It was a punishment. Yes we got lots of outrageous claims, one guy would just fill in claim forms to give us a laugh he would submit one for us in the office and one to pass onto the insurers.
One Christmas a storm damaged his roof. The claim form he sent to us put the blame on Father Christmas driving his sled whilst drunk, and "nearly knocking over the chimney pots". He went on and on describing the Police arriving and breathalising Santa and taking him off and how he felt guilty that the kids wouldn't get their presents!
It was the most funny one we had. Another guy claimed for broken glasses which broke when he fell out of the window. We had cars 'stolen' and crashed into a tree on the only road between a pub and the clients house - the police knew he was drink driving but had no evidence although they wouldn't accept that the car had been stolen and threatened to do him for perverting the course of justice and wasting police time if he tried to submit a theft report.
Another guy left the keys in his £40,000 BMW at a petrol station and it got stolen so the insurers refused to pay out for it.
There are some others in jokes section that you will probably find amusing.
