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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950170-25-012885
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SCHEDULE 13D/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250204
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250204

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001214816
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	02 Finance
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SCHEDULE 13D/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-79165
		FILM NUMBER:		25585678

	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

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			T-VIII PUBOPPS LP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001821841
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SCHEDULE 13D/A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O STONE POINT CAPITAL LLC
		STREET 2:		20 HORSENECK LANE
		CITY:			GREENWICH
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06830
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(203) 862-2900

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O STONE POINT CAPITAL LLC
		STREET 2:		20 HORSENECK LANE
		CITY:			GREENWICH
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06830
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      <amendmentNo>2</amendmentNo>
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      <dateOfEvent>02/03/2025</dateOfEvent>
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          <personName>Jacqueline Giammarco</personName>
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        <commentContent>* The calculation of the percentages herein are based on 83,655,404 Common Shares outstanding as of October 25, 2024, as disclosed in the Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on October 30, 2024.</commentContent>
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        <commentContent>* The calculation of the percentages herein are based on 83,655,404 Common Shares outstanding as of October 25, 2024, as disclosed in the Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on October 30, 2024.</commentContent>
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        <reportingPersonCIK>0001765002</reportingPersonCIK>
        <reportingPersonNoCIK>N</reportingPersonNoCIK>
        <reportingPersonName>Trident VIII, L.P.</reportingPersonName>
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        <commentContent>* The calculation of the percentages herein are based on 83,655,404 Common Shares outstanding as of October 25, 2024, as disclosed in the Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on October 30, 2024.</commentContent>
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      <reportingPersonInfo>
        <reportingPersonNoCIK>Y</reportingPersonNoCIK>
        <reportingPersonName>Trident Capital VIII, L.P.</reportingPersonName>
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        <commentContent>* The calculation of the percentages herein are based on 83,655,404 Common Shares outstanding as of October 25, 2024, as disclosed in the Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on October 30, 2024.</commentContent>
      </reportingPersonInfo>
      <reportingPersonInfo>
        <reportingPersonCIK>0001332638</reportingPersonCIK>
        <reportingPersonNoCIK>N</reportingPersonNoCIK>
        <reportingPersonName>Stone Point Capital LLC</reportingPersonName>
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        <legalProceedings>N</legalProceedings>
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        <percentOfClass>5.4</percentOfClass>
        <typeOfReportingPerson>OO</typeOfReportingPerson>
        <commentContent>* The calculation of the percentages herein are based on 83,655,404 Common Shares outstanding as of October 25, 2024, as disclosed in the Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on October 30, 2024.</commentContent>
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    </reportingPersons>
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      <item1>
        <securityTitle>Common Shares, par value $0.0125 per share</securityTitle>
        <issuerName>AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED</issuerName>
        <issuerPrincipalAddress>
          <street1 xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">92 Pitts Bay Road</street1>
          <city xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">Pembroke</city>
          <stateOrCountry xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">D0</stateOrCountry>
          <zipCode xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">HM 08</zipCode>
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        <commentText>This Amendment No. 2 (the "Amendment") amends the Schedule 13D initially filed on August 20, 2020 with the Securities and Exchange Commission and amended on August 28, 2020 (as amended, the "Schedule 13D") by T-VIII PubOpps LP, a Delaware limited partnership ("T8"), T-VIII PubOpps GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("T8 GP"), Trident VIII, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership ("Trident VIII"), Trident Capital VIII, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership ("Trident VIII GP") (collectively, the "Stone Point Partnerships"), and Stone Point Capital LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Stone Point" and, together with the Stone Point Partnerships, the "Reporting Persons"). </commentText>
      </item1>
      <item4>
        <transactionPurpose>Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby supplemented to include the following information.
On February 3, 2025, T8 agreed to sell 2,234,636 Common Shares of AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, a Bermuda corporation (the "Issuer"), to the Issuer at a price of $89.50 per Common Share pursuant to a stock purchase agreement, dated as of February 3, 2025 (the "Stock Purchase Agreement"), by and among the Issuer and T8.

The foregoing description of the Stock Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Stock Purchase Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit B hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.</transactionPurpose>
      </item4>
      <item5>
        <percentageOfClassSecurities>Item 5(a) of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated as follows:

Each of the Reporting Persons is the beneficial owner of 4,543,170 Common Shares, representing approximately 5.4% of the outstanding Common Shares, based on 83,655,404 Common Shares outstanding as of October 25, 2024, as disclosed in the Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on October 30, 2024.  </percentageOfClassSecurities>
        <numberOfShares>Item 5(b) of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated as follows:

The responses of each of the Reporting Persons with respect to Rows 7, 8, 9 and 10 of the cover pages of this Amendment that relate to the number of Common Shares as to which each of the persons or entities referenced in Item 2 of the Schedule 13D has sole or shared power to vote or to direct the vote of and sole or shared power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of are incorporated herein by reference.</numberOfShares>
        <transactionDesc>Item 5(c) of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated as follows:

Except as otherwise described in Item 4 of this Amendment, each of the Reporting Persons reports that it has not effected any transactions in Common Shares in the past 60 days.</transactionDesc>
      </item5>
      <item6>
        <contractDescription>Item 6 of the Schedule 13D is hereby supplemented to include the following information:

The information set forth in Item 4 of this Amendment is hereby incorporated herein by reference.</contractDescription>
      </item6>
      <item7>
        <filedExhibits>A.	Joint Filing Agreement, dated August 20, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to the Schedule 13D filed on August 20, 2020).
B.	Stock Purchase Agreement, dated February 3, 2025, among AXIS Capital Holdings Limited and T-VIII PubOpps LP (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Issuer's Form 8-K filed on February 3, 2025).</filedExhibits>
      </item7>
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      <signaturePerson>
        <signatureReportingPerson>T-VIII PubOpps LP</signatureReportingPerson>
        <signatureDetails>
          <signature>By: T-VIII PubOpps GP LLC, GP; Trident VIII LP, managing member; Trident Capital VIII LP, GP; DW Trident GP LLC, GP; /s/ Jacqueline Giammarco</signature>
          <title>Jacqueline Giammarco, Vice President</title>
          <date>02/04/2025</date>
        </signatureDetails>
      </signaturePerson>
      <signaturePerson>
        <signatureReportingPerson>T-VIII PubOpps GP LLC</signatureReportingPerson>
        <signatureDetails>
          <signature>By: Trident VIII LP, managing member; Trident Capital VIII  LP, GP; DW Trident GP  LLC, GP; /s/ Jacqueline Giammarco</signature>
          <title>Jacqueline Giammarco, Vice President</title>
          <date>02/04/2025</date>
        </signatureDetails>
      </signaturePerson>
      <signaturePerson>
        <signatureReportingPerson>Trident VIII, L.P.</signatureReportingPerson>
        <signatureDetails>
          <signature>By: Trident Capital VIII  LP, GP; DW Trident GP  LLC, GP; /s/ Jacqueline Giammarco</signature>
          <title>Jacqueline Giammarco, Vice President</title>
          <date>02/04/2025</date>
        </signatureDetails>
      </signaturePerson>
      <signaturePerson>
        <signatureReportingPerson>Trident Capital VIII, L.P.</signatureReportingPerson>
        <signatureDetails>
          <signature>By: DW Trident GP  LLC, GP; /s/ Jacqueline Giammarco</signature>
          <title>Jacqueline Giammarco, Vice President</title>
          <date>02/04/2025</date>
        </signatureDetails>
      </signaturePerson>
      <signaturePerson>
        <signatureReportingPerson>Stone Point Capital LLC</signatureReportingPerson>
        <signatureDetails>
          <signature>/s/ Jacqueline Giammarco</signature>
          <title>Jacqueline Giammarco, Chief Compliance Officer</title>
          <date>02/04/2025</date>
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