AXIS Capital Declares Quarterly Dividends on Common and Preferred Shares

AXIS Capital Holdings Limited ("AXIS Capital") (NYSE:AXS) today announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.27 per common share. The common dividend will be payable on October 15, 2014 to the shareholders of record at the close of business on September 30, 2014.

In addition, the Board declared a dividend of $1.875 per Series B 7.50% Preferred Share, a dividend of $0.429688 per Series C 6.875% Preferred Share and a dividend of $0.34375 per Series D 5.50% Preferred Share. The Series B Preferred Share dividend is payable on December 1, 2014 to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 14, 2014. The Series C Preferred Share dividend is payable on October 15, 2014 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 30, 2014. The Series D Preferred Share dividend is payable on December 1, 2014 to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 14, 2014.

About AXIS Capital

AXIS Capital is a Bermuda-based global provider of specialty lines insurance and treaty reinsurance with shareholders’ equity attributable to AXIS Capital at June 30, 2014 of $6.0 billion and locations in Bermuda, the United States, Europe, Singapore, Canada, Australia and Latin America. Its operating subsidiaries have been assigned a rating of “A+” (“Strong”) by Standard & Poor’s and “A+” (“Superior”) by A.M. Best. For more information about AXIS Capital, visit our website at www.axiscapital.com