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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * BANFIELD CAROLE J   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Verisk Analytics, Inc. [VRSK] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP-Info Svc and GovtRelations (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O VERISK ANALYTICS, INC., 545 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/01/2010 (Street) JERSEY CITY, NJ 07310 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Common Stock 10/01/2010   M   17,500 A $ 8.74 610,550 D   Class A Common Stock 10/01/2010   M   32,500 A $ 11.34 643,050 D   Class A Common Stock 10/01/2010   M   27,500 A $ 15.1 670,550 D   Class A Common Stock 10/01/2010   M   27,500 A $ 17.24 698,050 D   Class A Common Stock 10/01/2010   M   15,000 A $ 16.1 713,050 D   Class A Common Stock 10/01/2010   S(1)   175,322 D $ 27.25 (2) 537,728 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option (3)

$ 8.74

10/01/2010

M

17,500

(4)

03/01/2015

Class A Common Stock

17,500

$ 0

0

D

Stock Option (3)

$ 11.34

10/01/2010

M

32,500

(5)

03/01/2016

Class A Common Stock

32,500

$ 0

0

D

Stock Option (3)

$ 15.1

10/01/2010

M

27,500

(6)

03/01/2017

Class A Common Stock

27,500

$ 0

13,750

D

Stock Option (3)

$ 17.24

10/01/2010

M

27,500

(7)

03/01/2018

Class A Common Stock

27,500

$ 0

27,500

D

Stock Option (3)

$ 16.1

10/01/2010

M

15,000

(8)

04/01/2019

Class A Common Stock

15,000

$ 0

45,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BANFIELD CAROLE J C/O VERISK ANALYTICS, INC. 545 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD JERSEY CITY, NJ 07310			EVP-Info Svc and GovtRelations

Signatures

/s/ Kenneth E. Thompson, Attorney-in-Fact		10/05/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Sale in the Issuer's public offering.
(2)	Public offering price.
(3)	Stock Options outstanding under the Issuer's 1996 Incentive Plan.
(4)	Immediately.
(5)	16,250 shares of Class A Common Stock underlying the Stock Option were immediately exercisable. The remaining 16,250 shares underlying the Stock Option became exercisable on 3/1/2010.
(6)	13,750 shares of Class A Common Stock underlying the Stock Option were immediately exercisable and 13,750 shares of Class A Common Stock underlying the Stock Option became exercisable on 3/1/2010. The remaining 13,750 shares underlying the Stock Option will become exercisable on 3/1/2011.
(7)	13,750 shares of Class A Common Stock underlying the Stock Option were immediately exercisable and 13,750 shares of Class A Common Stock underlying the Stock Option became exercisable on 3/1/2010. The remaining 27,500 shares underlying the Stock Option will become exercisable as follows: 13,750 shares on 3/1/2011, and 13,750 shares on 3/1/2012.
(8)	15,000 shares of Class A Common Stock underlying the Stock Option became exercisable on 4/1/2010. The remaining 45,000 shares underlying the Stock Option will become exercisable as follows: 15,000 shares on 4/1/2011, 15,000 shares on 4/1/2012, and 15,000 shares on 4/1/2013.

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