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Best Property & Casualty Insurance Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top property & casualty insurance stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best property & casualty insurance stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Insurance - Property & Ca...
Overview
Zen RatingPriceValueGrowthFinancialsMomentumSentimentForecastDividendsDue Diligence
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Insurance - Property & Casualty is Zen Rated A and is the 22nd ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Ticker
Company
Exchange
Industry
Zen Rating
Market Cap
Price
1d %
EBITDA
P/E
D/E
Country
DD Score
KINS
KINGSTONE COMPANIES INC
NASDAQ
Insurance - Property & Casualty
$285.04M$19.691.07%$47.34M7.91x2.70
United States
MCY
MERCURY GENERAL CORP
NYSE
Insurance - Property & Casualty
$5.84B$105.380.95%$1.27B6.23x2.72
United States
ALL
ALLSTATE CORP
NYSE
Insurance - Property & Casualty
$66.10B$261.41-1.27%$17.79B5.16x2.70
United States
HRTG
HERITAGE INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC
NYSE
Insurance - Property & Casualty
$1.01B$33.960.62%$307.41M4.82x3.32
United States
UFCS
UNITED FIRE GROUP INC
NASDAQ
Insurance - Property & Casualty
$1.40B$54.28-1.62%$200.88M9.83x3.11
United States
ASIC
ATEGRITY SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO HOLDINGS
NYSE
Insurance - Property & Casualty
$1.18B$24.70-2.47%$137.05M11.03x1.50
United States
UVE
UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC
NYSE
Insurance - Property & Casualty
$1.20B$43.21-1.20%$305.77M5.45x4.19
United States
SLDE
SLIDE INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC
NASDAQ
Insurance - Property & Casualty
$2.56B$21.93-1.50%$745.91M4.72x2.01
United States
SKWD
SKYWARD SPECIALTY INSURANCE GROUP INC
NASDAQ
Insurance - Property & Casualty
$2.65B$59.80-3.73%$265.10M13.53x4.35
United States
AII
AMERICAN INTEGRITY INSURANCE GROUP INC
NYSE
Insurance - Property & Casualty
$470.05M$23.994.25%$123.95M5.43x3.36
United States
AFG
AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC
NYSE
Insurance - Property & Casualty
$12.13B$146.290.21%$1.38B12.79x5.85
United States
HMN
HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORP
NYSE
Insurance - Property & Casualty
$2.13B$52.47-2.23%$281.30M12.12x9.38
United States
WTM
WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP LTD
NYSE
Insurance - Property & Casualty
$5.10B$2,137.12-1.11%$1.36B4.89x1.40
United States
PLMR
PALOMAR HOLDINGS INC
NASDAQ
Insurance - Property & Casualty
$3.37B$128.21-3.35%$280.31M16.72x3.04
United States
THG
HANOVER INSURANCE GROUP INC
NYSE
Insurance - Property & Casualty
$7.84B$225.29-1.42%$1.01B10.56x3.59
United States
DGICA
DONEGAL GROUP INC
NASDAQ
Insurance - Property & Casualty
$695.99M$18.75-1.55%$91.54M9.57x2.73
United States
L
LOEWS CORP
NYSE
Insurance - Property & Casualty
$23.11B$113.03-0.58%$3.25B13.83x3.52
United States
HCI
HCI GROUP INC
NYSE
Insurance - Property & Casualty
$2.29B$184.35-0.92%$440.47M7.66x1.36
United States
NODK
NI HOLDINGS INC
NASDAQ
Insurance - Property & Casualty
$312.19M$15.30-0.52%$11.93M40.26x1.18
United States
TRV
TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC
NYSE
Insurance - Property & Casualty
$77.25B$370.36-1.58%$10.79B9.80x3.34
United States
CNA
CNA FINANCIAL CORP
NYSE
Insurance - Property & Casualty
$13.80B$51.00-1.96%$1.78B11.18x5.25
United States
SIGI
SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP INC
NASDAQ
Insurance - Property & Casualty
$5.62B$94.37-2.41%$716.15M11.62x3.26
United States
STC
STEWART INFORMATION SERVICES CORP
NYSE
Insurance - Property & Casualty
$2.08B$68.20-0.19%$267.09M14.70x0.97
United States
ROOT
ROOT INC
NASDAQ
Insurance - Property & Casualty
$797.13M$51.45-3.40%$95.00M13.91x3.75
United States
HGTY
HAGERTY INC
NYSE
Insurance - Property & Casualty
$4.46B$12.97-0.85%$91.82M81.06x6.56
United States
WRB
BERKLEY W R CORP
NYSE
Insurance - Property & Casualty
$26.18B$70.51-1.08%$2.47B14.42x3.64
United States
MKL
MARKEL GROUP INC
NYSE
Insurance - Property & Casualty
$22.89B$1,847.24-2.60%$3.47B10.13x2.73
United States
RLI
RLI CORP
NYSE
Insurance - Property & Casualty
$5.85B$63.77-2.12%$566.46M13.34x2.66
United States
ACIC
AMERICAN COASTAL INSURANCE CORP
NASDAQ
Insurance - Property & Casualty
$466.08M$9.86-4.16%$148.58M4.76x2.65
United States
CINF
CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORP
NASDAQ
Insurance - Property & Casualty
$26.58B$173.17-1.22%$4.37B8.08x1.59
United States
PGR
PROGRESSIVE CORP
NYSE
Insurance - Property & Casualty
$121.86B$209.60-2.75%$15.40B10.49x2.64
United States
CB
CHUBB LTD
NYSE
Insurance - Property & Casualty
$132.58B$343.64-0.81%$15.06B12.05x2.66
Switzerland
KNSL
KINSALE CAPITAL GROUP INC
NYSE
Insurance - Property & Casualty
$8.64B$379.19-3.17%$731.04M15.31x2.16
United States
KMPR
KEMPER CORP
NYSE
Insurance - Property & Casualty
$1.62B$27.42-4.41%-$404.10M-3.28x4.45
United States
LMND
LEMONADE INC
NYSE
Insurance - Property & Casualty
$4.07B$52.64-5.11%-$122.20M-28.92x3.03
United States
SAFT
SAFETY INSURANCE GROUP INC
NASDAQ
Insurance - Property & Casualty
$1.52B$103.350.01%$93.58M22.23x1.86
United States
PRHI
PRESURANCE HOLDINGS INC
NASDAQ
Insurance - Property & Casualty
$23.90M$6.382.66%-$11.76M-0.62x7.02
United States
GBLI
GLOBAL INDEMNITY GROUP LLC
NASDAQ
Insurance - Property & Casualty
$396.32M$27.070.41%$51.19M11.47x1.42
Cayman Islands
BOW
BOWHEAD SPECIALTY HOLDINGS INC
NYSE
Insurance - Property & Casualty
$1.10B$33.51-0.18%$89.69M17.73x4.66
United States
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Property & Casualty Insurance Stocks FAQ

What are the best property & casualty insurance stocks to buy right now in Aug 2026?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best property & casualty insurance stocks to buy right now are:

1. Kingstone Companies (NASDAQ:KINS)


Kingstone Companies (NASDAQ:KINS) is the #1 top property & casualty insurance stock out of 39 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Kingstone Companies (NASDAQ:KINS) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Kingstone Companies (NASDAQ:KINS) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 7 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 37.

KINS passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Kingstone Companies has seen its stock return 43.17% over the past year, overperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by 36 percentage points.

2. Mercury General (NYSE:MCY)


Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) is the #2 top property & casualty insurance stock out of 39 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 2 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 37.

MCY passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Mercury General has seen its stock return 45.39% over the past year, overperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by 38 percentage points.

3. Allstate (NYSE:ALL)


Allstate (NYSE:ALL) is the #3 top property & casualty insurance stock out of 39 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Allstate (NYSE:ALL) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Allstate (NYSE:ALL) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 11 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 37.

ALL passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Allstate has seen its stock return 24.63% over the past year, overperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by 17 percentage points.

Allstate has an average 1 year price target of $266.47, an upside of 1.93% from Allstate's current stock price of $261.41.

Allstate stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 15 analysts covering Allstate, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 6.67% have issued a Buy, 40% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 20% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the property & casualty insurance stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 28 property & casualty insurance stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 property & casualty insurance stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Cna Financial (NYSE:CNA)


Cna Financial (NYSE:CNA) has an annual dividend yield of 7.61%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.71%. Cna Financial's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% ten times in the last 10 years. Cna Financial's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Cna Financial's dividend payout ratio of 85.1% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. American Coastal Insurance (NASDAQ:ACIC)


American Coastal Insurance (NASDAQ:ACIC) has an annual dividend yield of 7.61%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.71%. American Coastal Insurance's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. American Coastal Insurance's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

American Coastal Insurance's dividend payout ratio of 36.2% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Progressive (NYSE:PGR)


Progressive (NYSE:PGR) has an annual dividend yield of 6.63%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.71%. Progressive's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% seven times in the last 10 years. Progressive's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Progressive's dividend payout ratio of 69.5% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are property & casualty insurance stocks up?

Property & casualty insurance stocks were up 0.22% in the last day, and down -1.2% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why property & casualty insurance stocks are up.

What are the most undervalued property & casualty insurance stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued property & casualty insurance stocks right now are:

1. Kingstone Companies (NASDAQ:KINS)


Kingstone Companies (NASDAQ:KINS) is the most undervalued property & casualty insurance stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Kingstone Companies has a valuation score of 57, which is 29 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 28. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kingstone Companies's stock has gained 43.17% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by 36 percentage points.

2. Slide Insurance Holdings (NASDAQ:SLDE)


Slide Insurance Holdings (NASDAQ:SLDE) is the second most undervalued property & casualty insurance stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Slide Insurance Holdings has a valuation score of 29, which is 1 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 28. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Slide Insurance Holdings's stock has gained 48.56% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by 41 percentage points.

3. Heritage Insurance Holdings (NYSE:HRTG)


Heritage Insurance Holdings (NYSE:HRTG) is the third most undervalued property & casualty insurance stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Heritage Insurance Holdings has a valuation score of 43, which is 15 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 28. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Heritage Insurance Holdings's stock has gained 61.26% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by 54 percentage points.

Are property & casualty insurance stocks a good buy now?

50% of property & casualty insurance stocks rated by analysts are a hold right now. On average, analysts expect property & casualty insurance stocks to rise by 6.1% over the next year.

5.71% of property & casualty insurance stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 25.71% of property & casualty insurance stocks are rated B (Buy), 68.57% are rated C (Hold), 0% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the insurance - property & casualty industry?

The average P/E ratio of the insurance - property & casualty industry is 10.57x.
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