinsurance announced that Jennifer Kopf will be joining the aviation reinsurance team in Zurich as senior underwriter, Aviation Reinsurance, effective October 1.

Kopf brings extensive underwriting experience from her career to date, most recently as senior underwriter aviation at Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, according to her LinkedIn profile.

Jennifer Kopf

She also has broad experience across a range of other lines of business, and has demonstrated success in developing innovative underwriting strategies to meet client needs.

In her new role, Kopf will be responsible for underwriting a diverse portfolio of aviation reinsurance business, leveraging advanced tools and models to optimize risk assessment and pricing. She will also focus on expanding market presence by developing new and existing client relationships through targeted client engagement.

“Jennifer’s proven expertise and deep industry knowledge will be a significant asset to our team. We are excited to welcome her on board as we continue to enhance our aviation reinsurance offerings and expand our market reach,” said Andre Liebkopf, head of Aviation, Reinsurance.

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Aon Promotes Polanco as Iberia Reinsurance Leader

Insurance broker Aon plc named Gerardo Polanco as general manager of Aon’s Iberia Reinsurance team, effective immediately.

In this role, Polanco will drive collaboration across geographies, business lines and specialties, to help optimize the firm’s service offerings and support better business decisions for clients. Previously, Polanco served as Aon’s head of Facultative Reinsurance for the Nordics, Benelux, France, Spain and Portugal.

With more than 25 years of reinsurance industry experience, Polanco played a key role in driving innovation within Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions business in Spain and across the sub-region.

Based in Madrid, he reports to Tomas Novotny, EMEA CEO and chairman of International for Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions.

Topics Underwriting Aviation Leadership Reinsurance Aon

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