For some bereaved families, justice remains elusive 15 years after the quake. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

NZ’s earthquake cover is structured around uncapped govt guarantee and flat-rate levies, meaning huge claim volumes and long delays. As disaster losses rise, we would do well to take a page out of ...

New Zealand’s earthquake insurance combines private insurance with government-provided statutory cover. Statutory insurance, says Havelock, pays first, up to a set limit for residential buildings and ...

The 12 Japanese students were studying at a language school in the country when a quake hit and the building that housed the school collapsed.

(WTNH)– A reported 7.9 magnitude earthquake has struck New Zealand’s South Island this morning resulting in tsunami alerts and evacuations being issued. Here is what we know so far: ...

India, Jan. 9 -- WELLINGTON, New Zealand, January 9 - A 5.5 magnitude earthquake hit the North Island region of New Zealand early today, with shaking felt across a large area, including Wellington and ...

Fifteen years after a devastating earthquake in New Zealand left 185 people dead, scientists are on guard, ready to spot an impending disaster. In the control rooms at Earth Sciences New Zealand ...

Church services were held Sunday in New Zealand following last week’s devastating earthquake that had so far left 146 dead and over 200 still missing. The hardest-hit buildings were churches in the ...

A leading insurance law specialist says New Zealand should take a close look at Japan’s earthquake insurance system if it ...