April 30, 2024
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Risky Business

Risky Business

Run over

A claimant submitted a claim stating that a high school football team ran over him. While the insurers were trying to make sense of this claim, the recorded statement of the claimant was taken. . It turned out that he tripped over an exposed sprinkler head. While he was laying...

Driving blind

An insured was sued for causing an accident involving multiple cars. After much testing, it was found that he had an eye condition, which contributed to the accident. He had problems seeing peripherally. The insurance company ended up filing a third party complaint against the State, because they issued insured...

Fake diamond heist

Four people including two jewellers have been arrested for faking a diamond  heist to claim travel insurance. The group filed a complaint claiming that their diamond jewellery was stolen. Upon further examination and interrogation, they made contradicting statements. Investigations revealed that they had huge insurance covers of their workshop and...

Clowning around

A claimant told her claims adjuster that she was tripped and hurt by clowns. The incident took place when she walked into a hotel lobby. One clown is believed to have tripped her, while his partner dropped the ball he was juggling, which hit her on the face and sustained...

Glue mishap

An unlucky woman glued her eye shut after her friend mistook fingernail glue for eye drop. She was cleaning her yard and got a something in her eye. A friend came to help, but unfortunately she did not come back with eye drops, instead returned with fingernail glue that she...

Acid attack fail

A 21-year-old girl tried to pour acid on her ex-fiance while riding behind him as a passenger on his motorcycle. Although she injured her intended target, she failed to plan for the large amount of the chemical acid that would be blown back across her own face. And the possibility of...

Bee-gone

An insured was driving towards home and felt something moving on her leg. While reaching down to swat her leg, she was stung by a bee. The immense pain made her lose control of her car and she ran over three mailboxes and into the side of her father’s car...

Crash and scam

A man has been charged with obtaining an insurance policy by fraudulent means, following a motor vehicle crash and saying he had the policy prior to the incident, according to authorities. He allegedly completed an insurance application for his car after a few minutes of the crash. He then provided...

Choking incident

It pays to be careful while driving. A choking incident led to a major accident. The driver of a milk tanker truck choked on his soft drink when he drove off the highway and crashed into 23 new cars on a dealership block. He lost control and drove the truck...

Almost scot-free

This claim goes around in circles. An insurer received a claim for damage to an insured’s car and to a police car, along with a police report. The insured had banged into the police car, along with being arrested for a DUI offence after found to have alcohol level of...

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