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-----Original Message-----

From: Erika Whittome <[4][FOI #31626 email]>

Sent: Thursday, 17 July 2025 11:54 am

To: Enquiries National <[5][email address]>

Subject: Official Information request - MoE Insurance Claims for vax
mandates

 

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Dear Ministry of Education,

I refer to you 7 De 2021 Covid update from Iona which says:

 

"Insurance impacts of non-vaccination

 

In line with other school insurers, our Risk Management Scheme (RMS)
liability insurer has notified us that it intends to apply a pandemic
exclusion from renewal on 1 January 2022.

 

This means that any claim notified after 4pm on 1 January 2022 which has
arisen from the pandemic or the Government’s response to this will be
excluded (that is, not covered).

 

We strongly advise you notify the RMS liability insurer of any
circumstance that may give rise to a claim as soon as possible and no
later than 4pm on 1 January 2022.

 

More particularly, notify the RMS liability insurer if you have
circumstances involving any staff that either have been stood down since
15 November, or staff who have indicated they may not comply with the
second dose deadline or that they may seek redress due to any action of
the school relating to the pandemic.

 

The Ministry’s Risk Management Scheme (RMS) liability insurer is Lumley, a
business division of IAG New Zealand. Notifications can be sent to
[8][email address]."

 

For non-compliance of getting vaccinated for covid-19 and redress due to
any actions relating to the pandemic, would you kindly share :

1. the number of claim enquiries sent under the Ministry's Risk Management
Scheme 2. the number of claims denied under the RMS 3. the number of
claims paid out to date under the RMS 4. the number of claims that remain
lodged and open and that are no paid out under the RMS.

Yours faithfully,

 

Erika Whittome

 

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