EQC is New Zealand’s main provider of natural disaster insurance to home owners. As New Zealand is a very geologically active country it is constantly at risk of natural disasters. Everyone can plan and prepare for natural disasters to ensure damage to property is minimised.
EQC is the main provider of natural disaster insurance to home owners in New Zealand. New Zealand is very geologically active so is at risk of natural disasters. Everyone can prepare for natural disasters to reduce damage.
Earthquakes happen every day in New Zealand. Most are too small to be noticed, but between 150 and 200 are big enough to be felt each year. The Canterbury earthquakes and 2013 Cook Strait earthquakes have proved that there is the potential for large earthquakes at any time. Parts of New Zealand are also at risk from active volcanoes, landslides and tsunami. All New Zealanders need to be prepared for natural disasters so loss can be reduced.
EQC Insurance
EQC provides insurance to cover for loss or damage from the following natural disasters;
- earthquake
- natural landslip
- volcanic eruption
- hydrothermal activity
- tsunami
EQC not only provides insurance. Research and public education are also core functions of EQC. As part of their research programme EQC funds and supports a range of initiatives including Geonet which monitors seismic activity nationwide and conducts research about natural disasters. EQC also conducts a lot of research into natural disaster damage and methods of preventing and reducing it.
EQC’s public education programme informs people living in New Zealand how to prevent and reduce damage caused by natural disasters; you may have seen the television advertisements about reducing earthquake damage. This includes explaining how to make homes 'quake safe' and how to reduce the potential for damage from events such as volcanic eruptions and landslides.
Earthquakes happen every day in New Zealand. Most are too small to feel, but between 150 and 200 are big enough to be felt each year. The Canterbury earthquakes and 2013 Cook Strait earthquakes have shown that large earthquakes can happen at any time.
Parts of New Zealand are also at risk from active volcanoes, landslides and tsunami. All New Zealanders need to be ready for natural disasters so the loss will be less.
EQC Insurance
EQC provides insurance to cover for loss or damage from the following natural disasters;
- earthquake
- natural landslip
- volcanic eruption
- hydrothermal activity
- tsunami
EQC not only provides insurance. EQC also works on research and teaches people how to prepare for natural disasters.
EQC funds and supports Geonet which monitors earthquake activity all over the country. EQC studies natural disasters to learn from them. EQC also looks at ways of reducing the impacts of natural disasters and stopping disasters such as landslides.
EQC’s public teaching programme tells people living in New Zealand how to stop and reduce damage caused by natural disasters; you may have seen the television advertisements about reducing earthquake damage. This includes explaining how to make homes 'quake safe' and how to reduce the chance of damage from events such as volcanic eruptions and landslides.
Visit the EQC website to find out more about how to prepare for and reduce loss from natural disasters.
Visit the EQC website to find out more about how to prepare for and reduce loss from natural disasters.
