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0001285737
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001214816
AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
001-31721
92 Pitts Bay Road
Pembroke
D0
HM 08
(441) 496-2600
HENRY BLACKBURN SMITH
Director
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
7217
526145.28
84659970
06/03/2024
NYSE
COMMON
01/15/2009
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
ISSUER
N
3601
01/15/2009
Services Rendered
COMMON
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ISSUER
N
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01/27/2010
Services Rendered
COMMON
01/15/2008
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
ISSUER
N
97
01/15/2008
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Y
06/03/2024
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