Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. COO Richard Strachan resigned Dec. 4 and will stay in a transitional role through January 2020.

Additionally, Robert Friedman and Maurice Keane will retire from Axis Capital's board, effective May 31, 2020.

The company also announced the appointment of Anne Melissa Dowling as a class III director, effective Jan. 1, 2020. Her appointment brings the size of the board to 13 members.