Head-to-head · Insurance Analytics Software
Aon PathWise vs Verisk Insurance Analytics
Aon PathWise leads on 0 checks, Verisk Insurance Analytics on 0, and 1 is even. Who comes out ahead on the 1 yes/no, price and count check where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.
Our verdict
- Highest scoreAon PathWise · 9.4/10
- Most featuresVerisk Insurance Analytics · 1 of 1
Aon PathWise scores higher on our rubric for insurance analytics software: 9.4 against 9.0 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #5.
On deployment, Verisk Insurance Analytics gives you Hybrid where Aon PathWise offers Cloud.
Aon PathWise is the better fit for enterprise actuarial and financial risk analytics. Verisk Insurance Analytics is the better fit for insurers modeling catastrophe risk across portfolios.
- Aon PathWise fits best
Enterprise actuarial and financial risk analytics
- Verisk Insurance Analytics fits best
Insurers modeling catastrophe risk across portfolios
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Side by side
| Feature | Aon PathWise 9.4/10 Visit ↗ | Verisk Insurance Analytics 9.0/10 Visit ↗ |
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| At a glance | ||
| Editor score | 9.4 | 9.0 |
| Ranking | #1 in Insurance Analytics Software | #5 in Insurance Analytics Software |
| Best for | Enterprise actuarial and financial risk analytics | Insurers modeling catastrophe risk across portfolios |
| Pricing model | Paid | Paid |
| Starting price | Pricing on request | Pricing on request |
| Free plan | Not checked yet | Not checked yet |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud, Self-hosted |
| Platforms | Web | Windows, Web |
| Integrations | 2 integrations | 1 integrations |
| Built for | Enterprise | Mid-market, Enterprise |
| Features Aon PathWise 0/1 · Verisk Insurance Analytics 1/1 | ||
| Catastrophe modeling | Not checked yet | ✓ (best) |
| Specs | ||
| Analytics areas | pricing; product development; projections; valuation; financial reporting; capital management; asset-liability management; hedging; economic scenario generation; risk analytics | underwriting, claims, fraud detection, market analysis, catastrophe risk assessment |
| Modeling methods | stochastic simulations; nested simulations; real-world and risk-neutral economic scenario generation | catastrophe loss modeling; geospatial deterministic risk analysis; custom non-Verisk models |
| Deployment | Cloud | Hybrid |
| Data connectors | Python-based ETL tools and scripts; REST API; upstream data sources and downstream finance and risk systems; integrated data warehouse | exposure data from files and databases; raster and vector GIS layers; web map layers; external contract and reinsurance data |
| Output formats | Not checked yet | CSV, RPX, PDF |
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| Our verdict | Aon PathWise is an enterprise actuarial modeling platform for life and annuity insurers and reinsurers. Its scope spans pricing and product development through projections, valuation, financial reporting, capital management,… Read the review → |
Verisk Insurance Analytics is a portfolio of data, analytics, and software for insurers and reinsurers, spanning underwriting, claims, fraud detection, market analysis, and catastrophe risk assessment. Touchstone is the documented example… Read the review → |
Strengths and trade-offs
Aon PathWise — where it wins
- Covers pricing, valuation, capital, ALM, hedging and financial reporting.
- Runs large-scale policy-level, stochastic and nested simulations on a GPU-native engine.
- Combines ETL, workflow orchestration, version control and audit trails.
Where it doesn't
- Pricing requires contacting Aon rather than selecting a published plan.
- The enterprise focus may not suit smaller insurers seeking a narrower tool.
- Deployment approaches are tailored to client needs and require planning with Aon.
Verisk Insurance Analytics — where it wins
- Models catastrophe loss for individual risks, policies, and portfolios
- Analyzes exposure with geospatial, hazard, loss, and reinsurance tools
- Imports external models and exports data, results, and reports
Where it doesn't
- A broad portfolio rather than one standalone application
- Sold through contact with sales rather than a published price
- Documented support channel is limited to documentation
- Aon PathWise9.4/10 · Pricing on request
A broad actuarial and risk platform for enterprise life and annuity insurers and reinsurers.
Visit AonFull verdict → - Verisk Insurance Analytics9.0/10 · Pricing on request
A broad insurance analytics portfolio with Touchstone for catastrophe and exposure modeling.
Contact VeriskFull verdict →
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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Nov 2026
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