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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
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Property & Casualty Insurance is Zen Rated B and is the 44th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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ABX
ABACUS GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC
$8.60$29.00-70.35%172.00x8.62x4.20x1.93x0.11x-$111.24M-13.48%$434.59M4.53$1.17B17.19
CNO
CNO FINANCIAL GROUP INC
$41.27$42.81-3.60%14.23x9.42x0.90x1.51x0.60x$671.00M16.83%$2.61B27.03$6.74B10.84
FG
F&G ANNUITIES & LIFE INC
$23.32$91.74-74.58%6.68x3.99x0.56x0.65x0.12x$4.82B155.28%$4.82B36.27$3.19B2.32
MFC
MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP
$35.92$41.98-14.43%15.86x7.87x2.21x1.74x0.47x$23.61B36.85%$36.85B20.67$55.21B8.33
PRU
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC
$100.88$129.63-22.18%10.04x6.69x0.58x1.08x0.53x$6.27B17.86%$32.44B93.21$47.95B10.08
MET
METLIFE INC
$75.24$95.22-20.98%15.87x7.57x0.64x1.73x0.42x$17.09B34.84%$28.40B43.55$47.56B8.82
PRI
PRIMERICA INC
$253.08$203.7924.19%11.63x10.51x2.54x3.52x1.24x$813.54M9.92%$2.30B70.85$8.08B8.18
LIFE
ETHOS TECHNOLOGIES INC
$11.00N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A-$48.92M-2.96N/AN/A
PUK
PRUDENTIAL PLC
$30.43N/AN/A18.09x24.93x3.35x2.31xN/A$3.51B8.68%$17.49B13.16$39.38B13.15
JXN
JACKSON FINANCIAL INC
$109.91$192.32-42.85%15.18x4.59x1.52x0.73x0.27x$5.66B75.79%$10.23B150.49$8.59B12.56
CIA
CITIZENS INC
$5.65$4.0539.49%26.90x18.65x1.15x1.26x0.75x$19.27M6.78%$225.60M4.49$261.05M18.60
GL
GLOBE LIFE INC
$142.65$130.419.38%10.20x9.22x1.91x2.00x1.10x$1.25B10.97%$5.69B71.47$13.77B8.82
AFL
AFLAC INC
$112.35$53.92108.35%14.63x15.23x3.36x2.05x4.74x$2.57B4.32%$28.69B54.12$60.80B11.46
LNC
LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP
$35.69$71.66-50.19%6.01x4.40x0.37x0.62x0.36x-$167.00M-2.46%$10.91B57.37$3.55B2.27
GNW
GENWORTH FINANCIAL INC
$8.30N/AN/A15.37x18.10x0.46x0.38xN/A$154.00M4.54%$8.81B21.60$2.80B6.57
UNM
UNUM GROUP
$70.84$85.50-17.15%16.55x7.66x0.89x1.04x0.44x$555.40M4.79%$11.12B67.90$15.21B12.02
BHF
BRIGHTHOUSE FINANCIAL INC
$62.54$189.17-66.94%4.34x2.97x0.57x0.56x0.22x$144.00M4.03%$6.36B111.30$124.49M0.11
AAME
ATLANTIC AMERICAN CORP
$2.74$3.07-10.79%12.45xN/A0.27x0.51x0.58x$24.25M43.39%$109.49M5.37$59.20M5.88
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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. Abacus Global Management (NYSE:ABX)


Abacus Global Management (NYSE:ABX) 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 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 17.97% over the past year, overperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by 16 percentage points.

Abacus Global Management has an average 1 year price target of $11.00, an upside of 27.91% from Abacus Global Management's current stock price of $8.60.

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.

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 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 47, which is 9 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 38.

CNO passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Cno Financial Group has seen its stock return 3.69% over the past year, overperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by 2 percentage points.

Cno Financial Group has an average 1 year price target of $46.25, an upside of 12.07% from Cno Financial Group's current stock price of $41.27.

Cno Financial Group stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Cno Financial Group, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 25% have issued a hold, while 25% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

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


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

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 -44.35% over the past year, underperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by -46 percentage points.

F&G Annuities & Life has an average 1 year price target of $35.00, an upside of 50.09% from F&G Annuities & Life's current stock price of $23.32.

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.

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. Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU)


Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU) has an annual dividend yield of 5.4%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.39%. 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 5.04%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.39%. 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 3.9%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.39%.

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 down?

Property & casualty insurance stocks were down -3.28% in the last day, and down -3.57% 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 24 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 47. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

F&G Annuities & Life's stock has dropped -44.35% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by -46 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 24 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 47. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Prudential Financial's stock has dropped -9.16% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by -11 percentage points.

3. Jackson Financial (NYSE:JXN)


Jackson Financial (NYSE:JXN) 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.

Jackson Financial has a valuation score of 57, which is 10 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 47. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Jackson Financial's stock has gained 30.82% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by 29 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 18.14% 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), 93.75% 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 14.91x.
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