Exhibit 99.1

Verisk Analytics, Inc., Reports Third-Quarter 2012 Financial Results

Delivers 17.3% Revenue Growth and 20.0% Diluted Adjusted EPS Growth

JERSEY CITY, N.J., October 30, 2012 — Verisk Analytics, Inc. (Nasdaq:VRSK), a leading source of information about risk, today announced results for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2012:

Financial Highlights

See Tables 4 and 5 for a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the relevant GAAP measures.

Frank J. Coyne, chairman and chief executive officer, said, “Our third-quarter results were strong and reflect the contributions from our existing businesses as well as recent acquisitions of MediConnect and Argus. We continue to be pleased by the performance of our healthcare businesses and their contributions to the strong organic growth in the vertical. The environment for the adoption of our tools is encouraging, and our team is executing well.”

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“In our first 30 days of ownership of Argus, we have been pleased with the performance of the business and intrigued by the opportunities presented by connecting Argus with our other businesses.”

“Our insurance assets are performing well and we continue to build new innovative solutions that will support future sustainable growth. The mortgage market remains challenging as higher origination volumes have not been sufficient to offset the decline in volumes of our forensic tools,” concluded Coyne.

Summary of Results for Third-Quarter 2012

Table 1

Revenue

Revenue grew 17.3% for the quarter ended September 30, 2012. Excluding the effect of recent acquisitions (MediConnect, Argus, and Aspect Loss Prevention), revenue grew 8.5%. Overall revenue growth was the result of continued double-digit growth in Decision Analytics and single-digit growth in Risk Assessment. For third-quarter 2012, Decision Analytics revenue represented approximately 64% of total revenue.

Table 2A

Within the Decision Analytics segment, revenue grew 27.4% for third-quarter 2012, and growth excluding acquisitions and the reclassification of property-specific revenue to Decision Analytics was 11.0%. Growth in the quarter was driven by strong increases in healthcare revenue, including MediConnect, and good contributions from insurance-facing and specialized markets revenue categories, as well as the revenue from the acquisition of Argus on August 31, 2012, which is reported in the mortgage and financial services category.

Within the insurance category, revenue growth was 8.6% for the third quarter of 2012 and 8.3% excluding the recent acquisition, driven by double-digit growth in catastrophe modeling solutions, good growth in loss quantification, and solid growth from fraud solutions. Catastrophe modeling continued to benefit from new and expanded use of our models. Loss quantification solutions experienced good growth even in the face of lower storm activity versus third-quarter 2011. Insurance fraud claims solutions also continued satisfactory revenue growth, driven by annual invoice increases for certain solutions and increased adoption of existing and new solutions.

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In the mortgage and financial services vertical, revenue increased 10.8% in third-quarter 2012 but declined 11.9% after adjusting for the 2012 transition of appraisal tool revenue into the mortgage category from Risk Assessment and the acquisition of Argus. The decline in revenue reflected continued lower volumes in forensic audit solutions, which were not offset by growth from new customers. Underwriting solutions revenue growth continued to be positive and in line with market trends.

In the healthcare vertical, revenue in the third quarter grew 129.0%, with organic growth of 47.4%, driven by double-digit growth for payment accuracy fraud solutions, revenue integrity, and enterprise analytics. Total revenue growth included the 2012 acquisition of MediConnect. Organic growth reflected continued customer implementations and new customer sales.

In the specialized markets category, revenue grew 11.0% in third-quarter 2012, driven by growth in both environmental health and safety solutions and weather and climate analytics.

Table 2B

Within the Risk Assessment segment, revenue grew 2.8% for the quarter and 4.9% excluding the reclassification of property-specific revenue to Decision Analytics as discussed previously. The overall increase within the segment was due principally to 5.8% revenue growth in industry-standard insurance programs resulting primarily from growth in 2012 invoices effective from January 1 as well as continued strong performance from premium leakage solutions.

Property-specific rating and underwriting information revenue declined 5.1%. After adjusting for the reclassification of $3.0 million of revenue in third-quarter 2012 from the property-specific revenue category into the mortgage and financial services revenue category of Decision Analytics, property-specific rating and underwriting information revenue grew 4.0%. Growth was due to new sales and higher volumes from certain customers, as well as growth in appraisal tools. Statistical agency and data services increased 2.1% in the third quarter, and actuarial services were up 0.6%.

Cost of Revenue

Cost of revenue increased 13.9% in third-quarter 2012 and 4.4% excluding acquisitions. The year-over-year increase relates primarily to 2012 annual compensation adjustments and higher headcount in Decision Analytics in support of the growth of our business, partially offset by reduced pension costs related to the freeze of the pension plan in 2012. Cost of revenue decreased 8.5% for Risk Assessment, primarily related to reduced pension expense, and increased 26.4% for Decision Analytics (11.5% excluding recent acquisitions) in third-quarter 2012.

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Selling, General, and Administrative

Selling, general, and administrative expense, or SG&A, increased 14.0% in third-quarter 2012 and 9.1% excluding recent acquisitions. The increase relates primarily to 2012 annual compensation adjustments and higher headcount in Decision Analytics in support of the growth of our business, which were partially offset by reduced pension costs related to the pension plan freeze. SG&A decreased 1.7% for Risk Assessment. SG&A grew 24.1% for Decision Analytics (16.0% excluding recent acquisitions), reflecting increased headcount and commissions related to the growth of the business.

EBITDA

For third-quarter 2012, consolidated EBITDA grew 21.1% to $182.9 million, with a consolidated EBITDA margin of 45.9%.

Table 3

Decision Analytics EBITDA grew 29.9% in third-quarter 2012 and Risk Assessment EBITDA grew 11.1% versus the previous year, as shown in Table 3.

The third-quarter 2012 EBITDA margin in Risk Assessment increased to 54.6% from 50.5% in third-quarter 2011 because revenue outpaced our primary costs, which were personnel-related, including pension.

The third-quarter 2012 EBITDA margin for Decision Analytics increased to 40.9% from 40.1% in third-quarter 2011 because of growth in the business as well as the benefit of recent higher-margin acquisitions.

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Net Income and Adjusted Net Income

Net income increased 16.8% in third-quarter 2012, driven by growth in the business, which was partially offset by increased borrowing costs associated with higher debt levels due to acquisitions. Adjusted net income grew 20.9% for third-quarter 2012. The table below sets forth a reconciliation of net income to adjusted net income and adjusted EPS based on historical results:

Table 4

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities and Capital Expenditures

Net cash provided by operating activities was $321.0 million, a decrease of $2.8 million, or 0.9%, for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, compared with the same period in 2011. This change was the result of a $79.4 million increase caused by the improved profitability of the business and a $25.5 million decrease in working capital offset by a $73.4 million increase in pension and postretirement funding primarily due to the voluntary $72.0 million contribution to our pension completed in April 2012, an $18.1 million increase in taxes paid, and a $15.6 million increase in interest paid due to higher debt.

Capital expenditures were $56.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2012, an increase of $8.6 million over the same period in 2011. Capital expenditures were 5.1% of revenue in the nine months ended September 30, 2012. Net cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures represented 52.2% of EBITDA in the first nine months of 2012. The conversion rate was lower due to the voluntary pension funding of $72.0 million discussed above.

Share Repurchases and Financing Activities

The company continued to balance its internal investment and acquisition initiatives with share repurchases. In third-quarter 2012, the company repurchased shares for a total cost of $20.8 million at an average price of $48.91. At September 30, 2012, the company had $179.0 million remaining under its share repurchase authorization.

The company executed two transactions in the quarter, capitalizing on market opportunities to enhance its capital structure. On September 12, the company issued $350.0 million of 4.125% senior notes due September 2022 and used the proceeds to repay a portion of borrowings under its revolving credit facility. On September 28, the company exercised an expansion feature under its revolving credit facility to increase the total facility to $850.0 million and extend the maturity until October 2017. The company also increased the maximum permitted Debt to EBITDA covenant to 3.50x from 3.25x. Prior to this amendment, the total facility size was $725.0 million with a maturity date of October 2016.

The committed facility is available for general corporate purposes, including the company’s acquisition program.

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Conference Call

Verisk’s management team will host a live audio webcast on Wednesday, October 31, 2012, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time (5:30 a.m. Pacific time) to discuss the financial results and business highlights. All interested parties are invited to listen to the live event via webcast on the Verisk investor website at http://investor.verisk.com. The discussion is also available through dial-in number 1-877-755-3792 for U.S./Canada participants or 706-758-8912 for international participants.

A replay of the webcast will be available on the Verisk investor website for 30 days and also through the conference call number 1-855-859-2056 for U.S./Canada participants or 404-537-3406 for international participants using Conference ID #41998930.

About Verisk Analytics

Verisk Analytics (Nasdaq:VRSK) is a leading provider of information about risk to professionals in insurance, healthcare, financial services, government, and risk management. Using advanced technologies to collect and analyze billions of records, Verisk Analytics draws on vast industry expertise and unique proprietary data sets to provide predictive analytics and decision support solutions in fraud prevention, actuarial science, insurance coverages, fire protection, catastrophe and weather risk, data management, and many other fields. In the United States and around the world, Verisk Analytics helps customers protect people, property, and financial assets. For more information, visit www.verisk.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains forward-looking statements. These statements relate to future events or to future financial performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “may,” “could,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “target,” “seek,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that are, in some cases, beyond our control and that could materially affect actual results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements.

Other factors that could materially affect actual results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements can be found in Verisk’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, annual reports on Form 10-K, and current reports on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. If any of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if our underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual results may vary significantly from what we projected. Any forward-looking statement in this release reflects our current views with respect to future events and is subject to these and other risks, uncertainties, and assumptions relating to our operations, results of operations, growth strategy, and liquidity. We assume no obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Notes Regarding the Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The company has provided certain non-GAAP financial information as supplemental information regarding its operating results. These measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative for, U.S. GAAP and may be different from non-GAAP measures reported by other companies. The company believes that its presentation of non-GAAP measures, such as EBITDA, EBITDA margin, adjusted net income, and adjusted EPS, provides useful information to management and investors regarding certain financial and business trends relating to its financial condition and results of operations. In addition, the company’s management uses these measures for reviewing the financial results of the company and for budgeting and planning purposes.

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EBITDA

Table 5 below sets forth a reconciliation of net income to EBITDA based on our historical results:

Table 5

EBITDA is a financial measure that management uses to evaluate the performance of our segments. In all periods shown here and going forward, the company defines “EBITDA” as net income before interest expense, income taxes, and depreciation and amortization of fixed and intangible assets. In previous periods, this measure also excluded investment income and realized gain on securities, net.

Although 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 statement of cash flow reported under U.S. GAAP. Management uses EBITDA in conjunction with traditional U.S. GAAP operating performance measures as part of its overall assessment of company performance. Some of these limitations are as follows:

Attached Financial Statements

Please refer to the full Form 10-Q filing for the complete financial statements and related notes.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

As of September 30, 2012 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2011

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

For the Three Months and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011

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