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Loss Ratio with Window Functions
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Loss Ratio with Window Functions

HardSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Given a SQL database of insurance policies and claims, write a query using window functions to calculate the cumulative loss ratio per region over time.

Use earned premium as the denominator and incurred claim amounts as the numerator. Include months represented by either policies or claims, and treat missing monetary values as zero.

Output

  1. One row per region and month.
  2. Columns: region, month, earned_premium, incurred_claims, cumulative_earned_premium, cumulative_incurred_claims, and cumulative_loss_ratio.
  3. Include all regions and months with policy or claim activity. Order by region, then month ascending.

Schema

policies
ColumnTypeDescription
policy_idPKINTUnique policy identifier
regionVARCHAR(50)Insurance region
earned_monthDATEMonth represented by the earned premium record
earned_premiumDECIMAL(12,2)Premium earned during the month
claims
ColumnTypeDescription
claim_idPKINTUnique claim identifier
policy_idINTPolicy associated with the claim
claim_dateDATEDate the claim was reported
incurred_amountDECIMAL(12,2)Incurred claim amount
Tablespoliciesclaims
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