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U.S. Insurance Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 30, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies124
  • 7D1.5%
  • 3M2.0%
  • 1Y21.3%
  • YTD2.9%

In the last week, the Insurance industry is up 1.5%, with Progressive up 3.0%. During this same period, the RenaissanceRe Holdings underperformed, falling 7.5%. This means that the industry has gained 21% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 13% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Insurance Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 30 Jan 2025US$1.4tUS$895.6bUS$89.4b12.7x15.6x1.6x
Sat, 28 Dec 2024US$1.4tUS$893.2bUS$91.1b13x15x1.5x
Mon, 25 Nov 2024US$1.5tUS$893.2bUS$91.0b13.7x16x1.6x
Wed, 23 Oct 2024US$1.4tUS$861.4bUS$89.6b13.8x15.7x1.6x
Fri, 20 Sep 2024US$1.4tUS$855.0bUS$87.4b14.3x16x1.6x
Sun, 18 Aug 2024US$1.3tUS$855.4bUS$87.0b13.6x15.3x1.6x
Tue, 16 Jul 2024US$1.2tUS$820.7bUS$79.0b13.6x15.2x1.5x
Thu, 13 Jun 2024US$1.2tUS$823.4bUS$79.2b12.9x14.8x1.4x
Sat, 11 May 2024US$1.2tUS$821.7bUS$78.7b13.1x15x1.4x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024US$1.2tUS$792.7bUS$66.9b14.6x17.8x1.5x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024US$1.1tUS$792.1bUS$66.6b14.5x17.1x1.4x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024US$1.1tUS$797.6bUS$53.4b13.1x21.4x1.4x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023US$1.1tUS$792.9bUS$47.7b13x23x1.4x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023US$1.1tUS$792.8bUS$47.5b13.2x23.2x1.4x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023US$1.0tUS$805.4bUS$41.0b15x25.4x1.3x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023US$1.1tUS$799.3bUS$38.7b14.8x27.1x1.3x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023US$1.0tUS$799.0bUS$38.6b15.2x26.1x1.3x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023US$992.3bUS$781.6bUS$37.8b15.3x26.2x1.3x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023US$958.5bUS$774.5bUS$35.1b16.5x27.3x1.2x
Sun, 14 May 2023US$969.5bUS$774.0bUS$35.7b15.5x27.1x1.3x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023US$969.1bUS$759.1bUS$44.1b15.3x22x1.3x
Thu, 09 Mar 2023US$997.5bUS$759.7bUS$44.1b16.9x22.6x1.3x
Sat, 04 Feb 2023US$1.0tUS$778.4bUS$50.8b15.8x20.2x1.3x
Mon, 02 Jan 2023US$1.0tUS$777.8bUS$54.7b14.9x18.5x1.3x
Wed, 30 Nov 2022US$1.0tUS$777.8bUS$54.6b14.5x18.8x1.3x
Fri, 28 Oct 2022US$965.8bUS$768.3bUS$60.3b14.6x16x1.3x
Sun, 25 Sep 2022US$896.0bUS$767.1bUS$63.3b13.1x14.2x1.2x
Tue, 23 Aug 2022US$963.6bUS$767.3bUS$63.3b13.9x15.2x1.3x
Thu, 21 Jul 2022US$935.8bUS$783.0bUS$77.4b11.4x12.1x1.2x
Sat, 18 Jun 2022US$909.7bUS$787.8bUS$79.3b11.1x11.5x1.2x
Mon, 16 May 2022US$1.0tUS$787.9bUS$79.2b11.2x13x1.3x
Wed, 13 Apr 2022US$1.1tUS$787.4bUS$87.1b11x12.8x1.4x
Fri, 11 Mar 2022US$1.1tUS$817.4bUS$91.1b10.1x11.5x1.3x
Sun, 06 Feb 2022US$1.1tUS$796.4bUS$88.6b11x12.4x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12.4x


Total Market Cap: US$1.1tTotal Earnings: US$88.6bTotal Revenue: US$796.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Insurance Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.3x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American 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 15.6x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 18.3x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.4x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Insurance industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 4.0% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.S. Financials industry?

US Market-0.77%
Financials1.60%
Insurance1.50%
Life and Health Insurance2.87%
Property and Casualty Insurance2.00%
General Insurance0.97%
Insurance Brokers0.27%
Reinsurance-1.57%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Insurance Brokers industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 35.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 24.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 3.1% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Reinsurance industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the General Insurance industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 37% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 138% per year.
  • In contrast, the Property and Casualty Insurance industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 3.7% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
PGR ProgressiveUS$246.403.0%
+US$4.2b
38.2%PE17.9x
CB ChubbUS$275.832.8%
+US$3.0b
12.6%PE12x
AFL AflacUS$107.623.2%
+US$1.8b
27.6%PE15.7x
PRU Prudential FinancialUS$122.334.2%
+US$1.8b
16.6%PE10.7x
ALL AllstateUS$190.813.0%
+US$1.5b
22.9%PE12.3x
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PGR

US$246.40

Progressive

7D

3.0%

1Y

38.2%

BHF

US$62.00

Brighthouse Financial

7D

23.6%

1Y

19.8%

MKL

US$1,803.03

Markel Group

7D

-0.4%

1Y

20.4%

CB

US$275.83

Chubb

7D

2.8%

1Y

12.6%

RNR

US$236.89

RenaissanceRe Holdings

7D

-7.5%

1Y

3.5%

EG

US$351.51

Everest Group

7D

-3.4%

1Y

-8.7%

BRO

US$103.17

Brown & Brown

7D

-1.9%

1Y

33.0%

WRB

US$58.67

W. R. Berkley

7D

-0.6%

1Y

7.5%

AON

US$366.74

Aon

7D

-0.2%

1Y

22.9%

RLI

US$72.26

RLI

7D

-7.4%

1Y

6.0%

MMC

US$219.31

Marsh & McLennan Companies

7D

0.9%

1Y

13.1%

PRU

US$122.33

Prudential Financial

7D

4.2%

1Y

16.6%

FNF

US$57.99

Fidelity National Financial

7D

-0.7%

1Y

15.9%

ERIE

US$393.91

Erie Indemnity

7D

4.3%

1Y

13.9%