NU Online News Service, June 15, 3:09 p.m. EST
The New Zealand Earthquake Commission (EQC) and the Insurance Council have agreed to ask the country’s High Court for a ruling regarding insurance coverage for a recent earthquake.
Consistent with past declarations since the September 2010 Darfield earthquake, the EQC has classified a magnitude 6.0 earthquake on June 13 as a new event. However, since the temblors have all affected the Christchurch area, complex insurance coverage questions have arisen from the “unusual circumstances” generated by two major earthquakes in almost the same location over a matter of months.
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