Verisk Analytics, Inc. 8-K

What Happened
Verisk Analytics, Inc. (VRSK) filed an 8-K on May 21, 2026 reporting the results of its Annual Meeting of Shareholders held May 19, 2026. Shareholders elected all eleven board nominees to one-year terms, approved the advisory (non-binding) say-on-pay vote for named executive officers, ratified Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditors for 2026, and approved a shareholder proposal to allow shareholders the right to act by written consent. Director votes included 5,563,823 broker non-votes for each director vote tabulation.

Key Details

• Eleven directors elected; example tallies: Jeffrey Dailey 111,664,993 FOR / 2,215,623 AGAINST; Samuel G. Liss 98,604,848 FOR / 14,651,638 AGAINST; Therese M. Vaughan 108,078,278 FOR / 5,810,119 AGAINST.
• Say-on-pay (advisory): 106,704,722 FOR, 4,772,523 AGAINST, 2,437,742 ABSTAINING; plus 5,563,823 broker non-votes.
• Auditor ratification: Deloitte & Touche LLP ratified with 111,298,328 FOR, 7,675,807 AGAINST, 504,675 ABSTAINING.
• Shareholder proposal to permit written-consent actions passed: 59,392,266 FOR, 52,138,536 AGAINST, 2,384,185 ABSTAINING; plus 5,563,823 broker non-votes.

Why It Matters

• Board continuity: All incumbent nominees were elected, so current leadership and oversight remain in place.
• Executive pay: The advisory approval indicates majority shareholder support for the company’s executive compensation approach (non-binding).
• Audit oversight: Ratification of Deloitte keeps the company’s independent auditor unchanged for 2026.
• Governance change: Approval of the written-consent proposal gives shareholders a mechanism (subject to the company’s implemented procedures and any charter/bylaw changes) to act outside of formal meetings, which can increase shareholder influence on corporate actions.