Insurance
L vs AFL: pairs trade
Loews (L) is a holding company whose largest business is the commercial insurer CNA. Aflac (AFL) is an insurer focused on supplemental health and life cover in the US and Japan. Insurers tend to move together because they face the same drivers: claims trends, catastrophe losses, pricing cycles and investment income from interest rates. When the gap between them stretches unusually far, the model measures how far, and how long such gaps have typically taken to close.
How far apart, versus normal
Where the pair stands tonight — and the exact levels the model uses — is in the full report.
Qualification
A pair has to re-qualify on every nightly scan (stationarity and half-life tests); if it fails, it is benched and publishes nothing that night. Repeated stress at the safety-stop distance suspends it. Why pairs get benched →
Published signals
Every time the full report flagged L / AFL, listed 30 days after publication.
| Published | Pair | Apart vs normal (at publication) | Typical time to close (modeled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-19 | L / AFL | 5.5% further apart than normal | about 6 trading days |
These percentages measure how far the two stocks have drifted from their usual relationship with each other. They are a distance, not a return: they are not a gain, not a yield, and not a forecast of profit. Times to close are modeled. Modeled, not achieved. Hypothetical results have inherent limitations and do not represent actual trading.
How each signal resolved is published on the track record once it meets our publication bar.
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