Axis Capital Holdings Ltd – Lobbying Governance & Transparency

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Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
None	Axis Capital’s disclosures outline extensive structures for managing climate-related risks, indicating that “the Board of Directors oversees sustainability matters, including climate change strategy and climate-related risks and opportunities” and that “our Risk Committee oversees the risks and opportunities related to the Company’s climate change exposure and initiatives.” They further note that the Corporate Governance, Nominating and Social Responsibility Committee “reviews this Policy annually” and that day-to-day management is handled by “our Corporate Citizenship Committee” supported by specialized working groups such as the Climate Change Working Group. However, these sections focus solely on climate risk management and ESG strategy without any reference to lobbying or policy engagement processes. We found no evidence of a policy governing direct or indirect lobbying activities, no description of how lobbying is monitored or aligned with climate objectives, and no named individual or committee responsible for lobbying oversight, which indicates the company does not disclose any lobbying governance measures. View Sources	E

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Axis Capital’s disclosures outline extensive structures for managing climate-related risks, indicating that “the Board of Directors oversees sustainability matters, including climate change strategy and climate-related risks and opportunities” and that “our Risk Committee oversees the risks and opportunities related to the Company’s climate change exposure and initiatives.” They further note that the Corporate Governance, Nominating and Social Responsibility Committee “reviews this Policy annually” and that day-to-day management is handled by “our Corporate Citizenship Committee” supported by specialized working groups such as the Climate Change Working Group. However, these sections focus solely on climate risk management and ESG strategy without any reference to lobbying or policy engagement processes. We found no evidence of a policy governing direct or indirect lobbying activities, no description of how lobbying is monitored or aligned with climate objectives, and no named individual or committee responsible for lobbying oversight, which indicates the company does not disclose any lobbying governance measures.

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Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Limited	AXIS Capital provides only limited visibility into its climate-related lobbying. The disclosures indicate that the company "used our voice to advocate on climate issues" and participates in forums such as the Sustainable Markets Initiative, The Geneva Association, and the Insurance Development Forum, showing that it engages indirectly through industry groups, but it gives no detail on the type of outreach—meetings, letters, consultations—or the specific government bodies or officials it addresses. Likewise, while it refers broadly to its Fossil Fuel Policy and to supporting "the transition to a low-carbon economy," it does not identify any particular statutes, regulations, or drafts it has tried to influence, nor does it set out concrete changes it wants enacted. Overall, the company signals that it is active on climate advocacy, yet it stops short of naming the policies, the decision-makers it seeks to influence, or the precise outcomes it is pursuing, leaving most of its lobbying activity opaque.	D