Verisk Analytics Officer Nicholas Daffan Files Form 144 to Sell $1.68M in Common Stock

Executive Summary

On November 2, 2026, Nicholas Daffan, an Officer at Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSK), filed a Form 144 notice proposing the sale of 8,365 shares of Common Stock with an estimated aggregate market value of $1,676,753.94 (approximately $200.45 per share). The transaction is managed through broker Merrill Lynch.

Transaction Details

• Nature of Acquisition: The shares are being acquired on November 2, 2026, through the exercise of employee stock options via a broker-assisted cashless sale directly from the issuer.
• Proposed Sale Date: November 2, 2026.
• Shares Outstanding Impact: The 8,365 shares represent less than 0.01% of Verisk Analytics' 130,156,012 shares outstanding.

Historical Insider Sales (Past 3 Months)

Nicholas Daffan has maintained a consistent selling pattern over the preceding three months, completing five separate dispositions totaling 46,489 shares for $8,914,744.29 in gross proceeds:

• August 27, 2026: 7,821 shares ($1,491,361.62)
• August 31, 2026: 12,277 shares ($2,387,471.53)
• September 21, 2026: 1,032 shares ($179,702.16)
• October 15, 2026: 8,500 shares ($1,606,460.20)
• October 20, 2026: 16,859 shares ($3,249,748.78)

Market & Trading Significance

The trading significance is rated as Medium. While the transaction originates from an option exercise rather than an open-market liquidation of existing core holdings, the cumulative sales over the past three months exceed $10.5 million (including this proposed sale), reflecting sustained liquidity realization by the executive.