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Verisk Analytics provides data analytics, software and technology for the global insurance industry, with recurring updates tied to underwriting, claims, policy administration, fraud detection and risk intelligence. Company news often covers insurance workflow products such as Verisk Ignite for policy management, Xactimate for property claims estimating and ClaimSearch-based claims trend analysis.
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Verisk (VRSK) has launched Verisk Fraud Discovery, a modular fraud prevention platform that unifies intelligence, advanced analytics, network analysis, digital media forensics and case management in a single solution.
The platform is designed for insurers to detect, investigate and disrupt complex, evolving fraud patterns across underwriting, claims and investigations. Early adopters include Hiscox, Allianz and law firm Weightmans.
Verisk (VRSK), through its CargoNet business, reported that U.S. cargo theft around Labor Day has stabilized at a higher baseline, with 273 incidents recorded across the 2021‑2025 holiday periods.
Incidents rose from 33 in 2021 to 56 in 2025, peaking at 70 in 2024. Theft clustered on the surrounding weekdays, with Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday accounting for 71% of cases. California, Texas, and Illinois made up 48% of incidents, and targeted commodities were led by food and beverage. Verisk CargoNet estimates total commodity value at about $31.8 million, and highlights a growing threat from identity‑based fraud in addition to traditional physical theft.
Verisk (VRSK) launched a U.S. Data Center Exposure Database to help insurers, reinsurers and brokers assess growing concentrations of risk tied to expanding AI-driven digital infrastructure.
The database provides building-level geocoding, facility footprints, structural characteristics and operational attributes for more than 2,500 U.S. data center facilities. It includes flat-file records, building footprint shapefiles and a 90-meter disaggregation grid to support underwriting, exposure management, catastrophe analytics and portfolio accumulation within Verisk Synergy Studio and Touchstone. Industry sources cited indicate global data center insurance premiums could rise from about $10 billion in 2026 to $23 billion by 2030, reflecting rapid growth in facilities supporting AI, cloud and digital services.
Verisk (VRSK) and the American Property Casualty Insurance Association reported that U.S. private P&C insurers generated an estimated net underwriting gain of $31.7 billion in the first half of 2026, up from $11.6 billion a year earlier, helped by lower catastrophe losses and higher investment income.
Net written premium growth slowed to 2.1%, while net earned premiums rose 3.3%. The industry combined ratio improved to 92.7 from 96.5, and policyholders’ surplus climbed to $1.30 trillion, versus $1.13 trillion at mid‑2025. Net investment gains increased to $59.6 billion and net income after taxes rose 53% to $77.8 billion. Despite improved profitability, Verisk highlights ongoing challenges from elevated catastrophe exposure, affordability pressures, and worsening bodily injury and commercial liability losses, with performance varying significantly by line of business and state.
Verisk (Nasdaq: VRSK) released its 2026 Global Modeled Catastrophe Losses Report, estimating global insured average annual catastrophe losses (AAL) of $171 billion, up $19 billion from a year earlier and the highest benchmark the company has reported.
The report highlights that the United States accounts for $117 billion (68%) of the global insured AAL. Severe thunderstorm is the largest modeled peril at 40% of insured catastrophe risk, ahead of tropical cyclone (27%), earthquake (10%), winter storm (9%), flood (7%) and wildfire (6%).
Modeled aggregate insured losses reach $477 billion at a 100‑year return period and $606 billion at 250 years. Verisk notes that since 2012, global insured AAL has nearly tripled from $59 billion, reflecting exposure growth, higher reconstruction costs, expanded model coverage and updates to its risk view.
The report also measures a global protection gap, with only about 38% of more than $450 billion in modeled annual economic catastrophe losses insured, and regional gaps such as Europe, where just $24 billion of an expected $110 billion in annual economic losses is insured.
Verisk (Nasdaq: VRSK) released its 2026 Global Modelled Catastrophe Losses Report, estimating insurers should be prepared for $171 billion in average annual insured catastrophe losses, up $19 billion year over year and the highest benchmark Verisk has reported.
The report attributes $117 billion (68%) of global insured AAL to the U.S. and identifies severe thunderstorm as the largest peril, contributing 40% of modelled risk. At the 100‑year return period, modelled insured losses reach $477 billion, and $606 billion at the 250‑year level.
Verisk cites exposure growth of roughly 7% annually since 2021 in modelled countries, U.S. reconstruction costs rising about 5% annually, and continued development in hazard‑prone areas as key drivers. The report also highlights a protection gap: only about 38% of global economic catastrophe losses are insured, and in Europe just $24 billion of $110 billion expected annual economic losses (22%) are insured. Verisk’s figures are derived from its global catastrophe models covering more than 120 countries and regions.
Verisk (Nasdaq: VRSK), through its CargoNet business, reported 677 cargo and supply chain theft incidents in the U.S. and Canada in Q2 2026, down 26% year over year and 14% sequentially. However, estimated losses more than doubled to $304.6 million, versus $135.7 million in Q2 2025, with an average reported loss of $564,009, skewed by several multimillion-dollar events.
According to Verisk, non-delivery fraud involving acquired motor carriers and physical theft of unattended loaded equipment declined, particularly in California and Texas, while compromise-based schemes such as business email compromise and shipment misdirection remained steady. Metals theft rose from 54 to 80 incidents, with copper and other industrial metals heavily targeted, and organized groups continued to focus on high-value enterprise technology shipments. Food and beverage theft fell overall, though seafood theft increased, and thefts of auto parts, tires and supplements declined, pointing to fewer but more severe, high-value cargo crimes.
Verisk (Nasdaq: VRSK), through its Catastrophe and Risk Solutions group, estimates insured losses from the July 28 magnitude 6.8 earthquake near Kumamoto City, Japan, at between JPY 220 billion (~USD 1.4 billion) and JPY 340 billion (~USD 2.1 billion). The estimate covers insured property losses from ground shaking and liquefaction before any recoveries under Japan's earthquake insurance program.
According to Verisk, damage was widespread across Kumamoto Prefecture, disrupting transportation, power for about 48,000 households, and operations at semiconductor, electronics and automotive facilities. The modeled losses focus on insured physical damage to residential, commercial, industrial and mutual properties, and exclude uninsured assets, infrastructure, automobiles, business interruption and several other risk categories.
Verisk (Nasdaq: VRSK) reported second quarter 2026 revenue of $806 million, up 4.3% year over year and 5.8% on an organic constant currency basis. Net income was $229 million, down 9.8%, while adjusted EBITDA rose to $464 million, up 4.2% and 7.4% on an OCC basis.
Diluted GAAP EPS was $1.75 (down 3.3%), and diluted adjusted EPS was $1.98 (up 5.3%). Operating cash flow climbed 49.7% to $366 million and free cash flow increased 57.9% to $298 million. Verisk paid a $0.50 dividend, executed a $200 million accelerated share repurchase, and reaffirmed its full-year 2026 guidance, including revenue of $3.19–$3.24 billion, adjusted EBITDA of $1.79–$1.83 billion, and diluted adjusted EPS of $7.45–$7.75.