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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 +32.52% per year, and are the best property & casualty insurance stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Insurance - Property & Ca...

Overview Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment Forecast Dividends

Insurance - Property & Casualty is Zen Rated B and is the 35th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Dividend Yield	Payout Ratio	Last Dividend	Annual Dividend	Dividend Percentile	Dividend Dropped Count (L10Y)	Ex-dividend Date	Div. Payment Date
UVE	UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC	$985.05M	2.19%	11.70%	$0.2900	$0.77	48%	9	2026-03-06	2026-03-13
MCY	MERCURY GENERAL CORP	$5.02B	1.41%	13.00%	$0.3180	$1.27	33%	1	2026-03-12	2026-03-26
HCI	HCI GROUP INC	$2.29B	0.68%	4.90%	$0.4000	$1.20	15%	0		2026-03-20
SKWD	SKYWARD SPECIALTY INSURANCE GROUP INC	$1.88B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
HRTG	HERITAGE INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC	$861.50M	N/A	0.00%	$0.0600	N/A	N/A	0
ALL	ALLSTATE CORP	$55.68B	1.86%	10.40%	$1.0000	$4.00	42%	0	2026-03-02	2026-04-01
KINS	KINGSTONE COMPANIES INC	$233.15M	0.91%	4.30%	$0.0500	$0.15	22%	2
SLDE	SLIDE INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC	$2.36B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ACIC	AMERICAN COASTAL INSURANCE CORP	$555.44M	6.58%	28.40%	$0.7500	$0.75	88%	0
SAFT	SAFETY INSURANCE GROUP INC	$1.14B	4.69%	54.20%	$0.9200	$3.64	81%	0	2026-03-02	2026-03-13
UFCS	UNITED FIRE GROUP INC	$991.79M	2.16%	18.10%	$0.2000	$0.84	48%	2		2026-03-10
AII	AMERICAN INTEGRITY INSURANCE GROUP INC	$398.63M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
STC	STEWART INFORMATION SERVICES CORP	$2.16B	2.89%	49.80%	$0.5250	$2.05	61%	0
THG	HANOVER INSURANCE GROUP INC	$6.35B	2.02%	19.70%	$0.9500	$3.65	45%	2	2026-03-13	2026-03-27
PLMR	PALOMAR HOLDINGS INC	$3.30B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
HGTY	HAGERTY INC	$4.02B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CINF	CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORP	$25.52B	2.12%	22.70%	$0.8700	$3.48	47%	0	2026-03-24	2026-04-15
TRV	TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC	$66.74B	1.41%	15.60%	$1.1000	$4.35	33%	0	2026-03-10	2026-03-31
L	LOEWS CORP	$22.67B	0.17%	3.10%	$0.0630	$0.19	2%	0		2026-03-10
HMN	HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORP	$1.76B	3.22%	35.60%	$0.3500	$1.40	66%	0
ASIC	ATEGRITY SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO HOLDINGS	$1.06B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
WTM	WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP LTD	$5.48B	0.05%	0.20%	$1.0000	$1.00	0%	0	2026-03-16	2026-03-25
CB	CHUBB LTD	$132.99B	1.12%	14.70%	$0.9700	$3.82	27%	0
PGR	PROGRESSIVE CORP	$125.29B	6.51%	26.80%	$13.6000	$13.90	88%	6
SIGI	SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP INC	$5.05B	1.93%	20.80%	$0.4300	$1.62	43%	0		2026-03-02
RLI	RLI CORP	$5.73B	3.98%	59.90%	$2.1600	$2.48	75%	9	2026-03-02	2026-03-16
CNA	CNA FINANCIAL CORP	$13.00B	2.87%	81.50%	$0.4600	$1.38	61%	9		2026-03-12
MKL	MARKEL GROUP INC	$26.06B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
PRA	PROASSURANCE CORP	$1.26B	N/A	0.00%	$0.0500	N/A	N/A	4
DGICA	DONEGAL GROUP INC	$645.62M	4.14%	29.30%	$0.1825	$0.73	76%	0
LMND	LEMONADE INC	$3.95B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
WRB	BERKLEY W R CORP	$26.85B	2.71%	43.30%	$0.0900	$1.94	58%	16		2026-03-04
BOW	BOWHEAD SPECIALTY HOLDINGS INC	$830.40M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
AFG	AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC	$11.08B	6.66%	87.90%	$1.5000	$8.86	89%	20
ROOT	ROOT INC	$806.97M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
KMPR	KEMPER CORP	$1.90B	N/A	0.00%	$0.3100	N/A	N/A	0
KNSL	KINSALE CAPITAL GROUP INC	$9.02B	0.13%	3.10%	$0.1700	$0.51	1%	0		2026-03-12
NODK	NI HOLDINGS INC	$273.64M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
GBLI	GLOBAL INDEMNITY GROUP LLC	$399.50M	3.76%	72.20%	$0.3500	$1.05	73%	0
PRHI	PRESURANCE HOLDINGS INC	$8.79M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Property & Casualty Insurance Stocks FAQ

What are the best property & casualty insurance stocks to buy right now in Mar 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. Universal Insurance Holdings (NYSE:UVE)

Universal Insurance Holdings (NYSE:UVE) is the #1 top property & casualty insurance stock out of 40 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Universal Insurance Holdings (NYSE:UVE) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Universal Insurance Holdings (NYSE:UVE) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 5 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 36.

UVE passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Universal Insurance Holdings has seen its stock return 60.3% over the past year, overperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by 51 percentage points.

Universal Insurance Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $40.00, an upside of 13.73% from Universal Insurance Holdings's current stock price of $35.17.

Universal Insurance Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Universal Insurance Holdings, 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.

2. Mercury General (NYSE:MCY)

Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) is the #2 top property & casualty insurance stock out of 40 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

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

Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) has a Due Diligence Score of 33, which is -3 points lower than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 36. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates MCY as a "A".

MCY passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Mercury General has seen its stock return 69.21% over the past year, overperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by 59 percentage points.

Mercury General has an average 1 year price target of $100.00, an upside of 10.4% from Mercury General's current stock price of $90.58.

Mercury General stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Mercury General, 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. Hci Group (NYSE:HCI)

Hci Group (NYSE:HCI) is the #3 top property & casualty insurance stock out of 40 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Hci Group (NYSE:HCI) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Hci Group (NYSE:HCI) has a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 14 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 36.

HCI passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Hci Group has seen its stock return 42.32% over the past year, overperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by 33 percentage points.

Hci Group has an average 1 year price target of $245.00, an upside of 38.87% from Hci Group's current stock price of $176.42.

Hci Group stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Hci Group, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

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

Out of 25 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. American Financial Group (NYSE:AFG)

American Financial Group (NYSE:AFG) has an annual dividend yield of 6.66%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.65%. American Financial Group's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% twenty times in the last 10 years. American Financial Group's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

American Financial Group's dividend payout ratio of 87.9% 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 6.58%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.65%. 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 28.4% 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 6.51%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.65%. Progressive's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% six times in the last 10 years. Progressive's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Progressive's dividend payout ratio of 26.8% 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 0.31% in the last day, and up 0.87% 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 9 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 34. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Heritage Insurance Holdings's stock has gained 141.93% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by 132 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 57, which is 23 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 34. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kingstone Companies's stock has gained 6.32% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by -3 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 B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Slide Insurance Holdings has a valuation score of 0, which is -34 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 34. It passed 0 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates SLDE a Valuation Rating of "B".

Are property & casualty insurance stocks a good buy now?

41.38% of property & casualty insurance stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect property & casualty insurance stocks to rise by 8.1% over the next year.

8.11% of property & casualty insurance stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 21.62% of property & casualty insurance stocks are rated B (Buy), 64.86% are rated C (Hold), 5.41% 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 11.54x.

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