Top 10 Bizarre Insurance Claims

Have you ever been hit by a flying Christmas tree while driving? Claimed that your mobile phone got wedged in the back end of a cow? Prepare for deep immersion, readers, into the world of bizarre insurance claims – some of them spectacular, some of them sad, and some of them inviting a hearty ‘what the hell?’

10: Back End of the Beast

Ivor Bennett – a livestock farmer in Devon, UK – claimed that his phone disappeared inside the back end of one of his cows. It wasn’t that he had any perverse or deviant obsession – he’d been using the torch on his iPhone while assisting the cow during calving in the middle of a particularly dark and stormy night. The phone later made a reappearance – but perhaps a little unsurprisingly, failed to work properly. Result: The Insurance company paid out on the claim in full

9: Lying in Public
8: Waiter, there’s a mouse in my soup!
7: Double Doofus

6: Bride on Fire

Some wedding days just don’t turn out the way you expect. Everything seemed to be going well on the day for Paula Catelli from Rimini, Italy, until her beautiful, hand-made wedding dress came slightly too close to the barbecue. The synthetic material went up in flames immediately, and within moments Catelli was what no girl on her wedding day ever wants to be – a bride on fire. Her loving husband saved the day by picking her up and throwing her into the sea. Fortunately, both bride and groom were excellent swimmers.Result: The insurance company paid out 50% compensation for the disaster – possibly out of sympathy.

5: Killed his Mom and Torched the House
4: Vibrator Phone Fail
3: Cigared for Life
2: Tropical Missiles
1: Flying Christmas Tree

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