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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 B and is the 54th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Exchange	Industry	Market Cap	Price	1d %	EBITDA	P/E	D/E	Country
JXN	JACKSON FINANCIAL INC	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$7.40B	$104.71	-2.33%	-$59.00M	-436.29x	34.39	United States
CNO	CNO FINANCIAL GROUP INC	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$3.75B	$39.77	-0.40%	$524.30M	16.92x	13.70	United States
ABX	ABACUS GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$962.87M	$9.85	-2.48%	$67.98M	197.00x	1.10	United States
FG	F&G ANNUITIES & LIFE INC	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$2.81B	$20.69	-1.85%	$1.15B	10.95x	19.47	United States
LIFE	ETHOS TECHNOLOGIES INC	NASDAQ	Insurance - Life	N/A	$12.50	-0.87%	N/A	N/A	-2.72	United States
MFC	MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$59.74B	$33.50	-0.71%	$6.63B	14.79x	19.41	Canada
MET	METLIFE INC	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$44.85B	$68.79	-1.67%	$5.39B	14.51x	25.22	United States
PRU	PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$32.13B	$92.34	-2.74%	$4.76B	9.19x	22.76	United States
PRI	PRIMERICA INC	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$7.89B	$249.06	-0.79%	$1.02B	10.85x	5.14	United States
PUK	PRUDENTIAL PLC	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$38.64B	$29.08	-2.48%	$2.99B	17.29x	9.33	United Kingdom
CIA	CITIZENS INC	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$246.45M	$4.90	-4.11%	$14.03M	23.33x	6.72	United States
GL	GLOBE LIFE INC	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$10.91B	$138.77	-1.57%	$1.58B	9.72x	4.16	United States
LNC	LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$6.20B	$32.59	-1.75%	$1.57B	5.49x	37.26	United States
UNM	UNUM GROUP	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$11.90B	$72.69	0.25%	$1.27B	16.98x	4.71	United States
AFL	AFLAC INC	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$56.61B	$109.63	0.27%	$4.75B	16.03x	2.95	United States
GNW	GENWORTH FINANCIAL INC	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$3.14B	$8.10	-1.82%	$412.00M	15.00x	8.95	United States
BHF	BRIGHTHOUSE FINANCIAL INC	NASDAQ	Insurance - Life	$3.45B	$60.38	0.25%	$469.00M	10.50x	34.72	United States
AAME	ATLANTIC AMERICAN CORP	NASDAQ	Insurance - Life	$56.91M	$2.79	4.10%	$10.07M	12.68x	2.94	United States

Property & Casualty Insurance Stocks FAQ

What are the best property & casualty insurance stocks to buy right now in Mar 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. Jackson Financial (NYSE:JXN)

Jackson Financial (NYSE:JXN) is the #1 top property & casualty insurance stock out of 18 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 Jackson Financial (NYSE:JXN) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Jackson Financial (NYSE:JXN) has a Due Diligence Score of 17, which is -18 points lower than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 35. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates JXN as a "B".

JXN passed 7 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Jackson Financial has seen its stock return 30.01% over the past year, overperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by 31 percentage points.

Jackson Financial has an average 1 year price target of $112.25, an upside of 7.2% from Jackson Financial's current stock price of $104.71.

Jackson Financial stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Jackson Financial, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 25% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Cno Financial Group (NYSE:CNO)

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

Cno Financial Group (NYSE:CNO) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 2 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 35.

CNO passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Cno Financial Group has seen its stock return 1.71% over the past year, overperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by 2 percentage points.

Cno Financial Group has an average 1 year price target of $46.25, an upside of 16.29% from Cno Financial Group's current stock price of $39.77.

Cno Financial Group stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Cno Financial Group, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 25% have issued a hold, while 25% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Abacus Global Management (NYSE:ABX)

Abacus Global Management (NYSE:ABX) 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 Abacus Global Management (NYSE:ABX) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: F, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Abacus Global Management (NYSE:ABX) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 6 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 35.

ABX passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Abacus Global Management has seen its stock return 33.83% over the past year, overperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by 35 percentage points.

Abacus Global Management has an average 1 year price target of $11.00, an upside of 11.68% from Abacus Global Management's current stock price of $9.85.

Abacus Global Management stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Abacus Global Management, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% 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 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 5.9%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.4%. 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 53.7% 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 5.52%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.4%. 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 30.3% 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 4.4%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.4%.

F&G Annuities & Life's dividend payout ratio of 48.1% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are property & casualty insurance stocks down?

Property & casualty insurance stocks were down -1.14% in the last day, and down -4.51% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why property & casualty insurance stocks are down.

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

F&G Annuities & Life has a valuation score of 57, which is 21 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 36. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

F&G Annuities & Life's stock has dropped -48.77% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by -48 percentage points.

2. Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU)

Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU) is the second most undervalued property & casualty insurance stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Prudential Financial has a valuation score of 57, which is 21 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 36. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Prudential Financial's stock has dropped -12.96% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by -12 percentage points.

3. Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC)

Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC) 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.

Lincoln National has a valuation score of 57, which is 21 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 36. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Lincoln National's stock has dropped -7.23% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by -7 percentage points.

Are property & casualty insurance stocks a good buy now?

40% of property & casualty insurance stocks rated by analysts are a hold right now. On average, analysts expect property & casualty insurance stocks to rise by 21.73% over the next year.

0% of property & casualty insurance stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 12.5% of property & casualty insurance stocks are rated B (Buy), 68.75% are rated C (Hold), 18.75% 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 3.36x.

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