 The government created a government-owned company, Southern Response Earthquake Services, to take over the part of AMI's work that related to the Christchurch earthquake repairs.It is responsible for settling claims by AMI policyholders for Canterbury earthquake damage which occurred before 5 April 2012.Perceived poor performance of that organisation has led to some protests and a lawsuit, but a large percentage of the easier repairs have been actioned despite a period of work outstripping resources in post-quake Canterbury.