AXIS Capital CEO John Charman to Present at Merrill Lynch 2008 Insurance Investor Conference on February 12, 2008

Business Wire, Feb 6, 2008

PEMBROKE, Bermuda -- AXIS Capital Holdings Limited ("AXIS Capital") (NYSE: AXS) announced today that John Charman, Chief Executive Officer of AXIS Capital, is scheduled to present at the Merrill Lynch Insurance Investor Conference at 11:45 a.m. EST on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 in New York City.

A live, listen only webcast and simultaneous slide presentation will be available through the Investor Information section of our website at www.axiscapital.com. A replay will be available for approximately 14 days following the presentation.

AXIS Capital is a Bermuda-based global provider of specialty lines insurance and treaty reinsurance with shareholders' equity at December 31, 2007 of $5.2 billion and locations in Bermuda, the United States, Europe and Singapore. Its operating subsidiaries have been assigned a rating of "A" ("Excellent") by A.M. Best and a rating of "A" ("Strong") by Standard & Poor's. AXIS Capital has been assigned a senior unsecured debt rating of Baa1 (stable) by Moody's Investors Service and BBB (stable) by Standard & Poor's. For more information about AXIS Capital, visit our website at www.axiscapital.com.