An individual with our organization called in to report an automobile claim. The auto accident, which took place in a shopping plaza parking lot, happened when the driver of the other vehicle rammed into our vehicle. When questioned, the driver of the other vehicle was quoted as saying: "I was looking for the stop sign when I hit you."
You'll quack up over this claim, reported by broker Dale Smout of Simcoe, Ont., in the May, 1995, issue of Canadian Insurance magazine:
Our town, Simcoe, Ont., has a park system running through it that is inhabited by hundreds of ducks and geese. There are signs indicating: "Caution -- Duck Crossing." Not only do they waddle slowly across the road, but sometimes fly low over the bridges.
Anyway, we received a call one morning from a young woman: "I was driving through town and was hit by a low-flying duck -- it QUACKED my windshield." After I had assured the woman that it would be repaired, her next query was: "Can you tell me how much my deDUCKtible is?"