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

UpdatedJan 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D4.6%
  • 3M5.5%
  • 1Y18.3%
  • YTDn/a

The Property and Casualty Insurance industry is up 5.9% in the last week, with Beazley up 9.0%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 20%. Looking forward, earnings are expected to remain mostly flat in the next few years.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 21 Jan 2025UK£22.1bUK£16.5bUK£2.7b11.3x8.2x1.3x
Thu, 19 Dec 2024UK£21.9bUK£16.2bUK£2.6b10.4x8.3x1.3x
Sat, 16 Nov 2024UK£19.6bUK£16.3bUK£2.6b6.8x7.4x1.2x
Mon, 14 Oct 2024UK£21.3bUK£16.0bUK£2.6b7.8x8.3x1.3x
Wed, 11 Sep 2024UK£21.8bUK£16.0bUK£2.6b7.9x8.5x1.4x
Fri, 09 Aug 2024UK£20.4bUK£15.0bUK£2.2b10.9x9.3x1.4x
Sun, 07 Jul 2024UK£20.2bUK£14.8bUK£2.2b12.2x9.3x1.4x
Tue, 04 Jun 2024UK£21.4bUK£14.8bUK£2.2b12.6x9.8x1.4x
Thu, 02 May 2024UK£20.9bUK£15.0bUK£2.2b11.5x9.4x1.4x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024UK£21.7bUK£15.3bUK£2.2b11.7x9.9x1.4x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024UK£19.8bUK£11.9bUK£674.2m20.7x29.3x1.7x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024UK£18.6bUK£11.9bUK£673.7m20.3x27.5x1.6x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023UK£19.4bUK£11.9bUK£674.2m21.8x28.8x1.6x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023UK£19.2bUK£12.0bUK£681.3m21.2x28.2x1.6x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023UK£17.7bUK£12.2bUK£690.5m19.7x25.7x1.5x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023UK£18.6bUK£11.9bUK£679.4m19.5x27.4x1.6x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023UK£17.7bUK£11.1bUK£745.4m18.3x23.7x1.6x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023UK£16.9bUK£10.6bUK£475.0m30.2x35.6x1.6x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023UK£19.3bUK£10.8bUK£480.2m33x40.1x1.8x
Fri, 05 May 2023UK£18.3bUK£10.7bUK£478.1m30.8x38.2x1.7x
Sun, 02 Apr 2023UK£17.3bUK£10.8bUK£481.2m29.1x36x1.6x
Tue, 28 Feb 2023UK£19.3bUK£10.9bUK£812.9m17.2x23.7x1.8x
Thu, 26 Jan 2023UK£18.7bUK£10.6bUK£783.2m16.6x23.9x1.8x
Sat, 24 Dec 2022UK£19.4bUK£10.8bUK£785.8m17.3x24.7x1.8x
Mon, 21 Nov 2022UK£18.2bUK£10.8bUK£787.2m15.8x23.2x1.7x
Wed, 19 Oct 2022UK£16.6bUK£11.2bUK£793.3m14.7x20.9x1.5x
Fri, 16 Sep 2022UK£18.1bUK£11.1bUK£793.4m16.9x22.8x1.6x
Sun, 14 Aug 2022UK£17.8bUK£10.7bUK£787.5m19.6x22.6x1.7x
Tue, 12 Jul 2022UK£17.7bUK£10.9bUK£1.3b14x13.5x1.6x
Thu, 09 Jun 2022UK£17.8bUK£10.6bUK£1.3b14.9x13.8x1.7x
Sat, 07 May 2022UK£17.4bUK£10.7bUK£1.3b14.4x13.4x1.6x
Mon, 04 Apr 2022UK£18.9bUK£10.4bUK£1.3b16.3x14.8x1.8x
Wed, 02 Mar 2022UK£19.8bUK£10.3bUK£1.2b13x16.1x1.9x
Fri, 28 Jan 2022UK£21.6bUK£10.0bUK£1.2b16.2x18.2x2.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18.2x


Total Market Cap: UK£21.6bTotal Earnings: UK£1.2bTotal Revenue: UK£10.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Property and Casualty Insurance Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 21.6x202320242025
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 8.3x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 21.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.7x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Property and Casualty Insurance industry have grown 32% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 19% 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 Market3.53%
Financials5.22%
Insurance6.35%
Property and Casualty Insurance4.58%
Life and Health Insurance7.86%
General Insurance5.39%
Reinsurance1.56%
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£8.347.3%
+UK£359.0m		58.8%PE4.9x
ADM Admiral GroupUK£26.153.6%
+UK£273.5m		2.2%PE19.6x
HSX HiscoxUK£10.804.3%
+UK£153.0m		1.8%PE6.3x
DLG Direct Line Insurance GroupUK£2.622.9%
+UK£96.3m		53.2%PE11.3x
LRE Lancashire HoldingsUK£6.515.3%
+UK£79.2m		8.5%PE5.3x
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HSX

UK£10.80

Hiscox

7D

4.3%

1Y

1.8%

BEZ

UK£8.34

Beazley

7D

7.3%

1Y

58.8%

DLG

UK£2.62

Direct Line Insurance Group

7D

2.9%

1Y

53.2%

ADM

UK£26.15

Admiral Group

7D

3.6%

1Y

2.2%

LRE

UK£6.51

Lancashire Holdings

7D

5.3%

1Y

8.5%

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PGH

UK£1.86

Personal Group Holdings

7D

-1.1%

1Y

1.9%

SBRE

UK£1.35

Sabre Insurance Group

7D

2.7%

1Y

-14.2%