‘The dog broke my laptop’: Insurer sees thousands of canine-related claims

One incident involved a customer’s grandchild doing homework on the family laptop when their pet dog knocked it off the coffee table, causing the screen to break. — Photo by Ayla Verschueren on Unsplash

LONDON: Dogs have been a factor in nearly 4,000 accidental damage claims seen by a major insurer over the past five years.

A dog eating a customer’s dentures and a nine-stone Rottweiler standing on a phone are among the home insurance claims that have been dealt with by Aviva.