Man who shot TV on Lloyds quirky claims list

The individual refurbishes old guns and didn't realise the one he was holding was loaded, it says. Other cases included a man whose glasses were taken by a magpie and countless claims of mobile phones, MP3 players and laptops being flushed down toilets or dropped in the bath. "I never cease to be intrigued by the variety of claims we receive day in, day out," says Phil Loney, managing director of Lloyds TSB Insurance. "Our 2008 quirky claims round-up highlights that it's truly impossible to predict what's around the corner and whilst it's important to take sensible security, maintenan...