New Zealand will continue to flesh out the details of proposed changes aimed at simplifying and improving the Earthquake Commission (EQC) scheme to help support more timely response to affected policyholders. Reforms to the Earthquake Commission Act seek to “simplify…
Powerful aftershocks have shaken New Zealand since a magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck South Island near Hanmer Springs at 12:02 a.m. local time on Nov. 14, some as strong as magnitude-6.5, AIR Worldwide said on Monday. Although damage has been relatively light,…
A powerful magnitude-7.8 earthquake and several large aftershocks struck New Zealand’s South Island in the early morning hours of Monday local time, killing at least two people and injuring several others, Impact Forecasting has reported. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)-registered…