Property & Casualty adjusters encounter plenty of mundane claims: flooded basements, trees falling in attics, and cars backing into one another at the grocery store. But every adjuster has at least one unusual claims story. You know — the ones that are shared over drinks at a conference or during lunch at an industry event.

The stories are probably embellished a little over the years, but they're memorable because of the situation or the policyholders involved. Here are a half-dozen of them.

Related: Numbers are fine, but they only tell half the story

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No. 1: Slip-sliding away

Everyone knows about floater policies, but this tale takes it to a whole new level.

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