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SCHEDULE II - CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF PARENT COMPANY | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule II - Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Text Block] | AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS – PARENT COMPANY DECEMBER 31, 2014 AND 2013
| 2014 |  | 2013
| (in thousands)
Assets |  |  |
Investments in subsidiaries on equity basis | $ | 6,114,436 |  |  | $ | 6,581,368 |
Cash and cash equivalents | 7,041 |  |  | 4,414 |
Other assets | 2,642 |  |  | 3,179 |
Total assets | $ | 6,124,119 |  |  | $ | 6,588,961 |
Liabilities |  |  |
Intercompany payable | $ | 213,149 |  |  | $ | 204,877 |
Senior notes | — |  |  | 499,906 |
Dividends payable | 48,197 |  |  | 47,959 |
Other liabilities | 41,652 |  |  | 18,257 |
Total liabilities | 302,998 |  |  | 770,999 |
Shareholders’ equity |  |  |
Preferred shares | 627,843 |  |  | 627,843 |
Common shares (2014: 175,478; 2013: 174,134 shares issued and 2014: 99,426; 2013: 109,485 shares outstanding) | 2,191 |  |  | 2,174 |
Additional paid-in capital | 2,285,016 |  |  | 2,240,125 |
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | (45,574 | ) |  | 117,825 |
Retained earnings | 5,715,504 |  |  | 5,062,706 |
Treasury shares, at cost (2014: 76,052; 2013: 64,649 shares) | (2,763,859 | ) |  | (2,232,711 | )
Total shareholders’ equity | 5,821,121 |  |  | 5,817,962 |
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | $ | 6,124,119 |  |  | $ | 6,588,961 |
(1) | On November 15, 2004, AXIS Capital issued $500 million aggregate principal amount of 5.75% senior unsecured debt (“Senior Notes”) at an issue price of 99.785%, generating net proceeds of $496 million. Interest of the 5.75% Senior Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year, beginning on June 1, 2005. AXIS Capital repaid the full $500 million of its outstanding 5.75% Senior Notes upon their scheduled maturity of December 1, 2014.
(2) | AXIS Capital has fully and unconditionally guaranteed all obligations of AXIS Specialty Finance LLC, a 100% owned finance subsidiary, related to the issuance of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 5.875% senior unsecured notes. AXIS Capital’s obligations under this guarantee are unsecured and senior and rank equally with all other senior obligations of AXIS Capital.
(3) | AXIS Capital has fully and unconditionally guaranteed all obligations of AXIS Specialty Finance PLC,, a 100% owned finance subsidiary, related to the issuance of $250 million aggregate principal amount of 2.65% and $250 million aggregate principal amount of 5.15% senior unsecured notes. AXIS Capital's obligations under this guarantee are unsecured and senior and rank equally with all other senior obligations of AXIS Capital.
(4) | AXIS Capital has fully and unconditionally guaranteed the obligations of AXIS Specialty Finance LLC, AXIS Specialty Finance PLC and AXIS Specialty Holdings Bermuda Limited related to the $250 million credit facility issued by a syndication of lenders. At December 31, 2014, debt outstanding under the credit facility was $nil.
(5) | AXIS Capital has fully and unconditionally guaranteed the derivative instrument obligations of certain of its 100% owned operating subsidiaries. At December 31, 2014, the fair value of guaranteed obligations utilized aggregated to $68 million (2013: $28 million).
SCHEDULE II AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS – PARENT COMPANY YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014, 2013 AND 2012
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
| (in thousands)
Revenues |  |  |  |  |
Net investment income | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 25 |
Total revenues | 3 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 25 |
Expenses |  |  |  |  |
General and administrative expenses | 57,998 |  |  | 40,565 |  |  | 62,293 |
Interest expense and financing costs | 26,749 |  |  | 29,201 |  |  | 29,201 |
Total expenses | 84,747 |  |  | 69,766 |  |  | 91,494 |
Loss before equity in net earnings of subsidiaries | (84,744 | ) |  | (69,761 | ) |  | (91,469 | )
Equity in net earnings of subsidiaries | 895,489 |  |  | 797,226 |  |  | 638,710 |
Net income | 810,745 |  |  | 727,465 |  |  | 547,241 |
Preferred share dividends | 40,088 |  |  | 40,474 |  |  | 38,228 |
Loss on repurchase of preferred shares | — |  |  | 3,081 |  |  | 14,009 |
Net income available to common shareholders | $ | 770,657 |  |  | $ | 683,910 |  |  | $ | 495,004 |
Comprehensive income | $ | 641,165 |  |  | $ | 482,668 |  |  | $ | 781,701 |
SCHEDULE II AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS – PARENT COMPANY YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014, 2013 AND 2012
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
| (in thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities: |  |  |  |  |
Net income | $ | 810,745 |  |  | $ | 727,465 |  |  | $ | 547,241 |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |  |  |  |  |
Equity in net earnings of subsidiaries | (895,489 | ) |  | (797,226 | ) |  | (638,710 | )
Change in intercompany payable | 8,272 |  |  | (38,375 | ) |  | (7,667 | )
Dividends received from subsidiaries | 724,000 |  |  | 566,000 |  |  | 525,000 |
Other items | 53,865 |  |  | 34,803 |  |  | 56,425 |
Net cash provided by operating activities | 701,393 |  |  | 492,667 |  |  | 482,289 |
Cash flows from investing activities: |  |  |  |  |
Capital repaid from subsidiary | 496,593 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net cash provided by investing activities | 496,593 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Cash flows from financing activities: |  |  |  |  |
Redemption of senior notes | (500,000 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Net proceeds from issuance of preferred shares | — |  |  | 218,449 |  |  | 393,544 |
Repurchase of preferred shares | — |  |  | (100,000 | ) |  | (404,073 | )
Repurchase of common shares | (543,202 | ) |  | (472,263 | ) |  | (317,687 | )
Dividends paid - common shares | (117,619 | ) |  | (118,426 | ) |  | (120,487 | )
Dividends paid - preferred shares | (40,088 | ) |  | (39,193 | ) |  | (38,228 | )
Proceeds from issuance of common shares | 5,550 |  |  | 20,339 |  |  | 5,120 |
Net cash used in financing activities | (1,195,359 | ) |  | (491,094 | ) |  | (481,811 | )
Increase in cash and cash equivalents | 2,627 |  |  | 1,573 |  |  | 478 |
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year | 4,414 |  |  | 2,841 |  |  | 2,363 |
Cash and cash equivalents - end of year | $ | 7,041 |  |  | $ | 4,414 |  |  | $ | 2,841 |
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: |  |  |  |  |
Interest paid | $ | 28,750 |  |  | $ | 28,750 |  |  | $ | 28,750 |

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