Would You Claim These on Your Insurance?

The 10 most bizarre insurance claims

by Ellen Creswell

Most people take out contents insurance to protect their possessions from the unexpected, such as theft or accidents. However, a recent survey has unearthed some of the more unusual reasons people have filed claims on their contents insurance.

A diamond eaten by a small child
A digital camera eaten by a dog
A broken window, caused by a woman who threw a plate at her husband … but missed!
A video recorder damaged when someone tried to put a sandwich in the tape slot
A solitary cufflink
A contact lens which fell from the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa
A dining chair that melted in the sun
A pram, fortunately empty, damaged when a woman reversed over it in her car
A batch of 600 cigarettes that were reported ‘lost’
A missing copy of the Bible