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AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD

AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD is a fire company, listed on NYSE (AXS).1

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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  • TickerAXS on NYSE1
  • IndustryFire, Marine & Casualty Insurance1
  • Business address29 Richmond Road, 3Rd Flr, Pembroke, Hm 082
  • Filer categoryLarge accelerated filer2

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In this Form 10-K, references to "AXIS Capital" refer to AXIS Capital Holdings Limited and references to "we", "us", "our", "AXIS", the "Group" or the "Company" refer to AXIS Capital Holdings Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries and branches, including: AXIS Specialty Holdings Bermuda Limited, AXIS Specialty Limited ("AXIS Specialty Bermuda"), AXIS Specialty Limited (Singapore Branch), AXIS Specialty Insurance Limited ("AXIS Specialty Insurance Bermuda"), AXIS Specialty Investments Limited, AXIS Specialty Investments II Limited, AXIS Specialty UK Holdings Limited, AXIS Managing Agency Ltd., AXIS Corporate Capital UK Limited, Novae Group Limited, AXIS UK Services Limited, AXIS UK Services Limited (Irish Branch), AXIS Underwriting Limited, AXIS Corporate Capital UK II Limited (sole corporate member of AXIS Syndicate 1686 ("Syndicate 1686") effective January 1, 2025 and sole cor…4 From its latest annual report

Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2025

15.4%Net margin5
10.2%Revenue growth, 20255
15.9%Return on equity5

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2025

  • Selling, general and admin11¢$703.9M
  • Other costs70¢$4.6B
  • Interest1¢$66.7M
  • Income tax3¢$216.7M
  • Profit15¢$1.0B

Out of $6.6B in revenue.5

Financial statements

Revenue67895$6.6B in 2025+27% since 2019
0$2.0B$4.0B$6.0B$8.0B2019: $5.2B$5.2B20192020: $4.8B$4.8B2020−6%2021: $5.3B$5.3B2021+10%2022: $5.1B$5.1B2022−4%2023: $5.6B$5.6B2023+10%2024: $6.0B$6.0B2024+6%2025: $6.6B$6.6B2025+10%
Net income67895$1.0B in 2025+212% since 2019
-$500.0M0$500.0M$1.0B$1.5B2019: $323.5M$323.5M20192020: -$120.4M-$120.4M20202021: $618.6M$618.6M20212022: $223.1M$223.1M2022−64%2023: $376.3M$376.3M2023+69%2024: $1.1B$1.1B2024+187%2025: $1.0B$1.0B2025−7%
Fiscal year2019202020212022202320242025
Revenue$5.2B6$4.8B7$5.3B8$5.1B9$5.6B5$6.0B5$6.6B5
Selling, general and admin$634.8M6$579.8M7$663.3M8$680.3M9$684.4M5$666.2M5$703.9M5
Interest$68.1M6$75.0M7$62.3M8$63.1M9$68.4M5$67.8M5$66.7M5
Income before tax$681.0M8$245.1M9$402.6M5$1.0B5$1.2B5
Income tax$23.7M6-$12.3M7$62.4M8$22.0M9$26.3M5-$55.6M5$216.7M5
Net income$323.5M6-$120.4M7$618.6M8$223.1M9$376.3M5$1.1B5$1.0B5
Earnings per share$3.376-$1.797$6.958$2.279$4.065$12.495$12.525
Earnings per share (diluted)$3.346-$1.797$6.908$2.259$4.025$12.355$12.355
Shares (weighted, basic)84.7M shares884.9M shares985.1M shares584.2M shares578.2M shares5
Shares (weighted, diluted)85.3M shares885.7M shares986.0M shares585.2M shares579.3M shares5

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Corporate structure

AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD sits at the top of its group. 30 entities, 6 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Major holders of AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD

  • AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD
    • AXIS Corporate Capital UK II Limited Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • AXIS Corporate Capital UK Limited Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • AXIS Group Benefits LLC (formerly Ternian Insurance Group LLC) Subsidiary · Arizona, United States
    • AXIS Group Services, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • AXIS ILS Ltd. (formerly AXIS Ventures Limited) Subsidiary · Bermuda
    • AXIS ILS, Inc. (formerly AXIS Specialty Underwriters, Inc.) Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • AXIS Insurance Company Subsidiary · Illinois, United States
    • AXIS Managing Agency Ltd. Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • AXIS Re SE Subsidiary · Ireland
    • AXIS Re SE Escritório de Representação No Brasil Ltda. Subsidiary · Brazil
    • AXIS Reinsurance Company Subsidiary · New York, United States
    • AXIS Reinsurance Managers Limited Subsidiary · Bermuda
    • AXIS Specialty Canada Services, ULC Subsidiary · British Columbia, Canada
    • AXIS Specialty Europe SE Subsidiary · Ireland
    • AXIS Specialty Finance LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • AXIS Specialty Global Holdings Limited Subsidiary · Ireland
    • AXIS Specialty Holdings Bermuda Limited Subsidiary · Bermuda
    • AXIS Specialty Holdings Ireland Limited Subsidiary · Ireland
    • AXIS Specialty Insurance Company Subsidiary · Connecticut, United States
    • AXIS Specialty Investments II Limited Subsidiary · Bermuda
    • AXIS Specialty Investments Limited Subsidiary · Bermuda
    • AXIS Specialty Limited Subsidiary · Bermuda
    • AXIS Specialty U.S. Holdings, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • AXIS Specialty U.S. Services, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • AXIS Specialty UK Holdings Limited Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • and 4 more

Built from subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Operating-lease assets (leased space)$93.9M5 Dec 31, 2025$92.5M5 Dec 31, 2024+1.5%

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents$820.3M5 Dec 31, 2025$2.1B5 Dec 31, 2024−61.7%
Equity securities at fair value$579.3M9 Dec 31, 2024$588.5M9 Dec 31, 2023−1.6%
Stakes in other companies (equity method)$227.2M5 Dec 31, 2025$207.0M5 Dec 31, 2024+9.8%
Loans, net of allowance$231.5M5 Dec 31, 2025$247.8M5 Dec 31, 2024−6.6%

Intangibles and goodwill

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Goodwill$66.5M5 Dec 31, 2025$66.5M5 Dec 31, 20240%
Intangible assets, net (excluding goodwill)$166.1M5 Dec 31, 2025$176.0M5 Dec 31, 2024−5.6%
Indefinite-lived intangibles (excluding goodwill)$120.8M5 Dec 31, 2025$120.8M5 Dec 31, 20240%
Finite-lived intangibles, gross$394.6M5 Dec 31, 2024$394.6M5 Dec 31, 20230%
Accumulated amortization$349.3M5 Dec 31, 2025$339.4M5 Dec 31, 2024+2.9%
Finite-lived intangibles, net$45.3M5 Dec 31, 2025$55.2M5 Dec 31, 2024−18.0%

Properties, in its own words

We maintain leased office facilities in Bermuda, the U.S., Europe, Singapore, and Canada. We renew and enter into leases in the ordinary course of business as required. Our global headquarters is located at 29 Richmond Road, 3rd Flr, Pembroke HM 08, Bermuda. We believe that our office space is sufficient for us to conduct our operations for the foreseeable future.

From time to time, we are subject to routine legal proceedings, including arbitrations, arising in the ordinary course of business. These legal proceedings generally relate to claims asserted by or against us in the ordinary course of its insurance or reinsurance operations. Estimated amounts payable related to these proceedings are included in reserve for losses and loss expenses in our consolidated balance sheets.

The rest of Item 2

We are not party to any material legal proceedings arising outside the ordinary course of business.

Not Applicable.

Item 2 of the 10-K filed Feb 27, 2026.4

Leadership

Who has led AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. John Charman2006–2012
  2. Karl Mayr2007
  3. Michael E. Morrill2007–2010
  4. William A. Fischer2007–2011
  5. John Drake Nichols2012–2017
  6. Albert Benchimol2012–2023
  7. John Gressier2012–2013
  8. Christopher N. Disipio2012–2018
  9. Peter W. Wilson2014–2022
  10. Jan Ekberg2017
  11. Steve K. Arora2018–2022
  12. Vincent Tizzio2022–now

Chair

  1. Dennis Reding2006–2007
  2. Michael A. Butt2006–2016
  3. John Gressier2007–2014
  4. John Charman2008–2012

President

  1. John Charman2006–2012
  2. F. Marshall Turner Ii.2007
  3. Karl Mayr2007
  4. Michael E. Morrill2007–2010
  5. William A. Fischer2007
  6. Albert Benchimol2012–2023
  7. Vincent Tizzio2023–now

Chief financial officer

  1. Andrew Cook2006
  2. David Bruce Greenfield2006–2010
  3. Albert Benchimol2011–2012
  4. Peter Vogt2018–2026
  5. Matthew Kirk2026–now

Chief operating officer

  1. Dennis Reding2007–2014
2010201520202025
Board members and other officers (48)

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries (Exhibit 21)

  • AXIS Corporate Capital UK II Limited United Kingdom3
  • AXIS Corporate Capital UK Limited United Kingdom3
  • AXIS Group Benefits LLC (formerly Ternian Insurance Group LLC) Arizona3
  • AXIS Group Services, Inc. Delaware3
  • AXIS ILS Ltd. (formerly AXIS Ventures Limited) Bermuda3
  • AXIS ILS, Inc. (formerly AXIS Specialty Underwriters, Inc.) Delaware3
  • AXIS Insurance Company Illinois3
  • AXIS Managing Agency Ltd. United Kingdom3
  • AXIS Re SE Ireland3
  • AXIS Re SE Escritório de Representação No Brasil Ltda. Brazil3
  • AXIS Reinsurance Company New York3
  • AXIS Reinsurance Managers Limited Bermuda3
  • AXIS Specialty Canada Services, ULC British Columbia3
  • AXIS Specialty Europe SE Ireland3
  • AXIS Specialty Finance LLC Delaware3
  • AXIS Specialty Finance PLC United Kingdom3
  • AXIS Specialty Global Holdings Limited Ireland3
  • AXIS Specialty Holdings Bermuda Limited Bermuda3
  • AXIS Specialty Holdings Ireland Limited Ireland3
  • AXIS Specialty Insurance Company Connecticut3
  • AXIS Specialty Insurance Limited Bermuda3
  • AXIS Specialty Investments II Limited Bermuda3
  • AXIS Specialty Investments Limited Bermuda3
  • AXIS Specialty Limited Bermuda3
All 31 listed subsidiaries
  • AXIS Specialty U.S. Holdings, Inc. Delaware3
  • AXIS Specialty U.S. Services, Inc. Delaware3
  • AXIS Specialty UK Holdings Limited United Kingdom3
  • AXIS Surplus Insurance Company Illinois3
  • AXIS UK Services Limited United Kingdom3
  • AXIS Underwriting Limited United Kingdom3
  • Novae Group Limited United Kingdom3

The subsidiaries the company lists in Exhibit 21 of its annual report, as filed.

Former names

  • AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LJan 16, 2003 to Aug 12, 20032

Timeline

  1. Jul 28, 20268-K Results of operations85
  2. Jun 15, 20268-K Executive or director change; Regulation FD disclosure86
  3. May 18, 20268-K Shareholder vote87
  4. Apr 29, 20268-K Results of operations88
  5. Mar 26, 20268-K Executive or director change89
  6. Mar 24, 20268-K Entered a material agreement; New debt or obligation90
  7. Feb 27, 20268-K Regulation FD disclosure91
  8. Feb 20, 20268-K Executive or director change92
  9. Jan 30, 20268-K Executive or director change93
  10. Jan 28, 20268-K Results of operations94
  11. Nov 21, 20258-K Entered a material agreement95
  12. Nov 7, 20258-K Executive or director change96
  13. Jun 9, 2022New chief executive Vincent Tizzio becomes CEO15
  14. Jan 3, 2018New chief executive Steve K. Arora becomes CEO16
  15. Mar 3, 2017New chief executive Jan Ekberg becomes CEO17
  16. Apr 7, 2014New chief executive Peter W. Wilson becomes CEO18
  17. Sep 28, 2012New chief executive Christopher N. Disipio becomes CEO22
  18. Aug 24, 2012New chief executive John Gressier becomes CEO21
  19. May 7, 2012New chief executive Albert Benchimol becomes CEO20
  20. Apr 3, 2012New chief executive John Drake Nichols becomes CEO19
  21. Jan 31, 2007New chief executive William A. Fischer becomes CEO25
  22. Jan 31, 2007New chief executive Michael E. Morrill becomes CEO24
  23. Jan 31, 2007New chief executive Karl Mayr becomes CEO23
  24. Jan 19, 2006New chief executive John Charman becomes CEO26

Calendar

Coming up

  1. Oct 28, 2026 · After the closeReports results for the quarter ending Sep/2026 A year earlier it reported $3.25 a share, on Oct 29, 2025.97

When it reported results

  1. Jul 28, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results85
  2. Apr 29, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results88
  3. Jan 28, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results94
  4. Oct 29, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results98
  5. Jul 29, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results99
  6. Apr 30, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results100
  7. Jan 29, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results101
  8. Oct 30, 2024Reported quarterly or annual results102

Upcoming dates from Nasdaq's calendar; past results from the company's 8-K filings (Item 2.02). The full markets calendar

Filings

339 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 5 annual reports, 15 quarterly reports, 79 major events, 147 insider forms, 21 large holders, 72 other. The latest 20:

  1. Jul 28, 202613F-HR EDGAR
  2. Jul 28, 2026IRANNOTICE EDGAR
  3. Jul 28, 202610-Q EDGAR
  4. Jul 28, 20268-K EDGAR
  5. Jul 14, 2026SCHEDULE 13G EDGAR
  6. Jun 17, 2026144 EDGAR
  7. Jun 15, 20268-K EDGAR
  8. Jun 15, 20263 EDGAR
  9. Jun 10, 2026144 EDGAR
  10. Jun 3, 20264 EDGAR
  11. May 18, 2026144 EDGAR
  12. May 18, 20268-K EDGAR
  13. May 11, 2026144 EDGAR
  14. May 8, 20264 EDGAR
  15. May 7, 2026144 EDGAR
  16. May 1, 2026DEFA14A EDGAR
  17. Apr 29, 202613F-HR EDGAR
  18. Apr 29, 2026IRANNOTICE EDGAR
  19. Apr 29, 202610-Q EDGAR
  20. Apr 29, 20268-K EDGAR

The 339 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Insider trades

14 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 4 buys and 10 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.

DateWhoTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
May 7, 2026SMITH HENRY BDirectorSale2,542$98.69$250.9KForm 4
Nov 19, 2025DAVIS CHARLES ADirectorSale2,404,133$98.90$237.8MForm 4
Aug 21, 2025SMITH HENRY BDirectorSale3,500$98.67$345.3KForm 4
Aug 20, 2025Draper Daniel JGrp Chief Underwriting OfficerSale4,305$97.57$420.0KForm 4
Aug 19, 2025Draper Daniel JGrp Chief Underwriting OfficerSale2,200$96.00$211.2KForm 4
Aug 15, 2025Draper Daniel JGrp Chief Underwriting OfficerSale2,200$96.12$211.5KForm 4
Mar 5, 2025DAVIS CHARLES ADirectorSale2,139,037$93.50$200.0MForm 4
Feb 3, 2025DAVIS CHARLES ADirectorSale2,234,636$89.50$200.0MForm 4
Jun 3, 2024SMITH HENRY BDirectorSale7,217$72.90$526.1KForm 4
May 28, 2024GALANSKI STANLEY ADirectorBuy2,000$71.43$142.9KForm 4
May 21, 2024Millegan MichaelDirectorBuy1,400$71.49$100.1KForm 4
May 6, 2024BECKER W MARSTONDirectorBuy3,025$66.58$201.4KForm 4
Feb 6, 2024GALANSKI STANLEY ADirectorBuy7,000$58.45$409.1KForm 4
Aug 7, 2023SMITH HENRY BDirectorSale6,000$55.50$333.0KForm 4

From Forms 4 filed with the SEC.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

Executive pay

What the company paid its top executives, from the summary compensation table in its proxy statement. Total pay includes salary, bonus, stock and option awards and other pay, as the company valued them.

YearExecutiveAgeSalaryTotal pay
2025Vincent TizzioPresident and Chief Executive Officer59$1.1M$9.6M112
2025Peter VogtChief Financial Officer$700.0K$3.7M112
2025Daniel DraperGroup Chief Underwriting Officer and Head of AXIS Re46$662.3K$3.0M112
2025David PhillipsChief Investment Officer57$625.0K$2.8M112
2025Conrad BrooksChief Administrative and Legal Officer64$625.0K$2.8M112
2024Vincent TizzioPresident and Chief Executive Officer59$1.1M$7.9M112
2024Peter VogtChief Financial Officer$700.0K$3.5M112
2024Conrad BrooksChief Administrative and Legal Officer64$625.0K$2.8M112
2024David PhillipsChief Investment Officer57$625.0K$2.7M112
2024Daniel DraperGroup Chief Underwriting Officer and Head of AXIS Re46$583.3K$2.6M112
2023Vincent TizzioPresident and Chief Executive Officer59$948.3K$6.8M112
2023Peter VogtChief Financial Officer$689.6K$2.9M112
2023David PhillipsChief Investment Officer57$625.0K$2.7M112
2023Conrad BrooksChief Administrative and Legal Officer64$529.2K$2.0M112
2023Daniel DraperGroup Chief Underwriting Officer and Head of AXIS Re46$508.2K$1.6M112

SEC filer profile

How AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARAXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD1
  • CIK0001214816
  • Employer ID (EIN)98-03959864
  • Filer statusLarge accelerated filer not an emerging growth company; not a smaller reporting company; not a shell company4
  • Incorporated inBermuda4
  • Fiscal year endsDecember 311
  • Industry code (SIC)6331 Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance1
  • SEC reviewing officeOffice of Finance, Division of Corporation Finance1
  • Business address29 Richmond Road, 3Rd Flr, Pembroke, HM 08, Bermuda1
  • Phone(441)496-26001
  • Shares outstanding73,723,236 as of Apr 24, 202612
  • Public float$8.1B as of Jun 30, 20254
  • AuditorDeloitte Ltd., Hamilton, Bermuda PCAOB ID 5230; it also attests to the company’s internal control over financial reporting4
  • On EDGAR sinceJan 16, 20031
  • Filings2,018 in all: 4 (900), 8-K (400), 425 (128), SC 13G/A (81), 10-Q (70), 13F-HR (59), 3 (51), IRANNOTICE (40)1
    All 51 form types

    4/A (32), DEF 14A (24), 10-K (23), SC 13G (21), UPLOAD (16), DEFA14A (15), ARS (14), 424B2 (12), CORRESP (12), 144 (11), 424B5 (11), 3/A (8), 424B3 (8), FWP (8), S-3ASR (8), 8-K/A (7), S-8 (7), 8-A12B (5), PRE 14A (5), CERTNYS (4), S-1/A (4), SCHEDULE 13G (4), 25-NSE (3), 424B7 (3), 10-Q/A (2), S-1 (2), S-3 (2), SC TO-I/A (2), SCHEDULE 13D/A (2), 15-12B (1), 424B1 (1), 424B4 (1), 5 (1), EFFECT (1), REGDEX (1), RW (1), S-3/A (1), S-4 (1), S-4/A (1), SC 13D (1), SC 13D/A (1), SC TO-I (1), SCHEDULE 13G/A (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Feb 27, 2026
    Quarterly report (10-Q) Jul 28, 2026
    Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Apr 2, 2026
    Latest 8-K (8-K) Jul 28, 2026

Securities registered for trading

ClassSymbolExchange
Common shares, par value $0.0125 per shareAXSNew York Stock Exchange
Depositary shares, each representing a 1/100th interest in a 5.50% Series E preferred shareAXS PRENew York Stock Exchange

From the cover page of the 10-K filed Feb 27, 2026 (Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act).4

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