HISTORY	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
HISTORY	AXIS Capital Holdings Limited (“AXIS Capital”) is the Bermuda-based holding company for the AXIS group of companies, collectively the “Company”. AXIS Capital was incorporated on December 9, 2002, under the laws of Bermuda. Through its subsidiaries and branches organized in Bermuda, the United States, Europe, Singapore, Canada, Australia and Latin America. AXIS Capital provides a broad range of (re)insurance products on a worldwide basis under two distinct global underwriting platforms, AXIS Insurance and AXIS Re. In these notes, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” or the “Company” refer to AXIS Capital and its direct and indirect subsidiaries. Amalgamation Agreement with PartnerRe Ltd. On January 25, 2015, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Amalgamation (the "Amalgamation Agreement") with PartnerRe Ltd., a Bermuda exempted company ("PartnerRe") pursuant to which the Company would amalgamate with PartnerRe, and the two companies would continue as a single Bermuda exempted company. On August 3, 2015, the Company announced that it accepted a request from PartnerRe to terminate the Amalgamation Agreement. PartnerRe paid the Company $315 million to immediately terminate the Amalgamation Agreement, the amount comprising a termination fee of $280 million and a reimbursement of merger related expenses of $35 million.

HISTORY

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

AXIS Capital Holdings Limited (“AXIS Capital”) is the Bermuda-based holding company for the AXIS group of companies, collectively the “Company”. AXIS Capital was incorporated on December 9, 2002, under the laws of Bermuda. Through its subsidiaries and branches organized in Bermuda, the United States, Europe, Singapore, Canada, Australia and Latin America. AXIS Capital provides a broad range of (re)insurance products on a worldwide basis under two distinct global underwriting platforms, AXIS Insurance and AXIS Re. In these notes, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” or the “Company” refer to AXIS Capital and its direct and indirect subsidiaries.

Amalgamation Agreement with PartnerRe Ltd.

On January 25, 2015, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Amalgamation (the "Amalgamation Agreement") with PartnerRe Ltd., a Bermuda exempted company ("PartnerRe") pursuant to which the Company would amalgamate with PartnerRe, and the two companies would continue as a single Bermuda exempted company. On August 3, 2015, the Company announced that it accepted a request from PartnerRe to terminate the Amalgamation Agreement. PartnerRe paid the Company $315 million to immediately terminate the Amalgamation Agreement, the amount comprising a termination fee of $280 million and a reimbursement of merger related expenses of $35 million.