Insurance Stocks
Insurance Stocks
There is no shortage of publicly traded insurance companies as investors have plenty of choices in this corner of the investing world. There is also a nice blend of large, mid and small-cap companies spread out over each of the major insurance areas. Property and casualty insurance is large enough that this section has been split into separate sections based on market capitalization to make the list more manageable.
Here is a little info on some of the sub-industries within this category to help you find trade setups or potential investments in areas that interest you. A full list of publicly traded insurance companies can be found by scrolling down or you can access a list of the companies in each group through the industry links on this page.
Health Insurance: These companies provide a wide range of health care products for both individuals and businesses and/or provide services under government-sponsored health care programs. Examples of companies in this section include:
- Aetna Inc. (AET)
- Anthem, Inc. (ANTM)
- Cigna Corporation (CI)
- Humana Inc. (HUM)
- UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH)
Insurance Brokers: A smaller selection of companies but the companies that are in this section include mid and large-sized companies. Examples of these companies include:
Life Insurance: There is a large selection of companies in this category with many of the larger companies also engaged in asset management. Examples of companies in this category include:
- Aegon NV (AEG)
- China Life Insurance Company Limited (LFC)
- Lincoln National Corporation (LNC)
- MetLife, Inc. (MET)
- Prudential Financial, Inc. (PRU)
Property and Casualty Insurance: We have divided this category into three different sections: large, mid and small-cap companies. These companies provide a wide-range of property and casualty insurance that covers cars, homes and business in addition to several companies providing specialty insurance products. Examples of companies in this section include:
- Allstate Corporation (The) (ALL)
- Chubb Corporation (The) (CB)
- CNA Financial Corporation (CNA)
- Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) (HIG)
- Loews Corporation (L)
- Markel Corporation (MKL)
- Progressive Corporation (The) (PGR)
- The Travelers Companies, Inc. (TRV)
Reinsurers: Reinsurers provide products to other companies in the insurance industry. In the most simple of explanations, they are the insurance agents for insurance companies. Some of these companies only offer reinsurance products while other companies in this section offer traditional and reinsurance products. Examples of some of companies in this section include:
- Everest Re Group, Ltd. (RE)
- Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (RGA)
- RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (RNR)
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Property and Casualty Insurance (Large Cap)
Property and Casualty Insurance (Mid Cap)
Property and Casualty Insurance (Small Cap)
Insurance Industry Resources
Insurance: IPOs in 2016
Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. (KNSL) (IPO July 28, 2016: casualty, property and specialty insurance products)
Insurance: IPOs in 2015
Conifer Holdings, Inc. (CNFR) (IPO in August 2015: Commercial and personal specialty insurance products)
Patriot National, Inc. (PN) (IPO in January 2015: Outsourcing services to the worker’s compensation insurance industry)
Insurance ETFs
iShares U.S. Insurance ETF (IAK)
PowerShares KBW Property & Casualty Insurance Portfolio (KBWP)
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List of Publicly Traded Insurance Stocks
1347 Property Insurance Holdings, Inc. (PIH) (Property and casualty insurance holding company)
Aegon NV (AEG) (Netherlands: life insurance, pensions and asset management services)
Aetna Inc. (AET) (Behavioral health, dental, disability, group life, medical and pharmacy)
Aflac Incorporated (AFL) (Supplemental Health and Life)
Alleghany Corporation (Y) (Property and liability specialty insurance; commercial property, casualty and surety insurance; worker’s compensation; Property and casualty reinsurer)
Allstate Corporation (The) (ALL) (Auto, home, life and retirement products)
Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (AMBC) (Financial guaranty insurance)
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company (AEL) (Annuities and life insurance)
American Financial Group, Inc. (AFG) (Commercial insurance products)
American International Group, Inc. (AIG) (Property casualty insurance, life insurance, mortgage insurance and a range of retirement products)
American National Insurance Company (ANAT) (Life insurance, annuities, health insurance, property and casualty)
AMERISAFE, Inc. (AMSF) (Workers compensation)
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. (AFSI) (Products for small businesses)
Anthem, Inc. (ANTM) (Health care plans)
Aon Plc. (AON) (United Kingdom: insurance and reinsurance brokerage services)
Arch Capital Group Ltd. (ACGL) (P&C, Mortgage, Reinsurance)
Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (ARGO) (Specialty products and reinsurance)
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG) (Property/casualty insurance and risk management programs)
Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited (AHL) (Insurance and reinsurance)
Assurant, Inc. (AIZ) (Specialty insurance products)
Assured Guaranty Ltd. (AGO) (Provides financial guaranty insurance and reinsurance to the financial guaranty industry)
Atlantic American Corporation (AAME) (Property and casualty, life and health, employee benefits)
Atlas Financial Holdings, Inc. (AFH) (Commercial automobile insurance)
Axis Capital Holdings Limited (AXS) (Specialty accident and health insurance and reinsurance products)
Blue Capital Reinsurance Holdings Ltd. (BCRH) (Property catastrophe reinsurance products)
Brown & Brown, Inc. (BRO) (Broad range of insurance products and services)
Centene Corporation (CNC) (Governmental programs for uninsured and under-insured)
China Life Insurance Company Limited (LFC) (China: life insurance and asset management services)
Chubb Limited (CB) (Insurance: Property and casualty products for both commercial entities and individuals)
Cigna Corporation (CI) (Behavioral, dental, group disability, group life and pharmacy)
Cincinnati Financial Corporation (CINF) (Property and casualty insurance covering businesses, homes and autos)
Citizens, Inc. (CIA) (Life insurance products)
CNA Financial Corporation (CNA) (Commercial insurance products)
CNO Financial Group, Inc. (CNO) (Annuities, life and supplemental health)
Conifer Holdings, Inc. (CNFR) (IPO in August 2015: Commercial and personal specialty insurance products)
Donegal Group, Inc. (DGICA) (Property and casualty insurance; personal and commercial insurance products)
EMC Insurance Group Inc. (EMCI) (Property and casualty insurance and reinsurance)
Employers Holdings Inc. (EIG) (Workers compensation for small businesses)
Enstar Group Limited (ESGR) (Broad range of insurance and reinsurance products and services)
Erie Indemnity Company (ERIE) (P&C, life, disability)
Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT) (Provides mortgage insurance, reinsurance and risk management products to the housing finance industry)
Everest Re Group, Ltd. (RE) (Global reinsurance and insurance company)
Fanhua Inc. (FANH) (China: life insurance, property and casualty insurance and wealth management products)
FBL Financial Group, Inc. (FFG) (Life insurance products and annuities)
Federated National Holding Company (FNHC) (Property and casualty insurance holding company)
FGL Holdings (FG) (Fixed annuity and life insurance products)
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (FNF) (Title insurance; services to the real estate and mortgage industries)
First American Corporation (The) (FAF) (Provides insurance products to the residential and commercial property industries)
Genworth Financial Inc. (GNW) (Products include financial protection coverages, life insurance, long term care insurance, mortgage insurance and wealth management services)
Global Indemnity Plc. (GBLI) (Ireland: wide range of insurance products)
Goosehead Insurance, Inc. (GSHD) (IPO April 27, 2018; personal lines insurance agency)
Greenlight Reinsurance, Ltd. (GLRE) (P&C reinsurance)
GWG Holdings, Inc. (GWGH) (Life insurance policies in the secondary market)
Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. (HALL) (Commercial and personal lines of property & casualty insurance products)
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) (HIG) (Property and casualty insurance, group benefits and mutual funds)
HCI Group, Inc. (HCI) (Property and casualty insurance products)
Health Insurance Innovations, Inc. (HIIQ) (Web-based platform; develops and administers web-based health insurance plans)
Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. (HRTG) (Property and casualty insurance holding company)
Horace Mann Educators Corporation (HMN) (Focused on educators)
Humana Inc. (HUM) (Group health, Medicare plans and supplemental insurance)
ICC Holdings, Inc. (ICCH) (Property and casualty insurance for the food and beverage industry)
Independence Holding Company (IHC) (Health and life)
Investors Title Company (ITIC) (Title insurance)
James River Group Holdings, Ltd. (JRVR) (Specialty insurance and reinsurance products)
Kemper Corporation (KMPR) (Products include property & casualty, health, home, life and rental insurance)
Kingstone Companies, Inc. (KINS) (Property and casualty insurance products to small businesses and individuals)
Kingsway Financial Services, Inc. (KFS) (Canada: stakes in several insurance industry assets)
Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. (KNSL) (Casualty, property and specialty insurance products)
Lincoln National Corporation (LNC) (Annuities, dental insurance, group protection, life insurance and retirement plan services)
Loews Corporation (L) (Diversified company: Commercial property and casualty insurance, natural gas pipelines, offshore drilling services and luxury hotels)
Maiden Holdings, Ltd. (MHLD) (Reinsurance)
Manulife Financial Corp. (MFC) (Canada: Manulife and John Hancock Brands; annuities, asset management services, individual life insurance, group life insurance, mutual funds, pension products and reinsurance products)
Markel Corporation (MKL) (Diverse financial holding company: principal business markets and underwrites specialty insurance products)
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (MMC) (Diversified risk, insurance and professional services firm)
MBIA, Inc. (MBI) (Financial guaranty insurance)
Mercury General Corporation (MCY) (Automobile)
MetLife, Inc. (MET) (Annuities, employee benefits, life insurance and asset management services)
MGIC Investment Corporation (MTG) (Mortgage insurance)
Molina Healthcare Inc. (MOH) (Government-sponsored healthcare programs)
National General Holdings Corp (NGHC) (Personal and commercial automobile insurance, recreational vehicle and motorcycle insurance, supplemental health insurance)
National Security Group, Inc. (NSEC) (Accident, casualty, life, property and health insurance)
National Western Life Insurance Company (NWLI) (Annuities and life insurance products)
NMI Holdings Inc. (NMIH) (Mortgage insurance company)
Old Republic International Corporation (ORI) (Property and casualty and title insurance)
Oxbridge Re Holdings Limited (OXBR) (Provides reinsurance business solutions for property and casualty insurers)
Primerica, Inc. (PRI) (Annuities and life insurance products)
Principal Financial Group Inc. (PFG) (Group disability, life, vision and dental insurance; retirement products)
ProAssurance Corporation (PRA) (Worker’s compensation, medical, legal liability)
Progressive Corporation (The) (PGR) (One of the largest auto insurance companies in the United States)
Protective Insurance Corporation (PTVCA) (Underwrites insurance for the transportation industry)
Prudential Financial, Inc. (PRU) (Life insurance, retirement products and asset management services)
Prudential Plc (PUK) (United Kingdom)
Radian Group Inc. (RDN) (Mortgage insurance)
Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (RGA) (Life insurance reinsurance products)
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (RNR) (Casualty and specialty reinsurance across a wide range of products)
RLI Corp. (RLI) (Specialty property and casualty insurer)
Safety Insurance Group, Inc. (SAFT) (Private passenger automobile insurance)
Security National Financial Corporation (SNFCA) (Mortgage loans, death care services, life insurance)
Selective Insurance Group, Inc. (SIGI) (Holding company for ten property and casualty insurance companies)
State Auto Financial Corporation (STFC) (Property and casualty insurance holding company)
Stewart Information Services Corporation (STC) (Title insurance)
Sun Life Financial Inc. (SLF) (Canada: Insurance products (dental, health, life, medical, disability), annuities and investing and retirement services)
The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (THG) (Property and casualty products)
The Navigators Group, Inc. (NAVG) (Specialty insurance products)
The Travelers Companies, Inc. (TRV) (Auto, home and business insurance products)
Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. (TPRE) (Specialty property and casualty reinsurer)
Tiptree Financial Inc. (TIPT) (Diversified financial services)
Torchmark Corporation (TMK) (Life and supplemental health insurance)
Triple-S Management Corporation (GTS) (Puerto Rico: managed care company and also operates businesses in life and property and casualty insurance)
Unico American Corporation (UNAM) (Property, casualty, and health insurance products)
United Fire Group, Inc. (UFCS) (Life, property and casualty and reinsurance)
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) (Health benefits and services)
United Insurance Holdings Corp. (UIHC) (Homeowners property and casualty products)
Universal Insurance Holdings Inc. (UVE) (Property and casualty insurance products)
Unum Group (UNM) (Disability, life, accident and critical illness coverage)
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (WCG) (Government-sponsored healthcare programs)
WMIH Corp. (WMIH) (WMMRC’s legacy reinsurance business)
W.R. Berkley Corporation (WRB) (Commercial insurance products; global reinsurance product line)
White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. (WTM) (Insurance and reinsurance offerings)
Willis Towers Watson plc (WLTW) (United Kingdom: insurance and reinsurance broker)
XL Group plc (XL) (Ireland: property and casualty and specialty products)