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Verisk to Provide Aerial Imagery of Major Catastrophes through Geomni

Oct 1 2018 // Verisk is now offering customers free access to Geomni’s high-resolution aerial imagery following major loss events. Geomni is a Verisk business.Geomni will provide online access to before-and-after imagery of...

Verisk Company PCS Adds Global Cyber Industry Loss Index

Sep 11 2018 // Property Claim Services (PCS), a Verisk business, has enhanced its PCS Global Cyber service with coverage for cyber catastrophe events. The inclusion of events with multiple insureds spanning both affirmative and silent...

ISO Says Cyber Insurance Program Now Available in 42 States

Mar 22 2018 // ISO’s cyber insurance program is now available to insurers in 42 states and U.S. territories.The ISO program features advisory loss costs using 17 different rating variables, which the Verisk company says is more...

Cyber to Top $6.2B in Written Premium by 2020: Verisk

Mar 19 2018 // The total commercial cyber liability market will reach $6.2 billion in written premium by 2020, Verisk predicts in a market analysis titled, Sizing the Standalone Commercial Cyber Insurance Market.Standalone commercial...

Commercial Cyber Liability Market to Reach $6.2B in Written Premium by 2020: Verisk

Mar 8 2018 // The total commercial cyber liability market will reach $6.2 billion in written premium by 2020 after annual growth rates of 20-30 percent, Verisk predicts in a market analysis.“Cyber liability risk is rapidly...

Verisk Launches New Energy Insurance Platform for Insurers

Mar 1 2018 // Verisk, a data analytics provider, has launched Energy & Power Intelligence Xchange (EPIX), a benchmarking and risk-scoring platform designed to enhance how insurers research, assess, and underwrite complex energy...

Verisk’s ISO Personal Lines Program Targets $40 Billion Private Flood Insurance Market

Jan 11 2018 // Things just got a bit easier for private personal lines insurance carriers wanting to enter the flood insurance market.Through its ISO subsidiary, data analytics firm Verisk has launched a new personal lines flood...

Catastrophe Bond Issuance Tops New Record of $10.5B in 2017: Verisk Report

Jan 5 2018 // Catastrophe bond issuance surpassed $10.5 billion in 2017 – a new record, according to the latest report from the Property Claims Services Unit of Verisk Insurance Solutions.Results from 2017 are significantly higher...

Verisk: 96% of the Area in California Fire at High or Extreme Wildfire Risk

Dec 13 2017 // Most of the area within the massive Thomas fire in Southern California is at high or extreme wildfire risk, according to a Verisk report on Wednesday.The fire encompasses more than 230,500 acres, and while containment on...

Verisk to Acquire Bankruptcy Data and Risk Management Firm LCI

Aug 24 2017 // Verisk Analytics Inc. has agreed to acquire LCI, a provider of bankruptcy risk prediction and management tools for banks and creditors.When the transaction is complete, LCI, based in Burlingame, California, will become...

Verisk to Acquire London-Based Complex Data Software Firm Sequel

Aug 21 2017 // U.S.-based data analytics firm Verisk Analytics Inc. has agreed to acquire London-based insurance and software specialist Sequel from private equity firm HgCapital and other Sequel shareholders.Sequel specializes in...

Verisk: Texas 2nd, Oklahoma 7th in Number of Households at Risk for Wildfire

Aug 7 2017 // The 2017 Verisk Wildfire Risk Analysis shows that Texas ranks second behind California for the number of households at high or extreme risk from wildfire.Using information from the 2010 U.S. Census, the study determined...

Verisk to Acquire Merchant Payments Risk Platform G2 Web Services

Jul 28 2017 // Data analytics firm Verisk Analytics has agreed to acquire G2 Web Services, a provider of merchant risk intelligence for acquirers, commercial banks and other payment system providers. The purchase price is $112 million,...

Verisk: Texas 2nd in Number of Households at Risk for Wildfire

Jul 20 2017 // The 2017 Verisk Wildfire Risk Analysis shows that Texas is ranked second behind California for the number of households at high or extreme risk from wildfire.The analysis determined the number and percentage of households...

California’s Drought Is Over, but a New Report Shows Wildfire Risk is High for Millions

Jul 18 2017 // California’s drought-ridden feet aren’t out of the proverbial fire yet.This years’ powerful winter storms ended perpetual discourse about the state’s multiyear drought, but there are still 4.5...

Verisk Analytics Buys UK-Based Emergent Network Intelligence

Feb 28 2017 // Verisk Analytics Inc., the Jersey City, N.J.-based data analytics provider, announced it has acquired Emergent Network Intelligence (ENI), an innovator in insurance claims efficiency and fraud detection solutions based in...

Verisk Buys Healix Risk Rating, UK-Based Medical Risk Assessment Firm

Feb 17 2017 // Verisk Analytics has snatched up Healix Risk Rating, a company focused on automated medical risk assessment for the travel insurance ratings.Financial terms were not disclosed, although the deal is designed to expand...

Verisk Analytics Buys UK-Based Arium, a Liability Risk Modeling Firm

Jan 23 2017 // Verisk Analytics Inc., the Jersey City, N.J.-based data analytics provider, has acquired Arium, an independent company specializing in liability risk modeling and decision support.London-based Arium will become part of AIR...

Verisk Teams with Driveway Software on Smartphone Telematics for Autos

Dec 6 2016 // Property/casualty insurance data supplier Verisk Insurance Solutions has formed a strategic alliance with Silicon Valley’s Driveway Software to jointly develop a smartphone telematics product for automakers, insurers...

Verisk Acquires Analytics Firm MarketStance

Nov 28 2016 // Analytics firm Verisk Analytics Inc. has acquired MarketStance, a provider of market intelligence data and analytics to the property/casualty insurance market.Following the completion of the transaction, MarketStance will...