New Zealand Earthquakes: Kiwi crisis

Merivale Christchurch in New Zealand after the earthquake

New Zealand insurers were exposed to intense pressure following the devastating earthquakes in Canterbury in 2010 and 2011. Post investigates the lessons learned from these events for insurers in both New Zealand and the UK

Pigeons now perch on the rafters of Christchurch Cathedral, the high beams left exposed by demolition to the building’s façade after it cracked and crumbled in the magnitude 6.3 earthquake that

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