As winter sets in many people will be excited to get to the warm locations of the world and enjoy a little sun. With that in mind, here are some of the most unusual and interesting travel insurance claims made by individuals traveling the world.
- A volunteer helping animals at a zoo had his finger bitten off by a rhino.
- An Aussie man was throwing a cheeseburger to his friend across a balcony when he slipped and fell over the edge
- When spearfishing, a man mistook his foot for marine life and impaled himself.
- An Aussie attending the Burning Man festival tried to help a fire-breathing hipster when he accidentally set his beard alight.
- Two holidaymakers in Devon (UK) filed a claim for damage to the paintwork of their car after it was licked by a herd of cows.
- Two children in Cornwall (UK) buried their parents’ video camera in the sand to prevent it from being stolen whilst they went swimming, but could not remember where. Thankfully, the insurers paid out.
- “A deer headbutted the windscreen of my car, after being enticed by the yellow tax disc," another insurance claims form read.
- A young British traveler, distracted by the appearance of a group of women in bikinis, broke his nose when he walked into a bus shelter in Athens. The insurance company paid up for the hospital bills.
- A couple on their holiday in Malaysia returned to their lodge to find that monkeys had stolen their clothes and scattered them all across the neighboring rainforest. Fortunately, their insurance company paid their claim.
- A bride's dream Caribbean wedding was ruined after her dress caught fire on the barbecue. The groom picked up his wife and threw her into the ocean. Fortunately, they had taken out wedding cover and were compensated for their ruined wedding outfits.
