by jqm | Dec 16, 2015 | Business Insurance Blog
In the world of insurance, the largest insurance claims often follow on from natural disasters. A good example of this would be Hurricane Katrina, which hit the coast of the United States of America in 2005. The claims resulting from this Hurricane reached an unprecedented $60 billion.
The claims would have been mainly against property insurance, business insurance and some other various public liability claims too!
Landlord and Property Cover can protect you in your hour of need
In Great Britain we can always rely on rain, naturally, in 2007 the widespread flooding that occurred resulted in insurers paying out over £3 billion in total. With many buy to let properties in the UK, landlord’s insurance cover would have been much appreciated by many that did not have it. In the same way, those without property and buildings insurance cover would have likely suffered from severe losses due to water damage.
Whilst these natural disasters have all grabbed the headlines, other incidents, sometimes less well known and unexpected, have also resulted in some rather large insurance cover pay-outs.
So here then are a few of the more noteworthy insurance claims that have been made in recent years by both the public and businesses:-
Stolen Turner paintings result in unprecedented insurance claim for the Tate Gallery
One of the largest insurance claims ever made was to cover the theft of several of the famous artist JMW Turners fabulous paintings. These historic works of art, which were painted long ago during the 17th and 18th centuries, were stolen from a Frankfurt gallery in 1994. They were out on loan at the time from London’s well known Tate Gallery, a decision that they learnt to rue afterwards!
It was fortunate for the owners at the Tate Gallery that these works of art were insured because an incredible claim of £24million was made for their loss.
An unexpected slip, trip and fall claim costs landlords insurance company dearly
In 2012 a Virginia man fell in a slip, trip and fall accident on an icy driveway with some serious consequences afterwards. He broke several bones and then developed medical complications further down the line. In the end, there was a staggeringly high insurance pay-out of a super-cool $7.75 million!
The victim was a tenant whose landlord had not maintained the drive by clearing it properly of snow and ice. Sadly for the landlord, they had not treated the icy areas of the pavement and driveway with any rock salt or sand, which is a legal requirement in the United States of America!
A Much loved family cat’s unexpected illness is a costly affair!
We all love our pets but this incident would bring tears to the eyes of any cat lover! In 2010, one poor little Puss in the US managed to break all existing pet insurance claims records!
The family cat had to have a serious kidney operation that had an insurance pay-out of $22,000. This was at the time the single biggest pet insurance claim that had ever been made. The cat was just an everyday normal family pet that generally just did what cats do, chasing mice, rabbits and birds about.
Get the right insurance cover for your needs
This all simply highlights the importance of getting the right business insurance cover to protect your finances from those unexpected problems in life that can crop up!
For all your insurance needs contact the experienced team at Just Quote Me and they will be able to take you through all the available options. Whether you need Business Insurance, Public Liability Cover, Landlords insurance or any other protection, you must consider covering yourself from all of those unexpected risks in life.
by jqm | Dec 16, 2015 | Business Insurance Blog
We all have our own favourite celebrities and often follow any news related to them avidly, but their being in the public spotlight is not always a good thing for them.
Take for instance those odd occasions when, whilst being the subject of celebrity news and gossip, they would rather have been less visible to the public!
When things go wrong for celebrity’s big money is often involved!
We are talking about when things do not go according to plan, resulting in embarrassing incidents and often subsequent insurance claims. These are often incidents that they would rather not have been involved in and would likely not want everyone to know about! Sometimes they may need to call on their Public Liability cover or Employers Liability and Business Insurance, and sometimes perhaps on the other insurance cover that they have got.
In fact, some celebrities have been at the centre of some truly massive insurance claims, often perhaps due to the lavish lifestyles that they lead in the public eye. Let’s take a look at some of the more noteworthy ones!
Well known Black Adder and Mr Bean star Rowan Atkinson’s F1 McLaren claim
Rowan Atkinson was driving his McLaren F1 in 2013 when he slid on a patch of ice. No great shakes you might think, but this particular supercar was thought to be worth a cool £3.5 million!
The accident resulted in the biggest car insurance claim that has ever been made; it was for a whopping £910,000!
We all laugh at the sight of Mr Bean driving around squashed up in his old green mini ,but this accident was no laughing matter for the comedian at the time!
In the end there was a happy ending because the car was sold, after the accident was repaired, for an eye-watering £8 million!
Famous singers Jay Kay’s Ferrari Enzo is attacked after he crashed his Lamborghini Diablo
Jamiroquai frontman Jay Kay was staying at a quaint old hotel in Aldeburgh, Suffolk and had been enjoying drinks at the bar. Unfortunately there were harsh word between the star and the hotels chef ultimately resulting in the chef damaging the windscreen and side window of the supercar resulting in £30,000 of public liability related damage!
Jay Kays Lamborghini insurance claim
This wasn’t the first time Jay Kay was involved in a prang related to a car because he famously crashed his Lamborghini Diablo in 2006! This was after taking a corner at high speed resulting in a crash and a big insurance claim. He was also given a fine of £750 for his troubles too!
This was a real shame for the Jamiroquai singer because his pride and joy was valued in excess of $300,000 at the time. It was sadly a total write-off, much to his insurance companies consternation too!
A simple test drive that went horribly wrong for Mr anonymous!
This incident was not related to a famous individual, just an ordinary guy out for a test spin one afternoon! Aviva had to pay out over £300,000 when an Italian Pagani Zonda S Supercar, worth over £500,000, was taken out for a test drive that went horribly wrong! The driver managed to lose control along a country lane close to Aberdeen in Scotland. The car, which has a top speed of 220mph, left the road and hit a telegraph pole and then smashed through a fence. Luckily the motorist, who wanted to remain anonymous naturally, was unhurt. If he had been famous we would all no doubt have heard more about this accident!
At the time this was one of the biggest pay-outs for a British insurance cover claim for car repairs. Only ten of these famous and highly sought after Italian cars were made every year, so the vehicle had to be sent to Italy for the repairs to be completed. Ouch!
So there you have it, some unwanted insurance cover claims that these celebrities would rather had never happened in the first place!
