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U.K. (FTSE) Property and Casualty Insurance Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 20, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D12.4%
  • 3M7.4%
  • 1Y26.0%
  • YTDn/a

The Property and Casualty Insurance is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Beazley has stood out, gaining 44%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 11% in that time. As for the next few years, earnings are forecast to decline by 2.2% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Property and Casualty Insurance Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 20 Jan 2026UK£23.1bUK£14.0bUK£2.2b10.3x10.4x1.7x
Thu, 18 Dec 2025UK£20.9bUK£14.0bUK£2.2b9.6x9.4x1.5x
Sat, 15 Nov 2025UK£21.2bUK£14.1bUK£2.3b9.1x9.4x1.5x
Mon, 13 Oct 2025UK£22.5bUK£14.0bUK£2.2b10x10.1x1.6x
Wed, 10 Sep 2025UK£20.9bUK£13.9bUK£2.2b9.2x9.5x1.5x
Fri, 08 Aug 2025UK£22.5bUK£13.5bUK£2.2b9.8x10.4x1.7x
Sun, 06 Jul 2025UK£21.8bUK£13.3bUK£2.2b9.5x9.8x1.6x
Tue, 03 Jun 2025UK£26.2bUK£18.1bUK£2.4b9.3x11x1.4x
Thu, 01 May 2025UK£24.5bUK£18.2bUK£2.4b8.7x10.2x1.3x
Sat, 29 Mar 2025UK£23.8bUK£18.5bUK£2.5b10.6x9.7x1.3x
Mon, 24 Feb 2025UK£22.3bUK£16.3bUK£2.6b10.7x8.5x1.4x
Wed, 22 Jan 2025UK£22.3bUK£16.5bUK£2.7b11.3x8.3x1.4x
Fri, 20 Dec 2024UK£21.9bUK£16.3bUK£2.7b10.4x8.3x1.3x
Sun, 17 Nov 2024UK£19.6bUK£16.3bUK£2.6b6.8x7.4x1.2x
Tue, 15 Oct 2024UK£21.3bUK£16.0bUK£2.6b7.8x8.3x1.3x
Thu, 12 Sep 2024UK£21.7bUK£16.0bUK£2.6b7.7x8.4x1.4x
Sat, 10 Aug 2024UK£20.8bUK£15.3bUK£2.4b11x8.6x1.4x
Mon, 08 Jul 2024UK£20.2bUK£14.8bUK£2.2b12.2x9.3x1.4x
Wed, 05 Jun 2024UK£21.1bUK£14.8bUK£2.2b12.7x9.7x1.4x
Fri, 03 May 2024UK£20.6bUK£15.0bUK£2.2b11.7x9.3x1.4x
Sun, 31 Mar 2024UK£21.7bUK£15.0bUK£2.2b11.7x9.9x1.5x
Tue, 27 Feb 2024UK£20.0bUK£11.9bUK£673.7m21x29.7x1.7x
Thu, 25 Jan 2024UK£18.6bUK£11.9bUK£672.6m20.4x27.7x1.6x
Sat, 23 Dec 2023UK£19.4bUK£11.9bUK£672.1m21.9x28.9x1.6x
Mon, 20 Nov 2023UK£19.2bUK£12.0bUK£681.3m21.2x28.2x1.6x
Wed, 18 Oct 2023UK£17.7bUK£12.2bUK£690.5m19.7x25.7x1.5x
Fri, 15 Sep 2023UK£19.0bUK£12.0bUK£682.2m19.8x27.8x1.6x
Sun, 13 Aug 2023UK£17.7bUK£11.1bUK£745.2m18.3x23.7x1.6x
Tue, 11 Jul 2023UK£17.1bUK£10.6bUK£474.9m30.1x36x1.6x
Thu, 08 Jun 2023UK£19.0bUK£10.8bUK£479.8m33x39.5x1.8x
Sat, 06 May 2023UK£18.4bUK£10.7bUK£477.2m30.9x38.6x1.7x
Mon, 03 Apr 2023UK£17.3bUK£10.8bUK£481.2m29.1x36x1.6x
Wed, 01 Mar 2023UK£19.3bUK£10.9bUK£812.3m17x23.7x1.8x
Fri, 27 Jan 2023UK£19.1bUK£10.6bUK£783.2m16.9x24.4x1.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

24.4x


Total Market Cap: UK£19.1bTotal Earnings: UK£783.2mTotal Revenue: UK£10.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Property and Casualty Insurance Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.3x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Property and Casualty Insurance industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 9.2x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 17.3x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Property and Casualty Insurance industry have grown 42% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 9.6% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Property and Casualty Insurance compare with similar industries?

GB Market0.77%
Financials2.38%
Insurance4.28%
Property and Casualty Insurance12.35%
Life and Health Insurance2.00%
Reinsurance1.19%
General Insurance0.76%
Insurance Brokers0%0
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
BEZ BeazleyUK£11.7044.4%
+UK£2.1b		40.4%PE9.4x
HSX HiscoxUK£15.168.4%
+UK£380.1m		40.4%PE11.1x
LRE Lancashire HoldingsUK£6.243.8%
+UK£55.7m		-4.1%PE8.8x
PGH Personal Group HoldingsUK£3.133.0%
+UK£2.8m		68.3%PE14.7x
SBRE Sabre Insurance GroupUK£1.320.8%
+UK£2.5m		-2.1%PE8.2x

Latest News

BEZ
UK£11.70
Beazley
7D
44.4%
1Y
40.4%
ADM
UK£30.76
Admiral Group
7D
-0.3%
1Y
17.6%
LRE
UK£6.24
Lancashire Holdings
7D
3.8%
1Y
-4.1%
HSX
UK£15.16
Hiscox
7D
8.4%
1Y
40.4%
PGH
UK£3.13
Personal Group Holdings
7D
3.0%
1Y
68.3%

Personal Group Holdings Plc's (LON:PGH) Popularity With Investors Is Under Threat From Overpricing

Nov 28
Personal Group Holdings Plc's (LON:PGH) Popularity With Investors Is Under Threat From Overpricing
SBRE
UK£1.32
Sabre Insurance Group
7D
0.8%
1Y
-2.1%