NASDAQ:IBRX.O 20 January 2026

March 20, 2026, 3:25 PM EDT. Property & Casualty (P&C) insurance stocks posted strong Q4 results, with revenues beating analyst estimates by 2.9%. Root (NASDAQ:ROOT), a tech-driven auto insurer, reported $397 million in revenue, a 21.5% increase year-on-year and a 3.3% beat on expectations. However, its shares fell 26.5% post-earnings. First American Financial (NYSE:FAF), providing title insurance and related services since 1889, posted $2.05 billion in revenue, up 21.6%, exceeding estimates by 15.2%, yet its stock dropped 9%. The sector faces cyclical pressures, catastrophe losses from climate change, and rising litigation costs known as social inflation. Despite strong earnings, share prices generally declined following earnings announcements.