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Head-to-head · Insurance Analytics Software

Aon PathWise vs Verisk Insurance Analytics

  • Updated Sep 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 1 check side by side
Higher score Aon PathWise #1 in Insurance Analytics Software 9.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 1 features Visit Aon
Verisk Insurance Analytics #5 in Insurance Analytics Software 9.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 1 features Contact Verisk

Aon PathWise leads on 0 checks, Verisk Insurance Analytics on 1, and 0 are 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.

Verisk Insurance Analytics offers catastrophe modeling; Aon PathWise doesn't publish it. 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 ↗
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 Not published Not published
Free plan Not published Not published
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 published ✓ (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 published CSV, RPX, PDF
Our review
Pros
  • 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.
  • 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
Cons
  • 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.
  • 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
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,…

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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…

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  1. Aon PathWiseInsurance Analytics Software 9.4Pricing on request
  2. Verisk Insurance AnalyticsInsurance Analytics Software 9.0Pricing on request

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 Sep 2026

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