SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
	Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES INC (Last) (First) (Middle) 1166 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS (Street) NEW YORK NY 10036 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD [ AXS ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/01/2003
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 07/03/2003	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Shares	07/01/2003		S		6,234	D	$20.68	90,094	I	See note(1)
Common Shares								11,792	I	See note(2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES INC (Last) (First) (Middle) 1166 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS (Street) NEW YORK NY 10036 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* MARSH & MCLENNAN CAPITAL PROFESSIONALS FUND LP (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O MAPLES AND CALDER, UGLAND HOUSE BOX 309, SOUTH CHURCH STREET (Street) GEORGE TOWN E9 Grand Caym (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* MARSH & MCLENNAN EMPLOYEES SECURITIES CO LP (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O MAPLES & CALDER, UGLAND HOUSE BOX 309, SOUTH CHURCH STREET (Street) GEORGE TOWN E9 Grand Caym (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* MMC CAPITAL INC (Last) (First) (Middle) 20 HORSENECK LANE (Street) GREENWICH CT 06830 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* MARSH & MCLENNAN GP I INC (Last) (First) (Middle) 1166 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS (Street) NEW YORK NY 10036 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* MARSH & MCLENNAN RISK CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD (Last) (First) (Middle) 1166 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS (Street) NEW YORK NY 10036 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. These shares are owned of record by Putnam Investments Holdings, LLC.

2. These shares are owned of record by MMC Capital, Inc.

Remarks:

The Form 4/A amends the Form 4 filed by Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. ("MMC") on its behalf and on behalf of Marsh & McLennan Risk Capital Holdings, Ltd., Marsh & McLennan GP I, Inc., Marsh & McLennan Capital Professionals Fund, L.P. and Marsh & McLennan Employees' Securities Company, L.P. on July 3, 2003, to add MMC Capital Inc. ("MMC Capital"), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of MMC, as a joint filer, to correct the number of shares owned by MMC Capital, which were inadvertently omitted from the original Form 4, to add the shares held by Putnam Investments Holdings, LLC ("Putnam"), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of MMC, and to report the sale of shares by Putnam on July 1, 2003.

	MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC. By: /s/ Mark J. Dallara Name: Mark J. Dallara Title: Vice President and Counsel	02/17/2004
	By: MMC Capital, Inc., By: /s/ David J. Wermuth, Principal and Legal Director	02/17/2004
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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