First American Financial Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides financial services. It operates through Title Insurance and Services, and Home Warranty segments. The Title Insurance and Services segment issues title insurance policies on residential and commercial property, as well as offers related products and services internationally. This segment also provides closing and/or escrow services; products, services, and solutions to mitigate risk …
Full FAF analysis →
Competitive advantage assessment
Key strengths
Stable Underwriting Performance Through CyclesUnderwriting stability score is 0.71, demonstrating consistent risk selection and reserving discipline through market cycles.
First American Corporation (New ranks #10 of 19
scored companies in Insurance - Specialty by moat score — the top 53%.
The widest moat in the group is NMI Holdings Inc (NMIH)
at 78/100.
Moat scores for companies ranked near FAF in Insurance - Specialty
How FAF scores on the Insurance & Reinsurance defenses
Underwriting Discipline
Score 65
· 25% of the moat score
Underwriting discipline is the core insurance moat, and it consists mostly of the willingness to lose business.
Float Investment Quality
Score 37
· 20% of the moat score
Float is the money an insurer holds between collecting premiums and paying claims — capital it invests but does not own.
Pricing Power
Score 51
· 18% of the moat score
For an insurer, pricing power is the ability to push rate ahead of claims inflation and keep the policyholders anyway.
Capital Strength & Solvency
Score 45
· 17% of the moat score
Capital is what lets an insurer credibly promise to pay a claim that has not happened yet, and it is scrutinised by regulators and rating agencies alike.
Operational Efficiency
Score 41
· 12% of the moat score
The expense ratio — what it costs to acquire and administer a policy — is the half of the combined ratio management fully controls.
Scale & Diversification
Score 45
· 8% of the moat score
Diversification is a real economic advantage in insurance rather than a portfolio preference: risks spread across perils, geographies and lines are less likely to arrive at once, so the same capital supports more premium.
What is First American Corporation (New's moat score?
First American Corporation (New (FAF) scores 49 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as developing. It ranks #10 of 19 scored companies in Insurance - Specialty, the top 53%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 18 companies in Insurance - Specialty. Its strongest defense is Underwriting Discipline (65/100) and its weakest is Float Investment Quality (37/100).
How does First American Corporation (New compare with other Insurance - Specialty companies?
First American Corporation (New ranks #10 of 19 scored companies in Insurance - Specialty by moat score. The widest moat in Insurance - Specialty is NMI Holdings Inc (NMIH) at 78/100. The companies ranked closest are ICC Holdings, Inc. (ICCH) at 54 just above it and Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT) at 48 just below it.
How is the moat score calculated?
Each company is scored with an industry-specific template — Insurance & Reinsurance in this case, chosen because the defenses that matter to a bank are not the ones that matter to a software company. Every defense combines several financial signals, and each signal is measured as a percentile against a peer group of 18 companies in Insurance - Specialty. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.
Why is First American Corporation (New scored with the Insurance & Reinsurance template?
An insurer is paid before it knows what its product cost, and invests the money in the meantime. Profit therefore comes from two sources that must both work: pricing risk better than rivals, and earning a return on the float those premiums create. The Insurance template scores that pair, along with the capital that lets a company survive the year in which the losses arrive together.
Which competitive defenses are measured for First American Corporation (New?
The Insurance & Reinsurance template measures 6 defenses, and FAF scores: Underwriting Discipline (65), Float Investment Quality (37), Pricing Power (51), Capital Strength & Solvency (45), Operational Efficiency (41), Scale & Diversification (45). Each is scored independently as a percentile against peers, so a company can be strong on one and weak on another — the overall score reflects how those defenses are weighted for this industry.
We value your privacy
We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience, analyze site traffic, and personalize content. By clicking 'Accept All', you consent to our use of cookies.
Read our cookie policy
Cookie Preferences
Manage your cookie preferences. Essential cookies are always enabled.