Residential building repair cost and claim settlement time from the Canterbury Earthquake Sequence

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dc.contributor.authorKhakurel S
dc.contributor.authorYeow T
dc.contributor.authorSaha S
dc.contributor.authorDhakal, Rajesh
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-30T01:59:18Z
dc.date.available2021-09-30T01:59:18Z
dc.date.issued2021en
dc.date.updated2021-06-15T05:24:45Z
dc.description.abstractThis study analyses the Earthquake Commission’s (EQC) insurance claims database to investigate the influence of seismic intensity and property damage resulting from the Canterbury Earthquake Sequence (CES) on the repair costs and claim settlement duration for residential buildings. Firstly, the ratio of building repair cost to its replacement cost was expressed as a Building Loss Ratio (BLR), which was further extended to Regional Loss Ratio (RLR) for greater Christchurch by multiplying the average of all building loss ratios with the proportion of building stock that lodged an insurance claim. Secondly, the total time required to settle the claim and the time taken to complete each phase of the claim settlement process were obtained. Based on the database, the regional loss ratio for greater Christchurch for three events producing shakings of intensities 6, 7, and 8 on the modified Mercalli intensity scale were 0.013, 0.066, and 0.171, respectively. Furthermore, small (less than NZD15,000), medium (between NZD15,000 and NZD100,000), and large (more than NZD100,000) claims took 0.35-0.55, 1.95-2.45, and 3.35-3.85 years to settle regardless of the building’s construction period and earthquake intensities. The number of claims was also disaggregated by various building characteristics to evaluate their relative contribution to the damage and repair costs.en
dc.identifier.citationKhakurel S, Dhakal R, Yeow T, Saha S (2021). Residential building repair cost and claim settlement time from the Canterbury Earthquake Sequence. Christchurch, NZ: Annual Conference of NZ Society for Earthquake Engineering (NZSEE21). 14/04/2021-16/04/2021.en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10092/102630
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherNZSEEen
dc.rightsAll rights reserved unless otherwise stateden
dc.rights.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/17651en
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::40 - Engineering::4005 - Civil engineeringen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::35 - Commerce, management, tourism and services::3502 - Banking, finance and investment::350206 - Insurance studiesen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::40 - Engineering::4005 - Civil engineering::400506 - Earthquake engineeringen
dc.titleResidential building repair cost and claim settlement time from the Canterbury Earthquake Sequenceen
dc.typeConference Contributions - Publisheden
uc.collegeFaculty of Engineering
uc.departmentCivil and Natural Resources Engineering
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