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UNAUDITED CONDENSED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

UNAUDITED CONDENSED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA

The following is an unaudited summary of our quarterly financial results:

	Quarters ended	Mar 31				Jun 30				Sep 30				Dec 31
	2015
	Net premiums earned	$	904,053			$	941,211			$	919,341			$	921,812
	Net investment income	92,107				88,544				45,685				79,000
	Net realized investment losses	(42,553		)		(11,110		)		(69,957		)		(14,872		)
	Underwriting income	100,790				56,848				56,245				88,358
	Net income attributable to AXIS Capital	165,825				73,371				257,642				144,790
	Net income available to common shareholders	155,803				63,349				247,620				134,787
	Earnings per common share - basic	$	1.56			$	0.63			$	2.52			$	1.40
	Earnings per common share - diluted	$	1.54			$	0.63			$	2.50			$	1.39
	2014
	Net premiums earned	$	945,949			$	1,000,400			$	966,138			$	958,517
	Net investment income	82,744				114,867				66,562				78,595
	Net realized investment gains	10,620				33,261				77,448				10,779
	Underwriting income	108,766				126,581				113,464				112,720
	Net income attributable to AXIS Capital	147,249				200,686				289,126				173,685
	Net income available to common shareholders	137,227				190,664				279,104				163,663
	Earnings per common share - basic	$	1.26			$	1.81			$	2.71			$	1.63
	Earnings per common share - diluted	$	1.24			$	1.79			$	2.68			$	1.60

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The entire disclosure for the quarterly financial data in the annual financial statements. The disclosure may include a tabular presentation of financial information for each fiscal quarter for the current and previous year, including revenues, gross profit, income or loss before extraordinary items and earnings per share data. It also includes an indication if the information in the note is unaudited, comments on the aggregate effect of year-end adjustments, and an explanation of matters or transactions that affect comparability or are pertinent to an understanding of the information furnished.

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-Publisher FASB
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