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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * LEHMAN JOHN F   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Verisk Analytics, Inc. [VRSK] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O VERISK ANALYTICS, INC., 545 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/16/2017 (Street) JERSEY CITY, NJ 07310 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 05/16/2017   M   12,750 A $ 16.72 115,073 D   Common Stock 05/16/2017   M   26,050 A $ 16.72 141,123 D   Common Stock 05/16/2017   S   8,247 D $ 78.72 (1) 132,876 D   Common Stock               28,863 I Through Trust (2) Common Stock               75,616 I Through Trust (3) Common Stock               58,477 I Through Trust (4) Common Stock               33,049 I Through Trust (5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option (6)

$ 16.72

05/16/2017

M

12,750

(7)

07/01/2017

Common Stock

12,750

$ 0

0

D

Stock Option (6)

$ 16.72

05/16/2017

M

26,050

(7)

07/01/2017

Common Stock

26,050

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

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

Signatures

/s/ Kenneth E. Thompson, Attorney-in-Fact		05/17/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	This sale price is a weighted average sale price that represents the sale of these shares of Common Stock at prices ranging from $78.61 to $78.86, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide upon request by the SEC staff, the Issuer or any security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares of Common Stock sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote (1).
(2)	These shares are owned by the Lehman Business Trust, of which John F. Lehman is the trustee. Mr. Lehman disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares beneficially owned by the trust except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(3)	These shares of Common Stock are held directly by the John F. Lehman Jr. 2010 Seven Year Grantor Retained Annuity Trust.
(4)	These shares are held directly by the John F. Lehman Jr. Irrevocable Remainder Trust.
(5)	These shares are held directly by the John F. Lehman & Barbara W. Lehman Ten Ent.
(6)	Stock Options outstanding under the Issuer's 1996 Incentive Plan.
(7)	Immediately.

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