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Axis Capital Holdings Executive Compensation (FY25)

AXS · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 18, 2026
277 figures on this page: 266 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Vincent Tizzio, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $9,642,025 in total compensation for fiscal 2025, and Tizzio's total moved 21.7% higher from the $7,921,826 reported for fiscal 2024. Meanwhile, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 55:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $176,886. Separately, for fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 96.6% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 14, 2026. The disclosed peer group names American Financial Group, Inc., American International Group Inc., Arch Capital Group Ltd., Beazley plc and Bowhead Specialty Underwriters, Inc., among others.
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Vincent Tizzio
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 14, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Vincent Tizzio: $7,921,826 → $9,642,025 (21.7% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 93.4% → 96.6% (3.2 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 51:1 → 55:1 (7.8% higher)

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Who is Axis Capital Holdings' chief executive and what were they paid?
Vincent Tizzio, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $9,642,025 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Tizzio's total moved 21.7% higher from the $7,921,826 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Axis Capital Holdings' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 96.6% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 14, 2026.
Which companies are in Axis Capital Holdings' peer group?
The disclosed peer group names American Financial Group, Inc., American International Group Inc., Arch Capital Group Ltd., Beazley plc and Bowhead Specialty Underwriters, Inc., among others.
What is Axis Capital Holdings' chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 55:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $176,886.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Vincent Tizzio
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Peter Vogt
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
David Phillips
Chief Investment Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Conrad Brooks
Chief Administrative and Legal Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Daniel Draper
Group Chief Underwriting Officer and Head of AXIS Re
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Vincent Tizzio
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Peter Vogt
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Conrad Brooks
Chief Administrative and Legal Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
David Phillips
Chief Investment Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Daniel Draper
Chief Underwriting Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Vincent Tizzio
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Peter Vogt
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Daniel Draper
Group Chief Underwriting Officer and Head of AXIS Re
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
David Phillips
Chief Investment Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Conrad Brooks
Chief Administrative and Legal Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Conrad BrooksPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Conrad BrooksRSU◇——◇——◇
Daniel DraperPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Daniel DraperRSU◇——◇——◇
David PhillipsPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
David PhillipsRSU◇——◇——◇
Peter VogtRSU◇——◇——◇
Peter VogtPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Vincent TizzioRSU◇——◇——◇
Vincent TizzioPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Conrad BrooksRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
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PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Peter VogtRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Daniel DraperPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
David PhillipsRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Vincent TizzioRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
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A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Axel Theis
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Elanor Hardwick
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W. Marston Becker
Board chair
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Henry Smith
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Lizabeth Zlatkus
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Anne Melissa Dowling
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Michael Millegan
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Barbara Yastine
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Charles Davis
—◇————◇
Stanley Galanski
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Thomas Ramey
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Vincent Tizzio served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • American Financial Group, Inc. AFG
  • American International Group Inc. AIG
  • Arch Capital Group Ltd. ACGL
  • Beazley plc symbol not shown
  • Bowhead Specialty Underwriters, Inc. BOW
  • Cincinnati Financial Corporation CINF
  • CNA Financial Corporation CNA
  • Everest Group, Ltd. EG
  • Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited FFH
  • Hiscox Ltd. HSX
  • Kemper Corporation KMPR
  • Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. KNSL
  • Lancashire Holdings Limited symbol not shown
  • Markel Group Inc. MKL
  • Münchener Re symbol not shown
  • QBE Insurance Group Limited QBE
  • RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. RNR
  • RLI Corp. RLI
  • Selective Insurance Group, Inc. SIGI
  • SiriusPoint Ltd. SPNT
  • Swiss Re AG symbol not shown
  • The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. THG
  • The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. HIG
  • The Travelers Companies, Inc. TRV
  • W.R. Berkley Corporation WRB
  • Zurich Insurance Group AG symbol not shown

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 14, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 16, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 16, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 4, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 5, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 7, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 7, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 2, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 2, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 4, 2017=◇◇◇
2015May 5, 2016=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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277 figures on this page: 266 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
266 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

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  2. 0001214816-26-000149
    CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 202 · Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2025 · and 3 more sections
  3. 0001214816-25-000128
  4. 0001214816-25-000088
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001214816-24-000067
  6. 0001214816-24-000043
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001104659-23-057241
  8. 0001104659-22-056544
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Peers Axis Capital Holdings discloses

The companies named in AXS's own disclosed peer group.

American Financial Group, Inc.American International Group Inc.Arch Capital Group Ltd.Bowhead Specialty Underwriters, Inc.CNA Financial CorporationEverest Group, Ltd.Kemper CorporationKinsale Capital Group, Inc.Markel Group Inc.RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.Selective Insurance Group, Inc.SiriusPoint Ltd.The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.The Travelers Companies, Inc.W.R. Berkley Corporation

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APA
Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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