Press Release – Insurance Council Insurance customers through the Canterbury region lodged 3,538 claims costing over $43.8million for insured losses following the 29 May – 1 June floods according to provisional figures released by the Insurance Council of New Zealand – Te Khui … Insurance customers through the Canterbury region lodged 3,538 claims costing over $43.8million for insured losses following the 29 May – 1 June floods according to provisional figures released by the Insurance Council of New Zealand – Te Kāhui Inihua o Aotearoa. “The figures reflect the vast damage floods leave behind, and how important it is to have insurance to help you get back on your feet when the unexpected happens,” says Tim Grafton, CE ICNZ.