EX-99.2 3 q42022financialsupplement.htm EX-99.2 Document








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AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED









INVESTOR FINANCIAL SUPPLEMENT

FOURTH QUARTER 2022




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AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
92 Pitts Bay Road
Pembroke HM 08 Bermuda
Contact Information:
Miranda Hunter
Investor Contact
(441) 405-2635
investorrelations@axiscapital.com
Website Information:
www.axiscapital.com
This report is for informational purposes only. It should be read in conjunction with the documents that the Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.




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AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
FINANCIAL SUPPLEMENT TABLE OF CONTENTS
   Page(s)
Basis of Presentation  
i - iv
I. Financial Highlights  
II. Income Statements  
  
  
  
  
III. Balance Sheets  
  
b. Cash and Invested Assets:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
IV. Loss Reserve Analysis  
  
  
  
V. Share Analysis  
  
  
VI. Non-GAAP Financial Measures  
  
30-32
VII. Additional Information Regarding the Company's Announcement to Exit Catastrophe and Property Business
33-40
VIII. Additional Information Regarding the Net Financial Impact of the Company's Loss Portfolio Transfer ("LPT") Reinsurance Transaction
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AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
BASIS OF PRESENTATION

AXIS Capital Holdings Limited's ("AXIS Capital" or the "Company") underwriting operations are organized around its global underwriting platforms, AXIS Insurance and AXIS Re. The Company has determined that it has two reportable segments, insurance and reinsurance.

DEFINITIONS AND PRESENTATION
All financial information contained herein is unaudited, except for the consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2021 and consolidated statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020.
Amounts may not reconcile due to rounding differences.
Unless otherwise noted, all data is in thousands, except for ratio information.
NM - Not meaningful is defined as a variance greater than +/-100%; NA - Not applicable
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements, other than statements of historical facts included in this document, including statements regarding our estimates, beliefs, expectations, intentions, strategies or projections are forward-looking statements. We intend these forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements in the United States ("U.S.") federal securities laws. In some cases, these statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as "may", "should", "could", "anticipate", "estimate", "expect", "plan", "believe", "predict", "potential", "intend" or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts, and are based on current expectations, estimates and projections, and various assumptions, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and beyond management's control.
Forward-looking statements contained in this document may include, but are not limited to, information regarding our estimates for catastrophes and other weather-related losses including losses related to the COVID-19 pandemic, measurements of potential losses in the fair market value of our investment portfolio and derivative contracts, our expectations regarding the performance of our business, our financial results, our liquidity and capital resources, the outcome of our strategic initiatives including our exit from catastrophe and property reinsurance lines of business, our expectations regarding pricing and other market conditions and economic conditions including inflation, our growth prospects, and valuations of the potential impact of movements in interest rates, credit spreads, equity securities' prices, and foreign currency exchange rates.

Forward-looking statements only reflect our expectations and are not guarantees of performance. These statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those indicated in such statements. We believe that these factors include, but are not limited to, the following:

COVID-19
the adverse impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on our business, results of operations, financial condition, and liquidity;

Insurance Risk
the cyclical nature of the insurance and reinsurance business leading to periods with excess underwriting capacity and unfavorable premium rates;
the occurrence and magnitude of natural and man-made disasters, including the potential increase of our exposure to natural catastrophe losses due to climate change;
actual claims exceeding loss reserves;
the failure of any of the loss limitation methods we employ;
the effects of emerging claims, coverage and regulatory issues, including increasing litigation and uncertainty related to coverage definitions, limits, terms and conditions;
the failure of our cedants to adequately evaluate risks;
the adverse impact of inflation;

Strategic Risk
losses from war including losses related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, terrorism and political unrest, or other unanticipated losses;
changes in the political environment of certain countries in which we operate or underwrite business, including the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union;
the loss of business provided to us by major brokers;
a decline in our ratings with rating agencies;
the loss of one or more of our key executives;
difficulties with technology and/or data security;



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Credit Risk
the inability to purchase reinsurance or collect amounts due to us from reinsurance we have purchased;
the failure of our policyholders or intermediaries to pay premiums;
general economic, capital and credit market conditions, including fluctuations in interest rates, credit spreads, equity securities' prices, and/or foreign currency exchange rates;
breaches by third parties in our program business of their obligations to us;

Liquidity Risk
the inability to obtain additional capital on favorable terms, or at all;

Operational Risk
changes in accounting policies or practices;
the use of industry models and changes to these models;

Regulatory Risk
changes in governmental regulations and potential government intervention in our industry;
inadvertent failure to comply with certain laws and regulations relating to sanctions and foreign corrupt practices; and

Risks Related to Taxation
changes in tax laws.

Readers should carefully consider the risks noted above together with other factors including but not limited to those described under Item 1A, 'Risk Factors' in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), as those factors may be updated from time to time in our periodic and other filings with the SEC, which are accessible on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.


We undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
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AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
BASIS OF PRESENTATION
BUSINESS DESCRIPTIONS

INSURANCE SEGMENT

Our insurance segment offers specialty insurance products to a variety of niche markets on a worldwide basis. The following are the lines of business in our insurance segment:
Professional Lines: provides directors’ and officers’ liability, errors and omissions liability, employment practices liability, fiduciary liability, crime, professional indemnity, medical malpractice and other financial insurance related covers for public and private commercial enterprises, financial institutions, not-for-profit organizations and other professional service providers. This business is predominantly written on a claims-made basis.

Property: provides physical loss or damage, business interruption and machinery breakdown cover for virtually all types of property, including commercial buildings, residential premises, construction projects, and onshore renewable energy installations, and physical damage and business interruption following an act of terrorism. This line of business includes primary and excess risks, some of which are catastrophe-exposed.

Liability: primarily targets primary and low to mid-level excess and umbrella commercial liability risks in the U.S. wholesale markets in addition to primary and excess of loss employers, public, and products
liability business predominately in the U.K. Target industry sectors include construction, manufacturing, transportation and trucking, and other services.

Cyber: provides cover for cyber, technology errors and omissions, media and miscellaneous professional liability. Cover is provided for a range of risks including data recovery and bricking, cyber-crime, liability and regulatory actions, business interruption, extortion, reputational harm, payment card industry data security standard and media liability.

Marine and Aviation: Marine provides cover for traditional marine classes, including offshore energy, renewable offshore energy, cargo, liability including kidnap and ransom, fine art, specie, and hull war. Offshore energy coverages include physical damage, business interruption, operator's extra expense and liability coverage for all aspects of offshore upstream energy, from exploration and construction through the operation and distribution phases. Aviation provides hull and liability, and specific war cover primarily for passenger airlines but also for cargo operations, general aviation operations, airports, aviation authorities, security firms and product manufacturers.

Accident and Health: includes personal accident, travel insurance and specialty health products for employer and affinity groups, and pet insurance.

Credit and Political Risk: provides credit and political risk insurance products for banks, commodity traders, corporations and multilateral and export credit agencies. Cover is provided for a range of risks including sovereign and corporate credit default, political violence, currency inconvertibility and non-transfer, expropriation, aircraft non-repossession and contract frustration due to political events.





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AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
BASIS OF PRESENTATION
 
BUSINESS DESCRIPTIONS (CONTINUED)

REINSURANCE SEGMENT

Our reinsurance segment provides treaty reinsurance to insurance companies on a worldwide basis. The following are the lines of business in our reinsurance segment:

Liability: provides protection to insurers of admitted casualty business, excess and surplus lines casualty business and specialty casualty programs. The primary focus of the underlying business is general liability, workers' compensation, auto liability, and excess casualty.
Accident and Health: includes personal accident, specialty health, accidental death, travel, life and disability reinsurance products which are offered on a proportional and catastrophic or per life excess of loss basis.
Professional Lines: provides protection for directors’ and officers’ liability, employment practices liability, medical malpractice, professional indemnity, environmental liability, cyber and miscellaneous errors and omissions insurance risks. The underlying business is predominantly written on a claims-made basis. This business is written on a proportional and excess of loss basis.
Credit and Surety: Credit reinsurance provides reinsurance of trade credit insurance products and includes proportional and excess of loss structures. The underlying insurance indemnifies sellers of goods and services in the event of a payment default by the buyer of those goods and services. Surety reinsurance provides protection for losses arising from a broad array of surety bonds issued by insurers to satisfy regulatory demands or contract obligations in a variety of jurisdictions around the world. Mortgage reinsurance is provided to mortgage guaranty insurers and U.S. government sponsored entities for losses related to credit risk transfer into the private sector.
Motor: provides protection to insurers for motor liability and property damage losses arising out of any one occurrence. A loss occurrence can involve one or many claimants where the ceding insurer aggregates the claims from the occurrence. Traditional proportional and non-proportional reinsurance as well as structured solutions are offered.
Agriculture: provides protection for risks associated with the production of food and fiber on a global basis for primary insurance companies writing multi-peril crop insurance, crop hail, and named peril covers, as well as custom risk transfer mechanisms for agricultural dependent industries with exposures to crop yield and/or price deviations. This business is written on a proportional and aggregate stop loss reinsurance basis.
Marine and Aviation: Marine includes specialty marine classes such as cargo, hull, pleasure craft, marine liability, inland marine and offshore energy. The principal perils covered by policies in this portfolio include physical loss, damage and/or liability arising from natural perils of the seas or land, man-made events including fire and explosion, stranding/sinking/salvage, pollution, shipowners and maritime employers liability. This business is written on a non-proportional and proportional basis. Aviation provides cover for airline, aerospace and general aviation exposures. This business is written on a proportional and non-proportional basis. The Company exited Aviation business effective January 1, 2023.
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Catastrophe: provides protection for most catastrophic losses that are covered in the underlying insurance policies written by our cedants. The underlying policies principally cover property-related exposures but other exposures including workers compensation and personal accident are also covered. The principal perils covered by policies in this portfolio include hurricane and windstorm, earthquake, flood, tornado, hail and fire. In some instances, terrorism may be a covered peril or the only peril. This business is written on a proportional and an excess of loss basis. The Company exited this line of business in June 2022.
Property: provides protection for property damage and related losses resulting from natural and man-made perils that are covered in the underlying personal and commercial lines insurance policies written by our cedants. The predominant exposure is to property damage, but other risks, including business interruption and other non-property losses, may also be covered when arising from a covered peril. The most significant perils covered by policies in this portfolio include windstorm, tornado and earthquake, but other perils such as freezes, riots, floods, industrial explosions, fires, hail and a number of other loss events are also included. This business is written on a proportional and excess of loss basis. The Company exited this line of business in June 2022.
Engineering: provides protection for all types of construction risks and risks associated with erection, testing and commissioning of machinery and plants during the construction stage. This line of business also includes cover for losses arising from operational failures of machinery, plant and equipment and electronic equipment as well as business interruption. The Company exited this line of business in 2020.
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AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
  Quarters ended December 31,Years ended December 31,
  20222021Change20222021Change
HIGHLIGHTSGross premiums written$1,758,696 $1,562,828 12.5 %$8,214,595 $7,685,984 6.9 %
Gross premiums written - Insurance83.6 %84.1 %(0.5)pts68.0 %63.3 %4.7 pts
Gross premiums written - Reinsurance16.4 %15.9 %0.5 pts32.0 %36.7 %(4.7)pts
Net premiums written$1,096,554 $947,408 15.7 %$5,263,056 $4,926,624 6.8 %
Net premiums earned$1,340,162 $1,237,760 8.3 %$5,160,326 $4,709,850 9.6 %
Net premiums earned - Insurance62.0 %58.4 %3.6 pts60.7 %56.3 %4.4 pts
Net premiums earned - Reinsurance38.0 %41.6 %(3.6)pts39.3 %43.7 %(4.4)pts
Net income available to common shareholders$40,928 $197,329 (79.3 %)$192,833 $588,359 (67.2 %)
Operating income [a]
$166,608 $182,187 (8.6 %)$497,931 $436,477 14.1 %
Annualized return on average common equity [b]
4.2 %16.4 %(12.2)pts4.3 %12.2 %(7.9)pts
Annualized operating return on average common equity [c]
16.9 %15.1 %1.8 pts11.1 %9.1 %2.0 pts
Total shareholders’ equity$4,639,910 $5,410,656 (14.2 %)$4,639,910 $5,410,656 (14.2 %)
PER COMMON SHARE AND COMMON SHARE DATAEarnings per diluted common share$0.48 $2.31 (79.2 %)$2.25 $6.90 (67.4 %)
Operating income per diluted common share [d]
$1.95 $2.13 (8.5 %)$5.81 $5.12 13.5 %
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding85,655 85,591 0.1 %85,669 85,291 0.4 %
Book value per common share$48.31 $57.34 (15.7 %)$48.31 $57.34 (15.7 %)
Book value per diluted common share (treasury stock method)$46.95 $55.78 (15.8 %)$46.95 $55.78 (15.8 %)
Tangible book value per diluted common share (treasury stock method) [a]
$44.13 $52.84 (16.5 %)$44.13 $52.84 (16.5 %)
FINANCIAL RATIOSCurrent accident year loss ratio, excluding catastrophe and weather-related losses55.5 %54.3 %1.2 pts55.5 %55.1 %0.4 pts
Catastrophe and weather-related losses ratio4.7 %4.3 %0.4 pts7.8 %9.5 %(1.7)pts
Current accident year loss ratio60.2 %58.6 %1.6 pts63.3 %64.6 %(1.3)pts
Prior year reserve development ratio(0.6 %)(0.7 %)0.1 pts(0.5 %)(0.7 %)0.2 pts
Net losses and loss expenses ratio59.6 %57.9 %1.7 pts62.8 %63.9 %(1.1)pts
Acquisition cost ratio20.6 %20.4 %0.2 pts19.8 %19.6 %0.2 pts
General and administrative expense ratio [e]
13.9 %14.8 %(0.9)pts13.2 %14.0 %(0.8)pts
Combined ratio94.1 %93.1 %1.0 pts95.8 %97.5 %(1.7)pts
INVESTMENT DATATotal assets$27,595,811 $27,368,970 0.8 %$27,595,811 $27,368,970 0.8 %
Total cash and invested assets [f]
$15,618,714 $16,489,369 (5.3 %)$15,618,714 $16,489,369 (5.3 %)
Net investment income$147,085 $128,128 14.8 %$418,829 $454,301 (7.8 %)
Net investment gains (losses)$(42,558)$20,410 nm$(456,789)$134,279 nm
Book yield of fixed maturities3.5 %1.9 %1.6 pts3.5 %1.9 %1.6 pts
[a]    Operating income (loss), operating income (loss) per diluted common share, annualized operating return on average common equity ("operating ROACE") and tangible book value per diluted common share are non-GAAP financial measures as defined by Regulation G. The reconciliations to the most comparable GAAP financial measures, net income (loss) available (attributable) to common shareholders, earnings (loss) per diluted common share, annualized return on average common equity ("ROACE") and book value per diluted common share, respectively, and a discussion of the rationale for the presentation of these items are provided later in this document.
[b]    Annualized ROACE is calculated by dividing annualized income (loss) available (attributable) to common shareholders for the period by the average common shareholders’ equity determined using the common shareholders’ equity balances at the beginning and end of the period.
[c]    Annualized operating ROACE is calculated by dividing annualized operating income (loss) for the period by the average common shareholders’ equity determined using the common shareholders’ equity balances at the beginning and end of the period.
[d]    Operating income (loss) per diluted common share is calculated by dividing operating income (loss) for the period by weighted average diluted common shares outstanding.
[e]    Underwriting-related general and administrative expenses and corporate expenses are included in the general and administrative expense ratio.
[f]    Total cash and invested assets represents the total cash and cash equivalents, fixed maturities, equity securities, mortgage loans, other investments, equity method investments, short-term investments, accrued interest receivable and net receivable (payable) for investments sold (purchased).









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AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE QUARTERS AND YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022 AND 2021
Quarters ended December 31,Years ended December 31,
2022202120222021
Revenues
Net premiums earned$1,340,162 $1,237,760 $5,160,326 $4,709,850 
Net investment income147,085 128,128 418,829 454,301 
Net investment gains (losses)(42,558)20,410 (456,789)134,279 
Other insurance related income3,076 7,033 13,073 23,295 
Total revenues1,447,765 1,393,331 5,135,439 5,321,725 
Expenses
Net losses and loss expenses798,214 716,225 3,242,410 3,008,783 
Acquisition costs275,573 252,180 1,022,017 921,834 
General and administrative expenses187,472 184,484 680,343 663,304 
Foreign exchange losses (gains)78,989 4,632 (157,945)315 
Interest expense and financing costs16,426 15,543 63,146 62,302 
Reorganization expenses9,485 — 31,426 — 
Amortization of value of business acquired 771  3,854 
Amortization of intangible assets2,729 3,260 10,917 12,424 
Total expenses1,368,888 1,177,095 4,892,314 4,672,816 
Income before income taxes and interest in income (loss) of equity method investments78,877 216,236 243,125 648,909 
Income tax expense(27,341)(12,557)(22,037)(62,384)
Interest in income (loss) of equity method investments(3,045)1,213 1,995 32,084 
Net income48,491 204,892 223,083 618,609 
Preferred share dividends7,563 7,563 30,250 30,250 
Net income available to common shareholders$40,928 $197,329 $192,833 $588,359 










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AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Year ended December 31,
Q4 2022Q3 2022Q2 2022Q1 2022Q4 2021Q4 20202021
UNDERWRITING REVENUES
Gross premiums written$1,758,696 $1,707,808 $2,113,483 $2,634,608 $1,562,828 $1,348,419 $7,685,984 
Ceded premiums written(662,142)(671,024)(796,636)(821,736)(615,420)(562,970)(2,759,360)
Net premiums written1,096,554 1,036,784 1,316,847 1,812,872 947,408 785,449 4,926,624 
Gross premiums earned2,050,239 2,012,426 1,971,208 1,902,508 1,936,521 1,735,932 7,281,709 
Ceded premiums earned(710,077)(727,560)(694,156)(644,262)(698,761)(648,564)(2,571,859)
Net premiums earned1,340,162 1,284,866 1,277,052 1,258,246 1,237,760 1,087,368 4,709,850 
Other insurance related income (loss)3,076 1,092 2,213 6,693 7,033 (2,819)23,295 
Total underwriting revenues1,343,238 1,285,958 1,279,265 1,264,939 1,244,793 1,084,549 4,733,145 
UNDERWRITING EXPENSES
Net losses and loss expenses798,214 941,911 769,587 732,699 716,225 817,239 3,008,783 
Acquisition costs275,573 240,511 257,582 248,352 252,180 231,800 921,834 
Underwriting-related general and administrative expenses [a]
137,220 132,570 135,403 145,096 140,379 116,345 536,834 
Total underwriting expenses1,211,007 1,314,992 1,162,572 1,126,147 1,108,784 1,165,384 4,467,451 
UNDERWRITING INCOME (LOSS) [b]132,231 (29,034)116,693 138,792 136,009 (80,835)265,694 
OTHER (EXPENSES) REVENUES
Net investment income147,085 88,177 92,214 91,355 128,128 109,503 454,301 
Net investment gains (losses)(42,558)(146,458)(173,263)(94,508)20,410 83,356 134,279 
Corporate expenses [a]
(50,252)(25,675)(30,183)(23,945)(44,105)(26,907)(126,470)
Foreign exchange (losses) gains(78,989)135,660 57,000 44,273 (4,632)(72,309)(315)
Interest expense and financing costs(16,426)(15,915)(15,241)(15,564)(15,543)(15,408)(62,302)
Reorganization expenses(9,485)(6,213)(15,728)— — (7,059)— 
Amortization of value of business acquired — — — (771)(1,028)(3,854)
Amortization of intangible assets(2,729)(2,729)(2,729)(2,729)(3,260)(2,827)(12,424)
Total other (expenses) revenues(53,354)26,847 (87,930)(1,118)80,227 67,321 383,215 
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND INTEREST IN INCOME (LOSS) OF EQUITY METHOD INVESTMENTS78,877 (2,187)28,763 137,674 216,236 (13,514)648,909 
Income tax (expense) benefit(27,341)363 4,965 (24)(12,557)6,291 (62,384)
Interest in income (loss) of equity method investments(3,045)(7,560)1,050 11,550 1,213 9,967 32,084 
NET INCOME (LOSS)48,491 (9,384)34,778 149,200 204,892 2,744 618,609 
Preferred share dividends(7,563)(7,563)(7,563)(7,563)(7,563)(7,563)(30,250)
NET INCOME (LOSS) AVAILABLE (ATTRIBUTABLE) TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS$40,928 $(16,947)$27,215 $141,637 $197,329 $(4,819)$588,359 
[a]    Underwriting-related general and administrative expenses is a non-GAAP financial measure as defined in SEC Regulation G. The reconciliation to general and administrative expenses, the most comparable GAAP financial measure, also includes corporate expenses.
[b]    Consolidated underwriting income (loss) is a non-GAAP financial measure as defined in SEC Regulation G. The reconciliation to net income (loss), the most comparable GAAP financial measure, is presented above.









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AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
CONSOLIDATED KEY RATIOS
Year ended December 31,
Q4 2022Q3 2022Q2 2022Q1 2022Q4 2021Q4 20202021
KEY RATIOS/PER SHARE DATA
Current accident year loss ratio, excluding catastrophe and weather-related losses55.5 %57.1 %55.3 %54.2 %54.3 %57.4 %55.1 %
Catastrophe and weather-related losses ratio4.7 %16.6 %5.3 %4.7 %4.3 %18.4 %9.5 %
Current accident year loss ratio60.2 %73.7 %60.6 %58.9 %58.6 %75.8 %64.6 %
Prior year reserve development ratio(0.6 %)(0.4 %)(0.3 %)(0.7 %)(0.7 %)(0.6 %)(0.7 %)
Net losses and loss expenses ratio59.6 %73.3 %60.3 %58.2 %57.9 %75.2 %63.9 %
Acquisition cost ratio20.6 %18.7 %20.2 %19.7 %20.4 %21.3 %19.6 %
General and administrative expense ratio [a]
13.9 %12.3 %12.9 %13.5 %14.8 %13.1 %14.0 %
Combined ratio94.1 %104.3 %93.4 %91.4 %93.1 %109.6 %97.5 %
Weighted average common shares outstanding84,667 84,660 85,173 84,961 84,774 84,341 84,707 
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding [b]
85,655 84,660 85,843 85,808 85,591 84,341 85,291 
Earnings (loss) per common share$0.48 ($0.20)$0.32 $1.67 $2.33 ($0.06)$6.95 
Earnings (loss) per diluted common share$0.48 ($0.20)$0.32 $1.65 $2.31 ($0.06)$6.90 
Annualized ROACE4.2 %(1.7 %)2.5 %12.0 %16.4 %(0.4 %)12.2 %
Annualized operating ROACE16.9 %0.3 %13.7 %15.3 %15.1 %(1.4 %)9.1 %
[a]    Underwriting-related general and administrative expenses and corporate expenses are included in the general and administrative expense ratio.
[b]    Due to the net loss attributable to common shareholders recognized for the quarters ended September 30, 2022 and December 2020, the share equivalents were anti-dilutive.









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AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 Years ended December 31,
 202220212020
UNDERWRITING REVENUES
Gross premiums written$8,214,595 $7,685,984 $6,826,938 
Ceded premiums written(2,951,539)(2,759,360)(2,490,529)
Net premiums written5,263,056 4,926,624 4,336,409 
Gross premiums earned7,936,382 7,281,709 6,768,733 
Ceded premiums earned(2,776,056)(2,571,859)(2,397,424)
Net premiums earned5,160,326 4,709,850 4,371,309 
Other insurance related income (loss)13,073 23,295 (8,089)
Total underwriting revenues5,173,399 4,733,145 4,363,220 
UNDERWRITING EXPENSES
Net losses and loss expenses3,242,410 3,008,783 3,281,252 
Acquisition costs1,022,017 921,834 929,517 
Underwriting-related general and administrative expenses [a]
550,289 536,834 477,968 
Total underwriting expenses4,814,716 4,467,451 4,688,737 
UNDERWRITING INCOME (LOSS) [b]358,683 265,694 (325,517)
OTHER (EXPENSES) REVENUES
Net investment income418,829 454,301 349,601 
Net investment gains (losses)(456,789)134,279 129,133 
Corporate expenses [a]
(130,054)(126,470)(101,822)
Foreign exchange (losses) gains157,945 (315)(81,069)
Interest expense and financing costs(63,146)(62,302)(75,049)
Reorganization expenses(31,426)— (7,881)
Amortization of value of business acquired (3,854)(5,139)
Amortization of intangible assets(10,917)(12,424)(11,390)
Total other (expenses) revenues(115,558)383,215 196,384 
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND INTEREST IN INCOME (LOSS) OF EQUITY METHOD INVESTMENTS243,125 648,909 (129,133)
Income tax (expense) benefit(22,037)(62,384)12,321 
Interest in income (loss) of equity method investments1,995 32,084 (3,612)
NET INCOME (LOSS)223,083 618,609 (120,424)
Preferred share dividends(30,250)(30,250)(30,250)
NET INCOME (LOSS) AVAILABLE (ATTRIBUTABLE) TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS$192,833 $588,359 $(150,674)
[a]    Underwriting-related general and administrative expenses is a non-GAAP financial measure as defined in SEC Regulation G. The reconciliation to general and administrative expenses, the most comparable GAAP financial measure, also includes corporate expenses.
[b]    Consolidated underwriting income (loss) is a non-GAAP financial measure as defined in SEC Regulation G. The reconciliation to net income (loss), the most comparable GAAP financial measure, is presented above.









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CONSOLIDATED KEY RATIOS
Years ended December 31,
202220212020
KEY RATIOS/PER SHARE DATA
Current accident year loss ratio, excluding catastrophe and weather-related losses55.5 %55.1 %57.7 %
Catastrophe and weather-related losses ratio7.8 %9.5 %17.7 %
Current accident year loss ratio63.3 %64.6 %75.4 %
Prior year reserve development ratio(0.5 %)(0.7 %)(0.3 %)
Net losses and loss expenses ratio62.8 %63.9 %75.1 %
Acquisition cost ratio19.8 %19.6 %21.3 %
General and administrative expense ratio [a]
13.2 %14.0 %13.2 %
Combined ratio95.8 %97.5 %109.6 %
Weighted average common shares outstanding84,864 84,707 84,262 
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding [b]
85,669 85,291 84,262 
Earnings (loss) per common share$2.27 $6.95 ($1.79)
Earnings (loss) per diluted common share$2.25 $6.90 ($1.79)
ROACE4.3 %12.2 %(3.2 %)
Operating ROACE11.1 %9.1 %(3.7 %)
[a]    Underwriting-related general and administrative expenses and corporate expenses are included in the general and administrative expense ratio.
[b]    Due to the net loss attributable to common shareholders recognized for the year ended December 31, 2020, the share equivalents were anti-dilutive.









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CONSOLIDATED SEGMENT DATA
 Quarter ended December 31, 2022Year ended December 31, 2022
 InsuranceReinsuranceTotalInsuranceReinsuranceTotal
UNDERWRITING REVENUES
Gross premiums written$1,470,805 $287,891 $1,758,696 $5,585,581 $2,629,014 $8,214,595 
Ceded premium written(584,019)(78,123)(662,142)(2,207,675)(743,864)(2,951,539)
Net premiums written886,786 209,768 1,096,554 3,377,906 1,885,150 5,263,056 
Gross premiums earned1,368,859 681,380 2,050,239 5,219,303 2,717,079 7,936,382 
Ceded premiums earned(538,345)(171,732)(710,077)(2,085,148)(690,908)(2,776,056)
Net premiums earned830,514 509,648 1,340,162 3,134,155 2,026,171 5,160,326 
Other insurance related income89 2,987 3,076 559 12,514 13,073 
Total underwriting revenues830,603 512,635 1,343,238 3,134,714 2,038,685 5,173,399 
UNDERWRITING EXPENSES
Net losses and loss expenses439,268 358,946 798,214 1,785,854 1,456,556 3,242,410 
Acquisition costs154,859 120,714 275,573 577,838 444,179 1,022,017 
Underwriting-related general and administrative expenses113,106 24,114 137,220 443,704 106,585 550,289 
Total underwriting expenses707,233 503,774 1,211,007 2,807,396 2,007,320 4,814,716 
UNDERWRITING INCOME$123,370 $8,861 $132,231 $327,318 $31,365 $358,683 
Catastrophe and weather-related losses, net of reinstatement premiums$33,218 $30,392 $63,610 $206,735 $196,068 $402,803 
Net favorable prior year reserve development$3,955 $3,946 $7,901 $16,350 $9,183 $25,533 
KEY RATIOS
Current accident year loss ratio, excluding catastrophe and weather-related losses49.3 %65.5 %55.5 %51.0 %62.6 %55.5 %
Catastrophe and weather-related losses ratio4.1 %5.7 %4.7 %6.5 %9.7 %7.8 %
Current accident year loss ratio53.4 %71.2 %60.2 %57.5 %72.3 %63.3 %
Prior year reserve development ratio(0.5 %)(0.8 %)(0.6 %)(0.5 %)(0.4 %)(0.5 %)
Net losses and loss expenses ratio52.9 %70.4 %59.6 %57.0 %71.9 %62.8 %
Acquisition cost ratio18.6 %23.7 %20.6 %18.4 %21.9 %19.8 %
Underwriting-related general and administrative expense ratio13.7 %4.7 %10.2 %14.2 %5.3 %10.7 %
Corporate expense ratio3.7 %2.5 %
Combined ratio85.2 %98.8 %94.1 %89.6 %99.1 %95.8 %













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GROSS PREMIUMS WRITTEN BY SEGMENT BY LINE OF BUSINESS
       Years ended December 31,
 Q4 2022Q3 2022Q2 2022Q1 2022Q4 2021Q4 202020222021
INSURANCE SEGMENT
Professional Lines$378,336 $317,074 $323,141 $304,415 $395,150 $323,832 $1,322,966 $1,290,767 
Property351,503 297,537 400,529 307,919 290,972 269,237 1,357,489 1,192,981 
Liability312,327 266,615 306,541 253,162 267,726 215,972 1,138,645 930,999 
Cyber157,794 182,367 173,134 131,451 153,862 110,304 644,746 525,349 
Marine and Aviation133,712 140,661 153,796 224,517 108,066 87,847 652,687 580,635 
Accident and Health68,551 66,153 65,396 58,301 43,927 40,843 258,399 178,899 
Credit and Political Risk68,582 47,483 47,085 47,499 55,360 56,264 210,649 163,602 
TOTAL INSURANCE SEGMENT$1,470,805 $1,317,890 $1,469,622 $1,327,264 $1,315,063 $1,104,299 $5,585,581 $4,863,232 
REINSURANCE SEGMENT
Liability$88,911 $156,500 $190,072 $284,348 $104,956 $113,791 $719,831 $722,931 
Accident and Health11,875 59,313 9,971 330,732 19,461 15,706 411,891 398,641 
Professional Lines66,597 27,575 173,056 133,579 49,739 45,888 400,807 353,671 
Credit and Surety63,873 53,944 76,872 103,876 31,667 43,520 298,565 208,108 
Motor30,231 22,035 35,814 151,714 4,511 (15,448)239,794 279,966 
Agriculture10,904 39,312 49,971 27,826 10,822 901 128,012 86,128 
Marine and Aviation8,863 8,823 25,198 50,485 3,484 10,900 93,371 73,968 
Run-off lines
Catastrophe1,110 21,227 62,077 138,396 19,957 24,497 222,810 492,397 
Property4,611 2,173 20,386 76,323 4,042 (1,187)103,492 213,406 
Engineering916 (984)444 10,065 (874)5,552 10,441 (6,464)
Total run-off lines6,637 22,416 82,907 224,784 23,125 28,862 336,743 699,339 
TOTAL REINSURANCE SEGMENT$287,891 $389,918 $643,861 $1,307,344 $247,765 $244,120 $2,629,014 $2,822,752 
CONSOLIDATED TOTAL$1,758,696 $1,707,808 $2,113,483 $2,634,608 $1,562,828 $1,348,419 $8,214,595 $7,685,984 










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CONSOLIDATED DATA
Year ended December 31,
Q4 2022Q3 2022Q2 2022Q1 2022Q4 2021Q4 20202021
UNDERWRITING REVENUES
Gross premiums written$1,758,696 $1,707,808 $2,113,483 $2,634,608 $1,562,828 $1,348,419 $7,685,984 
Ceded premiums written(662,142)(671,024)(796,636)(821,736)(615,420)(562,970)(2,759,360)
Net premiums written1,096,554 1,036,784 1,316,847 1,812,872 947,408 785,449 4,926,624 
Gross premiums earned2,050,239 2,012,426 1,971,208 1,902,508 1,936,521 1,735,932 7,281,709 
Ceded premiums earned(710,077)(727,560)(694,156)(644,262)(698,761)(648,564)(2,571,859)
Net premiums earned1,340,162 1,284,866 1,277,052 1,258,246 1,237,760 1,087,368 4,709,850 
Other insurance related income (loss)3,076 1,092 2,213 6,693 7,033 (2,819)23,295 
Total underwriting revenues1,343,238 1,285,958 1,279,265 1,264,939 1,244,793 1,084,549 4,733,145 
UNDERWRITING EXPENSES
Net losses and loss expenses798,214 941,911 769,587 732,699 716,225 817,239 3,008,783 
Acquisition costs 275,573 240,511 257,582 248,352 252,180 231,800 921,834 
Underwriting-related general and administrative expenses137,220 132,570 135,403 145,096 140,379 116,345 536,834 
  Total underwriting expenses1,211,007 1,314,992 1,162,572 1,126,147 1,108,784 1,165,384 4,467,451 
UNDERWRITING INCOME (LOSS)$132,231 $(29,034)$116,693 $138,792 $136,009 $(80,835)$265,694 
Catastrophe and weather-related losses, net of reinstatement premiums$63,610 $211,969 $67,119 $60,076 $54,209 $198,028 $442,859 
Net favorable prior year reserve development$7,901 $4,735 $3,940 $8,956 $9,270 $6,559 $32,410 
KEY RATIOS
Current accident year loss ratio, excluding catastrophe and weather-related losses55.5 %57.1 %55.3 %54.2 %54.3 %57.4 %55.1 %
Catastrophe and weather-related losses ratio4.7 %16.6 %5.3 %4.7 %4.3 %18.4 %9.5 %
Current accident year loss ratio60.2 %73.7 %60.6 %58.9 %58.6 %75.8 %64.6 %
Prior year reserve development ratio(0.6 %)(0.4 %)(0.3 %)(0.7 %)(0.7 %)(0.6 %)(0.7 %)
Net losses and loss expenses ratio59.6 %73.3 %60.3 %58.2 %57.9 %75.2 %63.9 %
Acquisition cost ratio20.6 %18.7 %20.2 %19.7 %20.4 %21.3 %19.6 %
General and administrative expense ratio [a]
13.9 %12.3 %12.9 %13.5 %14.8 %13.1 %14.0 %
Combined ratio94.1 %104.3 %93.4 %91.4 %93.1 %109.6 %97.5 %
[a]    Underwriting-related general and administrative expenses and corporate expenses are included in the general and administrative expense ratio.









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INSURANCE SEGMENT DATA
Year ended December 31,
Q4 2022Q3 2022Q2 2022Q1 2022Q4 2021Q4 20202021
UNDERWRITING REVENUES
Gross premiums written$1,470,805 $1,317,890 $1,469,622 $1,327,264 $1,315,063 $1,104,299 $4,863,232 
Ceded premiums written(584,019)(540,101)(600,203)(483,352)(548,369)(476,066)(1,968,347)
Net premiums written886,786 777,789 869,419 843,912 766,694 628,233 2,894,885 
Gross premiums earned1,368,859 1,331,887 1,285,275 1,233,281 1,212,644 1,006,930 4,445,035 
Ceded premiums earned(538,345)(549,786)(516,551)(480,465)(490,275)(417,160)(1,793,696)
Net premiums earned830,514 782,101 768,724 752,816 722,369 589,770 2,651,339 
Other insurance related income89 151 237 82 227 556 1,662 
Total underwriting revenues830,603 782,252 768,961 752,898 722,596 590,326 2,653,001 
UNDERWRITING EXPENSES
Net losses and loss expenses439,268 519,006 421,836 405,745 383,246 444,444 1,514,998 
Acquisition costs154,859 139,436 144,732 138,812 136,172 117,954 484,344 
Underwriting-related general and administrative expenses113,106 108,072 108,577 113,950 121,505 93,930 429,282 
Total underwriting expenses707,233 766,514 675,145 658,507 640,923 656,328 2,428,624 
UNDERWRITING INCOME (LOSS)$123,370 $15,738 $93,816 $94,391 $81,673 $(66,002)$224,377 
Catastrophe and weather-related losses, net of reinstatement premiums$33,218 $112,799 $27,989 $32,730 $22,654 $118,185 $174,559 
Net favorable prior year reserve development$3,955 $2,558 $2,773 $7,062 $5,008 $4,417 $18,360 
KEY RATIOS
Current accident year loss ratio, excluding catastrophe and weather-related losses49.3 %52.6 %51.6 %50.5 %50.8 %56.1 %51.4 %
Catastrophe and weather-related losses ratio4.1 %14.1 %3.6 %4.3 %2.9 %20.0 %6.4 %
Current accident year loss ratio53.4 %66.7 %55.2 %54.8 %53.7 %76.1 %57.8 %
Prior year reserve development ratio(0.5 %)(0.3 %)(0.3 %)(0.9 %)(0.6 %)(0.7 %)(0.7 %)
Net losses and loss expenses ratio52.9 %66.4 %54.9 %53.9 %53.1 %75.4 %57.1 %
Acquisition cost ratio18.6 %17.8 %18.8 %18.4 %18.9 %20.0 %18.3 %
Underwriting-related general and administrative expense ratio13.7 %13.8 %14.1 %15.2 %16.7 %15.9 %16.2 %
Combined ratio85.2 %98.0 %87.8 %87.5 %88.7 %111.3 %91.6 %












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REINSURANCE SEGMENT DATA
Year ended December 31,
Q4 2022Q3 2022Q2 2022Q1 2022Q4 2021Q4 20202021
UNDERWRITING REVENUES
Gross premiums written$287,891 $389,918 $643,861 $1,307,344 $247,765 $244,120 $2,822,752 
Ceded premiums written(78,123)(130,923)(196,433)(338,384)(67,051)(86,904)(791,013)
Net premiums written209,768 258,995 447,428 968,960 180,714 157,216 2,031,739 
Gross premiums earned681,380 680,539 685,933 669,227 723,877 729,002 2,836,674 
Ceded premiums earned(171,732)(177,774)(177,605)(163,797)(208,486)(231,404)(778,163)
Net premiums earned509,648 502,765 508,328 505,430 515,391 497,598 2,058,511 
Other insurance related income (loss)2,987 941 1,976 6,611 6,806 (3,375)21,633 
Total underwriting revenues512,635 503,706 510,304 512,041 522,197 494,223 2,080,144 
UNDERWRITING EXPENSES
Net losses and loss expenses358,946 422,905 347,751 326,954 332,979 372,795 1,493,785 
Acquisition costs120,714 101,075 112,850 109,540 116,008 113,846 437,490 
Underwriting-related general and administrative expenses24,114 24,498 26,826 31,146 18,874 22,415 107,552 
Total underwriting expenses503,774 548,478 487,427 467,640 467,861 509,056 2,038,827 
UNDERWRITING INCOME (LOSS)$8,861 $(44,772)$22,877 $44,401 $54,336 $(14,833)$41,317 
Catastrophe and weather-related losses, net of reinstatement premiums$30,392 $99,170 $39,130 $27,346 $31,555 $79,843 $268,300 
Net favorable prior year reserve development$3,946 $2,177 $1,167 $1,894 $4,262 $2,142 $14,050 
KEY RATIOS
Current accident year loss ratio, excluding catastrophe and weather-related losses65.5 %64.2 %60.9 %59.7 %59.2 %59.0 %59.9 %
Catastrophe and weather-related losses ratio5.7 %20.3 %7.7 %5.4 %6.2 %16.3 %13.3 %
Current accident year loss ratio71.2 %84.5 %68.6 %65.1 %65.4 %75.3 %73.2 %
Prior year reserve development ratio(0.8 %)(0.4 %)(0.2 %)(0.4 %)(0.8 %)(0.4 %)(0.6 %)
Net losses and loss expenses ratio70.4 %84.1 %68.4 %64.7 %64.6 %74.9 %72.6 %
Acquisition cost ratio23.7 %20.1 %22.2 %21.7 %22.5 %22.9 %21.3 %
Underwriting-related general and administrative expenses ratio4.7 %4.9 %5.3 %6.1 %3.7 %4.5 %5.1 %
Combined ratio98.8 %109.1 %95.9 %92.5 %90.8 %102.3 %99.0 %










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STRATEGIC CAPITAL PARTNERS<
Quarters ended December 31,Years ended December 31,
2022202120222021
TOTAL MANAGED PREMIUMS [a]InsuranceReinsuranceTotalInsuranceReinsuranceTotalInsuranceReinsuranceTotalInsuranceReinsuranceTotal
Total Managed Premiums$1,470,805 $287,891 $1,758,696