SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* TRIDENT II L P (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O MAPLES & CALDER, UGLAND HOUSE BOX 309, SOUTH CHURCH STREET (Street) GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN E9 BWI (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD [ AXS ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/18/2006
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	12/18/2006		S		2,840,500	D	$34.1	7,883,637	D(1)(2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Warrants	$12.5							12/19/2006(3)	11/20/2011	Common Stock	16,918,312		16,918,312(1)(2)	D

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* TRIDENT II L P (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O MAPLES & CALDER, UGLAND HOUSE BOX 309, SOUTH CHURCH STREET (Street) GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN E9 BWI (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* TRIDENT CAPITAL II LP (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O MAPLES & CALDER, UGLAND HOUSE BOX 309, SOUTH CHURCH STREET (Street) GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN E9 BWI (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Trident II, L.P. ("Trident II") is making this joint filing on Form 4 on its own behalf and on behalf of its sole general partner, Trident Capital II, L.P. ("Trident GP"). The general partners of Trident GP are four single member limited liability companies, each of which is owned by an individual (Charles A. Davis, Meryl D. Hartzband, James D. Carey and David J. Wermuth) who is a member of Stone Point Capital LLC. Each of these single member limited liability companies disclaims beneficial ownership of Common Shares and Warrants, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein, that are, or may be deemed to be, beneficially owned by Trident II or Trident GP.

2. Marsh & McLennan Employees' Securities Company, L.P. ("ESC") beneficially owns 221,926 Common Shares and Warrants to purchase 476,528 Common Shares. Marsh & McLennan Capital Professionals Fund, L.P. ("CPF") beneficially owns 220,706 Common Shares and Warrants to Purchase 473,264 Common Shares. Trident II, ESC and CPF have entered into an agreement pursuant to which they have agreed to coordinate their disposition of Common Shares and Warrants of AXIS. As a result of this agreement, Trident II may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of Common Shares and Warrants that are beneficially owned by ESC and CPF. Trident II disclaims beneficial ownership of Common Shares and Warrants that are, or may be deemed to be, beneficially owned by ESC and CPF, and the Common Shares and Warrants held by ESC and CPF are not listed in the tables set forth above.

3. Warrants are currently exercisable.

	Trident II, L.P.; By: Trident Capital II, L.P.; By: DW Trident GP, LLC; By: David Wermuth, Member	12/19/2006
	Trident Capital II, L.P.; By: DW Trident GP, LLC; By: David Wermuth, Member	12/19/2006
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