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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 57th 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	$7.47B	$105.72	2.65%	-$59.00M	-440.50x	34.39	United States
FG	F&G ANNUITIES & LIFE INC	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$3.43B	$25.32	1.97%	$1.15B	13.40x	19.47	United States
CIA	CITIZENS INC	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$253.01M	$5.03	4.36%	$18.21M	17.34x	6.47	United States
CNO	CNO FINANCIAL GROUP INC	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$3.87B	$41.06	2.19%	$524.30M	17.47x	13.70	United States
MET	METLIFE INC	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$46.11B	$70.72	3.59%	$5.39B	14.92x	25.22	United States
MFC	MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$61.42B	$34.44	2.35%	$6.63B	15.21x	19.41	Canada
PRU	PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$34.00B	$97.69	3.40%	$4.76B	9.72x	22.76	United States
ABX	ABACUS GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$760.75M	$7.88	-1.01%	$109.78M	20.74x	1.14	United States
PRI	PRIMERICA INC	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$7.93B	$250.48	1.38%	$1.02B	10.91x	5.14	United States
PUK	PRUDENTIAL PLC	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$36.22B	$28.43	3.83%	$4.98B	9.22x	9.49	United Kingdom
GL	GLOBE LIFE INC	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$10.94B	$139.17	1.99%	$1.58B	9.75x	4.16	United States
LNC	LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$6.75B	$35.50	4.17%	$1.57B	5.98x	37.26	United States
LIFE	ETHOS TECHNOLOGIES INC	NASDAQ	Insurance - Life	$702.25M	$11.17	2.48%	$85.18M	2.59x	-5.62	United States
UNM	UNUM GROUP	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$11.96B	$73.03	0.05%	$1.27B	17.06x	4.71	United States
AFL	AFLAC INC	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$56.65B	$109.71	1.42%	$4.75B	16.04x	2.95	United States
GNW	GENWORTH FINANCIAL INC	NYSE	Insurance - Life	$3.15B	$8.12	0.87%	$412.00M	15.04x	8.95	United States
BHF	BRIGHTHOUSE FINANCIAL INC	NASDAQ	Insurance - Life	$3.42B	$59.88	-0.07%	$469.00M	10.41x	34.72	United States
AAME	ATLANTIC AMERICAN CORP	NASDAQ	Insurance - Life	$47.53M	$2.33	-7.91%	$10.07M	10.59x	2.94	United States

Property & Casualty Insurance Stocks FAQ

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

Jackson Financial (NYSE:JXN) has a Due Diligence Score of 29, which is -9 points lower than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 38. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates JXN as a "B".

JXN passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Jackson Financial has seen its stock return 26.19% over the past year, overperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by 29 percentage points.

Jackson Financial has an average 1 year price target of $115.50, an upside of 9.25% from Jackson Financial's current stock price of $105.72.

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

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

F&G Annuities & Life (NYSE:FG) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is equal to the property & casualty insurance industry average of 38.

FG passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. F&G Annuities & Life has seen its stock lose -29.76% over the past year, underperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by -27 percentage points.

F&G Annuities & Life has an average 1 year price target of $35.00, an upside of 38.23% from F&G Annuities & Life's current stock price of $25.32.

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.

3. Citizens (NYSE:CIA)

Citizens (NYSE:CIA) 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 Citizens (NYSE:CIA) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Citizens (NYSE:CIA) has a Due Diligence Score of 25, which is -13 points lower than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 38.

CIA passed 8 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Citizens has seen its stock return 10.55% over the past year, overperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by 14 percentage points.

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

Out of 14 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 5.58%, which is 3 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 5.07%, 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 3.71%, which is 1 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 dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are property & casualty insurance stocks up?

Property & casualty insurance stocks were up 1.93% in the last day, and up 0.67% 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 57, which is 20 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 37. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

F&G Annuities & Life's stock has dropped -29.76% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by -27 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 20 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 37. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Prudential Financial's stock has dropped -12.53% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by -9 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 20 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 37. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Lincoln National's stock has dropped -1.14% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by 2 percentage points.

Are property & casualty insurance stocks a good buy now?

46.67% of property & casualty insurance stocks rated by analysts are a hold right now. On average, analysts expect property & casualty insurance stocks to rise by 18.6% 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 1.9x.

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