Based on key financial metrics such as the price-to-sales ratio, shareholder yield and the price-earnings ratio, the following 7 stocks made the list for top value stocks in the Insurance industry. Those looking for value stocks to add to their portfolio may want to use this list as a starting point for further investment research.
Why Focus on Undervalued Insurance Stocks?
Value investors seek to buy stocks at a discount to their intrinsic value. Long-term returns show that such strategies are advantageous. Value stocks, as a group, tend to outperform growth stocks over extended periods of time. Typically, value investors perform financial analysis of numerous metrics, don’t follow the herd and are long-term investors.
AAII’s A+ Investor Value Grade is derived from a stock’s Value Score. The Value Score is the percentile rank of the average of the percentile ranks of the price-to-sales ratio, price-earnings ratio, enterprise-value-to-EBITDA (EV/EBITDA) ratio, shareholder yield, price-to-book-value ratio and price-to-free-cash-flow ratio. The score is variable, meaning it can consider all six ratios or, should any of the six ratios not be valid, the remaining ratios that are valid. To be assigned a Value Score, stocks must have a valid (non-null) ratio and corresponding ranking for at least two of the six valuation ratios.
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7 Undervalued Insurance Stocks
Of course, there are countless value stocks that are worth mentioning, but this is a concise list of the top 7 undervalued stocks in the Insurance industry for Friday, February 20, 2026. Let’s take a closer look at their individual scores to see how they measure up against each other and the Insurance industry median.
| Company | Ticker | Price/Sales | Price/Earnings | EV/EBITDA | Shareholder Yield | Price/Book Value | Price/Free Cash Flow | Value Grade |
| Arch Capital Group Ltd. | ACGL | 1.87 | 9.2 | 7.8 | 1.1% | 1.57 | 8.3 | A |
| First American Financial Corporation | FAF | 0.92 | 11.1 | 6.3 | 4.2% | 1.23 | 12.7 | A |
| Hippo Holdings Inc. | HIPO | 1.59 | 7.7 | na | (0.5%) | 1.71 | na | B |
| Principal Financial Group, Inc. | PFG | 1.32 | 17.6 | 11.7 | 7.3% | 1.69 | 5.5 | A |
| SiriusPoint Ltd. | SPNT | 1.09 | 15.1 | 7.7 | 29.5% | 1.28 | 12.7 | A |
| United Fire Group, Inc. | UFCS | 0.72 | 9.0 | 3.6 | 1.5% | 1.08 | 3.4 | A |
| W. R. Berkley Corporation | WRB | 1.91 | 14.8 | 10.1 | 2.9% | 2.73 | 8.7 | B |
The Value Grade is assigned based on how each stock’s composite valuation compares to all other stocks.
The process for assigning grades starts with each variable for a given stock. The percentile rankings for all valid ratios that a stock has are calculated. So, for instance, a stock could have a price-to-book ranking in the 43rd percentile, a price-earnings ranking in the 67th percentile, a price-to-sales ranking in the 23rd percentile, etc. Then, those rankings are averaged for each stock. (A minimum of two valid variables are required, though all six will be used if available.)
Once the average of the individual variables is calculated, that average is ranked against all stocks. Put another way, each stock’s composite valuation is compared to all other stocks. These ranks are then sorted into quintiles from the cheapest 20% (a grade of A) to the most expensive 20% (a grade of F).
As always, we recommend that you conduct proper due diligence and research before investing in any security. We also suggest that investors utilize numerous grades, not just value, when it comes to deciding whether a company is a good fit for their allocation needs.
Arch Capital Group Ltd.’s Value Grade
Value Grade:
| Metric | Score | ACGL | Industry Median |
| Price/Sales | 47 | 1.87 | 1.07 |
| Price/Earnings | 12 | 9.2 | 13.8 |
| EV/EBITDA | 23 | 7.8 | 9.5 |
| Shareholder Yield | 36 | 1.1% | 1.4% |
| Price/Book Value | 42 | 1.57 | 1.57 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | 19 | 8.3 | 8.4 |
Arch Capital Group Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides insurance, reinsurance, and mortgage insurance products in the United States, Canada, Bermuda, the United Kingdom, Europe, and Australia. The Insurance segment offers commercial automobile; commercial multiperil; financial and professional line liability; admitted, excess, and surplus casualty lines; property and short-tail specialty; workers compensation; casualty; marine and aviation; excess and surplus casualty; construction and national accounts; alternative market risks and employer’s liability; travel, accident, and health; contract and commercial surety coverage; and other insurance products, as well as Lloyd’s syndicates; programs; and warranty and lenders solutions. Its Reinsurance segment provides reinsurance products for casualty; marine and aviation; property catastrophe; property excluding property catastrophe; and other specialty products. The Mortgage segment offers U.S. primary mortgage insurance business written predominantly on loans sold to the Federal National Mortgage Association and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation; reinsurance and underwriting services related to the U.S. credit-risk transfer business and other U.S. mortgage reinsurance transactions; and international mortgage insurance and reinsurance business covering loans. It markets its products through a group of licensed independent retail and wholesale brokers. The company was formerly known as Risk Capital Holdings, Inc. Arch Capital Group Ltd. was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Pembroke, Bermuda.
Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.
Arch Capital Group Ltd. has a Value Score of 84, which is considered to be undervalued.
When you look at Arch Capital Group Ltd.’s price-to-sales ratio at 1.87 compared to the industry median at 1.07, this company has a higher price relative to revenue compared to its peers. This could make Arch Capital Group Ltd.’s stock less attractive for value investors.
Arch Capital Group Ltd.’s price-earnings ratio is 9.20 compared to the industry median at 13.75. This means it has a lower share price relative to earnings compared to its peers. This could make Arch Capital Group Ltd. more attractive for value investors.
Now, let’s assess Arch Capital Group Ltd.’s EV/EBITDA ratio, also known as enterprise multiple. At 7.8, when compared to the industry median of 9.5, the company may be considered undervalued in relation to its peers. Value investors could use the enterprise multiple to identify stocks that are considered overvalued or undervalued relative to their industry.
Shareholder yield is the sum of a stock’s dividend yield (paid over previous 12 months minus special dividends) and the percentage of net share buybacks over the previous 12 months. Arch Capital Group Ltd.’s shareholder yield is lower than its industry median ratio of 1.40%. Value investors may look for an attractive shareholder yield because it can be a powerful tool for identifying if the company has a good management team.
As one of the most common value metrics, the price-to-book ratio evaluates a company’s current market price relative to its book value. Arch Capital Group Ltd.’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its industry median ratio of 1.57. This could make Arch Capital Group Ltd. fairly attractive to investors looking for a new addition to their portfolio.
Lastly, let’s take a look at Arch Capital Group Ltd.’s price-to-free-cash-flow ratio (P/FCF), which can indicate a company’s market value relative to its operating cash flow. Arch Capital Group Ltd.’s price-to-free-cash-flow ratio is lower than its industry median ratio of 8.40. This could make Arch Capital Group Ltd. more attractive because the lower P/FCF ratio indicates that Arch Capital Group Ltd. is undervalued. The P/FCF ratio metric can also be viewed over a long-term time frame to see if the company's cash flow to share price value is generally improving or worsening.
First American Financial Corporation’s Value Grade
Value Grade:
| Metric | Score | FAF | Industry Median |
| Price/Sales | 30 | 0.92 | 1.07 |
| Price/Earnings | 18 | 11.1 | 13.8 |
| EV/EBITDA | 15 | 6.3 | 9.5 |
| Shareholder Yield | 19 | 4.2% | 1.4% |
| Price/Book Value | 32 | 1.23 | 1.57 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | 32 | 12.7 | 8.4 |
First American Financial Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides financial services. It operates through Title Insurance and Services, and Home Warranty segments. The Title Insurance and Services segment issues title insurance policies on residential and commercial property, as well as offers related products and services internationally. This segment also provides closing and/or escrow services; products, services, and solutions to mitigate risk or otherwise facilitate real estate transactions; appraisals and other valuation-related products and services; lien release, document custodial, and default-related products and services; document generation services; warehouse lending services; and subservices mortgage loans; as well as banking, trust, and wealth management services. In addition, it accommodates tax-deferred exchanges of real estate; and maintains, manages, and provides access to title plant data and records. This segment offers its products through a network of direct operations and agents in various states and in the District of Columbia, as well as in Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, and internationally. The Home Warranty segment provides home warranty products, including residential service contracts that cover residential systems, such as heating and air conditioning systems, and certain appliances against failures that occur as the result of normal usage during the coverage period. This segment operates in various states and the District of Columbia. First American Financial Corporation was founded in 1889 and is based in Santa Ana, California.
Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.
First American Financial Corporation has a Value Score of 91, which is considered to be undervalued.
First American Financial Corporation’s price-earnings ratio is 11.1 compared to the industry median at 13.8. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes First American Financial Corporation more attractive for value investors.
First American Financial Corporation’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make First American Financial Corporation less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.57.
You can read more about First American Financial Corporation’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.
Hippo Holdings Inc.’s Value Grade
Value Grade:
| Metric | Score | HIPO | Industry Median |
| Price/Sales | 43 | 1.59 | 1.07 |
| Price/Earnings | 8 | 7.7 | 13.8 |
| EV/EBITDA | na | na | 9.5 |
| Shareholder Yield | 52 | (0.5%) | 1.4% |
| Price/Book Value | 45 | 1.71 | 1.57 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | na | na | 8.4 |
Hippo Holdings Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides property and casualty insurance products to individuals and business customers primarily in the United States. It operates three segments: Services, Insurance-as-a-Service, and Hippo Home Insurance Program. The company’s insurance products include homeowners’ insurance against risks of fire, wind, and theft, as well as other personal lines policies from third party carriers; personal and commercial; and auto, flood, earthquake, pet, and other insurance products. It also offers service contracts, home health check-ups, and home care advice. The company distributes insurance products and services through its technology platforms and website, as well as operates licensed insurance agencies. Hippo Holdings Inc. is headquartered in San Jose, California.
Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.
Hippo Holdings Inc. has a Value Score of 71, which is considered to be undervalued.
Hippo Holdings Inc.’s price-earnings ratio is 7.7 compared to the industry median at 13.8. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Hippo Holdings Inc. more attractive for value investors.
Hippo Holdings Inc.’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its peers. This could make Hippo Holdings Inc. more attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.57.
You can read more about Hippo Holdings Inc.’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.
Principal Financial Group, Inc.’s Value Grade
Value Grade:
| Metric | Score | PFG | Industry Median |
| Price/Sales | 38 | 1.32 | 1.07 |
| Price/Earnings | 42 | 17.6 | 13.8 |
| EV/EBITDA | 44 | 11.7 | 9.5 |
| Shareholder Yield | 9 | 7.3% | 1.4% |
| Price/Book Value | 45 | 1.69 | 1.57 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | 12 | 5.5 | 8.4 |
Principal Financial Group, Inc. provides retirement, asset management, and insurance products and services to businesses, individuals, and institutional clients worldwide. The company operates through Retirement and Income Solutions, Principal Asset Management, and Benefits and Protection segments. The Retirement and Income Solutions segment provides retirement, and related financial products and services. This segment offers products and services for defined contribution plans, including 401(k) and 403(b) plans, defined benefit plans, nonqualified executive benefit plans, employee stock ownership plans, equity compensation, and pension risk transfer services; individual retirement accounts; investment only products; and mutual funds, individual variable annuities, registered index-linked annuities, and bank products, as well as trust and custody services. The Principal Asset Management segment provides equity, fixed income, real estate, and other alternative investments, as well as fund offerings. This segment also offers pension accumulation products and services, mutual funds, asset management, income annuities, and life insurance accumulation products, as well as voluntary savings plans. The Benefits and Protection segment provides specialty benefits, such as specialty benefits group dental and vision insurance, group life and other insurance, and group and individual disability insurance, as well as administers group dental, disability, and vision benefits; and individual life insurance products comprising universal, variable universal, indexed universal, and term life insurance products. This segment serves insurance solutions for small and medium-sized businesses and their owners, as well as employees. The company was founded in 1879 and is based in Des Moines, Iowa.
Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.
Principal Financial Group, Inc. has a Value Score of 81, which is considered to be undervalued.
Principal Financial Group, Inc.’s price-earnings ratio is 17.6 compared to the industry median at 13.8. This means that it has a higher price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Principal Financial Group, Inc. less attractive for value investors.
Principal Financial Group, Inc.’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its peers. This could make Principal Financial Group, Inc. more attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.57.
You can read more about Principal Financial Group, Inc.’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.
SiriusPoint Ltd.’s Value Grade
Value Grade:
| Metric | Score | SPNT | Industry Median |
| Price/Sales | 34 | 1.09 | 1.07 |
| Price/Earnings | 35 | 15.1 | 13.8 |
| EV/EBITDA | 22 | 7.7 | 9.5 |
| Shareholder Yield | 1 | 29.5% | 1.4% |
| Price/Book Value | 34 | 1.28 | 1.57 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | 32 | 12.7 | 8.4 |
SiriusPoint Ltd. provides multi-line reinsurance and insurance products and services worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Reinsurance, and Insurance & Services. The Reinsurance segment provides aviation and space, accident and health, casualty, credit, marine and energy, property to insurance and reinsurance companies, government entities, and other risk bearing vehicles. This segment offers medical insurance products, trip cancellation programs, medical management services, and 24/7 emergency medical and travel assistance services. The Insurance & Services segment provides accident and health, marine and energy, property and casualty, mortgage, environmental, workers' compensation, commercial auto lines, professional liability, and other lines of business. The company was formerly known as Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. and changed its name to SiriusPoint Ltd. in February 2021. SiriusPoint Ltd. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Pembroke, Bermuda.
Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.
SiriusPoint Ltd. has a Value Score of 89, which is considered to be undervalued.
SiriusPoint Ltd.’s price-earnings ratio is 15.1 compared to the industry median at 13.8. This means that it has a higher price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes SiriusPoint Ltd. less attractive for value investors.
SiriusPoint Ltd.’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make SiriusPoint Ltd. less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.57.
You can read more about SiriusPoint Ltd.’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.
United Fire Group, Inc.’s Value Grade
Value Grade:
| Metric | Score | UFCS | Industry Median |
| Price/Sales | 25 | 0.72 | 1.07 |
| Price/Earnings | 11 | 9.0 | 13.8 |
| EV/EBITDA | 6 | 3.6 | 9.5 |
| Shareholder Yield | 34 | 1.5% | 1.4% |
| Price/Book Value | 26 | 1.08 | 1.57 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | 7 | 3.4 | 8.4 |
United Fire Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides property and casualty insurance for individuals and businesses in the United States. Its commercial lines include fire and allied lines, other liability, automobile, workers’ compensation, fidelity and surety coverage, and other insurance products; and personal lines comprise automobile, and fire and allied lines coverage, including assumed reinsurance for homeowners multi-peril coverage. The company sells its products through a network of independent agencies. United Fire Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1946 and is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.
United Fire Group, Inc. has a Value Score of 96, which is considered to be undervalued.
United Fire Group, Inc.’s price-earnings ratio is 9.0 compared to the industry median at 13.8. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes United Fire Group, Inc. more attractive for value investors.
United Fire Group, Inc.’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make United Fire Group, Inc. less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.57.
You can read more about United Fire Group, Inc.’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.
W. R. Berkley Corporation’s Value Grade
Value Grade:
| Metric | Score | WRB | Industry Median |
| Price/Sales | 48 | 1.91 | 1.07 |
| Price/Earnings | 34 | 14.8 | 13.8 |
| EV/EBITDA | 35 | 10.1 | 9.5 |
| Shareholder Yield | 25 | 2.9% | 1.4% |
| Price/Book Value | 61 | 2.73 | 1.57 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | 20 | 8.7 | 8.4 |
W. R. Berkley Corporation, an insurance holding company, operates as a commercial line writer worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Insurance, and Reinsurance & Monoline Excess. The Insurance segment underwrites commercial insurance business, including excess and surplus lines, admitted lines, and specialty personal lines. This segment also provides accident and health insurance and reinsurance products; insurance for commercial risks; casualty and specialty environmental products; insurance coverages for fine arts and jewelry exposures; excess liability and inland marine coverage for small to medium-sized insureds; and commercial general liability, umbrella, professional liability, directors and officers, commercial property, and surety products, as well as products for technology, and life sciences and travel industries. In addition, it offers cyber risk solutions; crime and fidelity insurance products; medical professional coverages; workers’ compensation insurance products; management liability and general insurance products; personal lines insurance solutions, including home, condo/co-op, auto, fine arts and collectibles, liability, collector vehicle, and recreational marine; law enforcement, public officials and educator's legal, and employment practices liability, as well as incidental medical, property, and crime insurance products; at-risk and alternative risk insurance program management services; professional liability; energy and marine risks; and insurance products to the Lloyd's marketplace. The Reinsurance & Monoline Excess segment provides treaty and facultative reinsurance solutions; property and casualty reinsurance products; facultative reinsurance products include automatic, semi-automatic, and individual risk assumed reinsurance; and turnkey products, such as cyber, employment practices liability insurance, liquor liability insurance and violent events. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.
Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.
W. R. Berkley Corporation has a Value Score of 70, which is considered to be undervalued.
W. R. Berkley Corporation’s price-earnings ratio is 14.8 compared to the industry median at 13.8. This means that it has a higher price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes W. R. Berkley Corporation less attractive for value investors.
W. R. Berkley Corporation’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its peers. This could make W. R. Berkley Corporation more attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.57.
You can read more about W. R. Berkley Corporation’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.
Other Insurance Stock Grades
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Choosing Which of the 7 Best Insurance Stocks Is Right for You
Choosing which value stocks to invest in will ultimately depend on your individual goals and allocation; however, comparing similar value stocks in the same industry can help you analyze which might be better investments for you in the long run. So, let’s take a look at the Value Grade for all of our stocks.
- Arch Capital Group Ltd. stock has a Value Grade of A.
- First American Financial Corporation stock has a Value Grade of A.
- Hippo Holdings Inc. stock has a Value Grade of B.
- Principal Financial Group, Inc. stock has a Value Grade of A.
- SiriusPoint Ltd. stock has a Value Grade of A.
- United Fire Group, Inc. stock has a Value Grade of A.
- W. R. Berkley Corporation stock has a Value Grade of B.
Now that you have a bit more background about each of the 7 undervalued stocks in the Insurance industry as well as their overall grades, it’s time for you to conduct additional research to see if these could fit your portfolio needs based on your goals and risk tolerance. AAII can help you figure out both and identify which investments align with what works best for you.
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Additional Resources About Insurance Stocks
Want to learn more about Insurance stocks to see if they could be the right investment for you? Check out some additional resources and articles to help you on your financial journey.
- 7 Undervalued Insurance Stocks for Friday, February 20
- Is Chubb Limited (CB) Overvalued?
- Is The Progressive Corporation (PGR) Overvalued?
- 3 Undervalued Insurance Stocks for Thursday, February 19
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