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Best Property & Casualty Insurance Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top property & casualty 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 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 D and is the 93rd ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Exchange	Industry	Market Cap	Price	1d %	EBITDA	P/E	D/E	Country
PUK	PRUDENTIAL PLC	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$33.06B	$24.88	0.53%	$2.99B	14.79x	9.33	United Kingdom
ABL	ABACUS GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC	NASDAQ	Insurance - Life	$7.21M	$5.39	1.13%	$15.92M	-20.73x	0.98	United States
BHF	BRIGHTHOUSE FINANCIAL INC	NASDAQ	Insurance - Life	$3.06B	$53.34	-0.82%	$677.00M	6.62x	43.78	United States
MET	METLIFE INC	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$54.14B	$80.65	0.62%	$6.63B	13.07x	24.03	United States
JXN	JACKSON FINANCIAL INC	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$6.36B	$88.96	0.95%	$174.00M	84.72x	30.74	United States
PRI	PRIMERICA INC	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$9.11B	$277.24	0.93%	$716.51M	18.66x	5.47	United States
GL	GLOBE LIFE INC	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$10.00B	$121.20	0.76%	$1.46B	9.81x	4.48	United States
UNM	UNUM GROUP	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$14.32B	$82.12	1.08%	$2.32B	9.64x	4.57	United States
MFC	MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$54.77B	$31.88	1.37%	$6.21B	16.54x	18.15	Canada
CNO	CNO FINANCIAL GROUP INC	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$3.79B	$38.27	1.08%	$646.00M	13.20x	13.79	United States
FG	F&G ANNUITIES & LIFE INC	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$4.38B	$32.51	0.87%	$1.35B	8.36x	19.14	United States
LNC	LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$5.94B	$34.77	-0.57%	$160.25M	4.77x	45.74	United States
PRU	PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$38.61B	$109.08	0.39%	$2.55B	17.12x	23.66	United States
CIA	CITIZENS INC	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$180.04M	$3.59	0.56%	$8.90M	19.94x	6.80	United States
AFL	AFLAC INC	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$56.54B	$104.57	1.01%	$4.59B	16.31x	3.57	United States
GNW	GENWORTH FINANCIAL INC	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$3.31B	$7.99	2.04%	$453.00M	15.98x	8.91	United States
AAME	ATLANTIC AMERICAN CORP	NASDAQ	Insurance - Life	$47.73M	$2.34	-0.85%	$1.95M	-23.40x	2.79	United States

Property & Casualty Insurance Stocks FAQ

What are the best property & casualty insurance stocks to buy right now in Jul 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 property & casualty insurance stocks to buy right now are:

1. Prudential (NYSE:PUK)

Prudential (NYSE:PUK) is the #1 top property & casualty insurance stock out of 17 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 Prudential (NYSE:PUK) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Prudential (NYSE:PUK) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 9 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 36.

PUK passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Prudential has seen its stock return 33.12% over the past year, overperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by 15 percentage points.

2. Abacus Global Management (NASDAQ:ABL)

Abacus Global Management (NASDAQ:ABL) is the #2 top property & casualty insurance stock out of 17 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 (NASDAQ:ABL) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: F, Financials: C, and AI: D.

Abacus Global Management (NASDAQ:ABL) has a Due Diligence Score of 20, which is -16 points lower than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 36.

ABL passed 7 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Abacus Global Management has seen its stock lose -39.71% over the past year, underperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by -58 percentage points.

Abacus Global Management has an average 1 year price target of $12.50, an upside of 131.91% from Abacus Global Management's current stock price of $5.39.

Abacus Global Management stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts 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. Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHF)

Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHF) is the #3 top property & casualty insurance stock out of 17 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 Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHF) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: D, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHF) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 8 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 36.

BHF passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Brighthouse Financial has seen its stock return 21.37% over the past year, overperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by 3 percentage points.

Brighthouse Financial has an average 1 year price target of $59.88, an upside of 12.25% from Brighthouse Financial's current stock price of $53.34.

Brighthouse Financial stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Brighthouse Financial, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 25% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the property & casualty insurance stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 10 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 4.86%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.09%. 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 82.4% 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 3.88%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.09%. 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 24.7% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Metlife (NYSE:MET)

Metlife (NYSE:MET) has an annual dividend yield of 2.74%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.09%. Metlife's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Metlife's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Metlife's dividend payout ratio of 35.4% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are property & casualty insurance stocks up?

Property & casualty insurance stocks were up 0.73% in the last day, and up 1.47% 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. Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHF)

Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHF) 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.

Brighthouse Financial has a valuation score of 71, which is 30 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 41. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Brighthouse Financial's stock has gained 21.37% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by 3 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 16 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 41. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Lincoln National's stock has gained 10.42% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by -8 percentage points.

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

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

F&G Annuities & Life has a valuation score of 43, which is 2 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 41. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

F&G Annuities & Life's stock has dropped -15.27% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by -34 percentage points.

Are property & casualty insurance stocks a good buy now?

42.86% of property & casualty insurance stocks rated by analysts are a hold right now. On average, analysts expect property & casualty insurance stocks to rise by 13.4% over the next year.

0% of property & casualty insurance stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 6.25% of property & casualty insurance stocks are rated B (Buy), 68.75% are rated C (Hold), 25% 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 16.2x.

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Property & Casualty Insurance Stocks FAQ

1. Prudential (NYSE:PUK)

2. Abacus Global Management (NASDAQ:ABL)

3. Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHF)

1. Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU)

2. Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC)

3. Metlife (NYSE:MET)

1. Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHF)

2. Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC)

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

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