UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 17, 2017
VERISK ANALYTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-34480 | 26-2994223 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 545 Washington Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ | 07310 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (201) 469-2000
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
On May 17, 2017, the Board of Directors of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed David J. Grover as the Company’s Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer effective as of May 20, 2017.
Mr. Grover, age 45, joined the Company’s Insurance Services Office subsidiary in 2002 and was promoted to Assistant Controller in 2007. Prior to his current role, Mr. Grover has been responsible for customer billing, accounts payable and technical accounting, including external financial reporting and accounting due diligence for acquisition targets. Mr. Grover also played an integral role in the Company’s initial public offering in 2009 and the Company’s implementation of Sarbanes-Oxley Act controls and procedures. Before joining the Company, Mr. Grover served as a SECPS Technical Manager at the AICPA in 2002. He began his career with Coopers & Lybrand / PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he worked as an auditor from 1995 through 2001.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| VERISK ANALYTICS, INC. | ||||||
| Date: May 19, 2017 | By: | /s/ Kenneth E. Thompson | ||||
| Name: Kenneth E. Thompson Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||