UPDATE 1-PartnerRe moves to shareholder vote on Axis merger
May 22, 2015 at 10:31 AM EDT
MILAN/NEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters) - Bermuda-based reinsurer PartnerRe will ask its shareholders to vote on a merger with Axis Capital Holdings agreed in January, after rival bidder Exor refused to further sweeten its $6.8 billion offer.