Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  ROTHKOPF ARTHUR J
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/06/2009		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Verisk Analytics, Inc. [VRSK]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O VERISK ANALYTICS, INC., 545 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

JERSEY CITY, NJ 07310		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Class A Common Stock 420,750
I
Through trust (1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (2)   (3) 06/16/2014 Class A Common Stock 25,000 $ 4.8 D  
Stock Option (2)   (3) 07/01/2017 Class A Common Stock 26,050 $ 16.72 D  
Stock Option (2)   (3) 07/01/2018 Class A Common Stock 27,950 $ 17.84 D  
Stock Option (2) 07/01/2010 07/01/2019 Class A Common Stock 21,750 $ 17.78 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
ROTHKOPF ARTHUR J
C/O VERISK ANALYTICS, INC.
545 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD
JERSEY CITY, NJ 07310		   X      

Signatures

/s/ Kenneth E. Thompson, Attorney-in-Fact 10/06/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) These shares are owned by the Arthur J. Rothkopf Revocable Trust, of which Mr. Rothkopf is one of the trustees. Mr. Rothkopf disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares beneficially owned by the trust except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(2) Stock Options outstanding under the Issuer's 1996 Incentive Plan.
(3) Immediately

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