Many people have invested in inflatable hot tubs to escape the stresses of lockdown on bubbling jets of water. But their therapeutic qualities could be vastly overstated - if insurance claims are anything to go by.
Among the blood pressure-raising hot tub mishaps Aviva has seen are grass strimmers slicing through them, engagement rings ripping the lining and birds pecking holes in covers. They proved such a nuisance last year that the insurer said accidental damage claims for hot tubs shot up by 188 per cent in 2019.
