Six million fall foul of celebrity cooking tricks.

The kitchen in a dangerous place to be. According to Esure, over six million people have been involved in cooking mishaps as they try to emulate the tricky techniques used by celebrity chefs.

And the efforts of novice chefs, who its seems are all too eager to pick up blow torches to roast peppers and attempt fancy chopping techniques, are costing insurers dear – to the tune of £5bn in damage to homes in fact.

It’s enough to give insurers indigestion.

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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