An insurer has issued a warning to householders with virtual reality (VR) devices after receiving a surge in claims linked to VR gaming.
Aviva states home contents claims involving VR headsets soared by 31 per cent last year when compared to 2020 with the majority of claims relating to 'accidental damage'.
In the majority of cases, customers claimed for TV sets that had been damaged by over-enthusiastic gamers - the average claim was valued at around £650, the Daily Record reports.
