AXS

Axis Capital Holdings Limited

A global specialty insurer and reinsurer, AXIS Capital writes hard-to-place coverage for businesses—professional liability, cyber, marine and aviation, and credit and political risk—through brokers, plus treaty reinsurance for other insurers. It was founded in Bermuda in 2001, the first and largest new company created after the September 11 attacks to fill a sudden gap in insurance capacity. Its name reflects its role as a central point, or axis, in the specialty insurance marketplace.