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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
Overview
Zen RatingPriceValueGrowthFinancialsMomentumSentimentForecastDividendsDue Diligence
B
Property & Casualty Insurance is Zen Rated B and is the 47th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Ticker
Company
Exchange
Industry
Zen Rating
Market Cap
Price
1d %
EBITDA
P/E
D/E
Country
DD Score
FG
F&G ANNUITIES & LIFE INC
NYSE
Insurance - Life
$3.84B$28.550.39%$1.37B8.18x18.91
United States
ABX
ABACUS GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC
NYSE
Insurance - Life
$829.92M$8.491.07%$67.98M169.80x1.10
United States
CNO
CNO FINANCIAL GROUP INC
NYSE
Insurance - Life
$4.11B$43.120.14%$622.10M14.87x13.67
United States
MFC
MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP
NYSE
Insurance - Life
$66.29B$37.171.09%$6.63B16.41x19.41
Canada
PRU
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC
NYSE
Insurance - Life
$35.94B$103.27-1.28%$4.76B10.28x22.76
United States
PRI
PRIMERICA INC
NYSE
Insurance - Life
$8.27B$259.223.32%$988.12M11.91x5.47
United States
CIA
CITIZENS INC
NYSE
Insurance - Life
$312.34M$6.213.85%$14.03M29.57x6.72
United States
JXN
JACKSON FINANCIAL INC
NYSE
Insurance - Life
$7.87B$115.781.74%$684.00M15.99x33.54
United States
PUK
PRUDENTIAL PLC
NYSE
Insurance - Life
$40.27B$30.312.64%$2.99B18.02x9.33
United Kingdom
GL
GLOBE LIFE INC
NYSE
Insurance - Life
$11.62B$145.911.15%$1.56B10.44x4.37
United States
LIFE
ETHOS TECHNOLOGIES INC
NASDAQ
Insurance - Life
N/A$10.08-2.04%N/AN/A-2.72
United States
LNC
LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP
NYSE
Insurance - Life
$7.90B$41.571.69%-$1.25B3.64x38.73
United States
GNW
GENWORTH FINANCIAL INC
NYSE
Insurance - Life
$3.59B$9.000.90%$426.00M16.67x8.93
United States
AFL
AFLAC INC
NYSE
Insurance - Life
$60.49B$115.420.44%$5.31B15.03x3.26
United States
MET
METLIFE INC
NYSE
Insurance - Life
$51.78B$78.581.64%$5.62B14.72x23.86
United States
UNM
UNUM GROUP
NYSE
Insurance - Life
$11.94B$72.911.77%$1.27B17.04x4.71
United States
BHF
BRIGHTHOUSE FINANCIAL INC
NASDAQ
Insurance - Life
$3.65B$63.910.11%$1.15B4.44x37.44
United States
AAME
ATLANTIC AMERICAN CORP
NASDAQ
Insurance - Life
$55.48M$2.726.25%$10.07M12.36x2.94
United States
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Property & Casualty Insurance Stocks FAQ

What are the best property & casualty insurance stocks to buy right now in Feb 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 B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for F&G Annuities & Life (NYSE:FG) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

F&G Annuities & Life (NYSE:FG) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 5 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 38.

FG passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. F&G Annuities & Life has seen its stock lose -38.58% over the past year, underperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by -41 percentage points.

F&G Annuities & Life has an average 1 year price target of $35.00, an upside of 22.59% from F&G Annuities & Life's current stock price of $28.55.

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. Abacus Global Management (NYSE:ABX)


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

Abacus Global Management (NYSE:ABX) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is -1 points lower than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 38. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates ABX as a "B".

ABX passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Abacus Global Management has seen its stock return 11.13% over the past year, overperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by 9 percentage points.

Abacus Global Management has an average 1 year price target of $11.00, an upside of 29.56% from Abacus Global Management's current stock price of $8.49.

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.

3. Cno Financial Group (NYSE:CNO)


Cno Financial Group (NYSE:CNO) 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 Cno Financial Group (NYSE:CNO) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Cno Financial Group (NYSE:CNO) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 6 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 38.

CNO passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Cno Financial Group has seen its stock return 3.43% over the past year, overperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by 1 percentage points.

Cno Financial Group has an average 1 year price target of $47.33, an upside of 9.77% from Cno Financial Group's current stock price of $43.12.

Cno Financial Group stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Cno Financial Group, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 33.33% 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 12 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. Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC)


Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC) has an annual dividend yield of 4.33%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.16%. 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 15.7% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU)


Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU) has an annual dividend yield of 3.92%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.16%. 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.

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


F&G Annuities & Life (NYSE:FG) has an annual dividend yield of 3.19%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.16%.

F&G Annuities & Life's dividend payout ratio of 25.2% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are property & casualty insurance stocks up?

Property & casualty insurance stocks were up 1.4% in the last day, and down -0.3% 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 A. 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 27 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 44. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

F&G Annuities & Life's stock has dropped -38.58% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by -41 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 71, which is 27 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 44. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Prudential Financial's stock has dropped -7.62% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by -10 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 A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Lincoln National has a valuation score of 43, which is -1 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 44. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates LNC a Valuation Rating of "A".

Lincoln National's stock has gained 6.73% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by 4 percentage points.

Are property & casualty insurance stocks a good buy now?

50% of property & casualty insurance stocks rated by analysts are a hold right now. On average, analysts expect property & casualty insurance stocks to rise by 13.63% 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), 87.5% are rated C (Hold), 0% 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 14.9x.
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