ORGANIZATION

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

ORGANIZATION

AXIS Capital Holdings Limited ("AXIS Capital" and together with its wholly-owned subsidiaries the "Company"), was incorporated on December 9, 2002, under the laws of Bermuda. The Company is a global specialty underwriter and provider of insurance and reinsurance solutions. The Company's principal operating subsidiaries, located in Bermuda, the United States ("U.S."), Europe, Singapore and Canada, are described below:

•AXIS Specialty Limited ("AXIS Specialty Bermuda"), a Bermuda domiciled company, is licensed to provide specialty lines insurance and treaty reinsurance products on a worldwide basis. In addition, AXIS Specialty Bermuda conducts insurance and reinsurance business through its branch in Singapore, AXIS Specialty Limited (Singapore Branch).

•AXIS Insurance Company, domiciled in Illinois, and AXIS Reinsurance Company, domiciled in New York, together with AXIS Reinsurance Company (Canadian Branch) are licensed to offer a range of specialty lines insurance and treaty reinsurance products to a variety of niche markets on a worldwide basis. AXIS Surplus Insurance Company, domiciled in Illinois, is eligible to write insurance on a surplus lines basis.

•AXIS Specialty Europe SE ("AXIS Specialty Europe") is a European public limited liability company, incorporated as a non-life insurer under the laws of Ireland. It is a Societas Europaea (SE), or European society company registered in accordance with company law of the E.U. AXIS Specialty Europe also conducts insurance business through its branch in the United Kingdom ("U.K."), AXIS Specialty Europe SE ("UK Branch").

Pursuant to the U.K.'s withdrawal from the European Union on January 31, 2020, AXIS Specialty Europe submitted an application to have its UK Branch fully regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority ("PRA") and the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") as a third-country branch. This application was approved by the PRA and FCA on October 28, 2022. Therefore, the UK Branch of AXIS Specialty Europe SE is now fully regulated in the U.K.

•AXIS Re SE is a European public limited liability company, incorporated as a reinsurer under the laws of Ireland. AXIS Re SE is also a Societas Europaea (SE). AXIS Re SE also conducts reinsurance business through its branch in Switzerland, AXIS Re SE, Dublin (Zurich Branch).

•The Company operates in the Lloyd's of London ("Lloyd's") market through its corporate members AXIS Corporate Capital UK Limited and AXIS Corporate Capital UK II Limited, which provide 70% and 30%, respectively, of AXIS Syndicate 1686's ("Syndicate 1686") capital support. AXIS Syndicate 1686 is managed by AXIS Managing Agency Ltd. ("AXIS Managing Agency").

•On October 2, 2017, AXIS Specialty UK Holdings Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, acquired a 100% ownership interest in Novae Group plc ("Novae"). AXIS Corporate Capital UK II Limited was the sole corporate member of Novae Syndicate 2007 ("Syndicate 2007"). Effective January 1, 2018, AXIS Managing Agency commenced management and oversight of Syndicate 2007. Effective January 1, 2019, Syndicate 2007 ceased accepting new business and was placed into run-off. Effective January 1, 2021, the Reinsurance to Close of the 2018 year of account of Syndicate 2007 was completed.

•AXIS ILS, Ltd. (formerly AXIS Ventures Limited ("AXIS Ventures")) and AXIS Reinsurance Managers Limited ("AXIS Reinsurance Managers"), regulated by the BMA as insurance managers, generate fee income from services provided to strategic capital partners. Effective September 23, 2020, AXIS Ventures deregistered as an insurance manager with the BMA.