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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...
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Insurance - Property & Casualty is Zen Rated C and is the 75th ranked industry out of 146 stock market industries
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MCY
MERCURY GENERAL CORP
$6.05B$109.26N/AN/AN/AN/A4.83%-12.72%26.46%6.94%
UFCS
UNITED FIRE GROUP INC
$1.33B$51.68$51.00-1.32%Strong Buy210.48%-9.75%12.76%3.10%
UVE
UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC
$1.18B$42.15N/AN/AN/AN/A-2.66%-33.65%22.66%4.78%
ASIC
ATEGRITY SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO HOLDINGS
$1.16B$24.12$28.0016.09%Strong Buy422.86%15.28%23.82%9.88%
STC
STEWART INFORMATION SERVICES CORP
$2.08B$68.46$81.6719.29%Strong Buy39.53%21.37%19.40%9.81%
SLDE
SLIDE INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC
$2.43B$21.24$23.7511.82%Strong Buy49.95%-10.34%38.27%14.79%
ALL
ALLSTATE CORP
$64.77B$251.61$250.54-0.43%Buy13-0.41%-18.40%N/AN/A
NODK
NI HOLDINGS INC
$322.58M$15.75N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
KINS
KINGSTONE COMPANIES INC
$292.74M$20.21N/AN/AN/AN/A25.83%18.92%38.71%9.53%
BOW
BOWHEAD SPECIALTY HOLDINGS INC
$1.03B$31.39$32.603.85%Buy516.80%16.20%23.91%4.43%
SKWD
SKYWARD SPECIALTY INSURANCE GROUP INC
$2.41B$59.34$68.3315.16%Strong Buy313.73%13.33%22.86%4.28%
HCI
HCI GROUP INC
$2.33B$182.60$225.0023.22%Strong Buy14.79%-25.52%21.25%8.86%
AII
AMERICAN INTEGRITY INSURANCE GROUP INC
$372.62M$19.02$26.0036.70%Buy220.44%-4.14%21.00%5.99%
TRV
TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC
$72.07B$338.92$335.00-1.16%Hold17-1.22%-5.14%15.81%3.55%
HRTG
HERITAGE INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC
$851.62M$28.06$36.0028.30%Strong Buy14.07%-6.85%32.18%8.29%
HMN
HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORP
$2.12B$52.53N/AN/AN/AN/A4.51%12.04%14.87%1.46%
ROOT
ROOT INC
$1.02B$64.36$68.676.69%Hold36.26%-10.42%13.39%2.59%
THG
HANOVER INSURANCE GROUP INC
$7.49B$213.99$214.130.06%Buy82.79%-4.18%17.82%3.85%
L
LOEWS CORP
$23.66B$114.99N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
SIGI
SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP INC
$5.74B$95.93$95.17-0.80%Hold6-0.20%6.05%12.36%2.89%
CB
CHUBB LTD
$134.91B$347.83$354.842.02%Buy19-2.35%4.64%14.35%3.84%
ACIC
AMERICAN COASTAL INSURANCE CORP
$541.34M$11.17N/AN/AN/AN/A-4.16%-30.87%12.67%4.21%
CINF
CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORP
$27.73B$179.28$185.753.61%Buy4-1.11%-28.45%8.79%3.35%
PGR
PROGRESSIVE CORP
$134.82B$230.72$234.911.82%Hold113.81%-6.13%32.42%8.50%
PLMR
PALOMAR HOLDINGS INC
$3.61B$136.07$149.339.75%Strong Buy376.68%23.30%34.45%9.15%
LMND
LEMONADE INC
$5.42B$70.51$71.170.93%Buy635.94%N/AN/AN/A
DGICA
DONEGAL GROUP INC
$699.13M$18.87$20.005.99%Hold11.16%-2.28%11.17%2.96%
CNA
CNA FINANCIAL CORP
$13.88B$51.30N/AN/AN/AN/A-84.81%-8.13%12.02%1.90%
HGTY
HAGERTY INC
$4.20B$12.23$13.006.30%Hold34.03%48.14%169.76%18.34%
WRB
BERKLEY W R CORP
$26.87B$72.19$69.43-3.82%Hold142.94%2.59%19.19%4.22%
AFG
AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC
$11.75B$141.38$153.678.69%Buy3-3.31%7.96%22.69%3.28%
SAFT
SAFETY INSURANCE GROUP INC
$1.11B$75.55N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A14.27%11.81%4.15%
KNSL
KINSALE CAPITAL GROUP INC
$7.85B$340.57$354.003.94%Hold73.30%-1.48%27.23%8.62%
RLI
RLI CORP
$5.58B$60.65$61.331.13%Hold3-3.89%-19.45%13.87%3.89%
WTM
WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP LTD
$5.40B$2,181.19N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A-66.52%6.05%2.47%
MKL
MARKEL GROUP INC
$24.40B$1,949.75$1.95k0.01%Hold11.21%-6.01%11.75%3.10%
KMPR
KEMPER CORP
$1.73B$29.43$36.0022.32%Hold21.40%146.53%12.08%2.58%
GBLI
GLOBAL INDEMNITY GROUP LLC
$381.44M$26.11N/AN/AN/AN/A12.55%18.33%6.65%2.79%
PRHI
PRESURANCE HOLDINGS INC
$18.56M$4.96N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Property & Casualty Insurance Stocks FAQ

What are the best property & casualty insurance stocks to buy right now in Jul 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. Mercury General (NYSE:MCY)


Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) 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 Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 1 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 38.

MCY passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Mercury General has seen its stock return 64.95% over the past year, overperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by 56 percentage points.

2. United Fire Group (NASDAQ:UFCS)


United Fire Group (NASDAQ:UFCS) is the #2 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 United Fire Group (NASDAQ:UFCS) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

United Fire Group (NASDAQ:UFCS) has a Due Diligence Score of 34, which is -4 points lower than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 38. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates UFCS as a "B".

UFCS passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. United Fire Group has seen its stock return 87.86% over the past year, overperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by 79 percentage points.

United Fire Group has an average 1 year price target of $51.00, a downside of -1.32% from United Fire Group's current stock price of $51.68.

United Fire Group stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering United Fire Group, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Universal Insurance Holdings (NYSE:UVE)


Universal Insurance Holdings (NYSE:UVE) 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 Universal Insurance Holdings (NYSE:UVE) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Universal Insurance Holdings (NYSE:UVE) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 8 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 38.

UVE passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Universal Insurance Holdings has seen its stock return 73.39% over the past year, overperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by 65 percentage points.

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

Out of 27 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 7.56%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.82%. 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 86.2% 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 6.71%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.82%. 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 34.7% 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 6.02%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.82%. 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 70.5% 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 0.08% in the last day, and down -0.85% 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. Heritage Insurance Holdings (NYSE:HRTG)


Heritage Insurance Holdings (NYSE:HRTG) 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.

Heritage Insurance Holdings has a valuation score of 43, which is 16 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 27. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Heritage Insurance Holdings's stock has gained 31.49% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by 23 percentage points.

2. Kingstone Companies (NASDAQ:KINS)


Kingstone Companies (NASDAQ:KINS) 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.

Kingstone Companies has a valuation score of 86, which is 59 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 27. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kingstone Companies's stock has gained 36.65% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by 28 percentage points.

3. Slide Insurance Holdings (NASDAQ:SLDE)


Slide Insurance Holdings (NASDAQ:SLDE) 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.

Slide Insurance Holdings has a valuation score of 29, which is 2 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 27. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Slide Insurance Holdings's stock has gained 11.97% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by 3 percentage points.

Are property & casualty insurance stocks a good buy now?

40.74% of property & casualty insurance stocks rated by analysts are a hold right now. On average, analysts expect property & casualty insurance stocks to rise by 2.96% over the next year.

2.7% of property & casualty insurance stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 13.51% of property & casualty insurance stocks are rated B (Buy), 75.68% are rated C (Hold), 8.11% 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 11.07x.
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