{"id":13066,"date":"2022-02-14T14:29:08","date_gmt":"2022-02-14T14:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/02\/14\/insurance-claims-up-31-thanks-to-the-metaverse-the-register\/"},"modified":"2022-02-14T14:29:08","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T14:29:08","slug":"insurance-claims-up-31-thanks-to-the-metaverse-the-register","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/02\/14\/insurance-claims-up-31-thanks-to-the-metaverse-the-register\/","title":{"rendered":"Insurance claims up 31% thanks to the metaverse \u2022 The Register"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Despite Facebook \u2013 sorry, “Meta” \u2013 throwing its weight behind the “metaverse”, figures from Brit insurance giant Aviva suggest a virtual-reality headset is far from a necessary purchase if you like having nice things.<\/p>\n

The insurer reckons home contents claims involving nerd goggles were up 31 per cent last year, commonly because someone punched their lovely 4K TV or cleared the mantelpiece of ornaments while enthralled by a VR game. Such claims have risen 68 per cent since 2016.<\/p>\n

Aviva UK property claims director Kelly Whittington said: “As new games and gadgets become popular, we often see this playing through in the claims made by our customers. In the past we’ve seen similar trends involving consoles with handsets, fitness games and even the likes of rogue fidget spinners.”<\/p>\n

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