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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-18-036093
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180626
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180627
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180627

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001214816
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-31721
		FILM NUMBER:		18922102

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		92 PITTS BAY ROAD
		CITY:			PEMBROKE
		STATE:			D0
		ZIP:			HM 08
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(441) 496-2600

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		92 PITTS BAY ROAD
		CITY:			PEMBROKE
		STATE:			D0
		ZIP:			HM 08
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<FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt">securities and exchange commission</FONT><BR>
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the</B></P>

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reported): June 27, 2018 (June 26, 2018)</B></P>

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HOLDINGS LIMITED</B></FONT> <BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><I>(Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Charter)</I></FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><B>Bermuda</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 34%; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><B>001-31721</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><B>98-0395986</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(State of Incorporation)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Commission File No.)</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>92 Pitts Bay Road </B><BR>
<B>Pembroke, Bermuda HM 08</B><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)</FONT></P>

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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)</P>

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(Former name or address, if changed since last report)</P>

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registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR &sect;230.405) or Rule 12b-2
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR &sect;240.12b-2).</P>

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by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial
accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in; text-align: left"><B>Item 5.02</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election
of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</B></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(d) On June 26, 2018, the Board of Directors
of AXIS Capital Holdings Limited (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), upon the recommendation of its Corporate Governance and Nominating
Committee, appointed Ms. Barbara Yastine as a member of the Company&rsquo;s Board effective July 1, 2018. Ms. Yastine joins the Board
as a Class I director and will also serve on the Board&rsquo;s Audit Committee effective September 1, 2018. Ms. Yastine will receive
the respective pro-rata portions of the annual retainers for service on the Board and the Audit Committee based on the number of
days remaining in the current director compensation year at July 1, 2018 and September 1, 2018, respectively. Ms. Yastine is not
party to any transaction that is required to be reported pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.<FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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issued on June 27, 2018 regarding Ms. Yastine&rsquo;s appointment is filed as Exhibit 99 to this Form 8-K.</P>

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    <TD><A HREF="tv497347_ex99.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">99</A></TD>
    <TD>Press release dated June 27, 2018</TD></TR>
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    <TD><A HREF="tv497347_ex99.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">99</A></TD>
    <TD>Press release dated June 27, 2018</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0.5in 0pt 0; text-align: center">SIGNATURES</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0.5in 0pt 13.5pt; text-indent: 22.5pt">Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0.5in 0pt 4.25in; text-indent: -292.5pt">Dated: June 27, 2018&#9;</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><B>AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 4%">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 46%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Conrad D. Brooks</TD></TR>
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    <TD>Conrad D. Brooks</TD></TR>
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    <TD>General Counsel</TD></TR>
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99</B></FONT></P>

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    Contact</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; font-weight: bold; text-underline-color: black; padding-top: 2pt; padding-bottom: 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Media
    Contact</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-underline-color: black; padding-top: 2pt; padding-bottom: 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Matt
    Rohrmann</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-underline-color: black; padding-top: 2pt; padding-bottom: 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Keith
    Trivitt </FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-underline-color: black; padding-top: 2pt; padding-bottom: 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">AXIS
    Capital Holdings Limited</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-underline-color: black; padding-top: 2pt; padding-bottom: 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">AXIS
    Capital Holdings Limited</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-underline-color: black; padding-top: 2pt; padding-bottom: 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; color: blue"><U>investorrelations@axiscapital.com</U></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-underline-color: black; padding-top: 2pt; padding-bottom: 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; color: blue"><U>keith.trivitt@axiscapital.com</U></FONT></TD></TR>
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CAPITAL APPOINTS BARBARA A. YASTINE TO ITS </B></FONT></P>

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OF DIRECTORS</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>PEMBROKE,
Bermuda, June 27, 2018</B> &ndash; AXIS Capital Holdings Limited (&quot;AXIS Capital&quot; or &ldquo;the Company&rdquo;) (NYSE:
AXS) today announced that Barbara A. Yastine has been appointed to the Company&rsquo;s Board of Directors, effective July 1, 2018.
A <FONT STYLE="color: windowtext">respected leader in the financial services and risk management sectors, Ms. Yastine was previously
the CEO at Ally Bank and also served in the CFO role at Credit Suisse First Boston and in Citigroup&rsquo;s Global Corporate and
Investment Bank. AXIS Capital also announced that Ms. Yastine will join the Board&rsquo;s Audit Committee, effective September
1, 2018. </FONT></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&ldquo;Barbara
is an exceptional addition to our Board. She is a leader who brings deep knowledge and perspective of financial services and risk
management, and is well-attuned to the trends that are reshaping the marketplace,&rdquo; said Michael A. Butt, Chairman of AXIS
Capital&rsquo;s Board of Directors. &ldquo;AXIS will benefit significantly from Barbara&rsquo;s counsel, including her understanding
of how to drive profitable growth through innovation.&rdquo;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Ms.
Yastine has held a number of senior-level management positions throughout her career. She is the past Chair, CEO and President
of Ally Bank, where she guided the company&rsquo;s growth in the digital and ecommerce space. Prior to that, she was Chief Administrative
Officer of the bank&rsquo;s parent company, Ally Financial. Before Ally Bank, Ms. Yastine was Principal of Southgate Alternative
Investments, a start-up diversified alternative asset manager. Prior to Southgate, she had been CFO of Credit Suisse First Boston.
Ms. Yastine also spent 15 years at Citigroup and its predecessor companies, where she held several management positions, including
CFO of Citigroup&rsquo;s Global Corporate and Investment Bank, Chief Auditor and Chief Administrative Officer for its Global Consumer
division. She is also a past Co-CEO of Lebenthal Holdings LLC.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Ms.
Yastine currently serves on the Board of Directors of First Data Corporation, Primerica Inc. and Zions Bancorporation.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&ldquo;AXIS
is a remarkable company that in a short period of time has grown from a start-up to a relevant player in the global specialty
(re)insurance industry, and the organization is well-positioned to further grow its leadership in the sector,&rdquo; said Ms.
Yastine. &ldquo;With big data, new technologies and innovation reshaping the (re)insurance industry, there is a unique opportunity
for AXIS to leverage this change to its advantage. I look forward to working with the Board of Directors and AXIS leadership to
help the Company tap into its significant potential.&rdquo;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The
Board appointed Ms. Yastine following an extensive search. Ms. Yastine&rsquo;s appointment increases the size of the AXIS Capital
Board to 11 members, nine of whom are independent directors.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B><U>About
AXIS Capital</U></B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">AXIS
Capital is a Bermuda-based global provider of specialty lines insurance and treaty reinsurance with total shareholders' equity
at March 31, 2018, of $5.3 billion and locations in Bermuda, the United States, Europe, Singapore, Middle East, Canada, and Latin
America. Its operating subsidiaries have been assigned a rating of &quot;A+&quot; (&quot;Strong&quot;) by Standard &amp; Poor's
and &quot;A+&quot; (&quot;Superior&quot;) by A.M. Best. For more information about AXIS Capital, visit our website at <FONT STYLE="color: blue"><U>www.axiscapital.com</U></FONT>.</FONT></P>

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