Chch's insurance coverage less vulnerable than golden state
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The man who heads California's earthquake insurance agency says Christchurch is much better placed to recover from earthquake devastation than his state.
The man who heads California's earthquake insurance agency says Christchurch is much better placed to recover from earthquake devastation than his state.
Today Ali talks to Jesse about the insurance debacle for Christchurch home owners trying to settle with companies over their earthquake damaged homes. She advocating for the establishment of an "Insurance Department" as they have done in California.
Rick Wentz is a Chartered geotechnical engineer originally from Northern California who has lived in New Zealand since 2011 - coming here in response to the Christchurch earthquakes. Rick talks to Mark about seismic risk - what it means for the general community and the role of a geotechnical engineering in helping to manage it.