VRSK - Leadership updates

LONDON, July 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verisk (NASDAQ:VRSK), a leading strategic data analytics and technology partner to the global insurance industry, today announced that it has acquired McKenzie Intelligence Services (MIS), a geospatial intelligence and event response company specializing in global real-time catastrophe and conflict event analysis.   MIS provides rapid post event damage assessment, military grade intelligence and actionable insights that empower real time decision making in the aftermath of a major loss event. Faster, high resolution catastrophe event response: From pre-event alerting to post-event exposure damage and quantification, MIS gives insurers, reinsurers

BOSTON, May 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verisk (NASDAQ:VRSK), a leading strategic data analytics and technology partner to the global insurance industry, today announced that KatRisk has entered into an agreement to join Verisk Model Exchange to further expand the open catastrophe risk modeling ecosystem. This initiative is designed to broaden access to third-party catastrophe risk insights for insurers and reinsurers at a time when climate-driven risk and evolving regulatory expectations are increasing the need for transparent, defensible risk assessments. Verisk Model Exchange is a catastrophe modeling platform that enables the evaluation of multiple independent views of catastrophe ri

JERSEY CITY, N.J., Feb. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verisk (NASDAQ:VRSK), a leading strategic data analytics and technology partner to the global insurance industry, today announced that Steven Kauderer has been named president of its Claims Solutions business, effective immediately.  Kauderer leads Verisk's Claims Solutions team in delivering insights and innovative solutions that help insurers and claims ecosystem participants streamline the claims process for policyholders with greater accuracy, efficiency and speed. He reports to Lee Shavel, president and CEO of Verisk.  "We're excited to welcome Steve to Verisk," Shavel said. "Our clients and colleagues will immediately benefit fro

D.A. Davidson & Co. announced today that it served as exclusive financial advisor to Verisk (NASDAQ:VRSK), a leading global data analytics and technology provider, on the sale of its Atmospheric and Environmental Research ("AER") business to JANUS Research Group ("JANUS"). JANUS is a portfolio company of CM Equity Partners. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241217703724/en/VRSK), a leading global data analytics and technology provider, on the sale of its Atmospheric and Environmental Research ("AER") business to JANUS Research Group ("JANUS"). JANUS is a portfolio company of CM Equity Partners. (Graphic: Business Wi

Mr. Scannell and Ms. Lane will Add Valuable Medical Technology, Finance and Corporate Governance Experience to Expanded Eight-Member Board Masimo Corporation (NASDAQ:MASI), a leading global medical innovator, today announced the appointments of Timothy J. Scannell and Wendy E. Lane to the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board"), effective immediately. Following these appointments, the Board will consist of eight directors. Quentin Koffey, Lead Independent Director of Masimo, stated, "We are pleased to welcome Tim and Wendy as our newest independent directors. Both are high-caliber professionals who will bring critical perspectives to the Board and possess expertise that closely aligns

Veteran P&C Insurance Analytics Leader Brings Deep Expertise to Guidewire's Board of Directors Guidewire (NYSE:GWRE) today announced that it appointed Mark Anquillare to its Board of Directors effective September 23, 2024. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240925715389/en/Mark Anquillare joins Guidewire Software's Board of Directors. (Photo: Business Wire) "We are thrilled to welcome Mark Anquillare to the Guidewire Board of Directors. With Guidewire Cloud Platform now established as the trusted platform used by P&C insurers globally, we are uniquely positioned to further embed data, analytics, and AI throughout ins

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) today announced that Elizabeth Mann has been appointed to its board of directors, effective Aug. 26, 2024. Mann brings close to 20 years of leadership experience in finance, strategy, data analytics and the technology industry. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240826550494/en/Motorola Solutions appoints Elizabeth Mann to Board of Directors. Photo credit: Motorola Solutions "I'm pleased to welcome Elizabeth to the board, with her proven leadership in finance including risk management, technology and analytics," said Greg Brown, chairman and CEO, Motorola Solutions. "Her extensive global

JERSEY CITY, N.J., June 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- National Equipment Register (NER), a Verisk (NASDAQ:VRSK) business and a dedicated source of information for insurance and law enforcement agencies equipment theft risk, and KYCS Global Inc., a leader in providing solutions for simplifying theft-recovery and identification of assets, announced today that they are collaborating to provide cutting-edge security and recovery solutions for heavy equipment assets. This strategic integration revolutionizes the ecosystem for theft-recovery and security of assets and offers unprecedented benefits to businesses across agriculture, construction, and industrial services industries. The agreement b

Eileen Feeley, Toby Redshaw, Kelly Thomas, Paige Wei-Cox and David Shillingford Join Advisory Board to Advance Everstream's Innovation and Product Strategy for Rapid Growth Everstream Analytics, the global supply chain insights and risk analytics company, today announced the appointment of five strategic members to its Executive Advisory Board. The combined and extensive expertise of Eileen Feeley, Toby Redshaw, Kelly Thomas, Paige Wei-Cox and David Shillingford will help shape the company's rapid innovation, ensuring Everstream remains the undisputed industry leader in supply chain visibility, risk management and ESG performance. The Executive Advisory Board will complement the company

JERSEY CITY, N.J., May 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verisk (NASDAQ:VRSK), a leading global data analytics provider, today announced the appointment of Lee M. Shavel to CEO and Mark V. Anquillare to President following the company's annual shareholder meeting. Shavel was also elected to the Verisk Board of Directors. At this time, three new independent directors, nominated by the company, were elected to the company's Board of Directors: Jeffrey Dailey, Wendy Lane and Kimberly S. Stevenson. "Verisk has a profound opportunity to help the insurance industry evolve in a new digital environment, integrate and activate rapidly growing data sets and achieve new levels of efficiency. With our ind

VANCOUVER, BC, May 16, 2022 /CNW/ - Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd. (the "Company" or "ReconAfrica") (TSXV:RECO) (OTCQX:RECAF) (Frankfurt: 0XD) is pleased to announce that it has retained C. Matthew Warder (doing business as Seawolf Research) to provide investor relations services to the Company pursuant to a consulting agreement (the "Agreement"). Mr. Warder, who is based in Severn, Maryland, is an energy, metals, and mining analyst with nearly two decades of experience covering the natural resource and industrial sectors. As founder and CEO of management consultancy and fi

LONDON/HOUSTON/SINGAPORE, Dec. 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (NASDAQ:VRSK), has appointed Elena Belletti as Head of Carbon Research within the company's Energy Transition Practice. Based in Madrid, Elena joins from the United Nations (UN) Headquarters, where she had worked since 2015, most recently as an economist in the office for financing sustainable development. At the UN, Elena was the focal point on taxation and climate, advising senior government officials from low-income countries on the development of policies that generate revenues while protecting the environment. She also focused on carbon pricing and on the role of taxation in attaining envi

JERSEY CITY, N.J., Aug. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verisk (NASDAQ:VRSK), a leading global data analytics provider, announced today the appointment of Sunita Holzer as executive vice president and Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). Bringing three decades of HR leadership experience across relevant industries, Holzer will oversee Verisk's global human resources operations and strategy. "Sunita is joining the team at a pivotal time in Verisk's history," said Scott Stephenson, chairman, president and CEO of Verisk. "Given her business expertise and passion for organizational development and professional coaching, we welcome her leadership in meticulously fostering the Verisk culture and