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Catherine Wylie, PA & Will Maule

Dentist kicked out of a window? Insurance company reveals the strangest claims ever made

A dentist kicked through a window and a sheep jumping through glass are among claims dealt with by a company marking 325 years in commercial insurance.

Aviva has revealed unusual but valid claims as it marks the milestone, including one case in 1878 when a hotel keeper in London suffered a blow to the eye from the cork of a champagne bottle he was opening.

He successfully claimed £25 10s – or £20,120 in today’s money.

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