Verisk Acquires McKenzie Intelligence Services to Enhance Catastrophic Event Preparation and Response

LONDON, July 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verisk (Nasdaq: VRSK), a leading strategic data analytics and technology partner to the global insurance industry, today announced that it has acquired McKenzie Intelligence Services (MIS), a geospatial intelligence and event response company specializing in global real-time catastrophe and conflict event analysis.

MIS provides rapid post event damage assessment, military grade intelligence and actionable insights that empower real time decision making in the aftermath of a major loss event. * Faster, high resolution catastrophe event response: From pre-event alerting to post-event exposure damage and quantification, MIS gives insurers, reinsurers, brokers and loss adjusters the intelligence to respond quickly. * Deepened SRCC and political violence risk insights: This acquisition extends Verisk’s leadership in Strikes, Riots and Civil Commotion (SRCC) and political violence risk analytics, bringing real-time, incident-level intelligence that activates when an event is unfolding. “Verisk and MIS share a commitment to helping clients make faster, more confident decisions before, during, and after catastrophic events,” said Rob Newbold, president of Verisk Catastrophe and Risk Solutions. “By bringing MIS’s real-time geospatial intelligence together with Verisk’s catastrophe models, risk analytics, and claims solutions, we can give clients a more complete view of unfolding events so they can assess impacts, prioritize response and support policyholders more effectively.”