in jersey city new jersey type public traded as nasdaq vrsk nasdaq 100 component industry data analytics and risk assessment founded 1971 1 headquarters jersey city new jersey key people scott g. stephenson chairman president and chief executive officer 1 revenue us 2.1 billion 2015 1 net income us 507.6 million 2015 1 website verisk analytics verisk analytics inc. is an american data analytics and risk assessment firm based in jersey city new jersey united states serving customers worldwide in insurance natural resources financial services government and risk management . the company uses proprietary data sets and industry expertise to provide predictive analytics and decision support solutions in fraud prevention actuarial science insurance coverages fire protection catastrophe and weather risk data management and other fields . the company was privately held until its october 6 2009 initial public offering which raised 1.9 billion for several of the large insurance companies that were its primary shareholders making it the largest ipo in the united states for the year 2009 . 2 the firm did not raise any funds for itself in the ipo which was designed to provide an opportunity for the firm s casualty and property insurer owners to sell some or all of their holdings and to provide a market price for those retaining their shares . the 2009 ipo was priced at 22 per share for 85.25 million shares owned by its shareholders including american international group the hartford and travelers making it the largest since the 2008 ipo for visa inc. in an action described by investment research company morningstar as a vote of confidence in verisk berkshire hathaway was the only company among the firm s largest shareholders that did not sell any of its stock in the october 2009 ipo . 3 history edit the company s insurance services office iso subsidiary was created in 1971 through the consolidation of various state regional and national rating bureaus for various lines of property casualty insurance . 1 iso helps insurers with product development underwriting and rating . in 2008 verisk analytics was established to serve as the parent holding company of iso . in 2009 verisk completed its ipo and became a publicly traded company . 4 since 2000 the company has acquired about 30 new businesses which have helped broaden its product offerings . in 2002 it expanded its decision analytics business with the acquisition of air worldwide a catastrophe modeling firm . 5 in 2004 it entered the healthcare market by acquiring several businesses through which it offers analytical and reporting systems for health insurers provider organizations and self insured employers . in 2006 the company expanded in the insurance claims sector with the acquisition of xactware a provider of estimating software for building repair and construction . 6 in 2010 verisk acquired 3e company a provider of services that help customers comply with government mandated environmental health and safety requirements . 7 in 2012 verisk acquired argus information & advisory services a provider of information competitive benchmarking scoring solutions analytics and customized services to financial institutions and regulators in north america latin america and europe . 8 9 also in 2012 verisk acquired aspect loss prevention a provider of loss prevention software and analytic solutions to the retail entertainment and food industries ; 10 11 and mediconnect global inc. a provider of proprietary systems and services that facilitate the aggregation and analysis of medical records . 12 in 2014 verisk acquired maplecroft.net limited a provider of global risk analytics and advisory services 13 14 and dart a provider of benchmarking and advisory solutions to financial services institutions in australia new zealand and other key asia pacific markets . 15 in 2015 verisk acquired wood mackenzie a provider of data analytics and commercial intelligence for the energy chemicals metals and mining verticals in a deal valued at 2.8 billion . 16 references edit a b c d e 2015 annual report verisk analytics . accessed july 6 2016 . for the year ended december 31 2015 we had revenues of 2 068.0 million and net income of 507.6 million . todd susan . verisk analytics of jersey city raises 1.9 b in stock offering the star ledger october 8 2009 . accessed october 8 2009 . wahba phil . update 2 verisk ipo raises 1.88 bln prices above range reuters october 6 2009 . accessed july 6 2016 . warren buffett s berkshire hathaway inc brka.n brkb.n is the only major shareholder not selling a stake through the ipo which research firm morningstar in a report posted on its website on tuesday said was a vote of confidence in the company . via dow jones newswires verisk analytics 85.25 m share ipo priced at 22 each the wall street journal october 6 2009 . accessed october 8 2009 . iso acquires air to deliver new decision making tools as insurers and reinsurers face increasing extreme event risk verisk analytics may 14 2002 . accessed july 30 2015 . staff . iso acquires xactware insurance journal august 14 2006 . accessed september 2 2013 . iso has acquired the assets of xactware inc. a provider of estimation software and services for the property insurance remodeling and restoration industries . verisk to buy privately held 3e for 110 million reuters december 7 2010 . accessed july 30 2015 . verisk analytics inc vrsk.o part owned by warren buffett s berkshire hathaway brka.n said it will buy environmental health and safety firm 3e for 110 million its second acquisition this month . buhayar noah ; and norton steven . verisk says build it once sell it many times after deal bloomberg businessweek august 8 2012 . accessed july 30 2015 . verisk analytics inc. said its 425 million deal to buy a credit card data firm is another bet on a business that will gain from scale as clients increasingly rely on billions of records to improve underwriting . the insurance data firm said yesterday that it would buy argus information & advisory services llc which has records on more than 1.3 billion card accounts and logs about 4.5 billion transactions a month . press release . verisk analytics to acquire argus information & advisory services reuters august 7 2012 . accessed july 30 2015 . staff . verisk analytics to acquire aspect loss prevention to enhance retail loss prevention business information industry association . accessed july 30 2015 . verisk analytics inc. announced it has signed an agreement to acquire minneapolis based aspect loss prevention a leading provider of loss prevention software and analytic solutions to the retail entertainment and food industries . staff . verisk analytics acquires aspect loss prevention for 8m yahoo finance june 15 2012 . accessed july 30 2015 . verisk analytics to buy mediconnect for 348.6 m marketwatch march 24 2012 . accessed july 30 2015 . cao jing . verisk buys u.k. s maplecroft for geopolitical risk analytics bloomberg businessweek december 8 2014 . accessed july 30 2015 . verisk analytics inc. the supplier of data to insurers and banks bought maplecroft.net ltd. to help clients assess geopolitical threats ... . verisk paid 20.3 million pounds 31.7 million for bath u.k. based maplecroft and said the deal isn t expected to change next year s earnings per share . penningtons manches advises verisk analytics on acquisition of maplecroft.net penningtons manches october 12 2014 . accessed july 31 2015 . staff . verisk analytics inc. acquires dart consulting limited marketwatch november 3 2014 . accessed july 30 2015 . verisk analytics inc. vrsk 0.09 % today announced the acquisition of dart a leading provider of benchmarking and advisory solutions to financial services institutions in australia new zealand and other key asia pacific markets . kent sarah . verisk analytics to buy wood mackenzie for 2.8 billion ; 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