Aviva revealed some of the more bizarre but valid claims as they marked the anniversary of their operations. In 1984, a claim was paid to a fishmonger whose van was in the siege at the Libyan Embassy in London. It was parked nearby and could not be moved until the siege ended, by which time the fish had rotted. In 1961, the firm paid a claim from a dentist who was kicked out of a window by a patient coming round from an anaesthetic. Aviva famously insured some of the securities stolen in the Great Train Robbery in 1963 and paid out £1,091,340 10s 0d – or £59million today.

Source: Libya Today January 24, 2022 10:42 UTC