The grades of three insurance stocks are on the rise this week on Portfolio Grader. Each of these stocks is rated an “A” (“strong buy”) or “B” overall (“buy”).

Kansas City Life Insurance Company (KCLI) is making progress this week as its rating of C (“hold”) from last week increases to a B (“buy”) rating this week. Kansas City Life Insurance offers a variety of individual life insurance and annuity policies, as well as group life insurance distributed primarily through numerous general agencies. In Portfolio Grader’s specific subcategories of Earnings Growth and Earnings Momentum, KCLI also gets A’s. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of KCLI stock.

This week, Stewart Information Services Corporation (STC) pushes up from a C to a B rating. Stewart Information Services is a real estate information, title insurance, and transaction management company. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of STC stock.

Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS) is progressing from last week’s rating of B (“buy”) as the company improves to an A (“strong buy”) this week. Kingsway Financial Services engages in the provision of property and casualty insurance products for individuals and businesses in the United States and Puerto Rico. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of KFS stock.

Louis Navellier’s proprietary Portfolio Grader stock ranking system assesses roughly 5,000 companies every week based on a number of fundamental and quantitative measures. Stocks are given a letter grade based on their results — with A being “strong buy,” and F being “strong sell.” Explore the tool here.