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Best Life Insurance Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top life insurance stocks in 2025 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.

Industry: Insurance - Diversified
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Life Insurance is Zen Rated B and is the 58th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Ticker
Company
Market Cap
Dividend Yield
Payout Ratio
Last Dividend
Annual Dividend
Dividend Percentile
Dividend Dropped Count (L10Y)
Ex-dividend Date
Div. Payment Date
HIG
HARTFORD INSURANCE GROUP INC
$37.68B1.51%18.10%$0.5200$2.0335%02025-09-022025-10-02
AIG
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC
$46.19B1.98%31.60%$0.4500$1.6546%02025-09-162025-09-30
IGIC
INTERNATIONAL GENERAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS LTD
$1.09B3.66%34.90%$0.0500$0.9374%22025-08-292025-09-16
AEG
AEGON LTD
$13.22B2.24%87.00%$0.1781$0.1851%2
WDH
WATERDROP INC
$669.77MN/A13.10%N/AN/AN/AN/A
ORI
OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORP
$9.92B7.79%85.70%$0.2900$3.1193%62025-09-052025-09-15
ACGL
ARCH CAPITAL GROUP LTD
$34.86B5.35%50.50%$5.0000$5.0086%0
SLF
SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC
$33.46B2.80%56.30%$0.8400$1.6561%1
FIHL
FIDELIS INSURANCE HOLDINGS LTD
$1.84B0.57%-83.30%$0.1000$0.1012%0
GSHD
GOOSEHEAD INSURANCE INC
$3.36BN/A492.50%$1.6300N/AN/A0
EQH
EQUITABLE HOLDINGS INC
$16.05B1.90%62.00%$0.2700$1.0244%0
BRK.B
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC
$1.06TN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
FGNX
FUNDAMENTAL GLOBAL INC
$21.12MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A

Life Insurance Stocks FAQ

What are the best life insurance stocks to buy right now in Aug 2025?

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:

1. Hartford Insurance Group (NYSE:HIG)


Hartford Insurance Group (NYSE:HIG) 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 Hartford Insurance Group (NYSE:HIG) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Hartford Insurance Group (NYSE:HIG) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 9 points higher than the life insurance industry average of 34.

HIG passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Hartford Insurance Group has seen its stock return 20.03% over the past year, overperforming other life insurance stocks by 11 percentage points.

Hartford Insurance Group has an average 1 year price target of $138.50, an upside of 3.34% from Hartford Insurance Group's current stock price of $134.02.

Hartford Insurance Group stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering Hartford Insurance Group, 40% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 40% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. American International Group (NYSE:AIG)


American International Group (NYSE:AIG) 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 American International Group (NYSE:AIG) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

American International Group (NYSE:AIG) has a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 16 points higher than the life insurance industry average of 34.

AIG passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. American International Group has seen its stock return 11.53% over the past year, overperforming other life insurance stocks by 2 percentage points.

American International Group has an average 1 year price target of $88.22, an upside of 5.81% from American International Group's current stock price of $83.38.

American International Group stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 9 analysts covering American International Group, 22.22% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 11.11% have issued a Buy, 66.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. International General Insurance Holdings (NASDAQ:IGIC)


International General Insurance Holdings (NASDAQ:IGIC) 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 International General Insurance Holdings (NASDAQ:IGIC) is: Value: B, Growth: D, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

International General Insurance Holdings (NASDAQ:IGIC) has a Due Diligence Score of 31, which is -3 points lower than the life insurance industry average of 34.

IGIC passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. International General Insurance Holdings has seen its stock return 48.76% over the past year, overperforming other life insurance stocks by 40 percentage points.

International General Insurance Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $31.50, an upside of 24.7% from International General Insurance Holdings's current stock price of $25.26.

International General Insurance Holdings stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering International General Insurance Holdings, 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.

What are the life insurance stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 6 life insurance stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 life insurance stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Old Republic International (NYSE:ORI)


Old Republic International (NYSE:ORI) has an annual dividend yield of 7.79%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the life insurance industry average of 3.09%. Old Republic International's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% six 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 85.7% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL)


Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL) has an annual dividend yield of 5.35%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the life insurance industry average of 3.09%.

Arch Capital Group's dividend payout ratio of 50.5% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. International General Insurance Holdings (NASDAQ:IGIC)


International General Insurance Holdings (NASDAQ:IGIC) has an annual dividend yield of 3.66%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the life insurance industry average of 3.09%. 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 not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

International General Insurance Holdings's dividend payout ratio of 34.9% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are life insurance stocks up?

Life insurance stocks were up 0.88% in the last day, and up 2.47% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why life insurance stocks are up.

What are the most undervalued life 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 life insurance stocks right now are:

1. International General Insurance Holdings (NASDAQ:IGIC)


International General Insurance Holdings (NASDAQ:IGIC) 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.

International General Insurance Holdings has a valuation score of 29, which is -6 points higher than the life insurance industry average of 35. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates IGIC a Valuation Rating of "B".

International General Insurance Holdings's stock has gained 48.76% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the life insurance industry by 40 percentage points.

2. Equitable Holdings (NYSE:EQH)


Equitable Holdings (NYSE:EQH) 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.

Equitable Holdings has a valuation score of 14, which is -21 points higher than the life insurance industry average of 35. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates EQH a Valuation Rating of "B".

Equitable Holdings's stock has gained 32.26% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the life insurance industry by 23 percentage points.

3. Fidelis Insurance Holdings (NYSE:FIHL)


Fidelis Insurance Holdings (NYSE:FIHL) 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.

Fidelis Insurance Holdings has a valuation score of 14, which is -21 points higher than the life insurance industry average of 35. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Fidelis Insurance Holdings's stock has dropped -2.88% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the life insurance industry by -12 percentage points.

Are life insurance stocks a good buy now?

60% of life insurance stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect life insurance stocks to rise by 18.8% 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), 8.33% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the insurance - diversified industry?

The average P/E ratio of the insurance - diversified industry is 16.72x.
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