Exhibit 21.1

AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT

Subsidiaries	Jurisdiction of Incorporation
AXIS Specialty Holdings Bermuda Limited	Bermuda
AXIS Specialty Limited	Bermuda
AXIS Specialty Investments Limited	Bermuda
AXIS Specialty Investments II Limited	Bermuda
AXIS ILS Ltd. (formerly AXIS Ventures Limited)	Bermuda
AXIS Reinsurance Managers Limited	Bermuda
AXIS Re SE	Ireland
AXIS Specialty Europe SE	Ireland
AXIS Specialty Global Holdings Limited	Ireland
AXIS Specialty Holdings Ireland Limited	Ireland
AXIS Group Benefits LLC (formerly Ternian Insurance Group LLC)	Arizona
AXIS Specialty Insurance Company	Connecticut
AXIS Group Services, Inc.	Delaware
AXIS Specialty Finance LLC	Delaware
AXIS Specialty U.S. Holdings, Inc.	Delaware
AXIS Specialty U.S. Services, Inc.	Delaware
AXIS ILS, Inc. (formerly AXIS Specialty Underwriters, Inc.)	Delaware
AXIS Insurance Company	Illinois
AXIS Surplus Insurance Company	Illinois
AXIS Reinsurance Company	New York
AXIS Managing Agency Ltd.	United Kingdom
AXIS Specialty Finance PLC	United Kingdom
AXIS Specialty UK Holdings Limited	United Kingdom
AXIS Corporate Capital UK Limited	United Kingdom
AXIS Corporate Capital UK II Limited	United Kingdom

Novae Group Limited	United Kingdom
AXIS UK Services Limited	United Kingdom
AXIS Underwriting Limited	United Kingdom
Contessa Limited	United Kingdom
AXIS Re SE Escritório de Representação No Brasil Ltda.	Brazil
AXIS Specialty Canada Services, ULC	British Columbia