Dr Michael Naylor's presentation from 12th May 2016 EQC Declaratory Settlement meeting. Massey Research into the Response of EQC & Insurers to Quake Claims Exert: In my non-lawyer opinion the EQC- Action group agreement is unusual. Most legal agreements are limited to the group involved. The way the EQC announcement was phrased – ‘this is what we have always done’ – opens it to everyone to ensure that ‘as - when new’ was applied to their claim. This is every EQC repair/ rebuild/ cash claim