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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 +32.52% 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 21 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Crawford & Co (NYSE:CRD.A) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Crawford & Co (NYSE:CRD.A) has a Due Diligence Score of 51, which is 18 points higher than the insurance industry average of 33.

CRD.A passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Crawford & Co has seen its stock lose -10.93% over the past year, overperforming other insurance stocks by 16 percentage points.

Crawford & Co has an average 1 year price target of $14.00, an upside of 30.11% from Crawford & Co's current stock price of $10.76.

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 21 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Corvel (NASDAQ:CRVL) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: D, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Corvel (NASDAQ:CRVL) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 5 points higher than the insurance industry average of 33.

CRVL passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Corvel has seen its stock lose -52.48% over the past year, underperforming other insurance stocks by -26 percentage points.

Marsh & Mclennan Companies (NYSE:MRSH) is the #3 top insurance stock out of 21 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Marsh & Mclennan Companies (NYSE:MRSH) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: D, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Marsh & Mclennan Companies (NYSE:MRSH) has a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 17 points higher than the insurance industry average of 33.

MRSH passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Marsh & Mclennan Companies has seen its stock lose -20.4% over the past year, overperforming other insurance stocks by 7 percentage points.

Marsh & Mclennan Companies has an average 1 year price target of $210.31, an upside of 12.62% from Marsh & Mclennan Companies's current stock price of $186.74.

Marsh & Mclennan Companies stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 16 analysts covering Marsh & Mclennan Companies, 31.25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 6.25% have issued a Buy, 56.25% have issued a hold, while 6.25% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 7 insurance stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 insurance stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Crawford & Co (NYSE:CRD.A) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the insurance industry average of 2.66%. Crawford & Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Crawford & Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Crawford & Co's dividend payout ratio of 20.9% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Reliance Global Group (NASDAQ:EZRA) has an annual dividend yield of 11.24%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the insurance industry average of 2.66%.

Reliance Global Group's dividend payout ratio of -18.8% 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 2.06%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the insurance industry average of 2.66%. 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 46.3% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Insurance stocks were up 0.88% in the last day, and up 3.06% over the last week. Baldwin Insurance Group was the among the top gainers in the insurance brokers industry, gaining 25.64% yesterday.

Baldwin Insurance shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q4 adjusted EPS results and announced a $250 million share buyback program.

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 A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Crawford & Co has a valuation score of 71, which is 42 points higher than the insurance industry average of 29. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Crawford & Co's stock has dropped -10.93% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the insurance industry by 16 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 0 points higher than the insurance industry average of 29. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Marsh & Mclennan Companies's stock has dropped -20.4% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the insurance industry by 7 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 -15 points higher than the insurance industry average of 29. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Corvel's stock has dropped -52.48% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the insurance industry by -26 percentage points.

53.85% of insurance stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect insurance stocks to rise by 22.48% over the next year.

0% of insurance stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 6.67% of insurance stocks are rated B (Buy), 80% are rated C (Hold), 13.33% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).