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High Court decisions relating to Pre-October 2014 Payment Package and Ross Class Action
20 September 2021Southern Response has today received the High Court decisions relating to the April court hearing on matters pertaining to the Ross Class Action and the Southern Response Payment Package for policyholders who settled with Southern Response prior to October 2014, that was announced by the Government in December 2020.
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Proactive package for Southern Response Claimants
14 December 2020The Government has approved a package to be offered to eligible policyholders who settled with Southern Response prior to October 2014, Minister Responsible for the Earthquake Commission David Clark announced today.
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Decision made to not appeal Dodds vs Southern Response
28 September 2020Southern Response accepts the findings of the Court of Appeal in the case of K. & A. Dodds v Southern Response Earthquake Services Ltd and the Crown’s decision not to appeal that judgment.
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EQC to process Southern Response claims after 2019
21 October 2019Southern Response has today confirmed that it will be winding up its in-house claims settlement function by the end of this year, and from that point remaining claims will be handled by EQC acting as Southern Response’s agent.
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Decision reached on Dodds vs Southern Response appeal
12 September 2019The Crown has today announced that it will appeal the High Court decision of the K. & A. Dodds v Southern Response Earthquake Services Ltd case.
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Information for customers about remaining Southern Response claims
22 August 2019Southern Response has now settled over 99 percent of the Canterbury earthquake claims that have come into the business. We are forecasting that there will be in the vicinity of 250 claims still in progress by the end of this year.
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Arrow International voluntary administration
28 February 2019Southern Response wishes to reassure all of our customers that their claim will not be affected by the news that Arrow International has filed for voluntary administration.
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State Services Commission Inquiry Statement
17 December 2018Southern Response accepts the findings of the State Services Commission Inquiry and sincerely apologises to its customers for the inappropriate actions it identified.
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Launch of the Greater Christchurch Claims Resolution Service (GCCRS)
8 October 2018The Greater Christchurch Claims Resolution Service (GCCRS) has been established to provide a streamlined claims process for homeowners with unresolved residential earthquake claims.
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Southern Response’s position regarding the Limitation Period and Limitation Defence
28 June 2018Southern Response announced today how it will approach the limitation period and limitation defence after 4 September 2018.
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Southern Response Announces New Chief Executive
11 September 2017Southern Response, the government-owned company settling Canterbury earthquake insurance claims, has confirmed today that it has appointed Anthony Honeybone as Chief Executive for the final stages of its claim settlement programme.
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Proposed class action Court of Appeal hearing
6 July 2017Please see the media statement provided today
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