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Vero welcomes agreement to simplify earthquake claims
13 December 2016
Vero welcomes agreement to simplify claims handling from Kaikoura earthquake
Vero Insurance today welcomed the announcement of an agreement with the Earthquake Commission (EQC) which will see private insurers act on EQC’s behalf and manage all claims from their own customers from the Kaikoura earthquake.
Under the agreement announced by EQC and the Insurance Council of New Zealand (ICNZ), Vero will act as EQC’s agent and receive, assess, and settle home and contents claims for earthquake damage from Vero customers, regardless of whether they are under or over cap. EQC will assess land damage as land is not covered by private insurance policies.
Executive General Manager of Claims, Jimmy Higgins, said the agreement would simplify and speed up the claims handling process for its customers.
“Vero is highly experienced in disaster management, and this new process will allow us to provide an end-to-end claims service to our customers,” said Mr Higgins.
“This streamlined approach to handling claims is one of the many learnings to come out of the Canterbury earthquakes, and we are committed to showing the difference this will make to our customers, knowing they only have to deal with us, and that we’ll look after them.”
Kaikoura earthquake – important information for
customers affected by the quake.
· Customers who
have registered a claim with EQC only do not need to do
anything further. EQC has provided your claim details to us
and we will be in touch shortly to discuss your claim.
·
Customers with serious damage or who need urgent work to
make their home safe, and who have not received a visit from
us, should call us on 0800 808 121 (select option 3 for the
Kaikoura earthquake team).
· Customers who have
not yet made a claim can lodge one online at
vero.co.nz/kaikouraeq, by calling us on one of the numbers
below, or by contacting their broker or adviser.
o Vero
Natural Disaster Line 0800 808 121
o If you're an AMP
Customer, call 0508 806 24
o If you're an ANZ
Customer, call 0800 269 2524
o If you're a Warehouse
Money Customer, call 0800 801 814
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