specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
provider: Verisk
providerId: verisk
publisherName: Verisk Analytics, Inc.
serviceCategory: Insurance Risk Analytics
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-05'
reconciled: false
tags:
  - Insurance
  - Risk Analytics
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
description: 'FOCUS-aligned FinOps stub for Verisk: contractual data / analytics license sold to insurance
  carriers and brokers. No public pricing or usage/billing API.'
sources:
  - https://www.verisk.com/
notes: No public pricing or billing API. Meters are not invented; reconciliation deferred pending customer-portal
  access.
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription
  billingFrequency: Annual
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Purchase
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Verisk Data & Analytics
  ServiceCategory: Insurance Risk Analytics
  ProviderName: Verisk
  PublisherName: Verisk Analytics, Inc.
  InvoiceIssuerName: Verisk Analytics, Inc.
  BillingCurrency: USD
meters:
  - name: data_api_license
    description: Annual contractual license for Verisk data sets / APIs; sub-meters not publicly published.
    unit: varies
    aggregation: sum
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Customers consume data via Verisk product portals and APIs; usage telemetry is exposed
      contractually rather than via a public cost API.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Allocation is contract-level (per line of business, geography, data set scope).
  - name: Optimization
    description: Optimization is scoping-driven (which data sets, geographies, and query volumes are
      licensed); renewal is the primary optimization checkpoint.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Accountability sits with the actuarial / underwriting / claims business owner; finance
      owns the annual subscription line.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com
    url: https://apievangelist.com