PEMBROKE, Bermuda--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AXIS Capital Holdings Limited (“AXIS Capital”) (NYSE:AXS) and PartnerRe Ltd. (“PartnerRe”) (NYSE:PRE) today announced that their joint registration statement filed on Form S-4 was declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The companies also announced that they have each scheduled special shareholder meetings in connection with the proposed combination of AXIS Capital and PartnerRe. In addition to the receipt of respective shar