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Best Insurance Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top 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 insurance stocks to buy now. Learn More.

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 insurance stocks to buy right now are:

Crawford & Co (NYSE:CRD.A) is the #1 top insurance stock out of 20 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 Crawford & Co (NYSE:CRD.A) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Crawford & Co (NYSE:CRD.A) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 11 points higher than the insurance industry average of 32.

CRD.A passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Crawford & Co has seen its stock return 20.64% over the past year, overperforming other insurance stocks by 39 percentage points.

Crawford & Co has an average 1 year price target of $14.00, an upside of 5.5% from Crawford & Co's current stock price of $13.27.

Crawford & Co stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Crawford & Co, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 100% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Corvel (NASDAQ:CRVL) is the #2 top insurance stock out of 20 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 Corvel (NASDAQ:CRVL) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Corvel (NASDAQ:CRVL) has a Due Diligence Score of 35, which is 3 points higher than the insurance industry average of 32.

CRVL passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Corvel has seen its stock lose -20.64% over the past year, underperforming other insurance stocks by -2 percentage points.

Twfg (NASDAQ:TWFG) is the #3 top insurance stock out of 20 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 Twfg (NASDAQ:TWFG) is: Value: D, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Twfg (NASDAQ:TWFG) has a Due Diligence Score of 57, which is 25 points higher than the insurance industry average of 32.

TWFG passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Twfg has seen its stock return 8.98% over the past year, overperforming other insurance stocks by 28 percentage points.

Twfg has an average 1 year price target of $30.67, an upside of 6.15% from Twfg's current stock price of $28.89.

Twfg stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Twfg, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 16.67% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 8 insurance stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 insurance stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Reliance Global Group (NASDAQ:EZRA) has an annual dividend yield of 42.4%, which is 36 percentage points higher than the insurance industry average of 6.47%.

Reliance Global Group's dividend payout ratio of -15.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Erie Indemnity Co (NASDAQ:ERIE) has an annual dividend yield of 2.27%, which is -4 percentage points lower than the insurance industry average of 6.47%. Erie Indemnity Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Erie Indemnity Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Erie Indemnity Co's dividend payout ratio of 46.4% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Marsh & Mclennan Companies (NYSE:MRSH) has an annual dividend yield of 1.99%, which is -4 percentage points lower than the insurance industry average of 6.47%. Marsh & Mclennan Companies's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Marsh & Mclennan Companies's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Marsh & Mclennan Companies's dividend payout ratio of 43.8% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Insurance stocks were down -1.8% in the last day, and down -3.92% over the last week.

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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 insurance stocks right now are:

Crawford & Co (NYSE:CRD.A) is the most undervalued insurance stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Crawford & Co has a valuation score of 57, which is 35 points higher than the insurance industry average of 22. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Crawford & Co's stock has gained 20.64% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the insurance industry by 39 percentage points.

Marsh & Mclennan Companies (NYSE:MRSH) is the second most undervalued insurance stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Marsh & Mclennan Companies has a valuation score of 29, which is 7 points higher than the insurance industry average of 22. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Marsh & Mclennan Companies's stock has dropped -9.88% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the insurance industry by 9 percentage points.

Corvel (NASDAQ:CRVL) is the third most undervalued insurance stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Corvel has a valuation score of 14, which is -8 points higher than the insurance industry average of 22. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Corvel's stock has dropped -20.64% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the insurance industry by -2 percentage points.

72.73% of insurance stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect insurance stocks to rise by 11.79% over the next year.

6.67% of insurance stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 13.33% of insurance stocks are rated B (Buy), 46.67% are rated C (Hold), 33.33% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).