Ferret bites, catapult strikes, confusing poison with sleeping pills: How bizarre insurance claims have been around since Victorian days The farmer, who was bitten by a rat, received £132 and the merchant bumped his eye with rice at a wedding for £50 By Daily Mail Reporter creature: 03:40 EST, July 14, 2011 Throwing away fruit … Read more
Scottish Provident will not pay £240,000 for life insurance until the policyholder can prove they have less than 12 months to live By Larissa Brown for The Daily Mail published: 7:00 p.m. ET, June 26, 2012 | Updated: 11:02 AM EST, Aug 16, 2012 Forced to stay on: Michael Onette, who suffers from motor neurone … Read more
I was refused payout because I was dying too slowly: ‘Money Mail wins £240,000 because father’s life insurance company refused to help’ By Larissa Brown for The Daily Mail published: 7:45 p.m. EST, Sept. 25, 2012 | Updated: 05:56 EST, September 26, 2012 Relief: Scottish Provident finally pays £240,000 for Michael Onyett, who has motor … Read more
A record number of homeowners are expected to file benefit claims to insurance companies this year. Experts say the hot, dry summer means thousands more homes are likely to be affected by problems caused by sinking land. This year is likely to surpass the record total for 2018 when 23,000 claims amounting to £145m were … Read more