Category Archives: Insurance

IAG to confirm overcap claims by December 20

IAG said it would confirm the status of overcap claims and state whether a property is economic to repair, or needs rebuilding, by December 20. And all IAG repairs will be completed by late 2015.

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Future quake claimants forced to accept less

Fears have been expressed by current red zoners that future earthquake claimants around New Zealand will be forced to accept repairs or take expensive court action to enforce their rights to replacement. Brooklands resident Olly Ohlson is hitting the airwaves … Continue reading

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Meetings with insurance companies

InsuranceWatch has organised a couple of meetings with insurance companies in the next few weeks. The Lumley cluster meeting will be held at the EFK Samoan Church hall, 9 Vili Place, Woolston on Thursday 25 October at 7pm. This meeting … Continue reading

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Insurance silliness haunts St Albans complex

UPDATE: The insurance companies are talking to each other to come up with a solution Two insurance companies, four households, one building. One insurance company says repair and the other says demolish and rebuild. The two insurance companies insure alternating … Continue reading

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Insuring new homes gets easier

Insuring new houses will get easier from October 1. IAG insurance brands including State, AMI and NZI, and its business partners BNZ, ASB, and The Co-operative Bank will be making more insurance available to existing as well as new customers … Continue reading

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EQC mediation service starts

The EQC mediation service, which started this week, will only be open to those offered mediation by EQC as a way to resolve differences.

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TC3 Rallies to EQC and IAG

TC3 landowners will be taking to the streets of Addington to make sure that EQC and insurance companies are aware of their views. The rally begins at midday on August 8 on the corner of Clarence and Princess Streets with … Continue reading

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Insurance watchdog

Christchurch property owners can share their post earthquake insurance experiences by taking part in a survey organized by the residents-based group InsuranceWatch.org.nz.

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Insurance and Sales Of TC3 Homes

If you are thinking about selling that damaged house on TC3 land and moving on before the damage is repaired or the home rebuilt, think twice after reading stories in the Press in the last week.

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Any unanswered questions for EQC?

CanCERN are preparing to meet again with EQC and insurance representitives and would like to get a sense of what questions  still need to be answered. Do you have an unanswered question?   Please check that the answer to their  question is not on … Continue reading

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