Axis Capital Q2 FY26 net income rises 16% to $251 million; combined ratio widens 4.2 percentage points to 93.1%

• Axis Capital posts Q2 net income available to common shareholders of USD 251 million, up 16%, or USD 3.38 per diluted share.
• Combined ratio widens 4.2 percentage points to 93.1%, producing underwriting income of USD 143 million, down 24%.
• Gross premiums written rise 6% to USD 2.7 billion, with insurance up 15% to USD 2.23 billion while reinsurance drops 25% to USD 439 million.
• Book value per diluted share climbs to USD 80.67, up 14.7% year over year; total capital returned totals USD 122 million.
• CEO Vince Tizzio cites an evolving risk landscape tied to the Middle East conflict, with Q2 catastrophe and weather-related losses of USD 80 million.

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