AXIS Announces Formation of Holding Company.Business Editors PEMBROKE Pembroke, town, Canada Pembroke (pĕm`brōk), town (1991 pop. 13,997), SE Ont., Canada, NW of Ottawa, on the Ottawa River. It is a lumbering center and also has steel and electric-products factories. , Bermuda--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 9, 2003 AXIS announced today the formation of AXIS Capital Holdings Limited ("AXIS Capital"). AXIS Capital is a newly formed Bermuda Bermuda (bûrmy  `də), British dependency (2005 est. pop. 65,400), 21 sq mi (53 sq km), comprising some 150 coral rocks, islets, and islands (of which some 20 are inhabited), in the company that became the
holding company for AXIS Specialty Limited and its subsidiaries on
December 31, 2002. AXIS Specialty Limited continues to operate as a
Bermuda domiciled dom·i·cile n. 1. A residence; a home. 2. One's legal residence. v. dom·i·ciled, dom·i·cil·ing, dom·i·ciles v.tr. 1. Class IV insurance and reinsurance The contract made between an insurance company and a third party to protect the insurance company from losses. The contract provides for the third party to pay for the loss sustained by the insurance company when the company makes a payment on the original contract. company. John Charman John R Charman (born 1953), is an English businessman, who has made his career in insurance. He is currently CEO/President/Director at Bermuda based Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. , President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of AXIS Capital, said, "The formation of the holding company is an important part of the continuing development of our capital infrastructure and gives us additional flexibility to accomplish our ongoing operational goals." AXIS Capital Holdings Limited is a Bermuda based company with wholly owned (re)insurance subsidiaries which focus on reinsurance and specialty lines of insurance. Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. This release or any other written or oral statements made by or on behalf of the Company may include forward-looking statements that reflect the Company's current views with respect to future events and financial performance. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this release are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements can generally be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may,'' "will,'' "expect,'' "intend,'' "estimate,'' "anticipate,'' "believe'' or "continue'' or their negative or variations or similar terminology. When the Company makes forward-looking statements, the Company is basing them on its management's beliefs and assumptions, using information currently available to the Company. Such beliefs and assumptions are subject to risks and uncertainties. If these beliefs or assumptions prove to be incorrect, the Company may be adversely affected. In addition, the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. |
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