# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001214816
**File Stem:** 0001214816-26-000189
**Filing Date:** 2026-6
**Character Count:** 9194
**Document Hash:** 47c2644ed1627e64f9b715c3a4c91a0f
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001214816-26-000189.hdr.sgml**: 20260615

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001214816-26-000189

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 13

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260615

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Regulation FD Disclosure

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260615

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260615

**FILER**: 

**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
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-31721
- **FILM NUMBER:** 261091177

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **ADDRESS IS A NON US LOCATION:** YES
- **STREET 1:** 29 RICHMOND ROAD
- **STREET 2:** 3RD FLR
- **CITY:** PEMBROKE
- **PROVINCE COUNTRY:** D0
- **ZIP:** HM 08
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** (441)496-2600

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **ADDRESS IS A NON US LOCATION:** YES
- **STREET 1:** 29 RICHMOND ROAD
- **STREET 2:** 3RD FLR
- **CITY:** PEMBROKE
- **PROVINCE COUNTRY:** D0
- **ZIP:** HM 08

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

**FORM 8-K** 

**Current Report**

**Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the**

**Securities Exchange Act of 1934**

**Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 15, 2026**

**AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED**

*(Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Charter)*

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| **Bermuda** | **001-31721** | **98-0395986** |
| (State of Incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (I.R.S. Employer<br>Identification No.) |

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**29 Richmond Road, 3rd Flr** 

 **Pembroke, Bermuda HM 08** 

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

**(441) 496-2600** 

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

**Not applicable**

(Former name or address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e(4)(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

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| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common shares, par value $0.0125 per share | AXS | New York Stock Exchange |
| Depositary shares, each representing a 1/100th interest in a 5.50% Series E preferred share | AXS PRE | New York Stock Exchange |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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| **Item 5.02** | **Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers** |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) On June 15, 2026, the Board of Directors of AXIS Capital Holdings Limited (the "Company"), upon the recommendation of its Corporate Governance, Nominating, and Sustainability Committee, appointed Pradip Patiath as a member of the Company's Board of Directors effective June 15, 2026. Mr. Patiath joins the Board as a Class II director and has been appointed as a member of the Risk and Human Capital and Compensation Committees.

Mr. Patiath will receive the pro-rated annual retainer for service on the Company's Board and the Risk and Human Capital and Compensation Committees in accordance with the Company's Directors Compensation Program.

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| **Item 7.01** | **Regulation FD Disclosure** |

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A copy of the press release issued on June 15, 2026 announcing Mr. Patiath's appointment to the Board is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Item 7.01, as well as Exhibit 99.1 referenced herein, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act unless the Company expressly so incorporates such information by reference.

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| **Item 9.01** | **Financial Statements and Exhibits** |

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(d) Exhibits

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| Exhibit Number | Description of Document |
| <u>[99.1](pressrelease-pradippatiath.htm)</u> | <u>[Press Release dated June 15, 2026](pressrelease-pradippatiath.htm)</u> |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: June 15, 2026

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| **AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED** | **AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED** |
| By: | /s/ G. Christina Gray-Trefry |
|  | G. Christina Gray-Trefry |
|  | General Counsel and Secretary |

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## Exhibit 99.1

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| **Investor Contact**<br>Cliff Gallant<br>+1 (415) 262-6843<br>investorrelations@axiscapital.com | **Media Contact**<br>Nichola Liboro<br>+1 (212) 940-3394<br>nichola.liboro@axiscapital.com |

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**AXIS APPOINTS PRADIP PATIATH TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS**

PEMBROKE, Bermuda, June 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AXIS Capital Holdings Limited ("AXIS Capital" or "AXIS" or the "Company") (NYSE: AXS) today announced that it has appointed Pradip Patiath to the Company's Board of Directors. Effective June 15, 2026, Mr. Patiath will join the Board, where he will serve on its Risk and Human Capital and Compensation Committees.

"Pradip is recognized as one of the foremost thinkers and practitioners in digital strategy in the financial services sector. He is an outstanding addition to our Board, bringing a proven record of success spanning enterprise transformation, artificial intelligence and digital strategy, digital product innovation, and advanced analytics," said W. Marston Becker, Chair of the Board at AXIS. "We will benefit greatly from Pradip's depth and breadth of experience, which extends across insurance, banking, private equity, and fintech industries."

Mr. Patiath is presently a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company and a global leader in the firm's Financial Services and Technology division. In May 2026, he was also elected to the Board of Directors of Verisk Analytics, Inc., a provider of data analytics and risk solutions to the global insurance industry. In addition to nearly 30 years with McKinsey over two tenures, Mr. Patiath previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer of CCC Information Services. He began his career in engineering roles at Honeywell International and Schlumberger Wireline.

"Under the leadership of President and CEO Vince Tizzio, AXIS has emerged as one of the most exciting transformation stories in the global insurance sector. It is a privilege to join the AXIS Board as the Company pursues the next stage of its growth as a specialty leader," said Mr. Patiath. "In recent years, AXIS has built an impressive Board of Directors, and I look forward to working alongside my fellow directors and management to support the Company's continued success."

With the addition of Mr. Patiath, the AXIS Board will consist of twelve members, eleven of whom are independent.

**About AXIS Capital**

AXIS Capital, through its operating subsidiaries, is a global specialty underwriter and provider of insurance and reinsurance solutions. The Company has shareholders' equity of $6.4 billion at March 31, 2026, 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

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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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