Postcode pricing in 15 minutes!

Just a short post to announce we've revised our overview videos for both Longevitas and mortalityrating.com.

The Longevitas video takes you through the creation of a pricing and reserving model incorporating both postcode geodemographics and benefit size in just over 13 minutes. You'll have to put up with my dulcet tones, but other than that, enjoy!

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