时间:2019-02-18 作者:英语课 分类:新西兰英语


英语课

  Chris Ryan, Chief Executive of the New Zealand Insurance Council, said today that Canterbury earthquake claims will probably be more than $3bn. This will be the biggest payout in New Zealand’s history for any natural disaster. The second biggest payout was about $600m in today’s money for damage from the 1987 Edgecumbe earthquake.

Anyone who has insured their house – and that is nearly everybody in New Zealand – is also insured with the EQC – the Earthquake Commission. The EQC was set up in 1945 to provide insurance for natural disasters such as earthquakes, volcanoes, floods or storms.

It now has $5.6bn invested, mostly overseas. The EQC will pay up to $100,000 for damaged property as a result of the September 4th earthquake or from the after-shocks. About 100,000 people have made a claim with the EQC although not all of these claims are big. Some are for minor 1 damage like fallen chimneys. However, about 7,000 houses are badly damaged and some will need to be demolished 2. The EQC will pay the first $100,000 to replace the house and private insurance companies will pay the rest.

Private insurance companies expect to pay $1.5bn for earthquake damage and this will make the Canterbury earthquake the third most expensive payout in the world. Storms in Europe cost private insurance companies $3bn and storms in North America cost $2bn. If you add what the EQC will pay out, the total could be $3bn.

Insurance premiums 3 for all New Zealanders will probably rise next year as a result of the earthquake.

Questions

1. Do most people in your country have insurance for their home?

2. If you borrow money from a bank to buy your house (i.e. you have a mortgage), you have to insure your house. Why does the bank insist on this?

3. Why does the EQC invest most of its money overseas?

4. Some business people have business interruption insurance. What is this?



adj.较小(少)的,较次要的;n.辅修学科;vi.辅修
  • The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
  • I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。
v.摧毁( demolish的过去式和过去分词 );推翻;拆毁(尤指大建筑物);吃光
  • The factory is due to be demolished next year. 这个工厂定于明年拆除。
  • They have been fighting a rearguard action for two years to stop their house being demolished. 两年来,为了不让拆除他们的房子,他们一直在进行最后的努力。
n.费用( premium的名词复数 );保险费;额外费用;(商品定价、贷款利息等以外的)加价
  • He paid premiums on his life insurance last year. 他去年付了人寿保险费。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • Moves are afoot to increase car insurance premiums. 现正在酝酿提高汽车的保险费。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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