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Second-Highest Premium by Region
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Second-Highest Premium by Region

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a query to find the second-highest premium policy within each region.

Return policies whose premium is the second-highest distinct premium in their region. Include tied policies at that premium level and exclude policies without a premium.

Output

  1. One row per qualifying policy, with policy_id, region_name, premium, and premium_rank.
  2. Order by region_name, then policy_id.

Schema

policies
ColumnTypeDescription
policy_idPKINTUnique policy identifier
region_idINTIdentifier of the policy region
policyholder_nameVARCHAR(100)Name of the policyholder
premiumDECIMAL(12,2)Policy premium amount
regions
ColumnTypeDescription
region_idPKINTUnique region identifier
region_nameVARCHAR(50)Region name
Tablespoliciesregions
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