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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-19-018192
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190403
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190404
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190404

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:		19732572

	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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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Current Report</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Securities Exchange Act of 1934</P>

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reported): April 3, 2019</P>

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CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED</FONT></P>

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In Charter)</I></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; text-align: center"><B>Bermuda</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 34%; text-align: center"><B>001-31721</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; text-align: center"><B>98-0395986</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
Incorporation)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(Commission File Number)</TD>
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Identification No.)</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>92 Pitts Bay Road</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Pembroke, Bermuda HM 08</B></P>

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including zip code)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>(441) 496-2600</B></P>

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area code)</P>

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since last report)</P>

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Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions
(see General Instruction A.2 below):</P>

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

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accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in">Item 1.01</TD><TD>Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">On April 3, 2019, AXIS
Capital Holdings Limited (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) and AXIS Specialty Finance PLC, a public company limited by shares incorporated
under the laws of England and Wales and an indirect wholly&ndash;owned subsidiary of the Company (&ldquo;AXIS Finance&rdquo;),
entered into a first supplemental indenture (the &ldquo;First Supplemental Indenture&rdquo;) among AXIS Finance, as issuer, the
Company, as guarantor and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the &ldquo;Trustee&rdquo;), to the senior
indenture, dated as of March 13, 2014 (the &ldquo;Indenture&rdquo;) relating to $250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.150%
Senior Notes due 2045 (the &ldquo;2045 Senior Notes&rdquo;) issued by AXIS Finance and fully and unconditionally guaranteed by
the Company.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The changes described
below were made to permit the 2045 Senior Notes to qualify as Tier 3 ancillary capital under eligible capital requirements of the
Bermuda Monetary Authority. Because this amendment does not materially adversely affect the interests of the holders of 2045 Senior
Notes, the First Supplemental Indenture was entered into without consent of any holders of 2045 Senior Notes. The First Supplemental
relates to the 2045 Senior Notes only and does not affect any other series of securities issued under the Indenture.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The 2045 Senior Notes
originally provided that the 2045 Senior Notes are redeemable at any time at the option of AXIS Finance at a redemption price equal
to a make-whole premium or, in the event that, as a result of certain tax law changes, AXIS Finance or the Company becomes obligated
to pay additional amounts with respect to the 2045 Senior Notes, at par, plus in each case, accrued and unpaid interest. The First
Supplemental Indenture limits this optional redemption right to provide that the 2045 Senior Notes are not redeemable at the option
of AXIS Finance on or before March 13, 2017, except in the limited circumstances set forth in the First Supplemental Indenture
and prior to maturity unless certain conditions are satisfied.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

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Indenture also clarifies, for the avoidance of doubt, that the 2045 Senior Notes are free of encumbrances and that neither the
Indenture nor the 2045 Senior Notes contain any terms or conditions designed to accelerate or induce the Company or any of its
subsidiary&rsquo;s insolvency or effect similar proceedings.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Holders of 2045 Senior
Notes should note that the 2045 Senior Notes do not in any way give rise to any rights of set-off against any claims and obligations
of the Company, AXIS Finance or any of the Company&rsquo;s regulated operating subsidiaries to any holder or creditor.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">HSBC Securities (USA)
Inc. provided financial advisory services to the Company in connection with the evaluation of certain regulatory capital matters
relating to the 2045 Senior Notes.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">This description of
the First Supplemental Indenture and related matters is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by the actual terms of the
First Supplemental Indenture, a copy of which is incorporated herein by reference and attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in">Item 9.01</TD><TD>Financial Statements and Exhibits</TD></TR></TABLE>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><A HREF="tv518156_ex4-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">4.1</A></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 3, 2019, among AXIS Specialty Finance PLC, AXIS Capital Holdings Limited and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., relating to the 5.150% Senior Notes due 2045.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">SIGNATURES</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">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">Dated: April 4, 2019</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><B>AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Conrad D. Brooks</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Conrad D. Brooks</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>General Counsel</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right"><B>Exhibit 4.1</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right"><B>Execution Version</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>AXIS SPECIALTY FINANCE PLC,</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED,</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Guarantor</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>AND</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY,
N.A.,</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Trustee</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Dated as of April 3, 2019</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">5.150% Senior Notes</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Due April 1, 2045</P>

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CONTENTS</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 15%; text-align: left; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-weight: bold">Page</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD COLSPAN="2">ARTICLE I AMENDMENTS</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">1</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: White">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 9pt">Section 1.01</TD>
    <TD>Amendments</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">1</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: White">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD COLSPAN="2">ARTICLE II MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">2</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: White">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 9pt">Section 2.01</TD>
    <TD>Recitals by the Issuer and Guarantor</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">2</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: White">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 9pt">Section 2.02</TD>
    <TD>Ratification and Incorporation of Original Indenture</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">2</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: White">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 9pt">Section 2.03</TD>
    <TD>Executed in Counterparts</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">2</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: White">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 9pt">Section 2.04</TD>
    <TD>New York Law to Govern</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">2</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: White">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 9pt">Section 2.05</TD>
    <TD>Effect of Headings</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">2</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: White">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 9pt">Section 2.06</TD>
    <TD>Successors</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">2</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: White">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 9pt">Section 2.07</TD>
    <TD>Separability Clause</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">2</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: White">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 9pt">Section 2.08</TD>
    <TD>Trust Indenture Act</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">2</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">THIS FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (the &ldquo;First
Supplemental Indenture&rdquo;) is made as of the 3<SUP>rd</SUP> day of April, 2019, among AXIS SPECIALTY FINANCE PLC, an English
public company limited by shares (the &ldquo;Issuer&rdquo;), AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED, an exempted company incorporated in
Bermuda as a holding company (the &ldquo;Guarantor&rdquo;), and <FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">The Bank of New York Mellon
Trust Company, N.A.</FONT>, a national banking association, as trustee (the &ldquo;Trustee&rdquo;).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in"><B>RECITALS OF THE ISSUER
AND THE GUARANTOR</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">WHEREAS, the Issuer, the Guarantor and the
Trustee entered into a Senior Indenture, dated as of March 13, 2014 (the &ldquo;Original Indenture&rdquo;), pursuant to which unsecured
debentures, notes or other evidences of unsecured indebtedness of the Issuer (the &ldquo;Securities&rdquo;) may from time to time
be issued, and pursuant to which the Issuer issued its 5.150% Senior Notes due 2045 (the &ldquo;2045 Senior Notes&rdquo;), fully
and unconditionally guaranteed by the Guarantor;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">WHEREAS, the Original Indenture is incorporated
herein by this reference and the Original Indenture, as supplemented by this First Supplemental Indenture, is herein called the
&ldquo;Indenture&rdquo;;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">WHEREAS, Section 8.1 of the Original Indenture
provides that the Issuer and the Guarantor, each when authorized by a resolution of its Board of Directors, and the Trustee may
from time to time and at any time, enter into indentures supplemental to the Original Indenture without the consent of the Holders
to make any other changes that do not materially adversely affect the Holders of the affected Securities;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">WHEREAS, the Issuer is entering into this
First Supplemental Indenture pursuant to Section 8.1 of the Original Indenture to, among other things, supplement and amend the
terms of the Indenture with respect to the 2045 Senior Notes as established pursuant to that Authorized Officer&rsquo;s Certificate
dated as of March 13, 2014;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">WHEREAS, the Issuer has requested and hereby
requests that the Trustee join with the Issuer and the Guarantor in the execution of this First Supplemental Indenture and the
Issuer has provided the Trustee with a resolution of its Board of Directors authorizing the execution of and approving this Supplemental
Indenture; and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">WHEREAS, all conditions necessary to authorize
the execution and delivery of this First Supplemental Indenture and make it a valid and binding obligation of the Issuer and Guarantor,
in accordance with its terms, have been done or performed.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements
and obligations set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged,
the parties hereto hereby agree, in respect of the Issuer&rsquo;s 2045 Senior Notes only and not any other series of Securities,
as follows:</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center">ARTICLE
I<BR>
<BR>
AMENDMENTS</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Section 1.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Amendments</U>.
The terms of the 2045 Senior Notes as established by that certain Authorized Officer&rsquo;s Certificate dated as of March 13,
2014 are hereby amended by adding the following provisions:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;Any redemption of the Senior
Notes prior to March 13, 2017 is subject to the Issuer having obtained the consent or non-objection of the Bermuda Monetary Authority
(or any successor agency or then-applicable regulatory authority) if then-required by the Relevant Rules.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in">In addition, under the Relevant
Rules, no redemption may be made by the Issuer at any time prior to maturity if there are reasonable grounds for believing that
the Issuer is, or would after the payment be, insolvent; or that the Issuer is or would after such payment be in breach of the
Relevant Rules, including the Group Enhanced Capital Requirement contained within the Relevant Rules.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;Relevant Rules&rdquo; means
the Companies Act 1981 of Bermuda, the Insurance Act 1978 of Bermuda and any other legislation, rules or regulations of Bermuda
or of the Bermuda Monetary Authority or any successor agency or then-applicable regulatory authority (including, but not limited
to, the Bermuda Insurance (Group Supervision) Rules 2011, as amended) relating to the characteristics, features or criteria of
capital resources and which are, at such time, applicable to the Guarantor.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in">For the avoidance of doubt, no
security or encumbrance of any kind is provided by the Issuer, the Guarantor or any of their respective affiliates to secure the
rights of Holders and neither the Indenture nor this Note contain any terms or conditions designed to accelerate or induce the
Guarantor&rsquo;s or any of its subsidiary&rsquo;s insolvency or effect similar proceedings.&rdquo;</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in">ARTICLE
II<BR>
<BR>
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Section 2.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Recitals
by the Issuer and Guarantor</U>. The recitals and statements in this First Supplemental Indenture are made by the Issuer and Guarantor
only and not by the Trustee, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The Trustee makes no representations as
to the validity, adequacy or sufficiency of this First Supplemental Indenture or of the 2045 Senior Notes. The Trustee shall not
be accountable for the use or application by the Issuer of the 2045 Senior Notes or the proceeds thereof. All of the provisions
contained in the Original Indenture in respect of the rights, privileges, immunities, powers and duties of the Trustee shall be
applicable in respect of the 2045 Senior Notes and of this First Supplemental Indenture as fully and with like effect as if set
forth herein in full.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Section 2.02&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Ratification
and Incorporation of Original Indenture</U>. As supplemented hereby, the Original Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed,
and the Original Indenture and this First Supplemental Indenture shall be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Section 2.03&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Executed
in Counterparts</U>. This First Supplemental Indenture may be simultaneously executed in several counterparts, each of which shall
be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Section 2.04&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>New
York Law to Govern</U>. This First Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed to be a contract under the laws of the State of New York,
and for all purposes shall be construed in accordance with the laws of such state.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Section 2.05&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Effect
of Headings</U>. The Article and Section heading herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Section 2.06&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Successors</U>.
All covenants and agreements in this First Supplemental Indenture by the parties hereto shall bind their successors and assigns,
whether or so expressed or not.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Section 2.07&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Separability
Clause</U>. If any provision of this First Supplemental Indenture or of the Securities, or the application of any such provision
to any Person (as defined in the Indenture) or circumstance, shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the remainder
of this Indenture or of the Securities, or the application of such provision to Persons or circumstances other than those as to
whom or which it is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Section 2.08&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Trust
Indenture Act</U>. If and to the extent that any provision of this First Supplemental Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts
with the duties imposed by, or with another provision (an &ldquo;incorporated provision&rdquo;) included in this Indenture by operation
of, Sections 310 to 318, inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, such imposed duties or incorporated provision shall control.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in">[<I>Signature pages follow</I>]</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each party hereto has
caused this instrument to be signed in its name and behalf by a duly authorized officer, all as of the day and year first above
written.</P>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">AXIS SPECIALTY FINANCE PLC,</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">as Issuer</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 6%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 44%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Tim Hennessy</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Name:</TD>
    <TD>Tim Hennessy</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Title:</TD>
    <TD>Director</TD></TR>
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<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED,</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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