AXIS Capital Holdings Limited (“AXIS Capital”) (NYSE: AXS) announced today that David B. Greenfield, Chief Financial Officer of AXIS Capital, is scheduled to present at the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Insurance Conference at 8:45 a.m. EDT on Thursday, September 10, 2009.

A live, listen-only webcast of the presentation can be accessed via Keefe, Bruyette & Woods’ Webcasting Site and via the Investor Information section of our website at www.axiscapital.com. The accompanying slide presentation will be available through our website.

AXIS Capital is a Bermuda-based global provider of specialty lines insurance and treaty reinsurance with shareholders’ equity at June 30, 2009 of $4.9 billion and locations in Bermuda, the United States, Europe, Singapore, Canada and Australia. Its operating subsidiaries have been assigned a rating of “A+” (“Strong”) by Standard & Poor’s and “A” (“Excellent”) by A.M. Best. AXIS Capital has been assigned a senior unsecured debt rating of A- (stable) by Standard & Poor’s and Baa1 (stable) by Moody’s Investors Service. For more information about AXIS Capital, visit our website at www.axiscapital.com