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Best Life Insurance Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top life 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 life 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 life insurance stocks to buy right now are:

Waterdrop (NYSE:WDH) is the #1 top life insurance stock out of 13 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 Waterdrop (NYSE:WDH) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Waterdrop (NYSE:WDH) has a Due Diligence Score of 51, which is 19 points higher than the life insurance industry average of 32.

WDH passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Waterdrop has seen its stock return 6.25% over the past year, overperforming other life insurance stocks by 20 percentage points.

Exzeo Group (NYSE:XZO) is the #2 top life insurance stock out of 13 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 Exzeo Group (NYSE:XZO) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Exzeo Group (NYSE:XZO) has a Due Diligence Score of 13, which is -19 points lower than the life insurance industry average of 32.

XZO passed 4 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals.

Exzeo Group has an average 1 year price target of $27.00, an upside of 110.28% from Exzeo Group's current stock price of $12.84.

Exzeo Group stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Exzeo Group, 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.

Goosehead Insurance (NASDAQ:GSHD) is the #3 top life insurance stock out of 13 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 Goosehead Insurance (NASDAQ:GSHD) is: Value: D, Growth: A, Momentum: F, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Goosehead Insurance (NASDAQ:GSHD) has a Due Diligence Score of 30, which is -2 points lower than the life insurance industry average of 32.

GSHD passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Goosehead Insurance has seen its stock lose -61.84% over the past year, underperforming other life insurance stocks by -48 percentage points.

Goosehead Insurance has an average 1 year price target of $72.25, an upside of 74.66% from Goosehead Insurance's current stock price of $41.37.

Goosehead Insurance stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 12 analysts covering Goosehead Insurance, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 8.33% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

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

Old Republic International (NYSE:ORI) has an annual dividend yield of 9.24%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the life insurance industry average of 3.37%. Old Republic International's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% seven times in the last 10 years. Old Republic International's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Old Republic International's dividend payout ratio of 88.4% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

International General Insurance Holdings (NASDAQ:IGIC) has an annual dividend yield of 5.34%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the life insurance industry average of 3.37%. International General Insurance Holdings's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. International General Insurance Holdings's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

International General Insurance Holdings's dividend payout ratio of 48.2% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Equitable Holdings (NYSE:EQH) has an annual dividend yield of 2.55%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the life insurance industry average of 3.37%. Equitable Holdings's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Equitable Holdings's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Equitable Holdings's dividend payout ratio of -37% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Life insurance stocks were up 0.61% in the last day, and up 1.52% over the last week. Equitable Holdings was the among the top gainers in the insurance - diversified industry, gaining 2.79% yesterday.

Shares of financial services companies are trading higher as Treasury yields pull back on hopes that the conflict in the Middle East could soon be resolved, easing concerns about oil prices and inflation.

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 life insurance stocks right now are:

Aegon (NYSE:AEG) is the most undervalued life insurance stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Aegon has a valuation score of 43, which is 14 points higher than the life insurance industry average of 29. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Aegon's stock has gained 22.05% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the life insurance industry by 36 percentage points.

International General Insurance Holdings (NASDAQ:IGIC) is the second most undervalued life insurance stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

International General Insurance Holdings has a valuation score of 29, which is 0 points higher than the life insurance industry average of 29. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

International General Insurance Holdings's stock has gained 6.13% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the life insurance industry by 20 percentage points.

Waterdrop (NYSE:WDH) is the third most undervalued life insurance stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Waterdrop has a valuation score of 43, which is 14 points higher than the life insurance industry average of 29. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Waterdrop's stock has gained 6.25% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the life insurance industry by 20 percentage points.

54.55% of life insurance stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect life insurance stocks to rise by 20.54% over the next year.

0% of life insurance stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 8.33% of life insurance stocks are rated B (Buy), 83.33% are rated C (Hold), 0% are rated D (Sell), and 8.33% are rated F (Strong Sell).