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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 +28.50% per year, and are the best property & casualty insurance stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Insurance - Life

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Property & Casualty Insurance is Zen Rated B and is the 51st ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	Graham Fair Value	Graham Fair Value %	P/E	Forward P/E	P/S	P/B	PEG	Free Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow Yield	Book Value	BVPS	EV	EV/EBITDA
JXN	JACKSON FINANCIAL INC	$129.57	$69.69	85.91%	148.93x	4.83x	1.36x	0.88x	0.60x	$5.89B	67.06%	$9.96B	147.09	$8.51B	218.20
CNO	CNO FINANCIAL GROUP INC	$53.96	$35.52	51.92%	18.23x	11.29x	1.08x	1.93x	0.77x	$698.90M	13.90%	$2.59B	27.81	$8.24B	14.41
MET	METLIFE INC	$95.92	$78.07	22.86%	18.24x	9.46x	0.77x	2.22x	0.55x	$15.56B	25.52%	$27.44B	43.18	$63.28B	11.32
PRU	PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC	$117.66	$98.59	19.35%	10.60x	8.03x	0.63x	1.29x	0.79x	$10.97B	27.02%	$31.58B	91.53	$60.13B	12.64
GNW	GENWORTH FINANCIAL INC	$9.76	$9.37	4.19%	18.42x	8.86x	0.50x	0.42x	0.43x	$453.00M	12.17%	$8.73B	22.89	$3.20B	8.29
LIFE	ETHOS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$36.19	N/A	N/A	-44.13x	20.24x	3.92x	4.85x	N/A	$71.64M	3.12%	$476.17M	7.50	$2.22B	-24.35
LNC	LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP	$41.01	N/A	N/A	3.43x	5.11x	0.41x	0.69x	N/A	-$1.33B	-16.92%	$11.35B	59.28	$4.55B	1.44
PRI	PRIMERICA INC	$275.65	$166.99	65.07%	11.05x	10.83x	2.51x	3.36x	1.75x	$842.16M	9.79%	$2.52B	80.87	$8.53B	7.99
ABX	ABACUS GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC	$8.02	$9.43	-14.93%	27.66x	7.73x	2.86x	1.80x	0.30x	$89.47M	11.71%	$434.68M	4.56	$1.11B	10.83
BHF	BRIGHTHOUSE FINANCIAL INC	$51.90	$127.22	-59.20%	4.09x	2.59x	0.45x	0.46x	0.24x	-$538.00M	-18.03%	$6.55B	113.89	-$966.15M	-1.00
MFC	MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP	$44.17	N/A	N/A	16.79x	N/A	2.49x	1.98x	N/A	$21.81B	29.71%	$37.11B	22.33	$63.90B	8.74
GL	GLOBE LIFE INC	$169.43	$101.32	67.22%	11.05x	10.46x	2.10x	2.12x	1.83x	$1.23B	9.46%	$6.16B	80.10	$15.71B	9.59
FG	F&G ANNUITIES & LIFE INC	$22.22	$34.18	-34.99%	7.38x	6.73x	0.48x	0.63x	0.34x	$4.33B	149.73%	$4.61B	35.45	$3.05B	2.20
UNM	UNUM GROUP	$93.32	$66.10	41.19%	21.75x	10.66x	1.11x	1.37x	0.62x	$693.00M	4.69%	$10.81B	68.28	$18.34B	14.54
PUK	PRUDENTIAL PLC	$25.85	$24.01	7.65%	8.38x	N/A	2.55x	1.64x	0.85x	$2.35B	7.13%	$20.12B	15.79	$30.52B	6.12
AFL	AFLAC INC	$114.60	N/A	N/A	12.27x	16.20x	3.20x	1.90x	N/A	$2.65B	4.58%	$30.31B	60.13	$60.06B	9.96
CIA	CITIZENS INC	$3.71	$2.33	59.29%	16.13x	13.60x	0.74x	0.80x	0.92x	$14.97M	7.98%	$235.16M	4.64	$170.93M	11.44
AAME	ATLANTIC AMERICAN CORP	$1.36	$2.50	-45.58%	6.18x	N/A	0.13x	0.25x	0.29x	$24.25M	87.43%	$109.49M	5.37	$31.06M	3.09

Property & Casualty Insurance Stocks FAQ

What are the best property & casualty insurance stocks to buy right now in Sep 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 +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Jackson Financial (NYSE:JXN) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Jackson Financial (NYSE:JXN) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 2 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 41.

JXN passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Jackson Financial has seen its stock return 26.45% over the past year, overperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by 16 percentage points.

Jackson Financial has an average 1 year price target of $141.00, an upside of 8.82% from Jackson Financial's current stock price of $129.57.

Jackson Financial stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Jackson Financial, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% 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 +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Cno Financial Group (NYSE:CNO) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Cno Financial Group (NYSE:CNO) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is -4 points lower than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 41. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates CNO as a "B".

CNO passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Cno Financial Group has seen its stock return 35.58% over the past year, overperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by 25 percentage points.

Cno Financial Group has an average 1 year price target of $55.33, an upside of 2.54% from Cno Financial Group's current stock price of $53.96.

Cno Financial Group stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Cno Financial Group, 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.

3. Metlife (NYSE:MET)

Metlife (NYSE:MET) is the #3 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 +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Metlife (NYSE:MET) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Metlife (NYSE:MET) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 6 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 41.

MET passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Metlife has seen its stock return 18.45% over the past year, overperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by 8 percentage points.

Metlife has an average 1 year price target of $103.00, an upside of 7.38% from Metlife's current stock price of $95.92.

Metlife stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 14 analysts covering Metlife, 71.43% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 14.29% have issued a Buy, 14.29% 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 4.72%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.59%. 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 49.5% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

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

F&G Annuities & Life (NYSE:FG) has an annual dividend yield of 4.5%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.59%.

F&G Annuities & Life's dividend payout ratio of 32.2% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC)

Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC) has an annual dividend yield of 4.39%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.59%. 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 15.1% 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 -1.39% in the last day, and down -3.55% 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 71, which is 28 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 43. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

F&G Annuities & Life's stock has dropped -32.79% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by -43 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 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 0 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 43. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Lincoln National's stock has dropped -0.05% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by -10 percentage points.

3. Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHF)

Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHF) 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.

Brighthouse Financial has a valuation score of 71, which is 28 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 43. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Brighthouse Financial's stock has dropped -5.93% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by -16 percentage points.

Are property & casualty insurance stocks a good buy now?

37.5% of property & casualty insurance stocks rated by analysts are a hold right now. On average, analysts expect property & casualty insurance stocks to rise by 10.84% over the next year.

0% of property & casualty insurance stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 17.65% of property & casualty insurance stocks are rated B (Buy), 64.71% are rated C (Hold), 17.65% 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 17.15x.

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