Company: AXS-PE
Filing Date: 2025-04-03
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001214816-25-000088
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Company: AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD
Filing Date: 2025-04-03
Form: DEF 14A
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<div align='center'>UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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SCHEDULE 14A
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| Letter from CEO and Board Chair |

#### April 3, 2025
Dear Fellow Shareholders:

2024 was a transformative year for AXIS as we took meaningful steps toward achieving our specialty leadership ambition, while producing one of the strongest years in our Company’s history.

The year was marked by a number of achievements that aligned with the strategic priorities that we outlined at our Investor Day in May. These included the expansion of our underwriting and product capabilities, investments and enhancements to our operating model, and the recruitment of new and complementary talent.

Throughout the organization, AXIS is operating with purpose and pace, while executing on its strategic business priorities. As a result, the Company is well-positioned to drive sustained profitable growth and value creation in 2025 and beyond.

#### Delivering on Our Promises
As we shared at our 2024 Investor Day, our aspiration is to be the leading specialty underwriter, generating consistent top-quartile diluted book value per share growth. This past year, we delivered on the financial and operational guideposts that we shared at our Investor Day, highlighted by a return on average common equity ("ROACE") of 20.5% (1) , an operating