Earthquake Commission

• Swiss Re Says New Zealand Quake To Cost It $800M

  By Staff Writer  |  March 2, 2011

  Swiss Re said it expects its insured losses from the Feb. 21 earthquake in New Zealand to be approximately $800 million.

• Another Quake Strikes New Zealand; Losses Could Top $1B

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 22, 2011

  As insurers report high losses and increased loss estimates from the last New Zealand earthquake, another temblor has rocked the same area.

• New Zealand Quake Could Cost Insurers Up To $2.5B

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 15, 2010

  Insured losses from the Christchurch, New Zealand, earthquake could reach as much as $2.5 billion, according to a catastrophe modeling firm.

• EQECAT Narrows NZ Quake Insured Loss Estimate

  By Staff Writer  |  September 10, 2010

  Modeler EQECAT said it updated its loss estimation and now predicts between $1.5 billion and $2.5 billion in total insured losses from the recent magnitude 7.1 earthquake in New Zealand last Saturday.

• Public, Private Insurers Respond After New Zealand Earthquake

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 8, 2010

  Modeler Risk Management Solutions (RMS) said most of the losses from the earthquake in New Zealand will be residential, with a majority being paid out by the Earthquake Commission.