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RewordedRisk Factors
In addition, we generate a significant amount of our revenues through telesales websites and call centers and websites that we utilize in the acquisition of new customers, fulfillment of solutions and services and responding to customer inquiries.
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RewordedRisk Factors
Any damage to our or our third-party service provider’s data centers, failure of our telecommunications links or inability to access these telesales websites or call centers or websites could cause interruptions in operations that materially adversely affect our ability to meet customers’ requirements, resulting in decreased revenue, operating income and earnings per share.
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RewordedRisk Factors
Increasing use of AI, including but not limited to generative AI models, models and agentic AI processes, in our internal systems may create new attack methods for adversaries and raise ethical, technological, legal, regulatory, and other challenges, which may negatively impact our brands and demand for our products and services.
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RewordedRisk Factors
Public sources of free or relatively inexpensive information have become increasingly available recently, particularly through the Internet, and this trend is expected to continue.
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Quiet changesRisk Factors
Some markets Markets in which we operate or which we believe may provide growth opportunities for us are highly competitive, and are expected to remain highly competitive.
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AddedMD&A
Macroeconomic factors influence demand for insurance products and Insurer profitability
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AddedMD&A
The trend of high catastrophe losses for insurers that began in 2020 continued in 2025. Insurance losses in those six years were more than double those of the prior six years ($483.1 billion for 2020-2025 compared to $235.1 billion for 2014-2019 - however, the amounts for recent years are preliminary and subject to change based on claims that have not yet been settled.). According to our Property Claim Services data, the last six years have also had the highest number of catastrophes since 2014, ranging from a low of 62 in 2025 to a high of 74 that was reached in both 2023 and 2024. However, some of these high counts may be driven by losses that are likely exceeding the catastrophe threshold due to the impact of inflation.
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AddedMD&A
Although the hurricane season in 2025 was relatively mild, the year began with devastating wildfires in California, causing damages estimated at $38 billion and ranking as the most expensive year for wildfire events in U.S. history. In contrast, 2024 included the second most expensive Atlantic hurricane season on record, surpassed only by the losses experienced during the 2017 hurricane season.
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AddedMD&A
On July 17, 2025, we completed the acquisition of SuranceBay, LLC ("SuranceBay"), a leading provider of producer licensing, onboarding, appointment and compliance solutions for the life and annuity industry for $163.1 million in cash, of which $2.7 million represents indemnity escrows. This acquisition underscores our commitment to streamlining and automating the process of buying and selling insurance, and to supporting a robust life and annuity ecosystem with solutions that enhance workflows among carriers, general agencies, insurance agencies and consumers.
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AddedMD&A
On August 15, 2025, we also entered into a $750.0 million Term Credit Agreement (the "Term Loan Facility") with Bank of America N.A. The Term Loan Facility had a maturity date of August 15, 2028 and carried an interest rate of SOFR plus 100.0 to 162.5 basis points, depending upon our public debt rating. The Term Loan Facility also contained certain financial and other covenants that, among other things, imposed certain restrictions on indebtedness, liens, dispositions, fundamental changes, and use of proceeds. The financial covenants required that, we have a consolidated interest rate coverage ratio of at least 3.00 to 1.00, and a consolidated funded debt leverage ratio of no more than 3.75 to 1.00. At our election, the maximum consolidated funded debt leverage ratio could be permitted to increase to 4.50 to 1.00 (no more than once) and to 4.25 to 1.00 (no more than once) in connection with the closing of a permitted acquisition. In connection with the Term Loan Facility, we incurred additional debt issuance costs of $5.8 million, which was amortized to "Interest expense, net" within the accompanying consolidated statements of operations over the remaining life of the Term Loan Facility. Pursuant to the terms of the Term Credit Agreement, the Term Loan Facility included a termination or reduction of commitments provision pursuant to which the lenders' commitments were subject to automatic termination upon the occurrence of the commitment termination date, which occurred on December 26, 2025 upon the termination of the acquisition agreement for the AccuLynx acquisition in accordance with its terms and, as a result, the commitment of each lender automatically terminated on such date, and the Term Loan Facility was terminated in full on December 26, 2025. Refer to Note 15. Debt for more information.
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RemovedMD&A
The trend of high catastrophe losses for insurers that began in 2020 continued through 2024. Insurance losses in these five latest years were more than 1.75 times the losses in the prior five years (2015-2019). Both 2023 and 2024 reflected a record high for the number of catastrophes recorded in a single year. But while those 2023 catastrophes translated into the lowest financial losses in any year since the pandemic, 2024, however, brought much greater catastrophic impacts that resulted in significant losses. The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season was the second most expensive on record, surpassed only by the 2017 season. Although Hurricane Helene was the deadliest, causing massive flooding in North Carolina and significant property damage and loss of life, most of the damage was caused by Hurricane Milton, one of the strongest tropical cyclones to hit the Gulf of Mexico. In addition, Hurricane Beryl, the earliest Category 5 hurricane on record, caused widespread devastation as it crossed the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. And 2025 is off to an active start with the latest breakout of wildfires in California with insured industry losses to property that our Extreme Event Solutions group has estimated could be as much as $35.0 billion.
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RemovedMD&A
On April 8, 2022, we completed the sale of Verisk Financial Services, our Financial Services segment, to TransUnion. We did not classify this transaction as a discontinued operation.
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RemovedMD&A
As a result of these sale transactions, we have excluded the Energy and Specialized Markets and Financial Services segments from our management's discussion and analysis of the results of operations.
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RemovedMD&A
Revenues were $2,681.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to $2,497.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, an increase of $184.4 million or 7.4%. The growth in our revenues was partially offset by the sale of 3E and our Financial Services segment, both of which did not qualify as discontinued operations and as a result, their prior year revenues of $60.0 million were included in our results. Our recent acquisitions (Morning Data within the underwriting category of our Insurance segment; and Mavera and Krug within the claims category of the Insurance segment) increased net revenues by $32.4 million. The remaining growth in revenues of $212.0 million or 8.7% is related to increased revenues within our Insurance segment. Refer to the Results of Operations by Segment within this section for more information regarding our revenues. Our Specialized Market business was sold in March 2022; and our Energy business, which qualified for discontinued operations in the fourth quarter of 2022, was subsequently sold in February 2023. Our Financial Services segment was sold in April 2022. Our Energy and Specialized Markets and Financial Services segments did not have revenues from continuing operations in 2023.
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RemovedMD&A
On April 8, 2022, we completed the sale of Verisk Financial Services, our Financial Services segment, to TransUnion. We did not classify this transaction as a discontinued operation.
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RemovedMD&A
As a result of these sale transactions, we have excluded the Energy and Specialized Markets and Financial Services segments from our management's discussion and analysis of the results of operations.
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RemovedMD&A
We estimate unrecognized tax positions of $0.9 million that may be recognized by December 31, 2025, due to expiration of statutes of limitations and resolution of audits with taxing authorities, net of additional uncertain tax positions.
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RewordedMD&A
The increase decrease in net income margin was primarily driven by net gains realized in the prior year 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, a net gain on the early extinguishment of debt in the prior year, the amortization of deferred issuance costs and original issuance discounts and redemption premium accrual in 2025 associated with the termination of the 2030 Senior Notes, 2036 Senior Notes, and Term Loan Facility, partially offset by a lower tax provision, and the impact of foreign currencies. currencies associated with transactions in the normal course of business.
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RewordedMD&A
The increase decrease in EBITDA margin was primarily driven by net gains realized in the prior year 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, a net gain on the early extinguishment of debt in the prior year, and the accrual in 2025 of the redemption premium related to the termination of the 2030 Senior Notes and 2036 Senior Notes, and Term Loan Facility, partially offset by the impact of foreign currencies. currencies associated with transactions in the normal course of business.
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RewordedMD&A
The decrease in the effective tax rate in 2024 2025 compared to 2023 2024 was primarily due to tax charges incurred benefits recorded in structuring connection with the sale of our Energy business in the prior year, as well as additional Verisk Marketing Solutions business, offset by lower tax benefits recorded for capital losses that we were able to recognize due to capital gains arising from the settlement of our investments in non-public companies equity compensation in the current year compared with the prior year.
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RewordedMD&A
The remaining cost of revenues increase of $68.4 $32.7 million or 8.7% 3.7% was primarily due to increases in salaries and employee benefits of $51.0 $21.3 million, rent information technology expense of $6.6 $12.8 million, bad debt expense of $3.8 $4.9 million, travel expenses professional consulting fees of $3.6 $1.1 million, data costs rent expense of $1.8 $0.2 million, and other operating costs of $3.9 $0.1 million, partially offset by decreases in data costs of $5.4 million, office expense of $1.6 million, and insurance expense of $0.7 million.
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RewordedMD&A
Rocket, Mavera Our recent acquisitions (Simplitium and Krug SuranceBay within the underwriting category of the Insurance segment, and Rocket within the claims category of the Insurance segment) and dispositions (AER) (Atmospheric and Environmental Research ("AER") and Verisk Marketing Solutions within the underwriting category of our Insurance segment) contributed resulted in a net revenues decrease in revenue of $7.4 $4.9 million, while the remaining Insurance revenues increased $192.9 $195.9 million or 7.2%. 6.9%.
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RewordedMD&A
Net (loss) gain on early extinguishment of debt was a loss $15.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 due to the redemption premium accrual associated with the termination of the 2030 Senior Notes, 2036 Senior Notes, and Term Loan Facility, compared to a gain of $3.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 due to a cash tender offer of $400.0 million aggregate principal of our 2025 Senior Notes that was completed on June 7, 2024.
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RewordedMD&A
Insurers’ Based on the first nine months of 2025, insurers’ expected annualized yield on investments (not attributable to cash transfers from outside the P&C industry) was 2.5% as of the first nine months of 2024, down 4.0%, up from the 3.2% 3.6% yield at year-end 2023 2024 despite still moderately high interest rates in 2025 (compared to the pre-pandemic period) in 2024. period).
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RewordedMD&A
Investment income (loss) and others, net was a gain of $13.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to $95.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to a gain of $11.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. 2024.
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RewordedMD&A
Gain (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax benefit (expense) of $6.8 $0.0 and $(12.6), $6.8, respectively — 6.8 (154.0) Income from continuing operations 908.3 950.7 768.4 Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets 259.2 233.6 206.8 Amortization of intangible assets 67.5 72.3 74.6 Interest expense expense, net 170.9 124.6 115.5 Provision for income taxes 263.0 277.9 258.8 EBITDA 1,668.9 1,659.1 1,424.1 Revenue $ 3,072.7 $ 2,881.7 $ 2,681.4 EBITDA Margin margin 54.3% 57.6% 53.1%
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RewordedMD&A
The increase decrease was primarily driven by net gains associated with recognized in the prior year related to the settlement of retained interests related to from the prior sales of our healthcare business in 2016 and our specialized markets business in 2022, partially offset by foreign currency effects associated with transactions conducted in the impact normal course of foreign currencies. business.
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RewordedMD&A
Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets was $259.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to $233.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to $206.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, 2024, an increase of $26.8 $25.6 million or 13.0%. 11.0%.
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RewordedMD&A
Amortization of intangible assets was $67.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to $72.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to $74.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, 2024, a decrease of $2.3 $4.8 million or 3.1%. 6.6%.
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