Ian Simpson

The Earthquake Commission has already received about 7,000 claims from last week's Kaikoura quake. EQC expects the number of claims to be fewer than in Christchurch. Audio

The Earthquake Commission will need to re-check thousands of Canterbury homes to see if work to fix un-even floors has been done properly. Audio

A project manager for a company doing home repairs in the Christchurch earthquake rebuild says it is highly likely as many as 60-thousand people have been exposed to potentially lethal asbestos… Audio

Listening to that was the Earthquake Commission chief executive, Ian Simpson. Audio

A new report says the Earthquake Commission was ill-prepared for a major earthquake and had to use inexperienced staff to respond to the Canterbury earthquakes. Audio

The Earthquake Commission is investigating a privacy breach after close to three hundred customers were sent a letter which contains information about another person's claim. Audio

The number of fraud cases referred to the Christchurch police by the Earthquake Commission has doubled in the past five months. Audio

The head of the Earthquake Commission Ian Simpson says the claims from Friday's and July's earthquakes are being handled differently from the approach taken in Christchurch. Audio

A petition in Christchurch calling for an overhaul of EQC's claims management system has garnered 2,000 signatures since its launch by Jeremy Bertenshaw. EQC head Ian Simpson responds to the criticism… Audio

Ian Simpson, chief executive of EQC says there's no more bad news to come. Audio

The EQC's chief executive, Ian Simpson says the mistake is embarrassing and in hindsight the commission should have dug more deeply before going public with the breach on Friday shortly after it… Audio

In a serious privacy breach - the addresses and earthquake claim details of almost ten thousand Canterbury people have been mistakenly emailed by Earthquake Commission to the wrong person. Audio

The head of EQC Ian Simpson says the commission has recently concluded reinsurance negotiations. Audio

The Christchurch earthquakes could prompt a further shake up of the insurance industry. Home owners are already being hit with premium increases of up to 30%. Audio

Contents cover could be cut from Earthquake Commission insurance. Audio

The chief executive of the Earthquake Commission Ian Simpson joins us now. Audio

One in five Canterbury homeowners with quake-damaged houses will have to wait until 2014 for them to be repaired. Audio