Verisk Analytics, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSK) is a multinational data analytics and risk assessment firm headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. Founded in 1971 and tracing its origins to the Insurance Services Office (ISO), Verisk has grown into a technology partner focused exclusively on the global insurance industry, serving customers in more than 100 countries.
The company's solutions span the full insurance value chain across property and casualty, life and annuities, reinsurance, and specialty markets. Its technical capabilities are broad:
- Catastrophe modeling – risk quantification tools for insurers and reinsurers assessing exposure to large-scale events
- Underwriting tools – systems designed to help insurers assess and price risk with speed and precision
- Claims management systems – platforms supporting end-to-end claims handling processes
- Technology platforms – analytic infrastructure that underpins customer operations
- Scientific research – in-house research capabilities that inform the company's analytics and risk models
Verisk combines proprietary data, advanced analytics, and deep industry knowledge to support insurers in areas including risk modeling, regulatory compliance, and operational efficiency. The company's work draws on significant investments in data science, actuarial methods, and software engineering, making it a technically intensive environment across multiple disciplines.
