With so many consumers now using smartphones, insurers are seeing an increase in “gadget” claims. U.K.-based gadget insurer, Protect Your Bubble, says one in five iPhone users have made an insurance claim during the past 12 months. And the company has heard a variety of iPhone insurance claims during that time. Their favorites include “I dropped it from a hot air balloon” and “my dog mistook it for his favourite toy and chewed it to bits.” Other unusual claims include “I lost it while skydiving,” “I dropped it in a blender” and “It fell into the kettle.” Like what you see? Click here to sign up for Insurance Networking News weekly newsletter to get the latest on breaking industry news, carrier technology implementations and developing business and technology trends. Most common claims include cracked screens, lost or stolen iPhones and iPhones dropped in the toilet or bath. Other common iPhone claims, according to the insurer:• Couldn’t hear the other person when making a call• Leaving phone on the car roof and it fell off while driving• Pet knocked the phone off a surface• Internet connection completely broken• iPhone doesn’t charge• Screen freezesThe study found that 45% of claims have been for accidental damage to iPhones. According to Protect Your Bubble, one unlucky customer lost his iPhone after leaning over the side of a boat in Cyprus, to see it fall out of the rucksack and plop into the sea. And one owner reckons he was happily sitting in the local pub, when a friend spilled his pint of beer all over his phone.Other iPhone insurance claims include losing the phone under the wheels of a bus after it flew out of a pocket, and a teenager being forced to hand over his phone to thugs after they threatened him with a machete.Other more usual claims include losing internet connection, screen freeze, pets knocking the phone off a work surface and the fact the phone doesn’t charge.The insurer’s top 10 most bizarre iPhone Claims:1. I dropped it from a hot air balloon2. I lost it while skydiving3. It broke when my son used it as a table tennis racket4. I lost it while building a sand castle for the kids5. I accidentally buried it in the garden6. It fell into the kettle7. I dropped it in a food blender8. My dog chewed it to pieces9. Juice from a defrosting piece of meat leaked into it  10. It flew out of the car window

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