{
  "id": 5605075,
  "title": "How are the market valuations for the U.S: insurers doing?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/how-are-the-market-valuations-for-the-u-s-insurers-doing",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-04T17:07:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Marginal Revolution",
    "slug": "marginal-revolution",
    "url": "https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2026/09/how-are-the-market-valuations-for-the-u-s-insurers-doing.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "U.S. insurance stocks have been outperforming the overall market since the beginning of May 2026, according to data from GPT Pro. To compare, they have risen from $132.01 on May 1 to $147.87 on September 3, a gain of +12.0%, while the iShares U.S. Insurance ETF (IAK) and the SPDR S&P Insurance ETF (KIE) have both gained +14.1%. In contrast, the S&P 500 ETF (SPY) has increased by only +7.3% over the same period, from $720.65 to $773.17. This puts insurers roughly 5-7 percentage points ahead of the market.",
  "summary": "U.S. insurance stocks have been doing quite well since the beginning of May 2026, and they have materially outperformed the overall market. I’m using the May 1 close through the September 3 close so that we compare complete trading days; these are price changes, excluding dividends. The cleanest broad measure is the iShares U.S. Insurance […] The post How are the market valuations for the U.S:…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}