T-viii Pubopps SC 13D AXIS CAPITAL / T-VIII PUBOPPS ownership change

Exhibit A

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

The undersigned hereby agree that this Schedule 13D, dated August 20, 2020, with respect to the common shares, par value $0.0125 per share, of AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, a Bermuda company, is, and any subsequent amendments thereto executed by each of the undersigned shall be, filed on behalf of each of the undersigned pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and this Agreement shall be included as an Exhibit to this Schedule 13D and each such subsequent amendment to the Schedule 13D. Each of the undersigned agrees to be responsible for the timely filing of any subsequent amendments to the Schedule 13D, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning itself contained therein. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Joint Filing Agreement as of the 20th day of August, 2020.

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Date: August 20, 2020	T-VIII PUBOPPS LP
		By:	T-VIII PubOpps GP LLC, its sole general partner
		By:	Trident VIII, L.P., its managing member
		By:	Trident Capital VIII, L.P., its sole general partner
		By:	DW Trident GP, LLC, a general partner
		By:	/s/ Jacqueline Giammarco
		Name:	Jacqueline Giammarco
		Title:	Vice President
	T-VIII PUBOPPS GP LLC
		By:	Trident VIII, L.P., its managing member
		By:	Trident Capital VIII, L.P., its sole general partner
		By:	DW Trident GP, LLC, a general partner
		By:	/s/ Jacqueline Giammarco
		Name:	Jacqueline Giammarco
		Title:	Vice President

TRIDENT VIII, L.P.
By:	Trident Capital VIII, L.P., its sole general partner
By:	DW Trident GP, LLC, a general partner
By:	/s/ Jacqueline Giammarco
Name:	Jacqueline Giammarco
Title:	Vice President
TRIDENT CAPITAL VIII, L.P.
By:	DW Trident GP, LLC, a general partner
By:	/s/ Jacqueline Giammarco
Name:	Jacqueline Giammarco
Title:	Vice President
STONE POINT CAPITAL LLC
By:	/s/ Jacqueline Giammarco
Name:	Jacqueline Giammarco
Title:	Chief Compliance Officer