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 Thursday, September 17, 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 |
| Assurant, Inc. | AIZ | 1.06 | 13.6 | 7.8 | 3.5% | 2.30 | 9.6 | A |
| Chubb Limited | CB | 2.17 | 12.1 | 9.7 | 4.3% | 1.75 | 9.7 | B |
| First American Financial Corporation | FAF | 0.92 | 9.9 | 5.4 | 4.0% | 1.29 | 12.0 | A |
| Kingstone Companies, Inc. | KINS | 1.16 | 7.9 | 4.8 | (2.8%) | 2.17 | 3.5 | A |
| Octave Specialty Group, Inc. | OSG | 0.69 | na | 99.0 | 5.7% | 0.30 | na | B |
| The Progressive Corporation | PGR | 1.39 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 6.9% | 3.67 | 16.3 | B |
| RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. | RNR | 1.30 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 12.7% | 1.24 | 4.1 | 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.
Assurant, Inc.’s Value Grade
Value Grade:
| Metric | Score | AIZ | Industry Median |
| Price/Sales | 33 | 1.06 | 1.27 |
| Price/Earnings | 33 | 13.6 | 12.4 |
| EV/EBITDA | 24 | 7.8 | 9.1 |
| Shareholder Yield | 23 | 3.5% | 2.3% |
| Price/Book Value | 57 | 2.30 | 1.60 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | 23 | 9.6 | 9.1 |
Assurant, Inc. provides protection services to connected devices, homes, and automobiles in North America, Latin America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. It operates through Global Lifestyle and Global Housing segments. The Global Lifestyle segment offers mobile device solutions, and extended service contracts and related services for consumer electronics and appliances, and credit and other insurance products; and vehicle protection, commercial equipment protection, and other related services. The Global Housing segment provides lender-placed homeowners, manufactured housing, and flood insurance; renters insurance and other products; and voluntary manufactured housing, and condominium and homeowners insurance products. The company was formerly known as Fortis, Inc. and changed its name to Assurant, Inc. in February 2004. Assurant, Inc. was founded in 1892 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
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.
Assurant, Inc. has a Value Score of 81, which is considered to be undervalued.
When you look at Assurant, Inc.’s price-to-sales ratio at 1.06 compared to the industry median at 1.27, this company has a lower price relative to revenue compared to its peers. This could make Assurant, Inc.’s stock more attractive for value investors.
Assurant, Inc.’s price-earnings ratio is 13.60 compared to the industry median at 12.40. This means it has a higher share price relative to earnings compared to its peers. This could make Assurant, Inc. less attractive for value investors.
Now, let’s assess Assurant, Inc.’s EV/EBITDA ratio, also known as enterprise multiple. At 7.8, when compared to the industry median of 9.1, 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. Assurant, Inc.’s shareholder yield is higher than its industry median ratio of 2.35%. 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. Assurant, Inc.’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its industry median ratio of 1.60. This could make Assurant, Inc. less attractive to investors looking for a new addition to their portfolio.
Lastly, let’s take a look at Assurant, Inc.’s price-to-free-cash-flow ratio (P/FCF), which can indicate a company’s market value relative to its operating cash flow. Assurant, Inc.’s price-to-free-cash-flow ratio is higher than its industry median ratio of 9.10. This could make Assurant, Inc. less attractive because the higher P/FCF ratio indicates that Assurant, 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.
Chubb Limited’s Value Grade
Value Grade:
| Metric | Score | CB | Industry Median |
| Price/Sales | 51 | 2.17 | 1.27 |
| Price/Earnings | 26 | 12.1 | 12.4 |
| EV/EBITDA | 35 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| Shareholder Yield | 19 | 4.3% | 2.3% |
| Price/Book Value | 46 | 1.75 | 1.60 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | 24 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
Chubb Limited provides insurance and reinsurance products worldwide. It operates in six segments: North America Commercial Property and Casualty (P&C;) Insurance, North America Personal P&C; Insurance, North America Agricultural Insurance, Overseas General Insurance, Global Reinsurance, and Life Insurance. The company offers property and general liability, workers' compensation, and umbrella; professional and management liability; environmental, health, and international coverages; and claims and risk management products and services, loss control, and engineering and complex claims management. It also provides homeowners, automobile and collector cars, valuable articles, and personal and excess liability insurance. In addition, the company offers multiple peril crop insurance and crop-hail insurance for farm, ranch, specialty (P&C;), and commercial agriculture products; product and employer liability, business interruption, and specialty risk; property insurance products, including traditional commercial fire coverage, energy industry-related, marine, construction, and other technical coverages; personal accident and supplemental medical coverages, such as accidental death, business/holiday travel, specified disease, disability, medical and hospital indemnity, and income protection; and directors and officers, professional indemnity, cyber, surety, aviation, political risk, and specialty personal lines products. Further, it provides property catastrophe reinsurance; traditional and specialty P&C; reinsurance; and protection and savings products, which includes individual and group term life, dental, critical illness, dementia, hospital cash, credit life, group employee benefits, whole life, universal life, unit linked contracts, endowment plans, and annuities. The company was formerly known as ACE Limited and changed its name to Chubb Limited in January 2016. Chubb Limited was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.
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.
Chubb Limited has a Value Score of 78, which is considered to be undervalued.
Chubb Limited’s price-earnings ratio is 12.1 compared to the industry median at 12.4. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Chubb Limited more attractive for value investors.
Chubb Limited’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its peers. This could make Chubb Limited more attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.60.
You can read more about Chubb Limited’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.
First American Financial Corporation’s Value Grade
Value Grade:
| Metric | Score | FAF | Industry Median |
| Price/Sales | 30 | 0.92 | 1.27 |
| Price/Earnings | 16 | 9.9 | 12.4 |
| EV/EBITDA | 12 | 5.4 | 9.1 |
| Shareholder Yield | 21 | 4.0% | 2.3% |
| Price/Book Value | 33 | 1.29 | 1.60 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | 31 | 12.0 | 9.1 |
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 92, which is considered to be undervalued.
First American Financial Corporation’s price-earnings ratio is 9.9 compared to the industry median at 12.4. 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 1.60.
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.
Kingstone Companies, Inc.’s Value Grade
Value Grade:
| Metric | Score | KINS | Industry Median |
| Price/Sales | 35 | 1.16 | 1.27 |
| Price/Earnings | 10 | 7.9 | 12.4 |
| EV/EBITDA | 10 | 4.8 | 9.1 |
| Shareholder Yield | 63 | (2.8%) | 2.3% |
| Price/Book Value | 55 | 2.17 | 1.60 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | 7 | 3.5 | 9.1 |
Kingstone Companies, Inc., through its subsidiary, Kingstone Insurance Company, provides property and casualty insurance products in the United States. The company offers personal line of insurance products, such as homeowners, dwelling fire, cooperative/condominiums, renters, and personal umbrella policies; and commercial auto insurance products. It also underwrites for-hire vehicle physical damage only policies for livery and car service vehicles and taxicabs; and canine legal liability policies. The company provides its products through retail and wholesale agents and brokers. The company was formerly known as DCAP Group, Inc. and changed its name to Kingstone Companies, Inc. in July 2009. Kingstone Companies, Inc. was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Kingston, New York.
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.
Kingstone Companies, Inc. has a Value Score of 84, which is considered to be undervalued.
Kingstone Companies, Inc.’s price-earnings ratio is 7.9 compared to the industry median at 12.4. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Kingstone Companies, Inc. more attractive for value investors.
Kingstone Companies, Inc.’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its peers. This could make Kingstone Companies, Inc. more attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.60.
You can read more about Kingstone Companies, 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.
Octave Specialty Group, Inc.’s Value Grade
Value Grade:
| Metric | Score | OSG | Industry Median |
| Price/Sales | 25 | 0.69 | 1.27 |
| Price/Earnings | na | na | 12.4 |
| EV/EBITDA | 97 | 99.0 | 9.1 |
| Shareholder Yield | 14 | 5.7% | 2.3% |
| Price/Book Value | 4 | 0.30 | 1.60 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | na | na | 9.1 |
Octave Specialty Group, Inc., an insurance holding company, primarily engages in the specialty property and casualty insurance business in the United States and the United Kingdom. It operates in two segments, Specialty Property and Casualty Insurance; and Insurance Distribution. The Specialty Property and Casualty Insurance segment provides specialty property and casualty program insurance with a focus on commercial and personal liability risks. The Insurance Distribution segment offers property, niche specialty risk, accident and health, miscellaneous specialty, reinsurance, surety, marine and energy, specialty auto, excess and surplus lines commercial package, professional lines, and directors’ and officers’ insurance. The company was formerly known as Ambac Financial Group, Inc. and changed its name to Octave Specialty Group, Inc. in November 2025. The company was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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.
Octave Specialty Group, Inc. has a Value Score of 75, which is considered to be undervalued.
Octave Specialty Group, Inc.’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Octave Specialty Group, Inc. less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.60.
You can read more about Octave Specialty 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.
The Progressive Corporation’s Value Grade
Value Grade:
| Metric | Score | PGR | Industry Median |
| Price/Sales | 40 | 1.39 | 1.27 |
| Price/Earnings | 20 | 10.9 | 12.4 |
| EV/EBITDA | 34 | 9.5 | 9.1 |
| Shareholder Yield | 11 | 6.9% | 2.3% |
| Price/Book Value | 72 | 3.67 | 1.60 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | 44 | 16.3 | 9.1 |
The Progressive Corporation operates as an insurance company in the United States. It writes insurance for personal autos and special lines products, including motorcycles, RVs, and watercraft; and personal residential property insurance for homeowners and renters. The company also writes auto-related liability and physical damage insurance for comprising dump trucks, log trucks, garbage trucks, tractors, trailers, straight trucks, tow trucks and wreckers, vans, pick-up trucks, and autos; business-related general liability and commercial property insurance for small businesses; and workers’ compensation insurance for the transportation industry. In addition, it offers other specialty property-casualty insurance and provides related services; personal property reinsurance products; and involved in investment activities. It sells its products through independent insurance agencies, as well as online and over the phone. The Progressive Corporation was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in Mayfield, Ohio.
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.
The Progressive Corporation has a Value Score of 72, which is considered to be undervalued.
The Progressive Corporation’s price-earnings ratio is 10.9 compared to the industry median at 12.4. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes The Progressive Corporation more attractive for value investors.
The Progressive Corporation’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its peers. This could make The Progressive Corporation more attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.60.
You can read more about The Progressive 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.
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Value Grade
Value Grade:
| Metric | Score | RNR | Industry Median |
| Price/Sales | 38 | 1.30 | 1.27 |
| Price/Earnings | 5 | 5.6 | 12.4 |
| EV/EBITDA | 10 | 4.8 | 9.1 |
| Shareholder Yield | 3 | 12.7% | 2.3% |
| Price/Book Value | 32 | 1.24 | 1.60 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | 9 | 4.1 | 9.1 |
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides reinsurance and insurance products in the United States and internationally. The company operates through Property, and Casualty and Specialty segments. The Property segment writes property catastrophe excess of loss reinsurance contracts to insure insurance and reinsurance companies against natural and man-made catastrophes, including hurricanes, earthquakes, typhoons, and tsunamis, as well as winter storms, freezes, floods, fires, windstorms, tornadoes, explosions, and acts of terrorism; and other property class of products, such as proportional reinsurance, property per risk, property reinsurance, binding facilities, and regional U.S. multi-line reinsurance. The Casualty and Specialty segment writes various classes of products, such as directors and officers, medical malpractice, transactional liability, and professional indemnity; automobile and employer’s liability, casualty clash, umbrella or excess casualty, workers’ compensation, and general liability; financial and mortgage guaranty, political risk, surety, and trade credit; and accident and health, agriculture, aviation, construction, cyber, energy, marine, satellite, and terrorism. The company distributes products and services primarily through intermediaries. It invests in and manages funds. RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. was incorporated in 1993 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.
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. has a Value Score of 98, which is considered to be undervalued.
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s price-earnings ratio is 5.6 compared to the industry median at 12.4. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. more attractive for value investors.
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.60.
You can read more about RenaissanceRe Holdings 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.
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.
- Assurant, Inc. stock has a Value Grade of A.
- Chubb Limited stock has a Value Grade of B.
- First American Financial Corporation stock has a Value Grade of A.
- Kingstone Companies, Inc. stock has a Value Grade of A.
- Octave Specialty Group, Inc. stock has a Value Grade of B.
- The Progressive Corporation stock has a Value Grade of B.
- RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. 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.
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