92 Pitts Bay Road
Pembroke, HM 08
P.O. Box HM 1254
Hamilton HM FX, Bermuda
July 2, 2018
VIA EDGAR
Ms. Cecilia Blye, Chief
Office of Global Security Risk
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | Letter Dated June 29, 2018 |
| AXIS Capital Holdings Limited | |
| Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2017 | |
| File No. 001-31721 |
Dear Ms. Blye:
This letter is in response to your correspondence dated June 29, 2018 concerning the filing listed above for AXIS Capital Holdings Limited. In that letter, you asked that we respond within ten business days or advise the staff when we will respond. As discussed between my colleague, Conrad Brooks, and Mr. Daniel Leslie of your office, this letter serves as our notice to you that we expect to provide our response no later than July 27, 2018. In the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact me. I can be reached at (441) 405-2604.
Sincerely,
/s/ Peter J. Vogt
Peter J. Vogt
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer