Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On May 15, 2012, AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, a Bermuda company, issued a press release announcing the publication of the Company's 2011 Loss Development Triangles. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

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

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit
No. Description

99.1 Press release dated May 15, 2012

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