8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 23, 2011

VERISK ANALYTICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-34480	26-2994223
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

545 Washington Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ	07310
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (201) 469-2000

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On February 23, 2011, Verisk Analytics, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the appointment of Scott G. Stephenson, current Chief Operating Officer of the Company, to the additional role of President effective as of March 1, 2011. The Company also announced the promotions of Mark V. Anquillare, the current Chief Financial Officer of the Company, and Kenneth E. Thompson, the current General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of the Company, each to Executive Vice President effective as of March 1, 2011. Mr. Anquillare will maintain his role as Chief Financial Officer and Mr. Thompson will maintain his role as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.

Mr. Stephenson will continue to report to Frank J. Coyne, who will maintain his role as the Company’s Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer.

Scott G. Stephenson, age 53, has served as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer since June 2008. Mr. Stephenson previously led the Company’s Decision Analytics segment. From 2002 to 2008, Mr. Stephenson served as the Company’s Executive Vice President, and he served as President of the Company’s Intego Solutions business from 2001 to 2002. Mr. Stephenson joined the Company from Silver Lake Partners, a technology-oriented private equity firm, where he was an advisor from 2000 to 2001. From 1989 to 1999 Mr. Stephenson was a partner with The Boston Consulting Group, eventually rising to senior partner and member of the firm’s North American operating committee.

Mark V. Anquillare, age 45, has served as the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since 2007. Mr. Anquillare joined the Company as Director of Financial Systems in 1992 and since joining the Company, Mr. Anquillare has held various management positions, including Assistant Vice President, Vice President and Controller, and Senior Vice President and Controller. Prior to 1992, Mr. Anquillare was employed by the Prudential Insurance Company of America. Mr. Anquillare is a Fellow of the Life Management Institute.

Kenneth E. Thompson, age 51, has served as the Company’s Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary since 2006. Prior to joining the Company in 2006, Mr. Thompson was a partner of McCarter & English, LLP from 1997 to 2006. Mr. Thompson also serves on the Board of Directors of Measurement Specialties, Inc.

A copy of the press release is annexed as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein. All information in the press release is furnished but not filed.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated February 23, 2011

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	VERISK ANALYTICS, INC.
Date: February 24, 2011	By:	/s/ Kenneth E. Thompson
		Name:	Kenneth E. Thompson
		Title:	Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Release:     Immediate
Contact:
Media Rich Tauberman MWW Group (for Verisk Analytics) 202-585-2282 rtauberman@mww.com	Investor Relations Eva Huston Head of Investor Relations Verisk Analytics, Inc. 201-469-2142 eva.huston@verisk.com

Verisk Analytics Announces Senior Management Appointments

JERSEY CITY, N.J., February 23, 2011 — Verisk Analytics (Nasdaq:VRSK) today announced the appointment of Scott G. Stephenson, Chief Operating Officer, to the additional role of President. The company also announced the promotion of Mark V. Anquillare, Chief Financial Officer, to Executive Vice President, and Kenneth E. Thompson, General Counsel, to Executive Vice President.

Mr. Stephenson, who has served as Verisk’s Chief Operating Officer since 2008, will continue to report to Frank J. Coyne. Mr. Coyne maintains his role as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Verisk Analytics.

Mr. Stephenson will manage the day-to-day operations of Verisk Analytics. All the operating units of the company will report to him. Also reporting to Mr. Stephenson will be the Verisk technology, sales, marketing, and business development organizations.

“The streamlining of responsibilities under Scott Stephenson will allow Verisk Analytics to continue driving our business units closer together, with the goal of better serving our customers,” said Frank Coyne.

Mr. Stephenson joined the company in 2001. He focused on acquiring businesses and bringing new value and functionality to its offerings. In 2002, he was promoted to Executive Vice President, working with the senior management team to move the business to higher levels of growth and profitability. Mr. Stephenson became Chief Operating Officer in 2008, with particular responsibility for the company’s Decision Analytics segment.

About Verisk Analytics

Verisk Analytics (Nasdaq:VRSK) is a leading provider of information about risk to professionals in insurance, healthcare, mortgage, government, and risk management. Using advanced technologies to collect and analyze billions of records, Verisk Analytics draws on vast industry expertise and unique proprietary data sets to provide predictive analytics and decision-support solutions in fraud prevention, actuarial science, insurance coverages, fire protection, catastrophe and weather risk, data management, and many other fields. In the United States and around the world, Verisk Analytics helps customers protect people, property, and financial assets. For more information, visit www.verisk.com.

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