Quarterly Report for Quarter Ending September 30, 2024 (Form 10-Q)

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

VERISK ANALYTICS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

VERISK ANALYTICS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

VERISK ANALYTICS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

VERISK ANALYTICS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (UNAUDITED)

For The Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023

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⁽¹⁾ Refer to Note 11. Stockholders' Equity for discussion related to quarterly cash dividends declared per share

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

VERISK ANALYTICS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (UNAUDITED)

For The Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023

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⁽¹⁾ Refer to Note 11. Stockholders' Equity for discussion related to quarterly cash dividends declared per share

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

VERISK ANALYTICS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

VERISK ANALYTICS, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(Amounts in millions, except for share and per share data, unless otherwise stated)

1. Organization:

Verisk Analytics, Inc. ('Company') is a strategic data analytics and technology partner to the global insurance industry. We empower clients to strengthen operating efficiency, improve underwriting and claims outcomes, combat fraud and make informed decisions about global risks, including climate change, extreme events, sustainability, and political issues. Through advanced data analytics, software, scientific research, and deep industry knowledge, we help build global resilience for individuals, communities, and businesses. We trade under the ticker symbol "VRSK" on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.

2. Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:

Our accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis of accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. ("U.S. GAAP"). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with these accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Significant estimates include acquisition purchase price allocations, the fair value of goodwill and intangibles, the realization of deferred tax assets and liabilities, acquisition-related liabilities, fair value of stock-based compensation for stock options and performance share units granted, and assets and liabilities for pension and postretirement benefits. Actual results may ultimately differ from those estimates.

Our condensed consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2024 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring items, to present fairly our financial position, results of operations, and cash flows. Our operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. Our condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 have been prepared on the same basis as and should be read in conjunction with our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules of the SEC. We believe the disclosures made are adequate to keep the information presented from being misleading.

On February 1, 2023, we completed the sale of our Energy business. We determined that the sale of our Energy business met the "discontinued operations" criteria in accordance with Financial Accounting Standard Boards ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 205-20,Discontinued Operations ("ASC 205-20") due to its relative size and strategic rationale. The consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of operations, and the notes to the consolidated financial statements were recast for all periods presented to reflect the discontinuation of the Energy business, in accordance with ASC 205-20. The discussion in the notes to these consolidated financial statements, unless otherwise noted, relate solely to our continuing operations.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting Standard	Description	Effective Date	Effect on Consolidated Financial Statements or Other Significant Matters
Segment Reporting (Topic 280) In November 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update "ASU" No.2023-07, Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures ("ASU No.2023-07")	This update changes the reportable segment disclosure requirements requiring enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. Public entities are required to disclose significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker and to disclose how reported measures of segment profit or loss are used in assessing segment performance and allocating resources.	ASU No.2023-07 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted.	The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. We plan to adopt this standard within our December 31, 2024 Form 10-K.
Income Taxes (Topic 740) In December 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update "ASU" No.2023-09, Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (ASU No.2023-09)	The amendments within ASU No.2023-09 address investor requests for more transparency about income tax information through improvements to income tax disclosures primarily related to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid information. This Update also includes certain other amendments to improve the effectiveness of income tax disclosures	The ASU's amendments are effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted	The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

3. Revenues:

Disaggregated revenues by type of service and by country are provided below for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023. No individual customer or country outside of the U.S. accounted for 10.0% ormore of our consolidated revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 or 2023.

		Three Months Ended September 30,			Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2024			2023			2024			2023
Insurance:
Underwriting		$	506.9			$	475.2			$	1,512.8			$	1,413.7
Claims			218.4				202.4				633.3				590.5
Total revenues		$	725.3			$	677.6			$	2,146.1			$	2,004.2

		Three Months Ended September 30,			Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2024			2023			2024			2023
Revenues:
United States		$	604.1			$	564.9			$	1,778.8			$	1,680.1
United Kingdom			53.3				48.5				156.2				140.4
Other countries			67.9				64.2				211.1				183.7
Total revenues		$	725.3			$	677.6			$	2,146.1			$	2,004.2

Contract assets are defined as an entity's right to consideration in exchange for goods or services that the entity has transferred to a customer when that right is conditioned on something other than the passage of time. As of September 30, 2024and December 31, 2023, we had no contract assets. Contract liabilities are defined as an entity's obligation to transfer goods or services to a customer for which the entity has received consideration (or an amount of consideration is due) from the customer. As of September 30, 2024and December 31, 2023, we had contract liabilities that primarily related to unsatisfied performance obligations to provide customers with the right to use and update the online content over the remaining contract term of $502.0 million and $375.1 million, respectively. Contract liabilities, which are current and noncurrent, are included in "Deferred revenues" and "Other noncurrent liabilities" in our condensed consolidated balance sheets, respectively, as of September 30, 2024and December 31, 2023.

The following is a summary of the change in contract liabilities from December 31, 2023through September 30, 2024:

Contract liabilities at December 31, 2023		$	375.1
Additions to contract liabilities			2,274.7
Revenue			(2,146.1	)
Foreign currency translation adjustment			(1.7	)
Contract liabilities at September 30, 2024		$	502.0

Our most significant remaining performance obligations relate to providing customers with the right to use and update the online content over the remaining contract term. Our disclosure of the timing for satisfying the performance obligation is based on the requirements of contracts with customers. However, from time to time, these contracts may be subject to modifications, impacting the timing of satisfying the performance obligations. These performance obligations, which are expected to be satisfied within one year, comprised approximately 99%of the balance at September 30, 2024and December 31, 2023.

We recognize an asset for incremental costs of obtaining a contract with a customer if we expect the benefits of those costs to be longer than one year. As of September 30, 2024and December 31, 2023, we had deferred commissions of $76.8 million and $76.4million, respectively, which have been included in "Prepaid expenses" and "Other noncurrent assets" in our accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

4. Investments and Fair Value Measurements:

We have certain assets and liabilities that are reported at fair value in our accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. To increase consistency and comparability of assets and liabilities recorded at fair value, ASC 820-10,Fair Value Measurements, established a three-level fair value hierarchy to prioritize the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. ASC 820-10 requires disclosures detailing the extent to which companies measure assets and liabilities at fair value, the methods and assumptions used to measure fair value, and the effect of fair value measurements on earnings. In accordance with ASC 820-10, we applied the following fair value hierarchy:

Level 1 -	Assets or liabilities for which the identical item is traded on an active exchange, such as publicly-traded instruments.
Level 2 -	Assets or liabilities valued based on observable market data for similar instruments.
Level 3 -	Assets or liabilities for which significant valuation assumptions are not readily observable in the market; instruments valued based on the best available data, some of which are internally-developed, and considers risk premiums that market participants would require.'

The fair values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, and short-term debt approximate their carrying amounts, because of the short-term nature of these instruments. Our investments in registered investment companies, which are Level 1 assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis, was $1.2 million as of September 30, 2024and December 31, 2023. Our investments in registered investment companies are valued using quoted prices in active markets multiplied by the number of shares owned and were included in "Other current assets" in our accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

We elected not to carry our long-term debt at fair value. The carrying value of the long-term debt represents amortized cost, inclusive of unamortized premium, and net of unamortized discount and debt issuance costs. We assess the fair value of these financial instruments based on an estimate of interest rates available to us for financial instruments with similar features, our current credit rating, and spreads applicable to us. The following table summarizes the carrying value and estimated fair value of these financial instruments as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively:

September 30, 2024

December 31, 2023

Fair Value

Carrying

Estimated

Carrying

Estimated

Hierarchy

Value

Fair Value

Value

Fair Value

Financial instruments not carried at fair value:

Senior notes (Note 10)

Level 2

$

3,020.4

$

2,986.1

$

2,833.7

$

2,735.3

As of September 30, 2024and December 31, 2023, we had securities without readily determinable market values of $196.4 million and $200.9 million, respectively, which were accounted for at cost. We do not have the ability to exercise significant influence over the investees' operating and financial policies and do not hold investments in common stock or in-substance common stock in such entities. As of September 30, 2024and December 31, 2023, we also had investments in private companies of $26.4million and $30.5 million, respectively, accounted for in accordance with ASC 323-10-25,The Equity Method of Accounting for Investments in Common Stock("ASC 323-10-25"), as equity method investments. All such investments were included in "Other noncurrent assets" in our accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, there was no provision for credit losses related to these investments. During the quarter ended June 30, 2024, we settled retained interests in non-public companies associated with previously disposed businesses and received proceeds of $112.1 million, resulting in a net gain of $98.3 million. The net gain was included in "Investment gain (loss)" in our accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

5. Leases:

We have operating and finance leases for corporate offices, data centers, and certain equipment that are accounted for under ASC 842,Leases ("ASC 842").

The following table presents the consolidated lease cost and cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities for finance and operating leases for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively:

		Three Months Ended September 30,			Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2024			2023			2024			2023
Lease cost:
Operating lease cost (1)		$	8.3			$	8.2			$	25.0			$	25.6
Sublease income			(1.1	)			(0.3	)			(3.2	)			(1.0	)
Finance lease costs:
Depreciation of finance lease assets (2)			5.0				3.8				14.3				10.6
Interest on finance lease liabilities (3)			0.5				0.4				1.7				0.7
Total lease cost		$	12.7			$	12.1			$	37.8			$	35.9
Other information:
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
Operating cash outflows from operating leases		$	(9.0	)		$	(8.2	)		$	(25.6	)		$	(25.9	)
Operating cash outflows from finance leases		$	(0.5	)		$	(0.4	)		$	(1.7	)		$	(0.7	)
Financing cash outflows from finance leases		$	(13.0	)		$	(10.4	)		$	(18.9	)		$	(13.2	)

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⁽¹⁾ Included in "Cost of revenues" and "Selling, general and administrative" expenses in our accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations

⁽²⁾ Included in "Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets" in our accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations

⁽³⁾ Included in "Interest expense" in our accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations

The following table presents weighted-average remaining lease terms and weighted-average discount rates for the consolidated finance and operating leases as of September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively:

		September 30,
		2024			2023
Weighted-average remaining lease term - operating leases (in years)			7.2				8.4
Weighted-average remaining lease term - finance leases (in years)			3.3				3.4
Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases			4.1	%			3.9	%
Weighted-average discount rate - finance leases			4.2	%			4.1	%

Our right-of-use ('ROU') assets and lease liabilities for finance leases were $52.8 million and $44.0 million, respectively, as of September 30, 2024. Our ROU assets and lease liabilities for finance leases were $41.2 million and $34.5 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2023. Our ROU assets for finance leases were included in "Fixed assets, net" in our accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. Our lease liabilities for finance leases were included in the "Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt" and "Long-term debt" in our accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets (see Note 10. Debt).

On August 16, 2024, we early vacated two floors within our Jersey City office. This transaction was accounted for as a lease modification in accordance with ASC 842. As a result of the lease modification, we reassessed the accounting for the Jersey City lease, resulting in a reduction of ROU assets and lease liabilities of $11.7 million and $13.6 million, respectively, and recognition of a gain of $1.9 million. Additionally, we recorded an impairment of $7.6 million of the remaining net book value of leasehold improvements.

Maturities of lease liabilities for the remainder of 2024 and the years through 2029 and thereafter are as follows:

		September 30, 2024
Years Ending		Operating Leases			Finance Leases
2024		$	8.4			$	4.3
2025			33.6				21.5
2026			31.7				10.7
2027			31.3				8.9
2028			29.8				4.3
2029 and thereafter			91.4				-
Total lease payments			226.2				49.7
Less: amount representing interest			(30.7	)			(5.7	)
Present value of total lease payments		$	195.5			$	44.0

6. Acquisitions:

2024 Acquisitions

On January 8, 2024, we completed the acquisition of 100 percent of Rocket Enterprise Solutions GmbH ("Rocket") for a net cash purchase price of $10.1 million, of which $2.2 million represents a deferred payment and $0.3 million represents a holdback payment. The majority of the purchase price was allocated to goodwill as we did not incur any material liabilities. Rocket's strong property claims and underwriting technology has been widely adopted by many of the largest insurers and service providers across Germany and Austria. Rocket has become a part of our claims category. The acquisition, which follows a strategic investment by Verisk in Rocket in 2022, will further Verisk's expansion in Europe and the Company's goal of helping insurers and claims service providers leverage more holistic data and technology tools to enhance the claims experience.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, we incurred transaction costs of $0.2 million and $0.3 million, respectively. The transaction costs were included within "Selling, general and administrative" expenses in our accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. The 2024acquisition was immaterial to our condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, and therefore, supplemental information disclosure on an unaudited pro forma basis is not presented.

Acquisition Escrows and Related Liabilities

Pursuant to the related acquisition agreements, we have funded various escrow accounts to satisfy pre-acquisition indemnity and tax claims arising subsequent to the applicable acquisition dates. At September 30, 2024and December 31, 2023, the current portion of the escrows amounted to $0.0 million and $3.9 million, respectively. There were no noncurrent portions of the escrows. The current portion of the escrows have been included in "Other current assets" in our accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

As of September 30, 2024, the acquisition of Krug Sachverständigen GmbH ('Krug'), Mavera Holding AB ('Mavera'), and Morning Data Limited ('Morning Data') included acquisition-related contingent payments, for which the sellers of these acquisitions could receive additional payments by achieving the specific predetermined revenue, EBITDA, and/or EBITDA margin earn-out targets for exceptional performance. We believe that the liabilities recorded as of September 30, 2024and December 31, 2023reflect the best estimate of acquisition-related contingent payments. The associated current portion of the contingent payments were $0.0 million and $10.0 million as of September 30, 2024and December 31, 2023, respectively. The associated noncurrent portion of contingent payments was $2.2million and $2.1million as of September 30, 2024and December 31, 2023, respectively.

7. Dispositions and Discontinued Operations:

On February 1, 2023, we completed the sale of our Energy business to Planet Jersey Buyer Ltd, an entity that was formed on behalf of, and is controlled by, The Veritas Capital Fund VIII, L.P. and its affiliated funds and entities ("Veritas Capital"), for a net cash sale priceof $3,066.4 million paid at closing (reflecting a base purchase price of $3,100.0 million, subject to customary purchase price adjustments for, among other things, the cash, working capital, and indebtedness of the companies as of the closing) and up to $200.0 million of additional contingent cash consideration based on Veritas Capital's future return on its investment paid through a Class C Partnership interest.

The Energy business, which was part of our Energy and Specialized Markets segment, was classified as discontinued operations per ASC 205-20 as we determined, qualitatively and quantitatively, that this transaction represented a strategic shift that had a major effect on our operations and financial results. Accordingly, all results of the Energy business have been removed from continuing operations and presented as discontinued operations in our consolidated statements of operations for all periods presented. Additionally, all assets and liabilities of the Energy business were classified as assets and liabilities held for sale within our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2022. In connection with the held for sale classification, we recognized an impairment of $303.7 million on the remeasurement of the disposal group held for sale, which has been included in discontinued operations in our consolidated statement of operations. Upon classification of the Energy business as held for sale, its cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment within shareholders' equity was included with its carrying value, which primarily resulted in the impairment. When we closed on the sale of our Energy business on February 1, 2023, we recognized a loss of $128.4 million. As a result of closing adjustments in the second and fourth quarter of 2023, we incurred an additional net loss of $2.7 million.

The following table presents the financial results from discontinued operations, net of income taxes in our consolidated statement of income for the periods indicated:

		For the Three Months Ended September 30,			For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2024			2023			2024			2023
Revenues		$	-			$	-			$	-			$	46.8
Operating expenses:
Cost of revenues (exclusive of items shown separately below)			-				-				-				18.2
Selling, general and administrative			-				-				-				33.1
Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets			-				-				-				-
Amortization of intangible assets			-				-				-				-
Other operating loss, net			-				-				-				135.3
Total operating expenses			-				-				-				186.6
Operating loss			-				-				-				(139.8	)
Other expense:
Investment loss and others, net			-				-				-				(5.5	)
Loss from discontinued operations before income taxes			-				-				-				(145.3	)
Income tax expense			-				-				-				(0.2	)
Loss from discontinued operations		$	-			$	-			$	-			$	(145.5	)

The consolidated statements of cash flows have not been adjusted to separately disclose cash flows related to discontinued operations. The following table presents selected cash flow information associated with our discontinued operations:

		Three Months Ended September 30,			For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2024			2023			2024			2023
Significant non-cash operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets		$	-			$	-			$	-			$	-
Amortization of intangible assets			-				-				-				-
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net			-				-				-				0.1
Investing activities:
Capital expenditures			-				-				-				(6.5	)
Supplemental disclosures:
Fixed assets included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities			-				-				-				-

8. Goodwill and Intangible Assets:

The following is a summary of the change in goodwill from December 31, 2023 through September 30, 2024, for our Insurance operating segment:

		Insurance
Goodwill at December 31, 2023		$	1,760.8
Acquisitions(1)			10.6
Purchase accounting reclassifications			0.3
Foreign currency translation adjustment			21.1
Goodwill at September 30, 2024		$	1,792.8

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⁽¹⁾ See Note 6. Acquisitions for more information.

Goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives are subject to impairment testing annually as of June 30, or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be fully recoverable. When evaluating goodwill for impairment, we may decide to first perform a qualitative assessment, or "Step Zero" impairment test, to determine whether it is more likely than not that impairment has occurred. The qualitative assessment includes a review of macroeconomic conditions, industry and market considerations, internal cost factors, and our own overall financial and share price performance, among other factors. If we do not perform a qualitative assessment, or if we determine that it is more likely than not that the carrying amounts of our reporting units exceeds their fair value, we perform a quantitative assessment and calculate the estimated fair value of the respective reporting unit. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit's goodwill exceeds the fair value of that goodwill, an impairment loss is recognized. As of June 30, 2024, we completed our step zero impairment test at the reporting unit level and determined it was not more likely than not that the carrying values of our reporting units exceeded their fair values. We did not recognize any additional impairment charges related to our goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets. During the three months ended September 30, 2024, we continued to monitor these reporting units for events that would trigger an interim impairment test; we did not identify any such events.

Our intangible assets and related accumulated amortization consisted of the following:

		Weighted Average Useful Life (in years)			Cost			Accumulated Amortization			Net
September 30, 2024
Technology-based			8			$	375.0			$	(286.2	)		$	88.8
Marketing-related			6				43.6				(40.8	)			2.8
Contract-based			6				5.0				(5.0	)			-
Customer-related			13				549.4				(224.3	)			325.1
Database-based			8				15.4				(9.5	)			5.9
Total intangible assets						$	988.4			$	(565.8	)		$	422.6
December 31, 2023
Technology-based			8			$	370.2			$	(261.2	)		$	109.0
Marketing-related			6				42.7				(38.7	)			4.0
Contract-based			6				5.0				(5.0	)			-
Customer-related			13				542.1				(190.7	)			351.4
Database-based			8				15.2				(7.9	)			7.3
Total intangible assets						$	975.2			$	(503.5	)		$	471.7

Amortization expense related to intangible assets for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023was $18.3 million and $19.6 million, respectively. Amortization expense related to intangible assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was $55.0 million and $56.1 million, respectively. Estimated amortization expense for the remainder of 2024and the years through 2029 and thereafter for intangible assets subject to amortization is as follows:

Years Ending		Amount
2024		$	17.5
2025			63.6
2026			61.7
2027			53.4
2028			46.2
2029 and thereafter			180.2
Total		$	422.6

9. Income Taxes:

Our effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 was 22.9% and 21.6% compared to the effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023of 25.0% and 25.3%, respectively. The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2024was lower than the effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2023primarily due to nondeductible litigation accruals recorded in the prior period. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2024was lower than the effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2023primarily due to tax charges incurred in structuring the sale of our Energy business in the prior year, as well as additional tax benefits resulting from the Company's recognition of capital gains arising from the settlement of our investment in non-public companies in the second quarter. The difference between statutory tax rates and our effective tax rate is primarily due to state and local taxes, partially offset by tax benefits attributable to equity compensation.

A number of jurisdictions have begun to enact legislation to implement the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development's 15% global minimum tax regime with effect from January 1, 2024. These changes do not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

10. Debt:

The following table presents short-term and long-term debt by issuance as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:

	Issuance Date	Maturity Date		2024			2023
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt:
Credit Facilities:
Syndicated revolving credit facility	Various	Various		$	-			$	-
Senior notes:
4.000% senior notes, less unamortized discount and debt issuance costs of $(0.5)	5/15/2015	6/15/2025			499.5				-
Finance lease liabilities(1)	Various	Various			16.6				14.5
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt			516.1				14.5
Long-term debt:
Senior notes:
4.000% senior notes, less unamortized discount and debt issuance costs of $(1.8)	5/15/2015	6/15/2025			-				898.2
4.125% senior notes, inclusive of unamortized premium, net of unamortized discount and debt issuance costs, of $6.6and $7.8, respectively	3/6/2019	3/15/2029			606.6				607.8
5.500% senior notes, less unamortized discount and debt issuance costs of $(3.7) and $(3.8), respectively	5/15/2015	6/15/2045			346.3				346.2
3.625% senior notes, less unamortized discount and debt issuance costs of $(9.3) and $(9.6), respectively	5/13/2020	5/15/2050			490.7				490.4
5.750% senior notes, less unamortized discount and debt issuance costs of $(8.1) and $(8.9), respectively	3/3/2023	4/1/2033			491.9				491.1
5.250% senior notes, less unamortized discount and debt issuance costs of $(14.6)	6/5/2024	6/5/2034			585.4				-
Finance lease liabilities (1)	Various	Various			27.4				20.0
Syndicated revolving credit facility debt issuance costs	Various	Various			(1.4	)			(1.5	)
Long-term debt			2,546.9				2,852.2
Total debt		$	3,063.0			$	2,866.7

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⁽¹⁾ Refer to Note 5. Leases

Senior Notes

As of September 30, 2024and December 31, 2023, we had senior notes with an aggregate principal amount of $3,050.0 million and $2,850.0 million outstanding, respectively, and were in compliance with our financial and other covenants.

On June 5, 2024, we completed an issuance of $600.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.25% senior notes due 2034 (the "2034 Senior Notes"). The 2034 Senior Notes will mature on June 5, 2034 and accrue interest at a fixed rate of 5.25% per annum. Interest is payable semiannually on June 5th and December 5th of each year, beginning December 5th,2024. The 2034 Senior Notes were issued at a discount of $9.8 million and we incurred debt issuance costs of $5.6 million. The original issuance discount and debt issuance costs were recorded in "Long-term debt" in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets and these costs will be amortized to "Interest expense" in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations over the life of the 2034 Senior Notes. The net proceeds from the issuance of the 2034 Senior Notes were utilized partially for the tender offer of 4.00% senior notes due in 2025 ("2025 Senior Notes") and general corporate purposes. The indenture governing the 2034 Senior Notes restricts our ability to, among other things, create certain liens, enter into sale/leaseback transactions and consolidate with, sell, lease, convey or otherwise transfer all or substantially all of our assets, or merge with or into, any other person or entity.

On June 7, 2024, we completed a cash tender offer for $400.0 million, or 44.4%, of the aggregate principal amount of the 2025 Senior Notes. The consideration offered for each $1,000.0 principal amount of the 2025 Senior Notes was $987.09 (the "Purchase Price"). Net cash proceeds of the 2034 Senior Notes were used to pay the Purchase Price, plus accrued and unpaid interest. This reduced the outstanding balance to $500.0 million. We recognized a $3.6 million net gain on debt extinguishment comprised of $5.2 million for the discount paid below par, partially offset by $1.6 million of costs charged to expense on early debt modification, which were recognized during the three months ended June 30, 2024.

Credit Facilities

We have a syndicated revolving credit facility ("Syndicated Revolving Credit Facility") with a borrowing capacity of $1,000.0 million with Bank of America N.A., HSBC Bank USA, N.A., JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Citibank, N.A., Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., TD Bank, N.A., Goldman Sachs Bank USA, and the Northern Trust Company. The Syndicated Revolving Credit Facility may be used for general corporate purposes, including working capital needs and capital expenditures, acquisitions, dividend payments, and the share repurchase program (the "Repurchase Program"). As of September 30, 2024, we were in compliance with all financial and other debt covenants under our Syndicated Revolving Credit Facility. As of September 30, 2024and December 31, 2023, the available capacity under the Syndicated Revolving Credit Facility was $995.5 million and $995.4 million, which takes into account outstanding letters of credit of $4.5 million and $4.6 million, respectively.

11. Stockholders' Equity:

We have 2,000,000,000 shares of authorized common stock as of September 30, 2024and December 31, 2023. Our common shares have rights to any dividend declared by the board of directors (the "Board"), subject to any preferential or other rights of any outstanding preferred stock, and voting rights to elect all current members of the Board. At September 30, 2024and December 31, 2023, the adjusted closing price of our common stock was $267.96 and $238.86 per share, respectively.

We have 80,000,000 shares of authorized preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share. The preferred shares have preferential rights over the common shares with respect to dividends and net distribution upon liquidation. We did notissue any preferred shares as of September 30, 2024and December 31, 2023.

On February 14, 2024, April 24, 2024, and July 24, 2024, our Board approved a cash dividend of $0.39 per share of common stock issued and outstanding to the holders of record as of March 15, 2024, June 15, 2024, and September 15, 2024, respectively. Cash dividends of $166.6 million and $147.9 million were paid during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and recorded as a reduction to retained earnings.

On October 23, 2024, our Board of Directors approved a cash dividend of 39cents per share of common stock issued and outstanding. The dividend is payable on December 31, 2024, to holders of record as of December 13, 2024.

Share Repurchase Program

In December 2023, March 2024, and June 2024,we entered into Accelerated Share Repurchase ("ASR") agreements (the "December 2023 ASR Agreement", "March 2024 ASR Agreement", and "June 2024 ASR Agreement") to repurchase shares of our common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $250.0 million, $200.0 million, and $150.0 million, with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and Citibank, N.A, respectively. All ASR agreements are accounted for as a treasury stock transaction and forward stock purchase agreement indexed to our common stock. The forward stock purchase agreements are classified as equity instruments under ASC 815-40,Contracts in Entity's Own Equity ("ASC 815-40") and deemed to have a fair value of zero at the respective effective date. The aggregate purchase price was recorded as a reduction to stockholder's equity in our condensed consolidated statements of changes in stockholder's equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. Upon payment of the aggregate purchase price on December 14, 2023, March 13, 2024, and June 13, 2024, we received initial deliveries of 873,479, 714,046, and 483,761 shares of our common stock, respectively. Upon the final settlement of the December 2023 ASR Agreement, the March 2024 ASR Agreement, and the June 2024 ASR Agreement, in February 2024, April 2024, and July 2024, we received 178,227, 148,286, and 68,645 additional shares as determined based on the volume weighted average share price of our common stock, less a discount, of $237.71, $231.93, and $271.54during the term of the December 2023 ASR Agreement, the March 2024 ASR Agreement, and the June 2024 ASR Agreement,respectively. These repurchases for the nine months ended September 30, 2024resulted in a reduction of outstanding shares used to calculate the weighted average common shares outstanding for basic and diluted earnings per share ("EPS").

In August 2024, we entered into an additional ASR agreement (the "August 2024 ASR Agreement") to repurchase shares of our common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $400.0 million with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC. Upon payment of the aggregate purchase price on August 7, 2024, we received an initial delivery of 1,302,981 shares of our common stock. The initial share delivery reduced our outstanding shares used to calculate the weighted average common shares outstanding for basic and diluted EPS. Upon the final settlement of the August 2024 ASR Agreement in October 2024, we received 212,635 additional shares, as determined based on the volume weighted average share price of our common stock, less a discount, of $263.92 during the term of the August 2024 ASR Agreement.

We utilized cash received from operations for these repurchases. As of September 30, 2024, we had $891.5 million available on our authorization to repurchase shares.

Through the third quarter of 2024, we recorded total excise tax of $30.0 million, which has been included within treasury stock, as part of the cost basis of the stock repurchased, and other current liabilities in our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2024.

Treasury Stock

As of September 30, 2024, our treasury stock consisted of 402,606,293 shares of common stock, carried at cost. During the ninemonths ended September 30, 2024, we transferred 983,962 shares of common stock from the treasury shares at a weighted average treasury stock price of $23.25 per share.

Earnings Per Share

Basic EPS is computed by dividing net income attributable to Verisk by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. The computation of diluted EPS is similar to the computation of basic EPS except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding, using the treasury stock method, if the dilutive potential common shares, including vested and nonvested stock options, nonvested restricted stock awards, nonvested restricted stock units, nonvested performance share units ("PSU"), and nonvested deferred stock units, had been issued.

The following is a presentation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted EPS computations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:

		Three Months Ended September 30,			Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2024			2023			2024			2023
Numerator used in basic and diluted EPS:
Income from continuing operations		$	220.0			$	187.4			$	747.2			$	586.1
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests			0.1				-				0.6				-
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax			-				-				-				(145.5	)
Net income attributable to Verisk		$	220.1			$	187.4			$	747.8			$	440.6
Denominator:
Weighted average number of common shares used in basic EPS			141,778,551				145,011,020				142,594,074				147,292,590
Effect of dilutive shares:
Potential common shares issuable from stock options and stock awards			732,925				731,499				665,337				691,396
Weighted average number of common shares and dilutive potential common shares used in diluted EPS			142,511,476				145,742,519				143,259,411				147,983,986

The potential shares of common stock that were excluded from diluted EPS were 202,684 and 89,792 for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, and 237,062 and 716,783 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, because the effect of including those potential shares was anti-dilutive.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The following is a summary of accumulated other comprehensive income as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:

		2024			2023
Foreign currency translation adjustment		$	161.0			$	130.7
Pension and postretirement adjustment, net of tax			(70.0	)			(72.5	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income		$	91.0			$	58.2

The before-tax and after-tax amounts of other comprehensive income (loss) income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 are summarized below:

		Before Tax			Tax (Expense) Benefit			After Tax
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2024
Foreign currency translation adjustment attributable to Verisk		$	46.9			$	-			$	46.9
Foreign currency translation adjustment attributable to noncontrolling interests			0.2				-				0.2
Foreign currency translation adjustment			47.1				-				47.1
Pension and postretirement adjustment before reclassifications			1.9				(0.5	)			1.4
Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service benefit reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive losses (1)			(0.9	)			0.3				(0.6	)
Pension and postretirement adjustment			1.0				(0.2	)			0.8
Total other comprehensive income		$	48.1			$	(0.2	)		$	47.9
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2023
Foreign currency translation adjustment attributable to Verisk		$	(30.7	)		$	-			$	(30.7	)
Foreign currency translation adjustment attributable to noncontrolling interests			(1.1	)			-				(1.1	)
Foreign currency translation adjustment			(31.8	)			-				(31.8	)
Pension and postretirement adjustment before reclassifications			2.3				(0.5	)			1.8
Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service benefit reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive losses (1)			(1.3	)			0.3				(1.0	)
Pension and postretirement adjustment			1.0				(0.2	)			0.8
Total other comprehensive income		$	(30.8	)		$	(0.2	)		$	(31.0	)

		Before Tax			Tax (Expense) Benefit			After Tax
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024
Foreign currency translation adjustment attributable to Verisk		$	30.3			$	-			$	30.3
Foreign currency translation adjustment attributable to noncontrolling interests			1.1				-				1.1
Foreign currency translation adjustment			31.4				-				31.4
Pension and postretirement adjustment before reclassifications			6.3				(1.5	)			4.8
Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service benefit reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive losses (1)			(3.1	)			0.8				(2.3	)
Pension and postretirement adjustment			3.2				(0.7	)			2.5
Total other comprehensive income		$	34.6			$	(0.7	)		$	33.9
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
Foreign currency translation adjustment attributable to Verisk		$	44.0			$	-			$	44.0
Foreign currency translation adjustment attributable to noncontrolling interests			(1.2	)			-				(1.2	)
Cumulative translation adjustment recognized upon deconsolidation of the Energy business			700.6				-				700.6
Foreign currency translation adjustment			743.4				-				743.4
Pension and postretirement adjustment before reclassifications			7.2				(1.7	)			5.5
Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service benefit reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive losses (1)			(4.1	)			1.0				(3.1	)
Pension and postretirement adjustment			3.1				(0.7	)			2.4
Total other comprehensive income		$	746.5			$	(0.7	)		$	745.8

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(1)

These accumulated other comprehensive loss components, before tax, are included under "Cost of revenues" and "Selling, general and administrative" in our accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. These components are also included in the computation of net periodic (benefit) cost (see Note 13. Pension and Postretirement Benefits for additional details).

12. Equity Compensation Plans:

All of our outstanding stock options, restricted stock awards, deferred stock units, and PSUs are covered under our 2021 Incentive Plan or our 2013 Incentive Plan. Awards under our 2021 Incentive Plan may include one or more of the following types: (i) stock options (both nonqualified and incentive stock options), (ii) stock appreciation rights, (iii) restricted stock, (iv) restricted stock units, (v) performance awards, (vi) other share-based awards, and (vii) cash. Employees, non-employee directors, and consultants are eligible for awards under our 2021 Incentive Plan. We transferred common stock under these plans from our treasury shares. As of September 30, 2024, there were 12,811,487 shares of common stock reserved and available for future issuance under our 2021 Incentive Plan. Cash received from stock option exercises for the ninemonths ended September 30, 2024 and 2023was $110.6 million and $134.3 million, respectively.

We grant equity awards to our key employees. The nonqualified stock options have an exercise price equal to the adjusted closing price of our common stock on the grant date, with a ten-year contractual term. The fair value of the restricted stock is determined using the closing price of our common stock on the grant date. The restricted stock is not assignable or transferable until it becomes vested. PSUs vest at the end of a three-year performance period, subject to the recipient's continued service. Each PSU represents the right to receive oneshare of our common stock and the ultimate realization is based on our achievement of certain market and financial performance criteria and may range from 0% to 200% of the recipient's target levels of 100% established on the grant date. The fair value of PSUs based on market conditions is determined on the grant date using the Monte Carlo Simulation model. The fair value of PSUs based on financial performance conditions is determined using the closing price of our common stock on the grant date. We recognize the expense of the equity awards ratably over the vesting period, which could be up to fouryears.

In January 2024, we granted 199,776nonqualified stock options, 129,789 shares of restricted stock, and 47,838 PSUs tokey employees. The nonqualified stock options and restricted stock have a graded service vesting period of fouryears. The PSUs granted consisted of 29,929 PSUs that are based on the achievement of relative total shareholder return as compared to the companies that comprise the S&P 500 index ("TSR-based PSUs") and 17,909 PSUs that are tied to the achievement of certain financial performance conditions, namely incremental return on invested capital ("ROIC-based PSUs"). Each of the TSR-based PSUs and ROIC-based PSUs have a three-year performance period, subject to the recipients' continued service. The grant date fair value of the ROIC-based PSUs is determined using the closing price of our common stock on the grant date. The related performance condition is driven by the incremental return on invested capital based on net operating profit. The ultimate realization of the PSUs may range from 0% to 200% of the recipient's target levels established on the grant date.

A summary of the status of the stock options, restricted stock, and PSUs awarded under our 2021 and 2013 Incentive Plans as of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2024 and changes during the interim period are presented below:

		Stock Option			Restricted Stock			PSU
		Number of Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price			Aggregate Intrinsic Value			Number of Shares			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share			Number of Shares			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
Outstanding at December 31, 2023			2,712,510			$	143.91			$	257.6				291,039			$	186.28				181,236			$	199.62
Granted			203,884			$	237.10								151,242			$	237.11				47,838			$	265.94
Dividend reinvestment			-			$	-								-			$	-				825				N/A
Exercised or lapsed			(873,272	)		$	126.50			$	110.0				(104,359	)		$	187.80				(47,821	)		$	210.07
Canceled, expired or forfeited			(24,530	)		$	202.41								(15,732	)		$	206.87				(1,870	)		$	210.07
Outstanding at September 30, 2024			2,018,592			$	160.13			$	217.7				322,190			$	208.87				180,208			$	205.10
Exercisable at September 30, 2024			1,428,502			$	141.31			$	180.9
Exercisable at December 31, 2023			1,947,253			$	127.43			$	217.0
Nonvested at September 30, 2024			590,090												322,190								180,208
Expected to vest at September 30, 2024			484,269												278,938								241,864	(1)

(1)	Includes estimated performance achievement

The fair value of the stock options granted was estimated using a Black-Scholes valuation model that uses the weighted average assumptions noted in the following table for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:

		2024			2023
Option pricing model		Black-Scholes			Black-Scholes
Weighted average grant price		$237.10			$185.01
Expected volatility		23.51	%		27.27	%
Risk-free interest rate		3.89	%		3.77	%
Expected term in years		3.7			4.0
Dividend yield		0.66	%		0.66	%
Weighted average grant date fair value per stock option		$53.45			$48.05

The expected term for the stock options granted was estimated based on studies of historical experience and projected exercise behavior. However, for certain awards granted, for which no historical exercise pattern exists, the expected term was estimated using the simplified method. The risk-free interest rate is based on the yield of U.S. Treasury zero coupon securities with a maturity equal to the expected term of the equity award. The volatility factor is calculated using historical daily closing prices over the most recent period commensurate with the expected term of the stock option awards. The expected dividend yield was based on our expected annual dividend rate on the date of grant.

Intrinsic value for stock options is calculated based on the exercise price of the underlying awards and the adjusted closing price of our common stock as of the reporting date. Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation were recorded as income tax benefit in our condensed consolidated statements of operations. This tax benefit is calculated as the excess of the intrinsic value of options exercised and restricted stock lapsed in excess of compensation recognized for financial reporting purposes. The weighted average remaining contractual terms were 6.0 years and 5.0 years for the outstanding and exercisable stock options, respectively, as of September 30, 2024.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, there was $88.2 million of total unrecognized compensation costs, exclusive of the impact of vesting upon retirement eligibility, related to nonvested stock-based compensation arrangements granted under our 2021 and 2013 Incentive Plans. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.4years.

Our U.K. Sharesave Plan offers qualifying employees in the United Kingdom the opportunity to own shares of our common stock. Employees who elect to participate are granted stock options, of which the exercise price is equal to the average of the closing price on the five trading days immediately preceding the plan invitation date discounted by 5%, and enter into a savings contract, the proceeds of which are then used to exercise the options upon the three-year maturity of the savings contract. As of September 30, 2024, there were 442,221shares of common stock reserved and available for future issuance under our U.K. Sharesave Plan.

Our ESPP offers eligible employees the opportunity to purchase shares of our common stock at a discount of its fair market value at the time of purchase. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, we issued 13,139and 14,698shares of common stock at a weighted discounted price of $243.31and $205.07 for the ESPP, respectively. As of September 30, 2024, there were 1,164,119 shares of common stock reserved and available for future issuance under our ESPP.

13. Pension and Postretirement Benefits:

We maintain a frozen qualified defined benefit pension plan for certain employees through membership in our Pension Plan for Insurance Organizations (the "Pension Plan"), a multiple-employer trust. We also apply a cash balance formula to determine future benefits. Under the cash balance formula, each participant has an account, which is credited annually based on the interest earned on the previous year-end cash balance. We also have a frozen non-qualified supplemental cash balance plan ("SERP") for certain employees. The SERP is funded from our general assets. During the first quarter of 2024 and as of December 31, 2023, the investment guidelines on our Pension Plan assets targeted an investment allocation of 40% to equity securities and 60% to debt securities. We also provide certain healthcare and life insurance benefits to certain qualifying active and retired employees. Our Postretirement Health and Life Insurance Plan (the "Postretirement Plan"), which has been frozen, is contributory, requiring participants to pay a stated percentage of the premium for coverage.

The components of net periodic (benefit) cost for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 are summarized below:

		Pension Plan and SERP			Postretirement Plan
		For the Three Months Ended September 30,
		2024			2023			2024			2023
Interest cost		$	3.8			$	4.4			$	-			$	-
Expected return on plan assets			(6.2	)			(6.0	)			-				-
Amortization of prior service cost			-				0.1				-				-
Amortization of net actuarial loss			0.8				1.2				0.1				-
Net periodic (benefit) cost		$	(1.6	)		$	(0.3	)		$	0.1			$	-
Employer contributions, net		$	0.1			$	0.2			$	0.2			$	0.2

		Pension Plan and SERP			Postretirement Plan
		For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2024			2023			2024			2023
Interest cost		$	11.4			$	13.1			$	0.1			$	-
Expected return on plan assets			(18.8	)			(18.2	)			(0.1	)			-
Amortization of prior service cost			0.2				0.2				-				-
Amortization of net actuarial loss			2.5				3.9				0.4				-
Net periodic (benefit) cost		$	(4.7	)		$	(1.0	)		$	0.4			$	-
Employer contributions, net		$	0.5			$	1.5			$	0.7			$	1.0

The expected contributions to the Pension Plan, SERP, and Postretirement Plan for the year ending December 31, 2024 are consistent with the amounts previously disclosed as of December 31, 2023.

14. Segment Reporting:

ASC 280-10,Disclosures About Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information ("ASC 280-10"), establishes standards for reporting information about operating segments. ASC 280-10 requires that a public business enterprise reports financial and descriptive information about its reportable operating segments. Operating segments are components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker ("CODM") in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. Our President and Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") is identified as the CODM as defined by ASC 280-10.

Each of the reportable segments, Insurance, and Energy and Specialized Markets, has a portion of its revenue from more than one of the three revenue types described within our revenue recognition policy. Below is the overview of the solutions offered within each reportable segment.

Insurance: We are the leading provider of statistical, actuarial, and underwriting data for the U.S. P&C insurance industry. Our databases include cleansed and standardized records describing premiums and losses in insurance transactions, casualty and property risk attributes for commercial buildings and their occupants, and fire suppression capabilities of municipalities. We use this data to create policy language and proprietary risk classifications that are industry standards and to generate prospective loss cost estimates used to price insurance policies, which are accessed via a hosted platform. We also develop solutions that our customers use to analyze key processes in managing risk. Our combination of algorithms and analytic methods incorporates our proprietary data to generate solutions. We also help businesses and governments better anticipate and manage climate and weather-related risks. In most cases, our customers integrate the solutions into their models, formulas, or underwriting criteria in order to predict potential loss events, ranging from hurricanes to earthquakes. We develop catastrophe and extreme event models and offer solutions covering natural and man-made risks, including acts of terrorism. We further develop solutions that allow customers to quantify costs after loss events occur. Our multitier, multispectral terrestrial imagery and data acquisition, processing, analytics, and distribution system using the remote sensing and machine learning technologies help gather, store, process, and deliver geographic and spatially referenced information that supports uses in many markets. Additionally, we offer fraud-detection solutions including review of data on claim histories, analysis of claims to find emerging patterns of fraud, and identification of suspicious claims in the insurance sector. Our underwriting, insurance anti-fraud claims, catastrophe modeling, and loss quantification solutions are included in this segment.

Energy and Specialized Markets: On February 1, 2023, we completed the sale of our Energy segment. We determined that the transaction met the criteria to be classified as discontinued operations. As a result, the financial operations of Energy are excluded from the segment disclosure. See Note 7. Dispositions and Discontinued Operations for further discussion. Prior to the sale, we were a leading provider of data analytics via hosted platform for the global energy, chemicals, and metals and mining industries. Our research and consulting solutions focused on exploration strategies and screening, asset development and acquisition, commodity markets, and corporate analysis in the areas of business environment, business improvement, business strategies, commercial advisory, and transaction support. We gathered and managed proprietary information, insight, and analysis on oil and gas fields, mines, refineries, and other assets across the interconnected global energy sectors to advise customers in making asset investment and portfolio allocation decisions. Our analytical tools measured and observed environmental properties and translated those measurements into actionable information based on customer needs. In addition, we provided market and cost intelligence to energy companies to optimize financial results.

As of February 1,2023, we have determined that we have one operating segment and one reportable segment, Insurance, on a prospective basis. The segment is based on financial information that is utilized by the Company's CODM, who is the Company's CEO, to assess performance and allocate resources on a consolidated basis. We have included the results of our disposed of segments below for comparability purposes. We use EBITDA as the profitability measure for making decisions regarding ongoing operations. EBITDA is net income before interest expense, provision for income taxes, depreciation and amortization of fixed and intangible assets. EBITDA is the measure of operating results used to assess corporate performance and optimal utilization of debt and acquisitions. Operating expenses consist of direct and indirect costs principally related to personnel, facilities, software license fees, consulting, travel, and third-party information services. We do not allocate interest expense and provision for income taxes, since these items are not considered in evaluating the segment's overall operating performance. In addition, our CODM does not evaluate the financial performance of each segment based on assets. See Note 3. Revenues for information on disaggregated revenues by type of service and by country.

The following tables provide our revenue and EBITDA by reportable segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, and the reconciliation of EBITDA to income before income taxes as shown in our accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations:

		For the Three Months Ended
		September 30, 2024			September 30, 2023
		Insurance			Total			Insurance			Total
Revenues		$	725.3			$	725.3			$	677.6			$	677.6
Expenses:
Cost of revenues (exclusive of items shown separately below)			(223.4	)			(223.4	)			(217.2	)			(217.2	)
Selling, general and administrative			(114.0	)			(114.0	)			(111.6	)			(111.6	)
Investment gain (loss)			5.9				5.9				(2.0	)			(2.0	)
EBITDA		$	393.8			$	393.8			$	346.8			$	346.8
Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets							(58.1	)							(48.1	)
Amortization of intangible assets							(18.3	)							(19.6	)
Interest expense							(32.1	)							(29.4	)
Income before income taxes						$	285.3							$	249.7

		For the Nine Months Ended
		September 30, 2024			September 30, 2023
		Insurance			Total			Insurance			Total
Revenues		$	2,146.1			$	2,146.1			$	2,004.2			$	2,004.2
Expenses:
Cost of revenues (exclusive of items shown separately below)			(670.6	)			(670.6	)			(650.3	)			(650.3	)
Selling, general and administrative			(308.4	)			(308.4	)			(277.4	)			(277.4	)
Net gain on the early extinguishment of debt			3.6				3.6				-				-
Investment gain (loss)			102.4				102.4				(9.3	)			(9.3	)
EBITDA		$	1,273.1			$	1,273.1			$	1,067.2				1,067.2
Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets							(174.5	)							(139.2	)
Amortization of intangible assets							(55.0	)							(56.1	)
Interest expense							(90.1	)							(87.4	)
Income before income taxes						$	953.5							$	784.5

Long-lived assets by country are provided below:

		September 30, 2024			December 31, 2023
Long-lived assets:
U.S.		$	2,341.9			$	2,455.7
U.K.			630.5				597.9
Other countries			498.2				502.4
Total long-lived assets		$	3,470.6			$	3,556.0

15. Related Parties:

We consider our stockholders that own more than 5.0% of the outstanding stock within the class to be related parties as defined within ASC 850,Related Party Disclosures. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, we had no material transactions with related parties owning more than 5.0% of the entire class of stock.

16. Commitments and Contingencies:

We are a party to legal proceedings, investigations, examinations, subpoenas, third party requests, government requests, regulatory proceedings and other claims with respect to a variety of matters in the ordinary course of business, including the matters described below (collectively, "Ongoing Matters"). With respect to Ongoing Matters, we are unable, at the present time, to determine the ultimate resolution of or provide a reasonable estimate of the range of possible loss attributable to Ongoing Matters or the impact these matters may have on our results of operations, financial position, or cash flows. Although we believe we have strong defenses and have appealed adverse rulings to us, we could in the future incur judgments or enter into settlements of claims that could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial position, or cash flows.

Telematics Litigation

As of April 19, 2024, various Plaintiffs filed a total of 20 separate putative class action lawsuits, sixteen against General Motors LLC ("GM"), OnStar LLC ("OnStar"), LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Inc. ("LexisNexis") and Verisk in the United States District Courts for the Northern District of Georgia, the Eastern District of Michigan, Central District of California, District of New Jersey, Southern District of New York, Northern District of Alabama, Northern District of Illinois and District of South Carolina, and four against Hyundai Motor America ("Hyundai") and Verisk in the Central District of California and District of New Jersey, three of which have been dismissed to date. The Complaints generally allege that the auto manufacturer Defendants collected consumers' driver behavior data through vehicle software, transmitted it to LexisNexis and Verisk, and that LexisNexis and Verisk shared the data with auto insurance companies, without the individuals' knowledge or consent. Plaintiffs seek certification of both nationwide classes of individuals and subclasses of various state residents who had their vehicle's driving data collected by Defendants and shared with a third party without their consent. The Plaintiffs also seek actual, statutory and punitive damages, injunctive relief, as well as reasonable attorney's fees and other costs. On June 7, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferred all GM-related lawsuits to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (In Re: Consumer Vehicle Driving Data Tracking Litigation, MDL Case No.1:24-md-03115-TWT). All discovery proceedings have been stayed. At this time, it is not possible to reasonably estimate the liability related to these matters, as they are still in their early stages.

Indemnification Claim

In December 2023, we received a Notice of Indemnification claim from the current owner of our former healthcare data analytics subsidiary, which was divested in 2016, relating to an ongoing tax investigation by the Nepalese tax authorities. Pursuant to the 2016 sale agreement, we are subject to indemnification obligations with respect to certain pre-closing tax liabilities of the divested entity. At this time, it is not possible to reasonably estimate the liability related to this matter, as it is still in its early stages.

Commercial Litigation

On February 12, 2024, Plaintiffs filed a lawsuit, DDS Striker Holdings LLC and Data Driven Holdings LLC against Verisk Analytics, Inc. and Insurance Service Office, in the Superior Court of Delaware, Case No.N24C-02-130 VLM CCLD. Plaintiffs allege claims for breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, fraudulent inducement, common law fraud, and civil conspiracy in connection with their inability to meet the post-closing earn-out targets negotiated as part of our acquisition of Data Driven Safety, LLC. Plaintiffs seek rescissory, out-of-pocket and punitive damages, as well as attorney's fees, costs and other expenses. We filed a motion to dismiss Plaintiffs' claims, which was fully briefed as of June 21, 2024, and was partially denied on August 29, 2024. At this time, it is not possible to reasonably estimate the liability related to this matter, as the case is still in its early stages.

Data Privacy Litigation

On or about February 8, 2023, Plaintiffs filed a lawsuit, Atlas Data Privacy Corp., et al. v. Verisk Analytics, Inc., et al., in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Middlesex County, Case No. MID-L-000903-24, alleging violations of Daniel's Law. Atlas claims to be an "assignee" of claims of approximately 19,640 individuals who are "covered persons" under Daniel's Law, allegedly enacted to provide judicial and law enforcement officers and their family members with the right to prevent disclosure of their personal information and to enforce those rights against uncooperative data brokers. It is alleged that Defendants have violated Daniel's Law by failing to respond and comply with their written request to Defendants to cease publicly disclosing or re-disclosing their protected information. Plaintiffs seek actual damages in the amount of $1,000 per violation under the statute, punitive damages, injunctive relief ordering compliance with Daniel's Law, permanent injunctive relief, including the appointment of a qualified independent expert to ensure compliance with Daniel's Law, and reasonable attorney's fees and costs. On June 21, 2024, the court issued a "lack of prosecution" warning to Atlas, advising that the case will be dismissed without prejudice if service is not effectuated by August 20, 2024. The case was dismissed without prejudice on August 26, 2024. On October 11, 2024, Plaintiffs served Verisk with the Summons and Complaint, indicating their intent to revise the lawsuit. At this time, it is not possible to reasonably estimate the liability related to this matter, as the case is still in its early stages.

On January 30, 2023, Plaintiffs Justin Ahringer and Michael Donner filed a putative class action lawsuit in the United States District Court, Central District of California, titled Ahringer et al. v. LoanDepot, Inc. and Verisk Analytics, Inc. d/b/a Jornaya, Case No.:8:23-cv-00186. Plaintiffs assert violations of California's Invasion of Privacy Act, Unfair Competition Law, and a violation of class members' privacy rights under the California Constitution. Plaintiffs allege that the Defendants recorded visitors' electronic communications without their consent. Plaintiffs seek to certify a nationwide class of individuals who visited LoanDepot.com and provided personal information on the website's forms to receive a quote or apply for a loan. They allege that the aggregate claims of all members of the proposed class exceeds $5.0 million. Plaintiffs seek compensatory, statutory or punitive damages or restitution, as well as reasonable attorney's fees and other costs. We filed a motion to dismiss Plaintiffs' claims on April 13, 2023. The parties engaged in jurisdictional discovery in response to the court's demand to Plaintiff to demonstrate why this case should not be dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The court found jurisdiction is proper and partially denied our motion on February 7, 2024. We filed our Answer to Plaintiffs' Complaint on February 22, 2024. The parties have agreed to a settlement in principle.

On June 27, 2022, Plaintiff Loretta Williams brought a putative class action against Lead Intelligence, Inc. d/b/a Jornaya ("we," "our," or "us") in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, titled Williams v. DDR Media, LLC and Lead Intelligence, Inc. d/b/a Jornaya, Civil Action No.3:22-cv-03789. The Complaint alleges that the Defendants violated the California Invasion of Privacy Act, Cal. Penal Code 631 ("CIPA") and invaded Plaintiff's and class members' privacy rights when Defendants purportedly recorded visitors' visits to the scrappyrent2own.com website without prior express consent. It is further alleged that this conduct constitutes a violation of the California Unfair Competition Law, Cal. Bus. Prof. Code Section 17200 et seq. and the California Constitution. The Complaint seeks class certification, injunctive relief, statutory damages in the amount of $5,000 for each violation, attorneys fees and other litigation costs. Our motion to compel arbitration was fully briefed as of January 27, 2023. It was denied on February 28, 2023. We filed a motion to dismiss Plaintiff's claims on April 13, 2023. On August 18, 2023 the court granted our motion, dismissing Plaintiff's claims without prejudice, but giving Plaintiff an opportunity to amend her claims by September 20, 2023. Plaintiff filed a Second Amended Complaint ("SAC") on September 20, 2023. Our motion to dismiss the SAC was fully briefed on December 18, 2023. It was denied on January 30, 2024. The court held an initial case management conference for February 9, 2024 and allowed the parties to engage in limited discovery. Our renewed motion to dismiss was filed on July 19, 2024 and oral argument was held on September 20, 2024. At this time, it is not possible to reasonably estimate the liability related to this matter, as the case is still in its early stages.

On December 15, 2021, Plaintiff Jillian Cantinieri brought a putative class action against Verisk Analytics, Insurance Services Office and ISO Claims Services, Inc. ("we," "our," or "us") in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, titled Cantinieri v. Verisk Analytics Inc., et al., Civil Action No.2:21-cv-6911. The Complaint alleges that we failed to safeguard the personally identifiable information (PII) of Plaintiff and the members of the proposed classes from a purported breach of our databases by unauthorized entities. Plaintiff and class members allege actual and imminent injuries, including theft of their PII, fraudulent activity on their financial accounts, lowered credit scores, and costs associated with detection and prevention of identity theft and fraud. They seek to recover compensatory, statutory and punitive damages, disgorgement of earnings and profits, and attorney's fees and costs. We filed our motion to dismiss Plaintiff's claims on April 22, 2022. On March 30, 2023, the court denied our motion to dismiss without prejudice, allowing us an opportunity to re-file the motion once limited jurisdictional discovery has been completed. Our renewed motion to dismiss was fully briefed on February 16, 2024. At this time, it is not possible to reasonably estimate the liability related to this matter, as the case is still in its early stages.

Item 2.

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our historical financial statements and the related notes included in our annual report on Form 10-K ("2023 10-K") dated and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 21, 2024. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from those discussed in or implied by any of the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including but not limited to those listed under "Risk Factors" and "Special Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements" in our 2023 Form 10-K and those listed under Item 1A in Part II of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.

We are a leading data analytics provider serving clients in the insurance markets. Using advanced technologies to collect and analyze billions of records, we draw on unique data assets and deep domain expertise to provide innovations that may be integrated into client workflows. We offer predictive analytics and decision support solutions to clients in rating, underwriting, claims, catastrophe and weather risk, global risk analytics, and many other fields. In the U.S., and around the world, we help clients protect people, property, and financial assets.

Our clients use our solutions to make better decisions about risk and opportunities with greater efficiency and discipline. We refer to these products and services as "solutions" due to the integration among our services and the flexibility that enables our clients to purchase components or the comprehensive package. These solutions take various forms, including data, statistical models, or tailored analytics, all designed to allow our clients to make more logical decisions. We believe our solutions for analyzing risk positively impact our clients' revenues and help them better manage their costs.

On February 1, 2023, we completed the sale of our Energy business. The Energy business was classified as discontinued operations per the guidance in ASC 205-20 in the fourth quarter of 2022, as we determined that this transaction represented a strategic shift that had a major effect on our operations and financial results. Accordingly, all results of the Energy business have been removed from continuing operations and presented as discontinued operations in our consolidated statements of operations and assets and liabilities held for sale for all periods presented. See Note 7. Dispositions and Discontinued Operations for further discussion.

Executive Summary

Key Performance Metrics

Revenue growth. We use year-over-year revenue growth as a key performance metric. We assess revenue growth based on our ability to generate increased revenue through increased sales to existing customers, sales to new customers, sales of new or expanded solutions to existing and new customers, and strategic acquisitions of new businesses.

We use year-over-year EBITDA growth as metrics to measure our performance. EBITDA and EBITDA margin are non-GAAP financial measures. EBITDA is defined as net income before interest expense, provision for income taxes, and depreciation and amortization of fixed and intangible assets. We calculate EBITDA margin as EBITDA divided by revenues. The respective nearest applicable GAAP financial measures are net income and net income margin. Although EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure, EBITDA is frequently used by securities analysts, lenders, and others in their evaluation of companies; EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and should not be considered in isolation, or as a substitute for an analysis of our operating income, net income, or cash flow from operating activities reported under GAAP. Management uses EBITDA and EBITDA margin in conjunction with traditional GAAP operating performance measures as part of its overall assessment company performance. We believe these measures are useful and meaningful because they help us allocate resources, make business decisions, allow for greater transparency regarding our operating performance, and facilitate period-to-period comparisons. Some of these limitations involved in the use of EBITDA are:

• EBITDA does not reflect our cash expenditures, or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments.

• EBITDA does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs.

• Although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized often will have to be replaced in the future and EBITDA does not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements.

• Other companies in our industry may calculate EBITDA differently than we do, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.

EBITDA growth. We use EBITDA growth as a measure of our ability to balance the size of revenue growth with cost management and investing for future growth. EBITDA growth allows for greater transparency regarding our operating performance and facilitate period-to-period comparison.

EBITDA margin. We use EBITDA margin as a performance measure to assess segment performance and scalability of our business. We assess EBITDA margin based on our ability to increase revenues while controlling expense growth.

Revenues

We earn revenues through agreements for hosted subscriptions, advisory/consulting services, and for transactional solutions, recurring and non-recurring. Subscriptions for our solutions are generally paid in advance of rendering services either quarterly or in full upon commencement of the subscription period, which is usually for one year and automatically renewed each year. As a result, the timing of our cash flows generally precedes our recognition of revenues and income and our cash flow from operations tends to be higher in the first quarter as we receive subscription payments. Examples of these arrangements include subscriptions that allow our customers to access our standardized coverage language, our claims fraud database, or our actuarial services throughout the subscription period. In general, we experience minimal revenue seasonality within the business. For the ninemonths ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, approximately 81% and 80% of our insurance revenues were derived from hosted subscriptions through agreements (generally one to five years) for our solutions, respectively.

We also provide advisory/consulting services, which help our customers get more value out of our analytics and their subscriptions. In addition, certain of our solutions are paid for by our customers on a transactional basis, recurring and non-recurring. For example, we have solutions that allow our customers to access property-specific rating and underwriting information to price a policy on a commercial building, or compare a P&C insurance or a workers' compensation claim with information in our databases, or use our repair cost estimation solutions on a case-by-case basis. For the ninemonths ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, approximately 19% and 20% of our insurance revenues were derived from providing transactional and advisory/consulting solutions, respectively.

Operating Costs and Expenses

Personnel expenses are the major component of both our cost of revenues and selling, general and administrative expenses. Personnel expenses, which represented approximately 57% and 59% of our total operating expenses (excluding gains/losses related to dispositions) for the ninemonths ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, include salaries, benefits, incentive compensation, equity compensation costs, sales commissions, employment taxes, recruiting costs, and outsourced temporary agency costs.

We assign personnel expenses between two categories, cost of revenues and selling, general and administrative expense, based on the actual costs associated with each employee. We categorize employees who maintain our solutions as cost of revenues, and all other personnel, including executive managers, salespeople, marketing, business development, finance, legal, human resources, and administrative services, as selling, general and administrative expenses. A significant portion of our other operating costs, such as facilities and communications, is also either captured within cost of revenues or selling, general and administrative expenses based on the nature of the work being performed.

While we expect to grow our headcount over time to take advantage of our market opportunities, we believe that the economies of scale in our operating model will allow us to grow our personnel expenses at a lower rate than revenues. Historically, our EBITDA margin has improved because we have been able to increase revenues without a proportionate corresponding increase in expenses. However, part of our corporate strategy is to invest in new solutions and new businesses, which may offset margin expansion.

Cost of Revenues. Our cost of revenues consists primarily of personnel expenses. Cost of revenues also includes the expenses associated with the acquisition, disposition and verification of data, the maintenance of our existing solutions, and the development and enhancement of our next-generation solutions. Our cost of revenues excludes depreciation and amortization.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Our selling, general and administrative expenses consist primarily of personnel costs. A portion of the other costs such as facilities, insurance, and communications are also allocated to selling, general and administrative expenses based on the nature of the work being performed by the employee. Our selling, general and administrative expenses exclude depreciation and amortization.

Condensed Consolidated Results of Operations

		Three Months Ended							Nine Months Ended
		September 30,			Percentage			September 30,			Percentage
		2024			2023			Change			2024			2023			Change
		(in millions, except for share and per share data)
Statement of income data:
Revenues:
Insurance		$	725.3			$	677.6				7.0	%		$	2,146.1			$	2,004.2				7.1	%
Operating expenses:
Cost of revenues (exclusive of items shown separately below)			223.4				217.2				2.9	%			670.6				650.3				3.1	%
Selling, general and administrative			114.0				111.6				2.2	%			308.4				277.4				11.2	%
Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets			58.1				48.1				20.8	%			174.5				139.2				25.4	%
Amortization of intangible assets			18.3				19.6				(6.6	)%			55.0				56.1				(2.0	)%
Total operating expenses, net			413.8				396.5				4.4	%			1,208.5				1,123.0				7.6	%
Operating income			311.5				281.1				10.8	%			937.6				881.2				6.4	%
Other income (expense):
Net gain on early extinguishment of debt			-				-				-	%			3.6				-				100.0	%
Investment gain (loss)			5.9				(2.0	)			395.0	%			102.4				(9.3	)			1,201.1	%
Interest expense, net			(32.1	)			(29.4	)			9.2	%			(90.1	)			(87.4	)			3.1	%
Total other (expense) income, net			(26.2	)			(31.4	)			(16.6	)%			15.9				(96.7	)			(116.4	)%
Income from continuing operations before income taxes			285.3				249.7				14.3	%			953.5				784.5				21.5	%
Provision for income taxes			(65.3	)			(62.3	)			4.8	%			(206.3	)			(198.4	)			4.0	%
Income from continuing operations			220.0				187.4				17.4	%			747.2				586.1				27.5	%
Loss from discontinued operations net of tax expense of $0.0, $0.0, $0.0, and $0.2, respectively (Note 7)			-				-				-	%			-				(145.5	)			(100.0	)%
Net income			220.0				187.4				17.4	%			747.2				440.6				69.6	%
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests			0.1				-				-	%			0.6				-				-	%
Net income attributable to Verisk		$	220.1			$	187.4				17.4	%		$	747.8			$	440.6				69.7	%
Basic net income per share attributable to Verisk:
Income from continuing operations		$	1.55			$	1.29				20.2	%		$	5.24			$	3.98				31.7	%
Loss from discontinued operations			-				-				-	%			-				(0.99	)			(100.0	)%
Basic net income per share attributable to Verisk:		$	1.55			$	1.29				20.2	%		$	5.24			$	2.99				75.3	%
Diluted net income per share attributable to Verisk:
Income from continuing operations		$	1.54			$	1.29				19.4	%		$	5.22			$	3.96				31.8	%
Loss income from discontinued operations			-				-				-	%		$	-			$	(0.98	)			(100.0	)%
Diluted net income per share attributable to Verisk:		$	1.54			$	1.29				19.4	%		$	5.22			$	2.98				75.2	%
Cash dividends declared per share (1):		$	0.39			$	0.34				14.7	%		$	1.17			$	1.02				14.7	%
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic			141,778,551				145,011,020				(2.2	)%			142,594,074				147,292,590				(3.2	)%
Diluted			142,511,476				145,742,519				(2.2	)%			143,259,411				147,983,986				(3.2	)%
The financial operating data below sets forth the information we believe is useful for investors in evaluating our overall financial performance:
Other data:
EBITDA(2)		$	393.8			$	346.8				13.6	%		$	1,273.1			$	1,067.2				19.3	%
The following is a reconciliation of net income to EBITDA:
Net income		$	220.0			$	187.4				17.4	%		$	747.2			$	440.6				69.6	%
Less: Loss from discontinued operations			-				-				-	%			-				145.5				(100.0	)%
Income from continuing operations			220.0				187.4				17.4	%			747.2				586.1				27.5	%
Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets and intangible assets			76.4				67.7				12.9	%			229.5				195.3				17.5	%
Interest expense			32.1				29.4				9.2	%			90.1				87.4				3.1	%
Provision for income taxes			65.3				62.3				4.8	%			206.3				198.4				4.0	%
EBITDA		$	393.8			$	346.8				13.6	%		$	1,273.1			$	1,067.2				19.3	%

(1)

Cash dividends declared per share is calculated by the aggregate cash dividends declared in a fiscal quarter divided by the shares issued and outstanding. See Note 11. of our condensed consolidated financial statements included in this interim report on Form 10-Q.

(2)

EBITDA is a financial measure that management uses to evaluate the performance of our segments. "EBITDA" is defined as net income before interest expense, provision for income taxes, and depreciation and amortization of fixed and intangible assets. See Note 14. of our condensed consolidated financial statements included in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. Although EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure, EBITDA is frequently used by securities analysts, lenders, and others in their evaluation of companies. EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and should not be considered in isolation, or as a substitute for an analysis of our operating income, net income, or cash flows from operating activities reported under GAAP. Management uses EBITDA in conjunction with GAAP operating performance measures as part of its overall assessment of company performance. Some of these limitations are:

•

EBITDA does not reflect our cash expenditures, or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;

•

EBITDA does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs;

•

Although depreciation and amortization are noncash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized often will have to be replaced in the future and EBITDA does not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements; and

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Other companies in our industry may calculate EBITDA differently than we do, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.

Consolidated Results of Continuing Operations

Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2023

Our recent acquisition (Rocket within the claims category of the Insurance segment) contributed net revenues of $0.6 million, while the remaining Insurance revenuesincreased$47.1 million or 7.0%. Our underwriting revenue increased$31.8 million or 6.7%, primarily due to an annual increase in prices derived from continued enhancements to the models and content of the solutions within our forms, rules and loss cost services, as well as selling expanded solutions to new and existing customers within extreme event solutions. In addition, specialty business and life solutions contributed to the growth. Our claims revenue increased $15.3 million or 7.6%, primarily due to solid growth in anti-fraud solutions and property estimating solutions.

Cost of Revenues

Cost of revenues was $223.4million for the three months ended September 30, 2024compared to $217.2million for the three months ended September 30, 2023, an increase of $6.2million or 2.9%. Our recent acquisition accounted for an increaseof $0.4 million in cost of revenues. The remaining increaseof $5.8million or 2.7% was primarily due to increase in salaries and employee benefits of $5.1 million, professional consulting fees of $4.0 million, information technology expenses of $2.8 million, travel expenses of $0.6 million, and bad debt expense of $0.3 million, partially offset by a reduction in data costs of $2.5 million, $1.5 million gain primarily related to our Jersey City lease modification, office expense of $0.6 million, and other operating costs of $2.4 million.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses were $114.0million for the three months ended September 30, 2024compared to $111.6million for the three months ended September 30, 2023, an increase of $2.4million or 2.2%. Our recent acquisition accounted for an increase of $0.3 million in selling, general, and administrative expenses. The remaining increase of $2.1 million or 2.0% was primarily due to professional consulting fees of $8.1 million, a $6.9 million loss on the disposal of assets primarily due to a write-off of leasehold improvements related to our lease modification, salaries and employee benefits of $3.0 million, data costs of $1.5 million, travel expenses of $1.0 million, rent expense of $0.8 million, bad debt expense of $0.5 million, and other operating costs of $0.4 million, partially offset by a prior year litigation reserve expense of $19.2 million related to our former Financial Services segment, and a decrease in information technology expenses of $0.9 million.

Depreciation and Amortization of Fixed Assets

Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets were $58.1million for the three months ended September 30, 2024compared to $48.1million for the three months ended September 30, 2023, an increaseof $10.0million or 20.8%. The increase was primarily due to the timing of certain large internally developed software projects that were completed and placed into service in the prior year.

Amortization of Intangible Assets

Amortization of intangible assets was $18.3million for the three months ended September 30, 2024compared to $19.6million for the three months ended September 30, 2023, a decreaseof $1.3 million or 6.6%. The decrease was primarilydue to intangible assets that were fully amortized, partially offset by an increase due to our recent acquisition of $0.3 million.

Investment Gain (Loss)

Investment gain was $5.9million for the three months ended September 30, 2024compared to a loss of $2.0million for the three months ended September 30, 2023, an increaseof $7.9 million. The increase was primarily driven by the impact of foreign currencies associated with transactions in the normal course of business.

Interest Expense, net

Interest expense, net was $32.1million for the three months ended September 30, 2024compared to $29.4millionfor the three months ended September 30, 2023, an increase of $2.7million or 9.2%. The increasein interest expense was primarily related to the issuance of our 2034 Senior Notes, offset by the cash tender that was completed on June 7, 2024.

Provision for Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes was $65.3million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $62.3million for the three months ended September 30, 2023, an increaseof $3.0million or 4.6%. The effective tax rate was 22.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2024compared to 25.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2024was lower than the effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2023primarily due to nondeductible litigation accruals recorded in the prior period. The difference between statutory tax rates and our effective tax rate is primarily due to state and local taxes, partially offset by tax benefits attributable to equity compensation.

Net Income Margin

The net income margin was 30.3%for the three months ended September 30, 2024compared to 27.7%for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The increase in net income margin was primarily driven by revenue growth, cost discipline, a decrease in our effective tax rate, discussed above, and a litigation reserve expense of $19.2 million recognized in the prior year.

EBITDA Margin ^[1]

EBITDA was $393.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024compared to $346.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The EBITDA margin for our consolidated results was 54.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2024compared to 51.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The increase in EBITDA margin was primarily driven by revenue growth, cost discipline, a decrease in our effective tax rate, discussed above, and a litigation reserve expense of $19.2 million recognized in the prior year.

[1] Note: Consolidated EBITDA margin, a non-GAAP measure, is calculated as a percentage of consolidated revenue.A reconciliation from net income to EBITDA is presented in the table below on p. 37.

Consolidated Results of Continuing Operations

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023

Our recent acquisitions (Morning Data within the underwriting category of our Insurance segment; Rocket, Mavera and Krug within the claims category of the Insurance segment) contributed net revenues of $8.1 million, while the remaining Insurance revenuesincreased$133.8million or 6.7%. Our underwriting revenue increased$98.1 million or 6.9%, primarily due to an annual increase in prices derived from continued enhancements to the models and content of the solutions within our forms, rules and loss cost services, as well as selling expanded solutions to new and existing customers within extreme event solutions, underwriting data and analytic solutions, and specialty business solutions. Our claims revenue increased $35.7 million or 6.1%, primarily due to growth in anti-fraud solutions and property estimating solutions.

Cost of Revenues

Cost of revenues was $670.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024compared to $650.3million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, an increase of $20.3million or 3.1%. Our recent acquisitions accounted for an increaseof $0.4 million in cost of revenues, primarily related to salaries and benefits. The remaining increase related to Insurance of $19.9 million or 3.1% was primarily due to increase in salaries and employee benefits of $18.5 million, professional consulting fees of $5.0 million, information technology expenses of $4.7million, and bad debt expense of $2.5 million, partially offset by a reduction in data costs of $3.4 million, rent expense of $2.1 million, $1.5 million gain related to our lease modification, fees and membership costs of $0.8 million, office expenses of $0.6 million, and other operating costs of $2.4 million.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses were $308.4million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024compared to $277.4million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, an increase of $31.0million or 11.2%. Our recent acquisitions, inclusive of our acquisition-related costs (earn-outs), accounted for an increase of $20.8 million in selling, general, and administrative expenses. This increase was primarily due to our earn-out credit of $22.0 million in the prior year that did not recur in the current period. The remaining increase of $10.2million or 3.5% was primarily due to an increase in professional fees of $10.1 million, salaries and employee benefits of $9.9 million, a loss of $6.9 millionprimarily due to the disposal of certain leasehold improvements related to our lease modification, increases in insurance costs of $1.7 million, data costs of $1.4 million, and travel expenses of $1.0 million, partially offset by a prior year litigation reserve expense of $19.2 million related to our former Financial Services segment, decreases infees and membership costs of $1.2 million, and other operating costs of $0.4 million.

Depreciation and Amortization of Fixed Assets

Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets were $174.5million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024compared to $139.2million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, an increaseof $35.3million or 25.4%. The increase was primarily due to the timing of certain large internally developed software projects that were completed and placed into service in the prior year.

Amortization of Intangible Assets

Amortization of intangible assets was $55.0million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024compared to $56.1million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, an decreaseof $1.1 million or 2.0%. The decrease was primarily due to intangible assets that were fully amortized.

Net gain on Early Extinguishment of Debt

Net gain on early extinguishment of debt was $3.6million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024due to a cash tender offer of $400.0 million aggregate principal of our 2025 Senior Notes that was completed on June 7, 2024.

Investment Gain (Loss)

Investment gain was $102.4million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024compared to a loss of $9.3million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, an increaseof $111.7 million. The increase was primarily driven by net gains associated with the settlement of retained interests related to the prior sales of our healthcare business in 2016 and our specialized markets business in 2022 and the impact of foreign currencies.

Interest Expense, net

Interest expense, net was $90.1million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to $87.4million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, an increase of $2.7 million or 3.1%. The increase in interest expense was primarily related to the issuance of our 2034 Senior Notes, offset by the cash tender that was completed on June 7, 2024.

Provision for Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes was $206.3million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $198.4million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, an increaseof $7.9million or 3.9%. The effective tax rate was 21.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024compared to 25.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2024was lower than the effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2023primarily due totax charges incurred in structuring the sale of our Energy business in the prior year, as well as additional tax benefits resulting from the Company's recognition of capital gains arising from the settlement of our investment in non-public companies in the second quarter. The difference between statutory tax rates and our effective tax rate is primarily due to state and local taxes, partially offset by tax benefits attributable to equity compensation.

Net Income Margin

The net income margin was 34.8%for the nine months ended September 30, 2024compared to 22.0%for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The increase in net income margin was primarily driven by net gains associated with the settlement of retained interests related to the prior sales of our healthcare business in 2016 and our specialized markets business in 2022, the early extinguishment of debt, discussed above, and a prior year litigation reserve expense related to our former Financial Services segment. The net income margin for September 30, 2023included a loss from discontinued operations of $145.5 million, which negatively impacted our net income margin by 7.3%.

EBITDA Margin ^[1]

EBITDA was $1,273.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024compared to $1,067.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The EBITDA margin for our consolidated results was 59.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024compared to 53.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

[1] Note: Consolidated EBITDA margin, a non-GAAP measure, is calculated as a percentage of consolidated revenue.A reconciliation from net income to EBITDA is presented in the table below.

		Three Months Ended September 30,			Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2024			2023			2024			2023
		Total			Total			Total			Total
Net income		$	220.0			$	187.4			$	747.2			$	440.6
Less: Loss from discontinued operations			-				-				-				145.5
Income from continuing operations			220.0				187.4				747.2				586.1
Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets			58.1				48.1				174.5				139.2
Amortization of intangible assets			18.3				19.6				55.0				56.1
Interest expense			32.1				29.4				90.1				87.4
Provision for income taxes			65.3				62.3				206.3				198.4
EBITDA		$	393.8			$	346.8			$	1,273.1			$	1,067.2
Revenue		$	725.3			$	677.6			$	2,146.1			$	2,004.2
EBITDA Margin			54.3	%			51.2	%			59.3	%			53.3	%

Energy and Specialized Markets

The Energy business within the "Energy and Specialized Markets" segment was classified as discontinued operations per the guidance in ASC 205-20. Accordingly, all results of the Energy business have been removed from continuing operations and presented as discontinued operations in our consolidated statements of operations for all periods presented. On February 1, 2023, we completed the sale of our Energy business.

As a result of these sale transactions, we have excluded the Energy and Specialized Markets from our management's discussion and analysis of the results of operations by segment.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of September 30, 2024and December 31, 2023, we had cash and cash equivalents and available-for-sale securities totaling $459.2 million and $303.9 million, respectively. We maintain our cash and cash equivalents in higher credit quality financial institutions in order to limit the amount of credit exposure. As of September 30, 2024and December 31, 2023, a vast majority of our domestic cash and cash equivalents is with TD Bank, N.A., and JPMorgan Chase N.A. Subscriptions for our solutions are billed and generally paid in advance of rendering services either quarterly or in full upon commencement of the subscription period, which is usually for one year. Subscriptions are automatically renewed at the beginning of each calendar year. We have historically generated significant cash flows from operations. As a result of this factor, as well as the availability of funds under our Credit Facility, we expect that we will have sufficient cash to meet our working capital and capital expenditure needs and to fuel our future growth plans.

We have historically managed the business with a working capital deficit due to the fact that, as described above, we offer our solutions and services primarily through annual subscriptions or long-term contracts, which are generally prepaid quarterly or annually in advance of the services being rendered. When cash is received for prepayment of invoices, we record an asset (cash and cash equivalents) on our balance sheet with the offset recorded as a current liability (deferred revenues). This current liability is deferred revenue that does not require a direct cash outflow since our customers have prepaid and are obligated to purchase the services. In most businesses, growth in revenue typically leads to an increase in the accounts receivable balance causing a use of cash as a company grows. Unlike these businesses, our cash position is favorably affected by revenue growth, which results in a source of cash due to our customers prepaying for most of our services.

We have also historically used a portion of our cash for repurchases of our common stock from our stockholders. During the ninemonths ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, we repurchased $750.0million (inclusive of $60.0million in treasury stock not yet settled) and $2,549.8million (inclusive of$500.0million in treasury stock then not yet settled), respectively, of our common stock. The repurchase of our common stock in the third quarter of 2024 was funded using cash from operations. For the ninemonths ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, we also paid dividends of $166.6million and $147.9 million, respectively.

Financing and Financing Capacity

We had total debt, excluding finance lease liabilities, unamortized discounts and premium, and debt issuance costs of $3,050.0 million and $2,850.0 million at September 30, 2024and December 31, 2023, respectively, and we were in compliance with our financial and other covenants. The debt at September 30, 2024, primarily consists of senior notes issued in 2024, 2023, 2020, 2019, and 2015. Interest on the senior notes is payable semi-annually each year. The unamortized discount and debt issuance costs were recorded as "Long-term debt" in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, and will be amortized to "Interest expense" in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations within this Form 10-Q over the life of the respective senior note. The indenture governing the senior notes restricts our ability to, among other things, create certain liens, enter into sale/leaseback transactions, and consolidate with, sell, lease, convey, or otherwise transfer all or substantially all of our assets, or merge with or into, any other person or entity. We have made, and may from time to time in the future make, optional repayments on our debt obligations, which may include repurchases or exchanges of our outstanding notes, depending on various factors, such as market conditions. Any such repurchases may be effected through privately negotiated transactions, market transactions, tender offers, redemptions or otherwise. See Note 10.for additional information on our financing activities.

We have a $1,000.0 million Syndicated Revolving Credit Facility with Bank of America N.A., HSBC Bank USA, N.A., JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Citibank, N.A., Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., TD Bank, N.A., Goldman Sachs Bank USA, and the Northern Trust Company with a maturity date of April 5, 2028. Borrowing under the facility is payable at an interest rate of SOFR plus 100.0 to 162.5 basis points, depending on the public debt rating. The financial covenants require that, at the end of any fiscal quarter, we have a consolidated funded debt leverage ratio of less than 3.75 to 1.0.At our election, the maximum consolidated funded debt leverage ratio could be permitted to increase to 4.50 to 1.0 (no more than once) and to 4.25 to 1.0 (no more than once) in connection with the closing of a permitted acquisition. The Syndicated Credit Facility may be used for general corporate purposes, including working capital needs and capital expenditures, acquisitions, dividend payments, and the Repurchase Program. As of September 30, 2024, we were in compliance with all financial and other debt covenants under the Syndicated Credit Facility. As of September 30, 2024and December 31, 2023, the available capacity under the Syndicated Revolving Credit Facility was $995.5 million and $995.4 million, which takes into account outstanding letters of credit of $4.5 million and $4.6 million, respectively.

Cash Flow

The following table summarizes our cash flow data:

		Three Months Ended							Nine Months Ended
		September 30,							September 30,
		2024			2023			Percentage change			2024			2023			Percentage change
		(in millions)			(in millions)
Net cash provided by operating activities		$	296.2			$	250.1				18.4	%		$	888.6			$	808.3				9.9	%
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities		$	(52.6	)		$	(55.3	)			4.9	%		$	(76.4	)		$	2,803.5				(102.7	)%
Net cash used in financing activities		$	(421.3	)		$	(89.6	)			370.2	%		$	(658.2	)		$	(3,491.4	)			81.1	%

Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities was $296.2million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $250.1million for the three months ended September 30, 2023, an increase of $46.1million or 18.4%. The increase in operating cash flow was due to an increase in operating profit.

Net cash provided by operating activities was $888.6million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $808.3million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, an increase of $80.3million or 9.9%. The increase in operating cash flow was due to an increase in operating profit, partially offset by a $37.0 million payment to settle the inquiry by the Department of Justice.

Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities of $52.6million for the three months ended September 30, 2024was primarily related to capital expenditures of $55.5million, and investments in non-public companies of $0.9 million, partially offset by an escrow release associated with acquisitions of $3.8 million. Net cash used in investing activities of $55.3million for the three months ended September 30, 2023was primarily related to capital expenditures of $54.3 million as well as investments in nonpublic companies of $0.9 million.

Net cash used in investing activities of $76.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024was primarily related to capital expenditures of $168.5million, and acquisitions and a purchase of an additional controlling interest totaling $23.4 million, partially offset by proceeds received upon settlement of our retained interests related to the prior sales of our healthcare business in 2016 and our specialized markets business in 2022 of $112.1 million, and an escrow release associated with acquisitions of $3.8 million. Net cash provided by investing activities of $2,803.5million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023was primarily related to proceeds from the sale of our Energy business of $3,066.4 million, partially offset by capital expenditures of $173.7 million and acquisitions, including escrow funding, of $87.1 million.

Net cash used infinancing activities of $421.3million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 was primarily driven by the funding of a $400.0 million accelerated share repurchase program and dividends paid of $55.3 million, partially offset by proceeds from stock options exercised of $47.4million. Net cash used in financing activities of $89.6million for the three months ended September 30, 2023was primarily driven by the repurchase of common stock of $49.8 million and dividends paid of $49.2 million, partially offset by proceeds from stock options exercised of $19.4 million.

Net cash used in financing activities of $658.2million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024was primarily driven by the funding of $750.0 million of accelerated share repurchase programs, the payment on the early extinguishment of debt of $396.4 million, and dividends paid of $166.6 million, partially offset by proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt, net of original discount, of $590.2 million, and proceeds from stock options exercised of $110.6million. Net cash used in financing activities of $3,491.4million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023was primarily driven by the funding of $2,549.8 million in share repurchases, repayments of debt under our revolving credit and bilateral credit facilities of $1,265.0 million, and dividend payments of $147.9 million, partially offset by the proceeds from the issuance of our 2033 Senior Notes of $495.2 million, and proceeds from stock options exercised of $134.3 million.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have no off-balance sheet arrangements.

Contractual Obligations

There have been no material changes to our contractual obligations outside the ordinary course of our business from those reported in our annual report on Form 10-K and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 21, 2024.

Critical Accounting Estimates

Our management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations are based on our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. The preparation of these financial statements require management to make estimates and judgments that affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. These estimates are based on historical experience and on other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates its estimates, including those related to acquisition purchase price allocations, revenue recognition, goodwill and intangible assets, pension and other postretirement benefits, stock-based compensation, income taxes, and allowance for doubtful accounts. Actual results may differ from these assumptions or conditions. Some of the judgments that management makes in applying its accounting estimates in these areas are discussed under the heading "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our annual report on Form 10-K dated and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 21, 2024. Since the date of our annual report on Form 10-K, there have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates other than the items noted below.

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Market risks at September 30, 2024 have not materially changed from those discussed under Item 7A in our annual report on Form 10-K dated and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 21, 2024.

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We are required to maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as that term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. Any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives at the reasonable assurance level.

Our management, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. Based upon the foregoing assessments, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of September 30, 2024, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

During the three months ended September 30, 2024, there has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

We are party to legal proceedings with respect to a variety of matters in the ordinary course of business. See Part I Item 1. Note 16 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 for a description of our significant current legal proceedings, which is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

There has been no material change in the information provided under the heading "Risk Factors" in our annual report on Form 10-K dated and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 21, 2024, as supplemented by the information provided under the heading "Risk Factors" in our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2024.

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

We did not have any unregistered sales of equity securities during the period covered by this report.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Under the Repurchase Program, we may repurchase stock in the market or as otherwise determined by us. These authorizations have no expiration dates and may be suspended or terminated at any time. As of September 30, 2024, we had $891.5 million available to repurchase shares. Our share repurchases for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 are set forth below:

Period		Total Number of Shares Purchased			Average Price Paid per Share			Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs			Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
														(in millions)
July 1, 2024 through July 31, 2024			68,645	(1)		$	271.54				68,645			$	1,291.5
August 1, 2024 through August 31, 2024			1,302,981	(2)		$	260.94				1,302,981			$	891.5
September 1, 2024 through September 30, 2024			-			$	-				-			$	891.5
			1,371,626								1,371,626

(1)

In June 2024, we entered into an additional ASR agreement to repurchase shares of our common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $150.0 million with Citibank, N.A. This ASR agreement is accounted for as a treasury stock transaction and a forward stock purchase agreement indexed to our common stock. Upon payment of the aggregate purchase price on June 13, 2024, we received an initial delivery of 483,761 shares of our common stock at an initial price of $263.56 per share, representing approximately 85 percent of the aggregate purchase price. Upon the final settlement of this ASR agreement in July 2024, we received 68,645 additional shares, as determined based upon the volume weighted average share price of our common stock, less a discount, of $271.54 during the term of this ASR agreement.

(2)

In August 2024, we entered into an additional ASR agreement to repurchase shares of our common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $400.0 million with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC. This ASR agreement is accounted for as a treasury stock transaction and a forward stock purchase agreement indexed to our common stock. Upon payment of the aggregate purchase price on August 7, 2024, we received an initial delivery of 1,302,981 shares of our common stock at an initial price of $260.94 per share, representing approximately 85 percent of the aggregate purchase price. Upon the final settlement of this ASR agreement in October 2024, we received 212,635 additional shares, as determined based upon the volume weighted average share price of our common stock, less a discount, of $263.92 during the term of this ASR agreement.

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

None.

Item 5.

Other Information

Rule 10b5-1 and Non-Rule 10b5-1 Trading Arrangements

During the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2024, the following Section 16 officers and directors adopted, modified or terminated a "Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement" (as defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K of the Exchange Act):

●

Bruce Hansen, a director and Independent Board Chair, adopteda new trading plan on August 19, 2024(with the first trade under the new plan scheduled for a date on or after January 7, 2025). The trading plan will be effective until June 30, 2025 to sell 4,716shares of common stock.

There were no "non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangements" (as defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K of the Exchange Act) adopted, modified or terminated during the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2024 by Section 16 officers and directors. Each of the Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangements is in accordance with our Insider Trading Policy and actual sale transactions made pursuant to such trading arrangements will be disclosed publicly in Section 16 filings with the SEC in accordance with applicable securities laws, rules and regulations.

Item 6.

Exhibits

See Exhibit Index.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number		Description
31.1		Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of Verisk Analytics, Inc. pursuant to Rule 13a-14 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.*
31.2		Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of Verisk Analytics, Inc. pursuant to Rule 13a-14 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.*
32.1		Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Verisk Analytics, Inc. pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
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*	Filed herewith.

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 thereunto duly authorized.

	Verisk Analytics, Inc.
	(Registrant)
Date: October 30, 2024	By:	/s/ Elizabeth D. Mann
		Elizabeth D. Mann
		Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial Officer and Duly Authorized Officer)