Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Vincent Tizzio, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $9.6M in 2025, up 22% from $7.9M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 55:1, on median employee pay of $176,886.

Filed
April 2, 2026
Annual meeting
May 14, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$9.6M+22% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
55:1median $176,886
CEO pay in equity
55%$5.3M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
93%of votes cast
Book value growth
18.3%Per diluted common share
Gross premiums written
$9.6BRecord full year result
Combined ratio
89.8%Lowest since 2010
Capital returned
$1.0BShare repurchases and dividends

How Tizzio was paid

$9.6M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary11%Stock awards55%Non-equity incentive32%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Vincent TizzioPresident and Chief Executive Officer$9,642,025
Peter VogtChief Financial Officer$3,664,919
David PhillipsChief Investment Officer$2,820,774
Conrad BrooksChief Administrative and Legal Officer$2,764,793
Daniel DraperGroup Chief Underwriting Officer and Head of AXIS Re$3,038,813

What changed and why

  • 18.3%Book value per diluted common share increased 18.3% to $77.20.
  • $9.6BGross premiums written reached a record $9.6 billion.
  • 89.8%The combined ratio improved to 89.8% for the full year.
  • 22.9%Total shareholder return reached 22.9% for 2025.
  • $9.6MThe CEO received total compensation of $9,642,025 for 2025.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.