EQC chairman quits as Government steps in to speed up settlement of earthquake insurance claims: ...
(WorldNews New Zealand)

The chairman of the Earthquake Commisison`s board, Sir Maarten Wevers, has resigned as the Government steps in to speed up the settlement of Canterbury`s unresolved earthquake damage claims. A house that has collapsed after the 2011 Christchurch earthquake (File picture). Source: istock.com `It is clear that the minister has no confidence in the board and staff of the commission,` he said in a statement today. `As chair, I take responsibility for that and have stepped aside so that the minister...