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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

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Property & Casualty Insurance is Zen Rated C and is the 67th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	Volume	Vol 1d %	SMA 10	SMA 20	SMA 50	SMA 100	SMA 200	RSI	Stochastic %K	Stochastic %D	StochRSI %K	StochRSI %D	MACD	MACD Signal	MACD Histogram	Beta
PUK	PRUDENTIAL PLC	$25.02	1,674,000	-18.93%	25.08	24.94	24.31	22.68	19.71	53.07	62.91	67.89	39.49	46.24	0.23	0.26	-0.03	1.14
BHF	BRIGHTHOUSE FINANCIAL INC	$46.18	999,000	55.12%	48.87	49.65	54.24	54.96	53.57	32.56	15.51	17.23	47.49	53.36	-1.86	-1.73	-0.13	1.39
ABL	ABACUS GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC	$5.29	799,000	40.92%	5.33	5.21	5.88	6.91	7.47	45.35	69.08	73.63	92.06	92.37	-0.12	-0.20	0.08	0.22
CNO	CNO FINANCIAL GROUP INC	$35.49	811,000	-21.03%	37.04	37.03	37.50	38.33	38.40	38.36	19.77	31.16	19.69	34.97	-0.31	-0.18	-0.13	1.02
MET	METLIFE INC	$74.01	4,383,000	-16.53%	76.87	77.35	78.38	77.95	80.70	35.75	21.15	33.39	12.85	32.31	-0.82	-0.51	-0.31	0.93
PRI	PRIMERICA INC	$259.48	148,000	-27.80%	264.65	265.79	266.63	268.68	276.88	42.24	35.18	44.44	40.79	58.34	-1.18	-0.69	-0.49	0.93
JXN	JACKSON FINANCIAL INC	$84.06	660,000	-7.82%	87.49	87.39	85.64	82.98	88.77	42.31	32.66	44.26	15.59	31.58	0.13	0.57	-0.43	1.51
GL	GLOBE LIFE INC	$137.24	757,000	22.49%	133.08	126.50	123.33	123.38	118.60	64.82	83.51	88.05	77.32	86.63	4.88	3.06	1.83	0.72
LNC	LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP	$36.87	3,188,000	-50.08%	35.27	34.77	33.92	33.73	34.04	61.35	72.92	72.71	63.24	65.07	0.62	0.39	0.24	1.50
UNM	UNUM GROUP	$69.73	2,994,000	-10.49%	77.55	79.04	79.72	79.34	76.07	27.74	15.01	32.18	3.11	23.83	-1.75	-0.56	-1.18	0.83
PRU	PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC	$100.71	2,468,000	-29.51%	103.45	104.26	104.69	104.92	112.42	39.29	33.20	35.28	31.93	37.74	-0.82	-0.51	-0.31	1.00
MFC	MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP	$30.45	2,233,000	-0.76%	31.02	30.79	31.29	30.76	30.74	42.78	40.21	58.73	41.67	62.56	-0.08	-0.08	0.00	0.93
FG	F&G ANNUITIES & LIFE INC	$31.38	211,000	9.33%	31.64	31.30	31.77	33.57	38.67	48.22	48.98	57.87	59.66	68.74	-0.05	-0.11	0.07	1.10
GNW	GENWORTH FINANCIAL INC	$7.85	9,452,000	18.00%	7.74	7.61	7.41	7.13	7.12	57.21	64.94	71.27	64.68	74.01	0.13	0.10	0.03	1.01
CIA	CITIZENS INC	$3.91	120,000	-14.89%	3.97	3.71	3.64	4.00	4.32	55.88	68.77	76.14	54.24	65.65	0.11	0.09	0.03	0.74
AFL	AFLAC INC	$98.09	2,768,000	-10.54%	101.03	101.51	102.57	104.85	105.93	36.12	16.70	17.76	7.15	11.57	-1.01	-0.65	-0.36	0.66
AAME	ATLANTIC AMERICAN CORP	$2.25	62,000	853.85%	2.24	2.17	2.00	1.77	1.68	57.07	79.58	76.14	85.48	80.32	0.07	0.07	-0.00	0.36

Property & Casualty Insurance Stocks FAQ

What are the best property & casualty insurance stocks to buy right now in Aug 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: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Prudential (NYSE:PUK) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 8 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 37.

PUK passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Prudential has seen its stock return 47.09% over the past year, overperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by 43 percentage points.

2. Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHF)

Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHF) 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 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 7 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 37.

BHF passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Brighthouse Financial has seen its stock lose -5.45% over the past year, underperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by -10 percentage points.

Brighthouse Financial has an average 1 year price target of $59.88, an upside of 29.66% from Brighthouse Financial's current stock price of $46.18.

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.

3. Abacus Global Management (NASDAQ:ABL)

Abacus Global Management (NASDAQ:ABL) 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 Abacus Global Management (NASDAQ:ABL) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: D, Sentiment: C, Safety: F, Financials: C, and AI: D.

Abacus Global Management (NASDAQ:ABL) has a Due Diligence Score of 20, which is -17 points lower than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 37.

ABL passed 7 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Abacus Global Management has seen its stock lose -45.01% over the past year, underperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by -49 percentage points.

Abacus Global Management has an average 1 year price target of $10.00, an upside of 89.04% from Abacus Global Management's current stock price of $5.29.

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 11 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 5.26%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.2%. 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 116.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC)

Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC) has an annual dividend yield of 3.66%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.2%. 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 30.1% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Metlife (NYSE:MET)

Metlife (NYSE:MET) has an annual dividend yield of 2.98%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.2%. 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 down?

Property & casualty insurance stocks were down -2.5% in the last day, and down -3.69% over the last week. Prudential was the among the top losers in the insurance - life industry, dropping -1.96% yesterday.

Shares of banking and financial services stocks are trading lower amid overall market uncertainty following US tariff announcements on trading partners.

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 26 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 45. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Brighthouse Financial's stock has dropped -5.45% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by -10 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 71, which is 26 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 45. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Lincoln National's stock has gained 8.28% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by 4 percentage points.

3. Unum Group (NYSE:UNM)

Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) 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.

Unum Group has a valuation score of 71, which is 26 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 45. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Unum Group's stock has gained 23.29% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by 19 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 20.92% 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), 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 16.15x.

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Property & Casualty Insurance Stocks FAQ

1. Prudential (NYSE:PUK)

2. Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHF)

3. Abacus Global Management (NASDAQ:ABL)

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. Unum Group (NYSE:UNM)

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