Warmer weather means cars are increasingly becoming home to all sorts of creepy crawlies.

For one woman driver, a confirmed arachnophobe, the shock of learning that her car had a eight-legged passenger proved too much.

Spotting a spider dangling by a thread from her sun visor she panicked and lost control of her car.

She escaped unscathed from the little beasty but her car was a write-off.

There was no need to spin a web of intrigue about the exact circumstances of the crash since her insurer, Zurich Personal Insurances, paid her claim without any sticky ending.


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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