Woods: EQC - Terms of Reference
Woods: EQC - Terms of Reference
The independent Ministerial advisor is appointed by the Minister responsible for the Earthquake Commission to work with the EQC Board and Management to provide advice to the Minister to speed up the resolution of outstanding insurance claims to EQC arising from the earthquakes that struck in Canterbury on or after 4 September 2010, including any aftershocks (the Earthquake Claims).
The purpose is to report to the Minister on operational changes needed for resolving any residual Earthquake Claims in a manner which ensures timeliness, cost effectiveness and high professional standards.
More specifically, the advisor, with input from
the EQC Board and Management, will consider and report on,
and may make recommendations in relation to:
• options
for possible improvement in the management of the Earthquake
Claims by EQC;
• any constraints faced by EQC that may
prevent timely resolution of the Earthquake Claims, whether
arising from operational, resourcing, policy or legislative
settings, or otherwise;
• any constraints caused by
processes of other government agencies or private insurers
to the extent that EQC’s ability to resolve the Earthquake
Claims in a timely manner are dependent on those processes;
• ongoing monitoring of the resolution of the
Earthquake Claims;
• any other related matter.
The
independent Ministerial advisor will also work with MBIE on
any related insurance issues, to coordinate advice to the
Minister based on full information.
The advisor will not
consider or report on, or make recommendations in relation
to:
• any individual entitlement relating to a specific
insurance claimant, or resolution of any specific insurance
claims;
• the general governance arrangements of any
agency;
• any individual employment matter or decision
taken within any agency;
• the performance of any
specific individual;
• any matters that are subject to
mediation, litigation or arbitration proceedings;
• the
re-opening of settled claims;
• legal precedents (with
regard to actual insurance claims) that have been
established by the Courts;
• any operational matters
relating to any insurance claim other than the Earthquake
Claims;
The timeframe for initial report to Minister will
be 6 weeks from the date of
appointment.