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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Assets    
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value (Amortized cost 2014: $12,185,973; 2013: $11,987,146) $ 12,129,273us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities $ 11,986,327us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities
Equity securities, available for sale, at fair value (Cost 2014: $531,648; 2013: $566,219) 567,707us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesEquitySecurities 701,987us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesEquitySecurities
Other investments, at fair value 965,465us-gaap_AlternativeInvestmentsFairValueDisclosure 1,045,810us-gaap_AlternativeInvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
Short-term investments, at fair value and amortized cost 107,534us-gaap_OtherShortTermInvestments 46,212us-gaap_OtherShortTermInvestments
Total investments 13,769,979us-gaap_Investments 13,780,336us-gaap_Investments
Cash and cash equivalents 921,830us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 923,326us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Restricted cash and cash equivalents 287,865us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents 64,550us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents
Accrued interest receivable 83,070us-gaap_AccruedInvestmentIncomeReceivable 97,132us-gaap_AccruedInvestmentIncomeReceivable
Insurance and reinsurance premium balances receivable 1,808,620us-gaap_PremiumsReceivableAtCarryingValue 1,688,957us-gaap_PremiumsReceivableAtCarryingValue
Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid and paid losses 1,926,145us-gaap_ReinsuranceRecoverablesOnPaidAndUnpaidLosses 1,929,988us-gaap_ReinsuranceRecoverablesOnPaidAndUnpaidLosses
Deferred acquisition costs 466,987us-gaap_DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCosts 456,122us-gaap_DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCosts
Prepaid reinsurance premiums 351,441us-gaap_PrepaidReinsurancePremiums 330,261us-gaap_PrepaidReinsurancePremiums
Receivable for investments sold 169us-gaap_ReceivablesFromBrokersDealersAndClearingOrganizations 1,199us-gaap_ReceivablesFromBrokersDealersAndClearingOrganizations
Goodwill and intangible assets 88,960us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetIncludingGoodwill 89,528us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetIncludingGoodwill
Other assets 250,670us-gaap_OtherAssets 273,385us-gaap_OtherAssets
Total assets 19,955,736us-gaap_Assets 19,634,784us-gaap_Assets
Liabilities    
Reserve for losses and loss expenses 9,596,797us-gaap_LiabilityForClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense 9,582,140us-gaap_LiabilityForClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense
Unearned premiums 2,735,376us-gaap_UnearnedPremiums 2,683,849us-gaap_UnearnedPremiums
Insurance and reinsurance balances payable 249,186us-gaap_ReinsurancePayable 234,412us-gaap_ReinsurancePayable
Senior notes 990,790us-gaap_SeniorNotes 995,855us-gaap_SeniorNotes
Payable for investments purchased 188,176us-gaap_PayablesToBrokerDealersAndClearingOrganizations 21,744us-gaap_PayablesToBrokerDealersAndClearingOrganizations
Other liabilities 315,471us-gaap_OtherLiabilities 248,822us-gaap_OtherLiabilities
Total liabilities 14,075,796us-gaap_Liabilities 13,766,822us-gaap_Liabilities
Total shareholders' equity    
Preferred shares 627,843us-gaap_PreferredStockLiquidationPreferenceValue 627,843us-gaap_PreferredStockLiquidationPreferenceValue
Common shares (2014: 175,478; 2013: 174,134 shares issued and 2014: 99,426; 2013: 109,485 shares outstanding) 2,191us-gaap_CommonStockValue 2,174us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Additional paid-in capital 2,285,016us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock 2,240,125us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (45,574)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax 117,825us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
Retained earnings 5,715,504us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit 5,062,706us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
Treasury shares, at cost (2014: 76,052; 2013: 64,649 shares) (2,763,859)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue (2,232,711)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue
Total shareholders' equity attributable to AXIS Capital 5,821,121us-gaap_StockholdersEquity 5,817,962us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Noncontrolling interests 58,819us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestInVariableInterestEntity 50,000us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestInVariableInterestEntity
Total shareholders' equity 5,879,940us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 5,867,962us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 19,955,736us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity $ 19,634,784us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity