It seems each year, in seeking out the weirdest and most wackyinsurance claims, animals have a starring role in circumstancesthat lead to strange calls to insurance companies.

This year is no different—animals again feature prominently. Butthe most unusual claims this year also involve toilet paper,invisibility potion, and an unfortunate incident involving ahigh-heeled shoe and an eye.

“We have clients that, you can say, like to throw some wildparties,” says Pete Pietrowski, head of claims for Chartis PrivateClient Group, an insurer of high-net- worth clients. Apparently,one party had many guests, both upright and horizontal.