•Annualized return on average common equity ("ROACE") of 13.7% and annualized operating ROACE of 19.2%

•Combined ratio of 90.2%

•Book value per diluted common share of $66.48, an increase of $9.35, or 16.4%, over the past twelve months

Pembroke, Bermuda, April 30, 2025 - AXIS Capital Holdings Limited ("AXIS Capital" or "AXIS" or "the Company") (NYSE: AXS) today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025.

Commenting on the first quarter 2025 financial results, Vince Tizzio, President and CEO of AXIS Capital said:

We remain focused on driving bottom-line results. In the quarter, we produced annualized operating return-on-equity of 19.2% and achieved record-level book value per diluted common share of $66.48 at March 31st. We're shaping a resilient portfolio that generates strong performance throughout the cycle, as reflected by our 90.2% combined ratio during an active quarter for natural catastrophes including wildfires. In the quarter, AXIS' share of industry catastrophe losses was 0.09%.

•Net income available to common shareholders for the first quarter of 2025 was $187 million, or $2.26 per diluted common share, compared to net income available to common shareholders of $388 million, or $4.53 per diluted common share, for the first quarter of 2024.

•Operating income1 for the first quarter of 2025 was $261 million, or $3.17 per diluted common share1, compared to operating income of $220 million, or $2.57 per diluted common share, for the first quarter of 2024.

•Current accident year combined ratio, excluding catastrophe and weather-related losses of 87.9% for the first quarter of 2025, improved by 1.7 points compared to the first quarter of 2024.

•Net investment income for the first quarter of 2025 was $208 million, compared to $167 million, for the first quarter of 2024, an increase of $40 million or 24%, primarily attributable to income from cash and cash equivalents, higher returns on alternative investments and income from fixed maturities attributable to increased yields on the portfolio.

•Book yield of fixed maturities was 4.5% at March 31, 2025, compared to 4.3% at March 31, 2024. The market yield was 5.2% at March 31, 2025.

•Corporate income tax of 15% applied to Bermuda pre-tax income effective January 1, 2025, resulting in an effective tax rate of 18.6% due to pre-tax income in our Bermuda, U.K., U.S., and European operations.

•Common share repurchases pursuant to our Board-authorized share repurchase programs of $440 million and common share dividends of $36 million.

•Book value per diluted common share was $66.48 at March 31, 2025, an increase of $1.21, or 1.9%, compared to December 31, 2024, driven by net income, and net unrealized investment gains, partially offset by common share repurchases, and common share dividends of $0.44 per share.

•Book value per diluted common share increased by $9.35, or 16.4%, over the past twelve months, driven by net income, and net unrealized investment gains, partially offset by common share repurchases, and common share dividends of $1.76 per share.

•Adjusted for net unrealized investment losses, after-tax, book value per diluted common share was $67.85 at March 31, 2025, a decrease of $0.08, or 0.1%, compared to $67.93 at December 31, 2024, and an increase of $6.29, or 10.2%, compared to $61.56 at March 31, 2024.

* Amounts may not reconcile due to rounding differences.

1 Operating income (loss) and operating income (loss) per diluted common share are non-GAAP financial measures as defined in SEC Regulation G. The reconciliations to the most comparable GAAP financial measures, net income (loss) available (attributable) to common shareholders and earnings (loss) per diluted common share, respectively, and a discussion of the rationale for the presentation of these items are provided later in this press release.

On April 24, 2025, we completed a loss portfolio transfer reinsurance agreement ("LPT") with Cavello Bay Reinsurance Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Enstar Group Limited ("Enstar") to retrocede a portfolio of reinsurance business predominantly related to 2021 and prior underwriting years. The transaction is structured as a 75% ground-up quota share retrocession of net reserves for losses and loss expenses of approximately $3.1 billion at September 30, 2024 and provides cover up to a policy limit of approximately $940 million. The transaction is deemed to have met the established criteria for retroactive reinsurance accounting.

First Quarter Consolidated Underwriting Highlights2

•Gross premiums written increased by $140 million, or 5% ($149 million, or 6%, on a constant currency basis(3)), to $2.8 billion with an increase of $81 million, or 5% in the insurance segment, and an increase of $59 million, or 5% in the reinsurance segment.

•Net premiums written increased by $28 million, or 2%, to $1.8 billion with an increase of $22 million, or 2% in the insurance segment, and an increase of $6 million, or 1% in the reinsurance segment.

			Three months ended March 31,
KEY RATIOS			2025						2024						Change
Current accident year loss ratio, excluding catastrophe and weather-related losses(4) (5)			56.3		%				56.4		%				(0.1		pts)
Catastrophe and weather-related losses ratio(5)			3.7		%				1.5		%				2.2		pts
Current accident year loss ratio(5)			60.0		%				57.9		%				2.1		pts
Prior year reserve development ratio			(1.4		%)				—		%				(1.4		pts)
Net losses and loss expenses ratio			58.6		%				57.9		%				0.7		pts
Acquisition cost ratio			19.7		%				20.2		%				(0.5		pts)
General and administrative expense ratio			11.9		%				13.0		%				(1.1		pts)
Combined ratio			90.2		%				91.1		%				(0.9		pts)
Current accident year combined ratio(5)			91.6		%				91.1		%				0.5		pts
Current accident year combined ratio, excluding catastrophe and weather-related losses(5)			87.9		%				89.6		%				(1.7		pts)

•Pre-tax, catastrophe and weather-related losses, net of reinsurance, were $49 million ($38 million, after-tax), (Insurance: $47.5 million; Reinsurance: $1.5 million), or 3.7 points, including $32 million, or 2.4 points attributable to California Wildfires. The remaining losses were primarily attributable to other weather-related events.

•Net favorable prior year reserve development was $18 million (Insurance: $14 million; Reinsurance: $4 million), compared to $nil in 2024.

•General and administrative expense ratio decreased by 1.1 points, mainly driven by an increase in net premiums earned and efficiencies gained through our "How We Work" program.

2 All comparisons are with the same period of the prior year, unless otherwise stated.

3 Amounts presented on a constant currency basis are non-GAAP financial measures as defined in SEC Regulation G. The constant currency basis is calculated by applying the average foreign exchange rate from the current year to prior year amounts. The reconciliations to the most comparable GAAP financial measures are provided above/later in this press release, and a discussion of the rationale for the presentation of these items is provided later in this press release. Variances that are unchanged on a constant currency basis are omitted from the narrative.

4 The current accident year loss ratio, excluding catastrophe and weather-related losses is calculated by dividing the current accident year losses less pre-tax catastrophe and weather-related losses, net of reinsurance, by net premiums earned less reinstatement premiums.

5 Current accident year loss ratio, catastrophe and weather-related losses ratio, current accident year loss ratio, excluding catastrophe and weather-related losses, current accident year combined ratio, and current accident year combined ratio, excluding catastrophe and weather-related losses are non-GAAP financial measures as defined in SEC Regulation G. The reconciliations to the most comparable GAAP financial measures, net losses and loss expenses ratio and combined ratio are provided above and a discussion of the rationale for the presentation of these items is provided later in this press release.

•Gross premiums written increased by $81 million, or 5% ($89 million, or 6%, on a constant currency basis), attributable to all lines of business with the exception of cyber lines which decreased in the quarter, principally due to a lower level of premium associated with program business.

•Net premiums written increased by $22 million, or 2% ($30 million, or 3%, on a constant currency basis), reflecting the increase in gross premiums written in the quarter, together with a decreased cession rate in property lines, partially offset by increased cession rates in accident and health, and cyber lines.

•The current accident year loss ratio, excluding catastrophe and weather-related losses is consistent with recent quarters.

•The underwriting-related general and administrative expense ratio decreased by 1.4 points, mainly driven by an increase in net premiums earned and efficiencies gained through our "How We Work" program.

•Gross premiums written increased by $59 million, or 5% ($60 million, or 6%, on a constant currency basis), primarily attributable to new business in professional lines and credit and surety lines, the timing of renewals in professional lines and liability lines, together with the restructuring of a significant contract in liability lines, partially offset by decreased line sizes in accident and health lines, and decreased line sizes and non-renewals in motor lines.

•Net premiums written increased by $6 million, or 1%, reflecting the increase in gross premiums written in the quarter, partially offset by an increase in premiums ceded to our strategic capital partners.

•The current accident year loss ratio, excluding catastrophe and weather-related losses increased by 0.4 points, principally due to higher loss ratios in several lines of business in the first quarter of 2025, compared to elevated loss experience in marine and aviation lines in the first quarter of 2024.

•The acquisition cost ratio decreased by 1.7 points, primarily related to elevated adjustments attributable to loss-sensitive features in the first quarter of 2024.

•The underwriting-related general and administrative expense ratio decreased by 1.3 points, mainly driven by a decrease in personnel costs.

•Net investment income increased by $40 million, or 24%, compared to the first quarter of 2024, primarily attributable to income from cash and cash equivalents due to the increased cash balance in anticipation of premiums to be paid for the LPT, higher returns on alternative investments and income from fixed maturities due to increased yields on the portfolio.

•Net investment gains (losses) recognized in net income (loss) for the quarter primarily related to net realized losses on the sale of fixed maturities and net unrealized losses on equity securities, partially offset by net realized gains on the sale of equity securities.

•Change in net unrealized gains on fixed maturities, pre-tax of $136 million ($102 million excluding foreign exchange movements) recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) in the quarter due to an increase in the market value of fixed maturities attributable to a decline in yields, compared to change in net unrealized losses, pre-tax of $52 million ($39 million excluding foreign exchange movements) recognized during the first quarter of 2024.

•Book yield of fixed maturities was 4.5% at March 31, 2025, compared to 4.3% at March 31, 2024 and 4.5% at December 31, 2024. The market yield was 5.2% at March 31, 2025.

6 Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on fixed maturities is calculated by taking net unrealized gains (losses) at period end less net unrealized gains (losses) at the prior period end.

7 The average cash and investments balance is the average of the monthly fair value balances.

8 Pre-tax, total return on average cash and investments excluding foreign exchange movements is a non-GAAP financial measure as defined in SEC Regulation G. The reconciliation to pre-tax, total return on average cash and investments, the most comparable GAAP financial measure, also included foreign exchange (losses) gains of $47 million and $(25) million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

•Total capital of $7.2 billion included $1.3 billion of debt and $550 million of preferred equity, compared to $7.4 billion at December 31, 2024, with the decrease driven by common shares repurchased pursuant to our Board-authorized share repurchase programs of $440 million and common share dividends, partially offset by net income, and net unrealized investment gains reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

•On February 6, 2025, authorization under our Board-authorized share repurchase program for common share repurchases approved in May 2024 was exhausted.

•On February 19, 2025, the Company's Board of Directors approved a new share repurchase program for up to $400 million of the Company's common shares. The new share repurchase program is open-ended, allowing the Company to repurchase its shares from time to time in the open market or privately negotiated transactions, depending on market conditions.

•At March 31, 2025, we had $160 million of remaining authorization under our open-ended Board-authorized share repurchase program for common share repurchases.

•Dividends declared were $0.44 per common share in the current quarter and $1.76 per common share over the past twelve months.

•Book value per diluted common share increased by $1.21 in the quarter, and by $9.35 over the past twelve months, driven by net income, and net unrealized investment gains reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), partially offset by common share repurchases and common share dividends.

•Adjusted for net unrealized investment losses, after-tax, reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), book value per diluted common share was $67.85.

9 Total capital represents the sum of total shareholders' equity and debt.

10 Calculated using the treasury stock method.

We will host a conference call on Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. (EDT) to discuss the first quarter financial results and related matters. The teleconference can be accessed by dialing 1-877-883-0383 (U.S. callers), 1-866-605-3850 (Canada callers), or 1-412-902-6506 (international callers), and entering the passcode 7972919 approximately ten minutes in advance of the call. A live, listen-only webcast of the call will also be available via the Investor Information section of our website at www.axiscapital.com. A replay of the teleconference will be available for two weeks by dialing 1-877-344-7529 (U.S. callers), 1-855-669-9658 (Canada callers), or 1-412-317-0088 (international callers), and entering the passcode 8595489. The webcast will be archived in the Investor Information section of our website.

In addition, an investor financial supplement for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 is available in the Investor Information section of our website.

AXIS Capital, through its operating subsidiaries, is a global specialty underwriter and provider of insurance and reinsurance solutions. The Company has shareholders' equity of $5.9 billion at March 31, 2025, and locations in Bermuda, the United States, Europe, Singapore and Canada. Its operating subsidiaries have been assigned a financial strength rating of "A+" ("Strong") by Standard & Poor's and "A" ("Excellent") by A.M. Best. For more information about AXIS Capital, visit our website at www.axiscapital.com.

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11 Underwriting-related general and administrative expenses is a non-GAAP financial measure as defined in SEC Regulation G. The reconciliation to general and administrative expenses, the most comparable GAAP financial measure, also included corporate expenses of $29 million and $26 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Underwriting-related general and administrative expenses and corporate expenses are included in the general and administrative expense ratio.

12 Consolidated underwriting income (loss) is a non-GAAP financial measure as defined in SEC Regulation G. The reconciliation to net income (loss), the most comparable GAAP financial measure, is presented above.

13 Net deferred tax benefit is due to the recognition of deferred tax assets net of deferred tax liabilities related to Bermuda corporate income tax that is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2025.

14 Tax expense (benefit) associated with the adjustments to net income (loss) available (attributable) to common shareholders. Tax impact is estimated by applying the statutory rates of applicable jurisdictions.

15 Annualized operating return on average common equity ("operating ROACE") is a non-GAAP financial measure as defined in SEC Regulation G. The reconciliation to annualized ROACE, the most comparable GAAP financial measure is presented in the table above, and a discussion of the rationale for its presentation is provided later in this press release.

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements, other than statements of historical facts included in this press release, including statements regarding our estimates, beliefs, expectations, intentions, strategies or projections are forward-looking statements. We intend these forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements in the United States federal securities laws. In some cases, these statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as "may", "should", "could", "anticipate", "estimate", "expect", "plan", "believe", "predict", "potential", "aim", "will", "target", "intend" or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts, and are based on current expectations, estimates and projections, and various assumptions, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and beyond management's control.

Forward-looking statements contained in this press release may include, but are not limited to, information regarding our estimates for losses and loss expenses, measurements of potential losses in the fair value of our investment portfolio and derivative contracts, our expectations regarding the performance of our business, our financial results, our liquidity and capital resources, the outcome of our strategic initiatives including the loss portfolio transfer reinsurance agreement with Cavello Bay Reinsurance Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Enstar Group Limited, our expectations regarding pricing, and other market and economic conditions including the liquidity of financial markets, developments in the commercial real estate market, inflation, our growth prospects, the impact of the current trade and and geopolitical environment on our business, and valuations of the potential impact of movements in interest rates, credit spreads, equity securities' prices, and foreign currency exchange rates.

Forward-looking statements only reflect our expectations and are not guarantees of performance. These statements involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those indicated in such statements. We believe that these factors include, but are not limited to, the following:

•the cyclical nature of insurance and reinsurance business leading to periods with excess underwriting capacity and unfavorable premium rates;

•the occurrence and magnitude of natural and man-made disasters, including the potential increase of our exposure to natural catastrophe losses due to climate change and the potential for inherently unpredictable losses from man-made catastrophes, such as cyber-attacks;

•the effects of emerging claims, systemic risks, and coverage and regulatory issues, including increasing litigation and uncertainty related to coverage definitions, limits, terms and conditions;

•actual claims exceeding reserves for losses and loss expenses;

•losses related to the conflict in the Middle East, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, terrorism and political unrest, or other unanticipated losses;

•the adverse impact of social and economic inflation;

•the failure of any of the loss limitation methods we employ;

•the failure of our cedants to adequately evaluate risks;

•the use of industry models and changes to these models;

•increased competition and consolidation in the insurance and reinsurance industry;

•general economic, capital and credit market conditions, including banking and commercial real estate sector instability, financial market illiquidity and fluctuations in interest rates, credit spreads, equity securities' prices, and/or foreign currency exchange rates and the evolving impacts from tariffs, sanctions or other trade tensions between the U.S. and other countries (including implementation of new tariffs and retaliatory measures;

•changes in the political environment of certain countries in which we operate or underwrite business;

•the loss of business provided to us by major brokers;

•a decline in our ratings with rating agencies;

•the loss of one or more of our key executives;

•increasing scrutiny and evolving expectations from investors, customers, regulators, policymakers and other stakeholders regarding environmental, social and governance matters;

•the adverse impact of contagious diseases on our business, results of operations, financial condition, and liquidity;

•the inability to purchase reinsurance or collect amounts due to us from reinsurance we have purchased;

•the failure of our policyholders or intermediaries to pay premiums;

•breaches by third parties in our program business of their obligations to us;

•the inability to access sufficient cash to meet our obligations when they are due;

•changes in accounting policies or practices;

•difficulties with technology and/or data security;

•the failure of the processes, people or systems that we rely on to maintain our operations and manage the operational risks inherent to our business, including those outsourced to third parties;

•changes in governmental regulations and potential government intervention in our industry;

•inadvertent failure to comply with certain laws and regulations relating to sanctions, foreign corrupt practices, data protection and privacy; and

•changes in tax laws.

We undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

We present our results of operations in a way we believe will be meaningful and useful to investors, analysts, rating agencies and others who use our financial information to evaluate our performance. Some of the measurements we use are considered non-GAAP financial measures under SEC rules and regulations. In this press release, we present underwriting-related general and administrative expenses, consolidated underwriting income (loss), current accident year loss ratio, catastrophe and weather-related losses ratio, current accident year loss ratio, excluding catastrophe and weather-related losses, current accident year combined ratio, current accident year combined ratio, excluding catastrophe and weather-related losses, operating income (loss) (in total and on a per share basis), annualized operating return on average common equity ("operating ROACE"), amounts presented on a constant currency basis and pre-tax total return on cash and investments excluding foreign exchange movements which are non-GAAP financial measures as defined in SEC Regulation G. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures, which may be defined and calculated differently by other companies, help explain and enhance the understanding of our results of operations. However, these measures should not be viewed as a substitute for those determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP").

The reconciliation of underwriting-related general and administrative expenses to general and administrative expenses, the most comparable GAAP financial measure, is presented in the 'Consolidated Segmental Data' section of this press release.

Foreign exchange losses (gains) in our consolidated statements of operations primarily relate to the impact of foreign exchange rate movements on our net insurance-related liabilities. However, we manage our investment portfolio in such a way that unrealized and realized foreign exchange losses (gains) on our investment portfolio, including unrealized foreign exchange losses (gains) on our equity securities, and foreign exchange losses (gains) realized on the sale of our available for sale investments and equity securities recognized in net investment gains (losses), and unrealized foreign exchange losses (gains) on our available for sale investments in other comprehensive income (loss), generally offset a large portion of the foreign exchange losses (gains) arising from our underwriting portfolio, thereby minimizing the impact of foreign exchange rate movements on total shareholders' equity. As a result, we believe that foreign exchange losses (gains) in our consolidated statements of operations in isolation are not a meaningful contributor to our underwriting performance. Therefore, foreign exchange losses (gains) are excluded from consolidated underwriting income (loss).

Interest expense and financing costs primarily relate to interest payable on our debt and Federal Home Loan Bank advances. As these expenses are not incremental and/or directly attributable to our underwriting operations, these expenses are excluded from underwriting-related general and administrative expenses, and therefore, consolidated underwriting income (loss).

We believe that the presentation of underwriting-related general and administrative expenses and consolidated underwriting income (loss) provides investors with an enhanced understanding of our results of operations by highlighting the underlying pre-tax profitability of our underwriting activities. The reconciliation of consolidated underwriting income (loss) to net income (loss), the most comparable GAAP financial measure, is presented in the 'Consolidated Segmental Data' section of this press release.

Current accident year loss ratio represents net losses and loss expenses ratio exclusive of net favorable (adverse) prior year reserve development. We believe that the presentation of current accident year loss ratio provides investors with an enhanced understanding of our results of operations by highlighting net losses and loss expenses associated with our underwriting activities excluding the impact of volatile prior year reserve development. The reconciliation of current accident year loss ratio to net losses and loss expenses ratio, the most comparable GAAP financial measure, is presented in the 'Consolidated Underwriting Highlights' section of this press release.

The reconciliation of catastrophe and weather-related losses ratio and current accident year loss ratio, excluding catastrophe and weather-related losses to net losses and loss expenses ratio, the most comparable GAAP financial measure, is presented in the 'Consolidated Underwriting Highlights' section of this press release.

Current accident year combined ratio represents underwriting results exclusive of net favorable (adverse) prior year reserve development. We believe that the presentation of current accident year combined ratio provides investors with an enhanced understanding of our results of operations by highlighting the profitability of our underwriting activities excluding the impact of volatile prior year reserve development. The reconciliation of current accident year combined ratio to combined ratio, the most comparable GAAP financial measure, is presented in the 'Consolidated Underwriting Highlights' section of this press release.

Current accident year combined ratio, excluding catastrophe and weather-related losses represents underwriting results exclusive of net favorable (adverse) prior year reserve development and net losses and loss expenses associated with natural disasters, man-made catastrophes, other catastrophe events and other weather-related events.

We believe that the presentation of current accident year combined ratio, excluding catastrophe and weather-related losses provides investors with an enhanced understanding of our results of operations by highlighting the profitability of our underwriting activities excluding the impact of volatile prior year reserve development and by separately identifying net losses and loss expenses associated with catastrophe and weather-related events due to the inherently unpredictable nature of the occurrence of these events, the potential magnitude of these losses and the complexity that affects our ability to accurately estimate ultimate losses associated with these events.

The reconciliation of current accident year combined ratio, excluding catastrophe and weather-related losses to combined ratio, the most comparable GAAP financial measure, is presented in the 'Consolidated Underwriting Highlights' section of this press release.

Foreign exchange losses (gains) in our consolidated statements of operations primarily relate to the impact of foreign exchange rate movements on net insurance-related liabilities.

However, we manage our investment portfolio in such a way that unrealized and realized foreign exchange losses (gains) on our investment portfolio, including unrealized foreign exchange losses (gains) on our equity securities and foreign exchange losses (gains) realized on the sale of our available for sale investments and equity securities recognized in net investment gains (losses) and unrealized foreign exchange losses (gains) on our available for sale investments in other comprehensive income (loss), generally offset a large portion of the foreign exchange losses (gains) arising from our underwriting portfolio, thereby minimizing the impact of foreign exchange rate movements on total shareholders' equity. As a result, we believe that foreign exchange losses (gains) in our consolidated statements of operations in isolation are not a meaningful contributor to the performance of our business. Therefore, foreign exchange losses (gains) are excluded from operating income (loss).

We believe that showing net income (loss) available (attributable) to common shareholders exclusive of after-tax net investment gains (losses), foreign exchange losses (gains), reorganization expenses, interest in income (loss) of equity method investments and Bermuda net deferred tax asset reflects the underlying fundamentals of our business. In addition, we believe that this presentation enables investors and other users of our financial information to analyze performance in a manner similar to how our management analyzes the underlying business performance. We also believe this measure follows industry practice and, therefore, facilitates comparison of our performance with our peer group. We believe that equity analysts and certain rating agencies that follow us, and the insurance industry as a whole, generally exclude these items from their analyses for the same reasons.

The reconciliation of operating income (loss) to net income (loss) available (attributable) to common shareholders, the most comparable GAAP financial measure, is presented in the 'Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliation' section of this press release.

We also present operating income (loss) per diluted common share and annualized operating ROACE, which are derived from the operating income (loss) measure and are reconciled to the most comparable GAAP financial measures, earnings (loss) per diluted common share and annualized return on average common equity ("ROACE"), respectively, in the 'Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliation' section of this press release.

We present gross premiums written and net premiums written on a constant currency basis in this press release. The amounts presented on a constant currency basis are calculated by applying the average foreign exchange rate from the current year to the prior year amounts. We believe this presentation enables investors and other users of our financial information to analyze growth in gross premiums written and net premiums written on a constant basis. The reconciliation to gross premiums written and net premiums written on a GAAP basis is presented in the 'Insurance Segment' and 'Reinsurance Segment' sections of this press release.

Pre-tax, total return on average cash and investments excluding foreign exchange movements measures net investment income (loss), net investments gains (losses), interest in income (loss) of equity method investments, and change in unrealized gains (losses) generated by average cash and investment balances. We believe this presentation enables investors and other users of our financial information to analyze the performance of our investment portfolio. The reconciliation of pre-tax, total return on average cash and investments excluding foreign exchange movements to pre-tax, total return on average cash and investments, the most comparable GAAP financial measure, is presented in the 'Investments' section of this press release.

 

AXIS Capital Holdings Limited's ("AXIS Capital" or the "Company") underwriting operations are organized around its global underwriting platforms, AXIS Insurance and AXIS Re. The Company has determined that it has two reportable segments, insurance and reinsurance.

•All financial information contained herein is unaudited, except for the consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2024 and consolidated statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

•Amounts may not reconcile due to rounding differences.

•Unless otherwise noted, all data is in thousands, except for ratio information.

•NM - Not meaningful is defined as a variance greater than +/- 100%; NA - Not applicable

This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements, other than statements of historical facts included in this document, including statements regarding our estimates, beliefs, expectations, intentions, strategies or projections are forward-looking statements. We intend these forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements in the United States ("U.S.") federal securities laws. In some cases, these statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as "may", "should", "could", "anticipate", "estimate", "expect", "plan", "believe", "predict", "potential", "aim", "will", "target", "intend" or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts, and are based on current expectations, estimates and projections, and various assumptions, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and beyond management's control.

Forward-looking statements contained in this document may include, but are not limited to, information regarding our estimates for losses and loss expenses, measurements of potential losses in the fair value of our investment portfolio and derivative contracts, our expectations regarding the performance of our business, our financial results, our liquidity and capital resources, the outcome of our strategic initiatives including the loss portfolio transfer reinsurance agreement with Cavello Bay Reinsurance Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Enstar Group Limited, our expectations regarding pricing, and other market and economic conditions including the liquidity of financial markets, developments in the commercial real estate market, inflation, our growth prospects, the impact of the current trade and and geopolitical environment on our business, and valuations of the potential impact of movements in interest rates, credit spreads, equity securities' prices, and foreign currency exchange rates.

Forward-looking statements only reflect our expectations and are not guarantees of performance. These statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those indicated in such statements. We believe that these factors include, but are not limited to, the following:

•the cyclical nature of insurance and reinsurance business leading to periods with excess underwriting capacity and unfavorable premium rates;

•the occurrence and magnitude of natural and man-made disasters, including the potential increase of our exposure to natural catastrophe losses due to climate change and the potential for inherently unpredictable losses from man-made catastrophes, such as cyber-attacks;

•the effects of emerging claims, systemic risks, and coverage and regulatory issues, including increasing litigation and uncertainty related to coverage definitions, limits, terms and conditions;

•actual claims exceeding reserves for losses and loss expenses;

•losses related to the conflict in the Middle East, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, terrorism and political unrest, or other unanticipated losses;

•the adverse impact of social and economic inflation;

•the failure of any of the loss limitation methods we employ;

•the failure of our cedants to adequately evaluate risks;

•the use of industry models and changes to these models;

•increased competition and consolidation in the insurance and reinsurance industry;

•general economic, capital and credit market conditions, including banking and commercial real estate sector instability, financial market illiquidity and fluctuations in interest rates, credit spreads, equity securities' prices, and/or foreign currency exchange rates and the evolving impacts from tariffs, sanctions or other trade tensions between the U.S. and other countries (including implementation of new tariffs and retaliatory measures);

•changes in the political environment of certain countries in which we operate or underwrite business;

•the loss of business provided to us by major brokers;

•a decline in our ratings with rating agencies;

•the loss of one or more of our key executives;

•increasing scrutiny and evolving expectations from investors, customers, regulators, policymakers and other stakeholders regarding environmental, social and governance matters;

•the adverse impact of contagious diseases on our business, results of operations, financial condition, and liquidity;

•the inability to purchase reinsurance or collect amounts due to us from reinsurance we have purchased;

•the failure of our policyholders or intermediaries to pay premiums;

•breaches by third parties in our program business of their obligations to us;

•the inability to access sufficient cash to meet our obligations when they are due;

•changes in accounting policies or practices;

•difficulties with technology and/or data security;

•the failure of the processes, people or systems that we rely on to maintain our operations and manage the operational risks inherent to our business, including those outsourced to third parties;

•changes in governmental regulations and potential government intervention in our industry;

•inadvertent failure to comply with certain laws and regulations relating to sanctions, foreign corrupt practices, data protection and privacy; and

•changes in tax laws.

We undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Our insurance segment offers specialty insurance products to a variety of markets on a worldwide basis. The following are the lines of business in our insurance segment:

Professional Lines: provides directors’ and officers’ liability, errors and omissions liability, employment practices liability, fiduciary liability, crime, professional indemnity, medical malpractice and other financial insurance related covers for public and private commercial enterprises, financial institutions, not-for-profit organizations and other professional service providers. This business is predominantly written on a claims-made basis.

Property: provides physical loss or damage, business interruption and machinery breakdown cover for virtually all types of property, including commercial buildings, residential premises, construction projects, property in transit, onshore renewable energy installations, and physical damage and business interruption following an act of terrorism. This line of business includes primary and excess risks, some of which are catastrophe-exposed.

Liability: provides cover for primary and low to mid-level excess and umbrella commercial liability, and environmental liability risks predominantly in the U.S. wholesale markets in addition to primary and excess of loss employers, public, and products liability business predominately in the U.K. Target industry sectors include construction, manufacturing, transportation and trucking, life sciences and other services.

Cyber: provides cover for cyber, technology errors and omissions, media and miscellaneous professional liability. Cover is provided for a range of risks including data recovery and bricking, cyber-crime, liability and regulatory actions, business interruption, extortion, reputational harm, Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard and media liability.

Marine and Aviation: Marine provides cover for a range of exposures including offshore energy, offshore renewable energy, ocean marine, liability including kidnap and ransom, fine art, specie, and hull war. Offshore energy coverages include physical damage, business interruption, operator's extra expense and liability coverage for all aspects of offshore upstream energy, from exploration and construction through the operation and distribution phases. Aviation provides hull and liability, and specific war cover primarily for passenger airlines but also for cargo operations, general aviation operations, airports, aviation authorities, security firms and product manufacturers.

Accident and Health: includes personal accident, travel insurance and specialty health products for employer and affinity groups, and pet insurance.

Credit and Political Risk: provides credit and political risk insurance products for banks, commodity traders, corporations and multilateral and export credit agencies. Cover is provided for a range of risks including sovereign and corporate credit default, political violence, currency inconvertibility and non-transfer, expropriation, aircraft non-repossession and contract frustration due to political events. Surety bonds are also provided to large corporate and commercial clients and to mid to large sized construction clients.

 

Our reinsurance segment provides treaty reinsurance to insurance companies on a worldwide basis written on an excess of loss or a proportional basis. For excess of loss business, we typically indemnify the reinsured for a portion of losses, individually and in the aggregate, in excess of a specified individual or aggregate loss deductible. For proportional business, we assume an agreed percentage of the underlying premiums and accept liability for the same percentage of losses and loss expenses. Our business is primarily produced through reinsurance brokers worldwide. The following are the lines of business in our reinsurance segment:

Liability: provides protection to insurers of admitted casualty business, excess and surplus lines casualty business and specialty casualty programs. The primary focus of the underlying business is general liability, workers' compensation, auto liability, environmental liability, and excess casualty.

Accident and Health: includes personal accident, specialty health, accidental death, travel, life and disability reinsurance products which are offered on a proportional and catastrophic or per life excess of loss basis.

Professional Lines: provides protection for directors’ and officers’ liability, employment practices liability, medical malpractice, professional indemnity, cyber and miscellaneous errors and omissions insurance risks. The underlying business is predominantly written on a claims-made basis. This business is written on a proportional and excess of loss basis.

Credit and Surety: Credit reinsurance provides protection for trade credit insurance and credit and political risk insurance. Trade credit insurance protects sellers of goods and services in the event of a payment default by the buyer of those goods and services. Credit and political risk insurance covers a range of risks predominantly corporate and sovereign non-payment. Surety reinsurance provides protection for losses arising from a broad array of surety bonds issued by insurers to satisfy regulatory demands, contract, and commercial obligations in a variety of jurisdictions around the world. Mortgage reinsurance is provided to mortgage guaranty insurers and U.S. government-sponsored entities and other mortgage market participants. These entities seek to manage their credit risk exposure emanating from defined pools of mortgage loans.

Motor: provides protection to insurers for motor liability and motor property damage losses arising out of any one occurrence. A loss occurrence can involve one or many claimants where the ceding insurer aggregates the claims from the occurrence. Traditional non-proportional and proportional reinsurance as well as structured solutions are offered predominantly relating to U.K. and European exposures.

Agriculture: provides protection for risks associated with the production of food and fiber on a global basis for primary insurance companies writing multi-peril crop insurance, crop hail, and named peril covers, as well as custom risk transfer mechanisms for agricultural dependent industries with exposures to crop yield and/or price deviations. This business is written on a proportional and aggregate stop loss reinsurance basis.

Marine and Aviation: Marine includes specialty marine exposures such as cargo, hull, pleasure craft, marine liability, inland marine and offshore energy. The principal perils covered by policies in this portfolio include physical loss, damage and/or liability arising from natural perils of the seas or land, man-made events including fire and explosion, stranding/sinking/salvage, pollution, shipowners and maritime employers liability. This business is written on a non-proportional and proportional basis. Aviation provides cover for airline, aerospace and general aviation exposures. This business is written on a proportional and non-proportional basis. The Company exited Aviation business effective January 1, 2023.

Catastrophe: provides protection for most catastrophic losses that are covered in the underlying insurance policies written by our cedants. The underlying policies principally cover property-related exposures but other exposures including personal accident are also covered. The principal perils covered by policies in this portfolio include hurricane and windstorm, earthquake, flood, tornado, hail and fire. In some instances, terrorism may be a covered peril or the only peril. This business is written on a proportional and an excess of loss basis. The Company exited this line of business in June 2022.

Property: provides protection for property damage and related losses resulting from natural and man-made perils that are covered in the underlying personal and commercial lines insurance policies written by our cedants. The predominant exposure is to property damage, but other risks, including business interruption and other non-property losses, may also be covered when arising from a covered peril. The most significant perils covered by policies in this portfolio include windstorm, tornado and earthquake, but other perils such as freezes, riots, flood, industrial explosions, fire, hail and a number of other loss events are also included. This business is written on a proportional and excess of loss basis. The Company exited this line of business in June 2022.

Engineering: provides protection for all types of construction risks and risks associated with erection, testing and commissioning of machinery and plants during the construction stage. This line of business also includes cover for losses arising from operational failures of machinery, plant and equipment, and electronic equipment as well as business interruption. The Company exited this line of business in 2020.

[a]    Operating income (loss), operating income (loss) per diluted common share, annualized operating return on average common equity ("operating ROACE"), current accident year loss ratio, catastrophe and weather-related losses ratio, current accident year loss ratio, excluding catastrophe and weather-related losses and tangible book value per diluted common share are non-GAAP financial measures as defined by Regulation G. The reconciliations to the most comparable GAAP financial measures, net income (loss) available (attributable) to common shareholders, earnings (loss) per diluted common share, annualized return on average common equity ("ROACE"), net losses and loss expenses ratio and book value per diluted common share, respectively, and a discussion of the rationale for the presentation of these items are provided above/later in this document.

[b]    Annualized ROACE is calculated by dividing annualized net income (loss) available (attributable) to common shareholders for the period by the average common shareholders’ equity determined using the

common shareholders’ equity balances at the beginning and end of the period.

[c]    Annualized operating ROACE is calculated by dividing annualized operating income (loss) for the period by the average common shareholders’ equity determined using the common shareholders’ equity balances at the beginning and end of the period.

[d]    Operating income (loss) per diluted common share is calculated by dividing operating income (loss) for the period by weighted average diluted common shares outstanding.

[e]    Underwriting-related general and administrative expenses and corporate expenses are included in the general and administrative expense ratio.

[f]    Total cash and invested assets represents the total cash and cash equivalents, fixed maturities, equity securities, mortgage loans, other investments, equity method investments, short-term investments, accrued interest receivable and net receivable (payable) for investments sold (purchased).