A warehouse owner was left severely deflated when he checked his empty premises after an attempted break-in.

Opening the warehouse door, he found the intruders had not stolen anything, but instead dumped more than 3,000 worn tyres. Davies' company loss adjuster Mike Dawson said the mountain of rubber was up to 10 feet high.

This left him the problem of telling the warehouse owner that the £3,000 cost of removing the tyres was not covered by his policy.


The 2025 Insurance Times Awards took place on the evening of Wednesday 3rd December in the iconic Great Room of London’s Grosvenor House.

Hosted by comedian and actor Tom Allen, 34 Gold, 23 Silver and 22 Bronze awards were handed out across an amazing 34 categories recognising brilliance and innovation right across the breadth of UK general insurance.
Many congratulations to all the worthy winners and as always, huge thanks to our sponsors for their support and our judges for their expertise.

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