EX-99.3 4 dex993.htm INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION AND DATA Investment Portfolio Supplemental Information and Data
AXIS Capital Holdings
Limited
Investment Portfolio
Supplemental Information and Data
March 31, 2010
Exhibit 99.3


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estimates,
beliefs,
expectations,
intentions,      
strategies
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projections,
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laws,
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the
Private
Securities
Litigation
Reform
Act
of
1995.
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forward-looking
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limited
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information
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measurements
of
potential
losses
in
the
fair
value
of
our
investment
portfolio,
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expectations
regarding
pricing
and
other
market
conditions
and
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of
the
potential
impact
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Forward-looking statements only reflect our expectations and are not guarantees of performance. Accordingly, there are or will be important
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in such statements. We believe that these factors include, but
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the occurrence of natural and man-made disasters,
actual claims exceeding our loss reserves,
general economic, capital and credit market conditions,
the failure of any of the loss limitation methods we employ,
the effects of emerging claims and coverage issues,
the failure of our cedants
to adequately evaluate risks,
the loss of one or more key executives,
a decline in our ratings with rating agencies,
loss of business provided to us by our major brokers,
changes in accounting policies or practices,
changes in governmental regulations,
increased competition,
changes in the political environment of certain countries in which we operate or underwrite business, and
fluctuations in interest rates, credit spreads, equity prices and/or currency values.
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This report is for informational purposes only. It should be read in conjunction with the documents that we file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.


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Total Cash and Invested Assets
Total Cash and Invested Assets: $12.1 Billion
Total Portfolio Allocation
Total Portfolio Ratings Allocation
Note:  Other investments include hedge funds, CLO equity tranches, credit funds and short duration high yield fund.
(As of March 31, 2010)
Equities
2%
Short Term
Investments
1%
Other Investments
4%
Municipals
5%
Corporates
32%
Foreign Govt Agency
6%
Cash & Cash
Equivalents
13%
US Govt/Agency
11%
Agency MBS
14%
ABS
4%
Non Agency RMBS
2%
Non Agency CMBS
6%
AAA
20%
AA
9%
Equities
2%
Below BBB
2%
BBB
10%
A
15%
US
Govt/Agency/Cash
& Cash Equivalents/
Agency MBS
38%
Other Investments
(unrated)
4%


Non-Agency CMBS: Detail
Fair Value ($ in millions)
Net Unrealized Gain/(Loss) ($ in millions)
Rating by Vintage (%)
Rating by Vintage ($ in millions)
Vintage
AAA
AA
A
BBB
Total
2010
$5
$-
$-
$-
$5
2009
3
-
-
-
3
2008
8
-
3
-
11
2007
48
20
64
1
133
2006
116
34
16
-
166
2005
112
6
9
7
134
Other
212
16
1
-
229
Total
$504
$76
$93
$8
$681
Net
Unrealized
$16
$2
$(2)
$(1)
$15
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Key Characteristics
74.1% AAA, 94.1% senior/super senior tranches
149 securities
Weighted average life of 4.8 years
Duration of 3.54
Book yield is 5.59%
Average price of 101% of par
(As of March 31, 2010)
Total Non Agency CMBS: $681 Million
(6% of total portfolio)
$-
$20
$40
$60
$80
$100
$120
$140
$160
$180
Pre
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
AAA
AA
A
BBB
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Pre
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
AAA
AA
A
BBB


Non-Agency CMBS: Detail (Continued)
Average loan to value of the underlying collateral is 71.8
Average subordination has improved to 27.2% from 24.7% at origination
Current percentage of defeased collateral is 8.43%
Average current collateral delinquency is 7.99%
Asset Class
Amortized
Cost
Net Unrealized
Gain
Fair Value
Office
$218
$4
$222
Retail
213
5
218
Multifamily
104
2
106
Hotel
49
1
50
Industrial
30
1
31
Mixed use
15
1
16
Self storage
13
-
13
Mobile home
11
-
11
Healthcare
4
-
4
Other
9
1
10
Total
$666
$15
$681
5
Years to Maturity
Amortized
Cost
Net Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)
Fair Value
< 2
$89
$1
$90
2.1 –
3
72
3
75
3.1 –
4
71
3
74
4.1 –
5
113
5
118
5.1 –
7
224
4
228
7.1 –
10
88
(1)
87
> 10
9
-
9
Total
$666
$15
$681
Collateral Property Type ($ in millions)
Maturity Detail ($ in millions)
(As of March 31, 2010)


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Investment Grade Fixed Income:  RMBS
Key Characteristics –
Non Agency RMBS
Non-Agency RMBS have an amortized cost     
of $222 million with net unrealized loss of
$22 million
This sector includes prime, Alt-A and
subprime collateral
Non-Agency RMBS is 49.2% AAA-rated as
detailed on the following slides
Total Agency and Non-Agency RMBS: $1.9 Billion
(16% of total portfolio)
Key Characteristics –
Agency RMBS
Primarily pass-through securities
issued by the Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation, Federal
National Mortgage Association, and the
Government National Mortgage
Association
These securities have an amortized cost
of $1.6 billion with a net unrealized gain
of $40 million
Duration of 2.98
Book yield is 4.27%
(As of March 31, 2010)
Agency RMBS
89%
Non-Agency
RMBS
11%


Non-Agency RMBS: Detail
Fair Value ($ in millions)
Rating by Vintage (%)
Rating by Vintage ($ in millions)
Vintage
AAA
AA
A
BBB
Below
BBB
Total
2010
$3
$-
$-
$-
$-
$3
2009
2
-
-
-
-
2
2007
1
6
10
-
14
31
2006
7
2
-
-
23
32
2005
22
3
-
12
21
58
2004
30
2
1
1
2
36
Other
33
4
-
-
1
38
Total
$98
$17
$11
$13
$61
$200
Net
Unrealized
$(7)
$(2)
$(2)
$(3)
$(8)
$(22)
Net Unrealized Loss ($ in millions)
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Key Characteristics
49.2% AAA
163 securities
Weighted average life of 4.5 years
Book yield is 5.73%
Average price of 85% of par
Duration of 0.12
(As of March 31, 2010)
$-
$10
$20
$30
$40
$50
$60
Pre
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2009
2010
AAA
AA
A
BBB
Below BBB
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Pre
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2009
2010
AAA
AA
A
BBB
Below BBB


Non-Agency RMBS: Detail (Continued)
Years to Maturity
Amortized
Cost
Net Unrealized Loss
Fair Value
< 2
$29
$(1)
$28
2.1 –
3
38
(1)
37
3.1 –
4
31
(2)
29
4.1 –
5
28
(4)
24
5.1 –
7
72
(8)
64
7.1 –
10
14
(4)
10
>10
10
(2)
8
Total
$222
$(22)
$200
Maturity Detail ($ in millions)
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The fair value of securities with Subprime content is $15 million
The fair value of securities with Alt-A content is $56 million
(As of March 31, 2010)
Note: Our Alt-A and Subprime classification is determined by the underlying collateral. A security with any
level of Alt-A or Subprime collateral is classified as such even if the majority of the collateral is prime.


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Investment Grade Fixed Income:  Corporate Debt
Total Corporate Debt: $3.9 Billion
(32% of total portfolio)
(As of March 31, 2010)
*Medium-Term Notes primarily comprise European credit issuances
Direct Non
Financials
40%
Medium Term
Notes*
9%
Direct Financials
51%
Average corporate debt rating A
Weighted average life of 4.62 years
Duration of 3.59
Book Yield is 4.5%


Investment Grade Corporate Debt: Financials
Financials by Subsector: $2.0 Billion
(16% of total portfolio)
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(As of March 31, 2010)
Commercial Finance
10%
Consumer Finance
3%
Corporate Finance
6%
Brokerage
13%
US Banking
35%
Non US Govt
Guaranteed
12%
Foreign Banks
19%
Insurance
2%
Amortized
Cost
Net Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)
Fair
Value
US Banking
$689
$10
$699
Brokerage
244
10
254
Commercial Finance
185
3
188
Consumer Finance
63
2
65
Corporate Finance
112
1
113
Foreign Banks
373
(5)
368
Insurance
43
1
44
Non US Govt Guaranteed
238
-
238
Total
$1,947
$22
$1,969
Included in Investment Grade Corporate Debt for
Financials are $154 million of FDIC guaranteed bonds


Corporate Debt -
Financials: Detail
Amortized
Cost
Net
Unrealized
Gain
Fair Value
Bank of America
$136
$3
$139
JP Morgan Chase
132
6
138
Morgan Stanley
132
3
135
General Electric Co
89
2
91
Citigroup Inc
87
3
90
Goldman Sachs
81
4
85
Credit Suisse
62
2
64
Wells Fargo & Co
62
2
64
HSBC Holdings PLC
61
2
63
American Express
34
1
35
Top 10 Direct Financial Holdings ($ in millions)
Amortized
Cost
Net Unrealized
Gain
Fair Value
AAA
$465
$1
$466
AA
435
1
436
A
894
16
910
BBB
114
4
118
Below BBB
39
-
39
Total
$1,947
$22
$1,969
Financials by Rating ($ in millions)
(As of March 31, 2010)
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Investment Grade Corporate Debt: Non-Financials
Amortized
Cost
Net Unrealized
Gain
Fair
Value
Communications
$388
$14
$402
Consumer cyclicals
99
1
100
Consumer non cyclicals
285
8
293
Electric
207
9
216
Energy
170
8
178
Industrial
165
7
172
Natural gas
89
1
90
Other
19
-
19
Technology
58
2
60
Transportation
20
1
21
Total
$1,500
$51
$1,551
Non-Financials By Subsector: $1.6 Billion
(13% of total portfolio)
(As of March 31, 2010)
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Subsector Detail ($ in millions)
Consumer cyclicals
6%
Technology
4%
Other
1%
Industrial
11%
Transportation
1%
Communications
27%
Natural gas
6%
Energy
11%
Consumer non
cyclicals
19%
Electric
14%


Top 10 Direct Non-Financial Holdings ($ in millions)
Corporate Debt -
Non-Financials: Detail
Amortized
Cost
Net Unrealized
Gain
Fair Value
Verizon
Communications
$98
$7
$105
AT&T
53
2
55
Time Warner Cable
48
2
50
Comcast
Corporation
42
2
44
Kraft Foods Inc
37
1
38
Duke Energy
35
2
37
International Paper
Co
33
3
36
Roche Holding AG
30
1
31
Canadian Natural
Resources Ltd
27
1
28
Kinder Morgan
Energy Partners
27
-
27
Amortized Cost
Net Unrealized
Gain
Fair Value
AAA
$2
$-
$2
AA
132
3
135
A
606
24
630
BBB
748
24
772
Below BBB
12
-
12
Total
$1,500
$51
$1,551
Non Financials by Rating ($ in millions)
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(As of March 31, 2010)


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Investment Grade Corporate Debt:
Medium-Term Notes
Credit issuances accessed via medium-term notes which employ leverage
Current leverage 0.48 (for each unit of client capital an additional 0.48 of borrowed capital is
employed)
Investment results driven by changes in credit spreads
and the yield based on LIBOR plus the credit spread
Average yield of medium-term notes is LIBOR + 278 bps
Fair Value by Region
Amortized
Cost
Net Unrealized
Gain
Fair
Value
% of Total
Portfolio
Medium-Term Notes
$302
$40
$342
2.8
Fair Value by Rating
Fair Value by Sector
Medium-Term Notes ($ in millions)
(As of March 31, 2010)
Middle East
2%
UK
30%
Western Europe
61%
Eastern Europe
3%
Other
4%
Below BBB
23%
BBB
39%
AAA
1%
AA
6%
A
31%
ABS
12%
Financials
23%
Corporate &
Sovereign
65%


Investment Grade Fixed Income: ABS
Amortized Cost
Net Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)
Fair Value
Auto ABS
$330
$3
$333
CLO
debt tranches
57
(14)
43     
CDO
5
(1)
4
Credit card
60
-
60
Equipment
27
-
27
Other ABS
94
2
96
Total
$573
$(10)
$563
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ABS by Subsector: $563 Million
(4% of total portfolio)
(As of March 31, 2010)
Auto ABS
59%
Equipment
5%
Credit card
11%
CDO
1%
CLO - debt
tranches
7%
Other ABS
17%
Subsector Detail ($ in millions)


ABS: Detail
Years to Maturity
Amortized Cost
Net Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)
Fair
Value
< 2
$305
$2
$307
2.1 –
3
74
-
74
3.1 –
4
71
(6)
65
4.1 –
5
45
(3)
42
5.1 –
7
30
(4)
26
7.1 –
10
44
2
46
>10
4
(1)
3
Total
$573
$(10)
$563
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Maturity Detail ($ in millions)
Vintage Detail ($ in millions)
(As of March 31, 2010)
Vintage
AAA
AA
A
BBB
Below
BBB
Total
2010
$81
$-
$-
$-
$-
$81
2009
246
-
-
-
-
246
2008
109
-
-
-
-
109
2007
27
-
1
-
-
28
2006
25
-
-
1
-
26
Other
28
-
10
12
23
73
Total
$516
$-
$11
$13
$23
$563
Net
Unrealized
$7
$ -
$(2)
$(5)
$(10)
$(10)
Key Characteristics
91.6% AAA
90 securities
Weighted average life of 2.66 years
Duration of 1.41
Book yield is 2.3%
Average price of 100% of par
Amortized Cost
Net Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)
Fair
Value
AAA
$510
$7
$517
AA
-
-
-
A
13
(2)
11
BBB
18
(5)
13
Below BBB
32
(10)
22
Total
$573
$(10)
$563
Rating Detail ($ in millions)
Net Unrealized Loss ($ in millions)


Fund of
Funds
70%
Single
Managers
30%
Other Investments Overview
CLO - equity
tranches
11%
Hedge Funds
60%
Short duration
high yield
fund
10%
Credit funds
19%
Total Other Investments: $539 million
(4% of total portfolio)
(As of March 31, 2010)
Hedge Funds
Total Other Investments
Key Characteristics
Short duration high yield fund –
invests mainly in high yield bonds with an
average maturity of 2.9 years and average rating of B+
Credit funds –
invest in bank loans, investment grade credit and distressed debt
CLO equity tranches –
equity tranches of cash flow collateralized loan
obligations that invest primarily in first-lien bank loans
Fund of Funds –
seek to achieve attractive risk adjusted total returns by
investing in a large diversified portfolio of asset managers
Single managers –
invest in event driven, equity long short, and energy MLP
strategies
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