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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 C and is the 66th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	ROE	ROA	ROCE	ROIC	D/E	Current Ratio	Gross Margin	Profit Margin	Operating Margin
MET	METLIFE INC	$50.66B	11.30%	0.40%	N/A	0.70%	25.22	N/A	24.00%	4.10%	6.02%
ABX	ABACUS GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC	$889.15M	8.60%	4.10%	12.04%	12.10%	1.14	0.47	87.70%	15.50%	38.58%
CIA	CITIZENS INC	$287.21M	6.40%	0.80%	N/A	1.00%	6.47	N/A	38.10%	5.70%	6.83%
FG	F&G ANNUITIES & LIFE INC	$3.80B	5.40%	0.30%	N/A	0.60%	19.47	N/A	27.90%	4.30%	8.39%
JXN	JACKSON FINANCIAL INC	$8.00B	-0.20%	0.00%	N/A	0.00%	34.39	N/A	58.10%	-0.30%	-0.88%
PRU	PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC	$32.79B	11.40%	0.50%	N/A	0.60%	22.76	N/A	31.80%	5.90%	7.62%
CNO	CNO FINANCIAL GROUP INC	$4.12B	8.90%	0.60%	N/A	1.30%	13.70	N/A	45.10%	5.10%	11.68%
MFC	MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP	$69.09B	10.40%	0.50%	N/A	0.80%	19.41	N/A	38.20%	13.30%	20.64%
PRI	PRIMERICA INC	$8.86B	32.30%	5.10%	N/A	6.80%	5.14	N/A	80.90%	22.80%	30.33%
PUK	PRUDENTIAL PLC	$39.14B	21.20%	2.00%	N/A	2.60%	9.49	N/A	61.10%	30.80%	38.59%
GL	GLOBE LIFE INC	$12.00B	20.60%	3.80%	N/A	4.90%	4.16	N/A	51.90%	19.40%	26.31%
UNM	UNUM GROUP	$12.69B	6.60%	1.20%	N/A	1.70%	4.71	N/A	38.30%	5.60%	8.74%
LNC	LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP	$7.03B	11.10%	0.30%	N/A	0.40%	37.26	N/A	8.60%	6.00%	8.59%
LIFE	ETHOS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.05B	N/A	N/A	19.62%	N/A	-5.62	2.17	98.30%	18.40%	20.36%
AFL	AFLAC INC	$59.19B	13.10%	3.00%	N/A	3.90%	2.95	N/A	57.50%	21.20%	27.69%
GNW	GENWORTH FINANCIAL INC	$3.43B	2.50%	0.30%	N/A	0.50%	8.95	N/A	24.40%	3.10%	5.64%
BHF	BRIGHTHOUSE FINANCIAL INC	$3.55B	5.50%	0.10%	N/A	0.20%	34.72	N/A	44.90%	4.90%	6.93%
AAME	ATLANTIC AMERICAN CORP	$52.42M	4.50%	1.10%	N/A	2.40%	2.94	N/A	36.40%	2.30%	4.67%

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. Metlife (NYSE:MET)

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

Metlife (NYSE:MET) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 10 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 38.

MET passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Metlife has seen its stock return 2.43% over the past year, underperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by -8 percentage points.

Metlife has an average 1 year price target of $93.82, an upside of 20.74% from Metlife's current stock price of $77.70.

Metlife stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 11 analysts covering Metlife, 72.73% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 18.18% have issued a Buy, 9.09% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Abacus Global Management (NYSE:ABX)

Abacus Global Management (NYSE:ABX) 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 Abacus Global Management (NYSE:ABX) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: D, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Abacus Global Management (NYSE:ABX) has a Due Diligence Score of 49, which is 11 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 38.

ABX passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Abacus Global Management has seen its stock return 10.96% over the past year, overperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by 1 percentage points.

Abacus Global Management has an average 1 year price target of $9.50, an upside of 3.15% from Abacus Global Management's current stock price of $9.21.

Abacus Global Management stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Abacus Global Management, 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: B.

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 34.04% over the past year, overperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by 24 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. Atlantic American (NASDAQ:AAME)

Atlantic American (NASDAQ:AAME) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.39%. Atlantic American's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Atlantic American's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Atlantic American's dividend payout ratio of 9.1% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU)

Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU) has an annual dividend yield of 5.78%, 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.

3. Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC)

Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC) has an annual dividend yield of 4.87%, which is 2 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.

Why are property & casualty insurance stocks up?

Property & casualty insurance stocks were up 0.01% in the last day, and up 0.23% 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. Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU)

Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU) 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.

Prudential Financial has a valuation score of 57, which is 21 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 36. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Prudential Financial's stock has dropped -9.44% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by -20 percentage points.

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

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

F&G Annuities & Life has a valuation score of 57, which is 21 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 36. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

F&G Annuities & Life's stock has dropped -20.78% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by -31 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 21 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 36. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Lincoln National's stock has gained 15.86% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by 6 percentage points.

Are property & casualty insurance stocks a good buy now?

40% of property & casualty insurance stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect property & casualty insurance stocks to rise by 7.99% 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), 75% are rated C (Hold), 12.5% 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 2.21x.

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Property & Casualty Insurance Stocks FAQ

1. Metlife (NYSE:MET)

2. Abacus Global Management (NYSE:ABX)

3. Citizens (NYSE:CIA)

1. Atlantic American (NASDAQ:AAME)

2. Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU)

3. Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC)

1. Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU)

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

3. Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC)

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