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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 - Life

Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment Forecast Dividends Due Diligence

Property & Casualty Insurance is Zen Rated C and is the 73rd ranked industry out of 146 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Exchange	Industry	Market Cap	Price	1d %	EBITDA	P/E	D/E	Country
FG	F&G ANNUITIES & LIFE INC	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$3.79B	$28.60	-0.14%	$1.52B	7.35x	20.76	United States
PRU	PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$36.96B	$106.51	1.27%	$4.87B	10.89x	22.85	United States
UNM	UNUM GROUP	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$14.65B	$91.71	1.14%	$1.33B	19.89x	4.76	United States
ABX	ABACUS GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$901.67M	$9.40	3.18%	$113.88M	23.50x	0.98	United States
PRI	PRIMERICA INC	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$8.70B	$278.96	0.91%	$1.04B	11.68x	4.83	United States
CNO	CNO FINANCIAL GROUP INC	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$4.66B	$49.97	0.69%	$533.80M	19.67x	14.60	United States
GL	GLOBE LIFE INC	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$12.82B	$165.10	1.59%	$1.59B	11.22x	4.09	United States
MET	METLIFE INC	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$56.35B	$87.58	1.68%	$5.57B	16.84x	26.18	United States
PUK	PRUDENTIAL PLC	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$33.18B	$26.04	4.12%	$4.98B	8.44x	9.49	United Kingdom
LNC	LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$7.00B	$36.60	1.08%	$2.27B	4.07x	38.77	United States
CIA	CITIZENS INC	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$278.04M	$5.50	2.23%	$22.38M	14.86x	6.29	United States
JXN	JACKSON FINANCIAL INC	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$7.55B	$108.20	1.46%	-$440.00M	-18.12x	34.71	United States
AFL	AFLAC INC	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$59.27B	$116.45	-0.56%	$5.84B	13.20x	2.88	United States
MFC	MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$66.41B	$39.79	1.38%	$7.27B	15.46x	19.23	Canada
GNW	GENWORTH FINANCIAL INC	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$3.39B	$8.84	-1.01%	$399.00M	16.68x	8.73	United States
LIFE	ETHOS TECHNOLOGIES INC	NASDAQ	Insurance - Life	$1.08B	$17.18	4.06%	N/A	N/A	0.40	United States
BHF	BRIGHTHOUSE FINANCIAL INC	NASDAQ	Insurance - Life	$3.63B	$63.24	0.24%	-$163.00M	-21.73x	41.56	United States
AAME	ATLANTIC AMERICAN CORP	NASDAQ	Insurance - Life	$36.31M	$1.78	0.00%	$10.07M	8.09x	2.94	United States

Property & Casualty Insurance Stocks FAQ

What are the best property & casualty insurance stocks to buy right now in Jun 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. F&G Annuities & Life (NYSE:FG)

F&G Annuities & Life (NYSE:FG) is the #1 top property & casualty insurance stock out of 18 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 F&G Annuities & Life (NYSE:FG) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: D, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

F&G Annuities & Life (NYSE:FG) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 4 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 36.

FG passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. F&G Annuities & Life has seen its stock lose -12.27% over the past year, underperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by -28 percentage points.

F&G Annuities & Life has an average 1 year price target of $27.00, a downside of -5.59% from F&G Annuities & Life's current stock price of $28.60.

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

2. Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU)

Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU) is the #2 top property & casualty insurance stock out of 18 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 Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU) has a Due Diligence Score of 53, which is 17 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 36.

PRU passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Prudential Financial has seen its stock return 1.82% over the past year, underperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by -13 percentage points.

Prudential Financial has an average 1 year price target of $103.20, a downside of -3.11% from Prudential Financial's current stock price of $106.51.

Prudential Financial stock has a consensus Sell recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 15 analysts covering Prudential Financial, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 73.33% have issued a hold, while 6.67% have issued a Sell rating, and 20% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Unum Group (NYSE:UNM)

Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) is the #3 top property & casualty insurance stock out of 18 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 Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 4 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 36.

UNM passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Unum Group has seen its stock return 16.59% over the past year, overperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by 1 percentage points.

Unum Group has an average 1 year price target of $91.75, an upside of 0.04% from Unum Group's current stock price of $91.71.

Unum Group stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Unum Group, 37.5% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 12.5% have issued a Buy, 50% 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 13 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. Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU)

Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU) has an annual dividend yield of 5.16%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.42%. Prudential Financial's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Prudential Financial's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Prudential Financial's dividend payout ratio of 55.7% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC)

Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC) has an annual dividend yield of 4.92%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.42%. Lincoln National's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Lincoln National's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Lincoln National's dividend payout ratio of 20% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. F&G Annuities & Life (NYSE:FG)

F&G Annuities & Life (NYSE:FG) has an annual dividend yield of 3.29%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.42%.

F&G Annuities & Life's dividend payout ratio of 24.2% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are property & casualty insurance stocks up?

Property & casualty insurance stocks were up 1.08% in the last day, and up 5.03% 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. F&G Annuities & Life (NYSE:FG)

F&G Annuities & Life (NYSE:FG) is the 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.

F&G Annuities & Life has a valuation score of 71, which is 39 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 32. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

F&G Annuities & Life's stock has dropped -12.27% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by -28 percentage points.

2. Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC)

Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC) is the second 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.

Lincoln National has a valuation score of 57, which is 25 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 32. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Lincoln National's stock has gained 10.71% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by -5 percentage points.

3. Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU)

Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU) 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.

Prudential Financial has a valuation score of 71, which is 39 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 32. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Prudential Financial's stock has gained 1.82% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by -13 percentage points.

Are property & casualty insurance stocks a good buy now?

35.71% of property & casualty insurance stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect property & casualty insurance stocks to rise by 5.49% over the next year.

0% of property & casualty insurance stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 0% of property & casualty insurance stocks are rated B (Buy), 87.5% are rated C (Hold), 12.5% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).

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

The average P/E ratio of the insurance - life industry is 12.45x.

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Property & Casualty Insurance Stocks FAQ

1. F&G Annuities & Life (NYSE:FG)

2. Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU)

3. Unum Group (NYSE:UNM)

1. Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU)

2. Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC)

3. F&G Annuities & Life (NYSE:FG)

1. F&G Annuities & Life (NYSE:FG)

2. Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC)

3. Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU)

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