According to the British insurance company Supercover Insurance , the number of insurance claims related to the theft, loss or damage of the iPhone, increased by 50% after the release of the new model. The trend manifests itself whenever Apple releases an updated smartphone.
As the head of Supercover Insurance,Carmi Korine (Carmi Korine) , the point is that iPhone owners want to have more advanced devices of a new generation. Some users try to fabricate an insurance claim in order to get compensation. Some deliberately hit the display with a hammer or throw the phone under the car. For a short period after the release of the iPhone 3GS, every fourth out of ten calls to insurers is at least suspicious, I'm sure Coraine. Coraine also added that it’s easy for the experts to identify the owners ’deception.