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, March 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 |
| Brighthouse Financial, Inc. | BHF | 0.50 | 10.4 | 9.8 | 3.3% | 0.50 | 21.8 | A |
| F&G; Annuities & Life, Inc. | FG | 0.53 | 12.6 | 4.0 | (2.2%) | 0.67 | 0.7 | A |
| Fidelity National Financial, Inc. | FNF | 0.84 | 20.3 | 6.8 | 5.7% | 1.64 | 2.4 | A |
| Globe Life Inc. | GL | 1.88 | 9.8 | 8.1 | 6.2% | 1.82 | 9.6 | A |
| Genworth Financial, Inc. | GNW | 0.45 | 14.8 | 7.6 | 6.8% | 0.36 | 10.0 | A |
| Horace Mann Educators Corporation | HMN | 1.01 | 10.7 | 12.8 | 4.4% | 1.14 | 3.5 | A |
| Markel Group Inc. | MKL | 1.40 | 11.1 | 8.1 | 8.6% | 1.27 | 9.4 | A |
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.
Brighthouse Financial, Inc.’s Value Grade
Value Grade:
| Metric | Score | BHF | Industry Median |
| Price/Sales | 20 | 0.50 | 1.02 |
| Price/Earnings | 19 | 10.4 | 11.6 |
| EV/EBITDA | 33 | 9.8 | 9.0 |
| Shareholder Yield | 24 | 3.3% | 1.0% |
| Price/Book Value | 10 | 0.50 | 1.51 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | 57 | 21.8 | 7.6 |
Brighthouse Financial, Inc. provides annuity and life insurance products in the United States. The company operates through Annuities, Life, and Run-off segments. The Annuities segment offers variable, fixed, index-linked, and income annuities for contract holders’ needs for protected wealth accumulation on a tax-deferred basis, wealth transfer, and income security. The Life segment provides term, universal, whole, and variable life products for policyholders’ needs for financial security and protected wealth transfer. The Run-off segment manages universal life with secondary guarantees, structured settlements, pension risk transfer contracts, various company-owned life insurance policies, and funding agreements. Brighthouse Financial, Inc. was founded in 1863 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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.
Brighthouse Financial, Inc. has a Value Score of 88, which is considered to be undervalued.
When you look at Brighthouse Financial, Inc.’s price-to-sales ratio at 0.50 compared to the industry median at 1.02, this company has a lower price relative to revenue compared to its peers. This could make Brighthouse Financial, Inc.’s stock more attractive for value investors.
Brighthouse Financial, Inc.’s price-earnings ratio is 10.40 compared to the industry median at 11.60. This means it has a lower share price relative to earnings compared to its peers. This could make Brighthouse Financial, Inc. more attractive for value investors.
Now, let’s assess Brighthouse Financial, Inc.’s EV/EBITDA ratio, also known as enterprise multiple. At 9.8, when compared to the industry median of 9.0, the company may be considered overvalued 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. Brighthouse Financial, Inc.’s shareholder yield is higher than its industry median ratio of 1.00%. 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. Brighthouse Financial, Inc.’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its industry median ratio of 1.51. This could make Brighthouse Financial, Inc. more attractive to investors looking for a new addition to their portfolio.
Lastly, let’s take a look at Brighthouse Financial, Inc.’s price-to-free-cash-flow ratio (P/FCF), which can indicate a company’s market value relative to its operating cash flow. Brighthouse Financial, Inc.’s price-to-free-cash-flow ratio is higher than its industry median ratio of 7.60. This could make Brighthouse Financial, Inc. less attractive because the higher P/FCF ratio indicates that Brighthouse Financial, Inc. 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.
F&G; Annuities & Life, Inc.’s Value Grade
Value Grade:
| Metric | Score | FG | Industry Median |
| Price/Sales | 21 | 0.53 | 1.02 |
| Price/Earnings | 29 | 12.6 | 11.6 |
| EV/EBITDA | 7 | 4.0 | 9.0 |
| Shareholder Yield | 62 | (2.2%) | 1.0% |
| Price/Book Value | 14 | 0.67 | 1.51 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | 2 | 0.7 | 7.6 |
F&G; Annuities & Life, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides annuity and life insurance products in the United States. It offers fixed indexed annuities registered index-linked annuities, pension risk transfer and indexed universal life, and multi-year guarantee annuities; immediate annuities; indexed universal life insurance; pension risk transfer solutions; and institutional funding agreements. The company distributes its products through independent agents, banks, and broker-dealers to retail annuity and life customers, as well as institutional clients. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. F&G; Annuities & Life, Inc. is a subsidiary of Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
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.
F&G; Annuities & Life, Inc. has a Value Score of 94, which is considered to be undervalued.
F&G; Annuities & Life, Inc.’s price-earnings ratio is 12.6 compared to the industry median at 11.6. This means that it has a higher price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes F&G; Annuities & Life, Inc. less attractive for value investors.
F&G; Annuities & Life, Inc.’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make F&G; Annuities & Life, Inc. less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.51.
You can read more about F&G; Annuities & Life, 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.
Fidelity National Financial, Inc.’s Value Grade
Value Grade:
| Metric | Score | FNF | Industry Median |
| Price/Sales | 30 | 0.84 | 1.02 |
| Price/Earnings | 52 | 20.3 | 11.6 |
| EV/EBITDA | 17 | 6.8 | 9.0 |
| Shareholder Yield | 13 | 5.7% | 1.0% |
| Price/Book Value | 45 | 1.64 | 1.51 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | 5 | 2.4 | 7.6 |
Fidelity National Financial, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides various insurance products in the United States. It operates through Title, F&G;, and Corporate and Other segments. The company offers title insurance, escrow, and other title related services, including trust activities, trustee sales guarantees, recordings and reconveyances, and home warranty products. It also provides technology and transaction services to the real estate and mortgage industries; and mortgage transaction services, including title-related services and facilitation of production and management of mortgage loans. In addition, the company offers annuity and life insurance products, such as deferred and immediate annuities, as well as indexed universal life insurance products; and funding agreements and pension risk transfer (PRT) solutions. Further, it engages in the real estate brokerage business. Fidelity National Financial, Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.
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.
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. has a Value Score of 88, which is considered to be undervalued.
Fidelity National Financial, Inc.’s price-earnings ratio is 20.3 compared to the industry median at 11.6. This means that it has a higher price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Fidelity National Financial, Inc. less attractive for value investors.
Fidelity National Financial, Inc.’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its peers. This could make Fidelity National Financial, Inc. more attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.51.
You can read more about Fidelity National Financial, 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.
Globe Life Inc.’s Value Grade
Value Grade:
| Metric | Score | GL | Industry Median |
| Price/Sales | 49 | 1.88 | 1.02 |
| Price/Earnings | 17 | 9.8 | 11.6 |
| EV/EBITDA | 24 | 8.1 | 9.0 |
| Shareholder Yield | 11 | 6.2% | 1.0% |
| Price/Book Value | 50 | 1.82 | 1.51 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | 23 | 9.6 | 7.6 |
Globe Life Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides various life and supplemental health insurance products to lower middle- and middle-income families in the United States. It operates in three segments: Life Insurance, Supplemental Health Insurance, and Investments. The company offers whole, term, and other life insurance products, as well as life insurance for children; Medicare supplement and limited-benefit supplemental health insurance products, such as accident, cancer, critical illness, heart, intensive care, and other health products; and final expense, accidental death, mortgage protection, and hospital insurance products. It sells its products through direct-to-consumer channels, exclusive independent agents, general agency independent agents, and brokers. The company was formerly known as Torchmark Corporation and changed its name to Globe Life Inc. in August 2019. Globe Life Inc. was founded in 1900 and is headquartered in McKinney, Texas.
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.
Globe Life Inc. has a Value Score of 85, which is considered to be undervalued.
Globe Life Inc.’s price-earnings ratio is 9.8 compared to the industry median at 11.6. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Globe Life Inc. more attractive for value investors.
Globe Life Inc.’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its peers. This could make Globe Life Inc. more attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.51.
You can read more about Globe Life 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.
Genworth Financial, Inc.’s Value Grade
Value Grade:
| Metric | Score | GNW | Industry Median |
| Price/Sales | 19 | 0.45 | 1.02 |
| Price/Earnings | 37 | 14.8 | 11.6 |
| EV/EBITDA | 22 | 7.6 | 9.0 |
| Shareholder Yield | 10 | 6.8% | 1.0% |
| Price/Book Value | 6 | 0.36 | 1.51 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | 24 | 10.0 | 7.6 |
Genworth Financial, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides mortgage and long-term care insurance products in the United States. It operates through two segments: Enact and Closed Block. The company offers primary mortgage, and mortgage insurance products, and contract underwriting services. It also provides long-term care insurance products that are intended to protect against the significant and escalating costs of long-term care services provided in the insured’s home, assisted living, and nursing facilities. In addition, the company offers protection and retirement income products, that includes traditional and non-traditional life insurance, such as term, universal and term universal life insurance, corporate-owned life insurance, and funding agreements; fixed annuities; and variable annuities. It distributes its products through sales force, sales representatives, and digital marketing programs. Genworth Financial, Inc. was founded in 1871 and is headquartered in Glen Allen, Virginia.
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.
Genworth Financial, Inc. has a Value Score of 96, which is considered to be undervalued.
Genworth Financial, Inc.’s price-earnings ratio is 14.8 compared to the industry median at 11.6. This means that it has a higher price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Genworth Financial, Inc. less attractive for value investors.
Genworth Financial, Inc.’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Genworth Financial, Inc. less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.51.
You can read more about Genworth Financial, 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.
Horace Mann Educators Corporation’s Value Grade
Value Grade:
| Metric | Score | HMN | Industry Median |
| Price/Sales | 34 | 1.01 | 1.02 |
| Price/Earnings | 21 | 10.7 | 11.6 |
| EV/EBITDA | 50 | 12.8 | 9.0 |
| Shareholder Yield | 18 | 4.4% | 1.0% |
| Price/Book Value | 31 | 1.14 | 1.51 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | 7 | 3.5 | 7.6 |
Horace Mann Educators Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an insurance holding company in the United States. It operates through three segments: Property & Casualty, Life & Retirement, and Supplemental & Group Benefits segments. The Property & Casualty segment offers insurance products, including private passenger auto insurance, residential home insurance, and personal umbrella insurance; standard auto coverage including liability, collision, and comprehensive; property coverage for homeowners and renters. The Life & Retirement segment sells tax-qualified fixed, fixed indexed, and variable annuities; the Horace Mann Retirement Advantage open architecture platform and other defined contribution plans; traditional term, whole life insurance products, and indexed universal life (IUL) products. This segment also offers Life by Design, a portfolio of individual whole life and individual term insurance products that address the financial planning needs of educators; Life Select, a combination product that mixes a base of either traditional whole life, 20-pay life, or life paid-up at age 65 with a variety of term riders; single premium whole life products; and cash value term. The Supplemental & Group Benefits segment offers employer-sponsored products, including accident, critical illness, limited-benefit fixed indemnity insurance, term life, and short-term and long-term disability, as well as worksite direct products, such as supplemental heart, cancer, disability, and accident coverages. The company offers individual protection and savings solutions, including auto insurance, property insurance, liability insurance, 403(b) retirement plans, mutual funds, life insurance, student loan solutions, credit monitoring, and financial wellness workshops. It distributes its products and services through agents, brokers, benefit specialists, direct and digital channels. The company was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Springfield, Illinois.
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.
Horace Mann Educators Corporation has a Value Score of 88, which is considered to be undervalued.
Horace Mann Educators Corporation’s price-earnings ratio is 10.7 compared to the industry median at 11.6. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Horace Mann Educators Corporation more attractive for value investors.
Horace Mann Educators Corporation’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Horace Mann Educators Corporation less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.51.
You can read more about Horace Mann Educators 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.
Markel Group Inc.’s Value Grade
Value Grade:
| Metric | Score | MKL | Industry Median |
| Price/Sales | 41 | 1.40 | 1.02 |
| Price/Earnings | 22 | 11.1 | 11.6 |
| EV/EBITDA | 24 | 8.1 | 9.0 |
| Shareholder Yield | 6 | 8.6% | 1.0% |
| Price/Book Value | 36 | 1.27 | 1.51 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | 22 | 9.4 | 7.6 |
Markel Group Inc. engages in the insurance business in the United States, the United Kingdom, Bermuda, Germany, rest of the European Union, Canada, and the Asia Pacific. It operates through Markel Insurance, Industrial, Financial, and Consumer and Other segments. The company offers general and professional liability, specialty programs, workers' compensation, and marine and energy insurance; personal lines insurance, such as property coverage for homeowners; property insurance coverages, including fire, windstorm, hail, water damage, and catastrophe-exposed property risks, such as earthquake and wind; and credit and surety products. It also distributes exterior building products, such as siding, windows, doors, roofing, and gutters; invests in asset and wealth management companies; engages in the homebuilding of single-family homes, townhouses, and condominiums; designs and provides leather handbags and accessories; owns and operates manufactured housing communities; and sponsors teachers for placement. In addition, the company offers structural and architectural precast concrete; ornamental plants; industrial bakery equipment; over-the-road car-hauling equipment, such as trailers; cutter suction and auger dredges; and laminated oak and composite flooring for trailers. Further, it provides fire protection, life safety, and low-voltage solutions; heavy lift crawler cranes; erosion control and stormwater management; gas containment and transportation equipment; wall panel systems and dorm room furniture; insurance-linked securities investment and insurance management; equipment leasing; fronting and automobile collateral protection coverage; information technology consulting; data collection and pricing intelligence solutions; and concierge healthcare membership services. The company was formerly known as Markel Corporation and changed its name to Markel Group Inc. in May 2023. Markel Group Inc. was founded in 1930 and is headquartered in Glen Allen, Virginia.
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.
Markel Group Inc. has a Value Score of 91, which is considered to be undervalued.
Markel Group Inc.’s price-earnings ratio is 11.1 compared to the industry median at 11.6. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Markel Group Inc. more attractive for value investors.
Markel Group Inc.’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Markel Group Inc. less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.51.
You can read more about Markel 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.
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.
- Brighthouse Financial, Inc. stock has a Value Grade of A.
- F&G; Annuities & Life, Inc. stock has a Value Grade of A.
- Fidelity National Financial, Inc. stock has a Value Grade of A.
- Globe Life Inc. stock has a Value Grade of A.
- Genworth Financial, Inc. stock has a Value Grade of A.
- Horace Mann Educators Corporation stock has a Value Grade of A.
- Markel Group Inc. stock has a Value Grade of A.
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, March 20
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