Verisk Analytics VRSK

Verisk Analytics Inc. is an American multinational data analytics and risk assessment firm based in Jersey City, New Jersey. The company was founded in 1971, and originally operated as a non-profit advisory organisation for insurance providers. Today, the firm provides clients with predictive analytics solutions for a range of scenarios, including predicting and quantifying loss, selecting and pricing risk, and detecting fraudulent activity.

The company delivers its solutions and services to customers in various fields, including rating, underwriting, claims, catastrophe and weather risk, as well as natural resources intelligence, economic forecasting, commercial banking and finance. Verisk Analytics Inc. offers its data, analytics and decision support services to customers in the areas of insurance, energy, financial services and other specialised markets in more than 30 countries around the world.

The company employs around 9000 people including data scientists, engineers, insurance analysts, physicists, natural resources specialists, actuaries, chemists, commercial bankers, and predictive modelling experts. The company incorporates a specialised financial services segment providing analysis based on transaction, risk, and behavioural data. The firm trades on the NASDAQ stock exchange where it is listed under the ticker VRSK.

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