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Verisk Analytics Buys UK’s The GeoInformation Group

Nov 15 2016 // Verisk Analytics Inc., the Jersey City, N.J.-based data analytics provider, announced it has acquired The GeoInformation Group, a leader in the field of geographic data solutions based in Cambridge, England.“This...

Verisk Analytics Buys Canadian Real-Time Analytics Firm Analyze Re

Oct 24 2016 // Data firm Verisk Analytics Inc. said it has acquired Halifax, Novia Scotia-based Analyze Re, a software analytics provider for the reinsurance and insurance industries founded in 2013.Terms of the deal were not disclosed....

New Verisk Unit to Serve Energy Sector Insurance, Risk Management

Sep 19 2016 // Verisk Insurance Solutions has launched a new energy insurance unit focused on risk assessment, rating, and risk modeling for the oil and gas, petrochemicals, power generation, and metals and mining industries.To develop...

Verisk Analytics Deepens Its Energy Industry Presence with Acquisition of Greentech Media

Jul 20 2016 // Data provider Verisk Analytics Inc. is continuing to grow beyond its insurance industry roots with the announcement it will acquire Greentech Media Inc., an information services provider for the solar electricity and clean...

Willis, Aon and Verisk Agree: Q1 Cat Bonds Hit Record Issuance

Apr 21 2016 // There’s more evidence that catastrophe bond issuance hit record territory again during Q1.This time, Aon Securities and a division of Willis Towers Watson are making the call, after a Verisk arm did so earlier in...

Verisk Opens Commercial Property Data to MGAs, Program Managers

Apr 15 2016 // Verisk Insurance Solutions said it is making its data for loss estimating of commercial properties available to managing general agents (MGA), managing general underwriters (MGU), and program administrators and others in...

Verisk Analytics Acquires Risk Intelligence Ireland, Expanding Global Footprint

Apr 14 2016 // Verisk Analytics Inc. announced the acquisition of Risk Intelligence Ireland, a leading provider of fraud detection, compliance, risk control, and process automation services to the Irish insurance industry.“Risk...

Verisk in Talks to Sell Health Data Unit to Carlyle Group: Reuters

Apr 8 2016 // Private equity firm Carlyle Group LP is in advanced talks to acquire the healthcare information technology division of U.S. data analytics company Verisk Analytics Inc., according to people familiar with the matter.Carlyle...

Verisk’s AIR Worldwide Names Churney to Succeed Lee as President

Jan 8 2016 // Data firm Verisk Analytics has appointed Bill Churney as president of its AIR Worldwide risk modeling business. Churney had been serving as AIR’s chief operating officer.Churney succeeds Ming Lee, who retired as AIR...

Technology Enables Insurers to Verify Garaging Location, Mileage and More

Nov 5 2015 // Auto insurance companies now have a tool that lets them verify the garaging address of a vehicle, confirm the driver’s commuting mileage and obtain loss costs and premium differentials for the vehicle, all before...

Surging Verisk Analytics Added to S&P 500

Oct 1 2015 // Verisk Analytics Inc., the provider of data to insurers and banks, was named to join the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index after the company’s market value passed $12 billion on a share rally and expansion...

Verisk Names Zurich’s Mourad as Senior VP Commercial Lines

Sep 8 2015 // Maroun Mourad, most recently with Zurich Insurance, has joined insurance information provider Verisk Insurance Solutions as senior vice president of Commercial Lines Domestic and Global, ISO Insurance Programs and Analytic...

Wildfire Report Shows 2 Million California Homes at Risk as Drought Continues

Jul 6 2015 // A report issued in June shows California has more than 2 million homes at “high” or “extreme” wildfire risk, as the multi-year drought continues to stoke fears among some experts of a potentially...

Wildfire Report Shows 2 Million California Homes at Risk as Drought Continues

Jun 10 2015 // A report issued today shows California has more than 2 million homes at “high” or “extreme” wildfire risk, as the multi-year drought continues stoke fears among some experts of a potentially...

Report: 4.5 Million Homes in 13 States at Extreme Wildfire Risk

Jun 10 2015 // A report issued today shows 4.5 million U.S. homes at high or extreme risk of wildfire as the multi-year drought continues.The report’s author said the worsening drought means 2015 has the potential to be one of the...

Insurers Can Track Mileage with Policyholders’ Smartphones

Jun 2 2015 // Property/casualty insurance information company Verisk Insurance Solutions is teaming with technology firm Vehcon to provide insurance companies with the ability to collect automobile odometer readings for insurance rating...

Verisk Expands Wildfire Risk Service to 3 More States

May 5 2015 // Verisk Insurance Solutions has added Montana, Oklahoma and Wyoming to its FireLine wildfire risk management service. FireLine provides information to insurers to analyze wildfire risk at the individual address...

Verisk Analytics to Buy UK’s Wood Mackenzie in $1.937 Billion Deal – Source

Mar 10 2015 // Verisk Analytics Inc. has agreed to acquire British analytics firm Wood Mackenzie for more than €1.8 billion ($1.937 billion), according to a source familiar with the matter.Wood Mackenzie, a private research consultancy...

Antitrust Concerns End Verisk Bid for Rival EagleView Technology

Dec 17 2014 // Verisk Analytics Inc. scrapped a planned $650 million takeover of EagleView Technology Corp. after antitrust regulators said the deal would give the company too large a share in the market for aerial images used by...

Verisk Closes New Jersey Office Today Due to Electrical Problem

Oct 2 2014 // Insurance data firm Verisk Analytics Inc. said that it has closed its Jersey City, New Jersey, office today due to an electrical problem in the building. Customers are directed to call 1-800-888-4476 or send e-mail to...