FAKE NEWS: Unnamed insurer to offer 'hipster policy'

Adam Saville
clock • 1 min read

Coverage to include beard & brogue fire damage, fixie bike liability cover and bitcoin income protection.

It is expected that a leading insurer is about to roll out a policy geared exclusively towards covering society's most fashionably conscious and professionally privileged within the next few days, Cover Magazine has learned. The new ‘hipster policy', which aims to cater for the ethical dietary habits and unique transport needs of young professionals, is pitched squarely at 20-30-somethings living in East London and working within digital media. Among the types of insurance on offer there is flammable beard & brogue protection, which pays out in the event of squat party fire damage, cr...

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