Saturday, March 20, 2010

Most Bizarre Insurance Policies Ever Written

Heidi Klum's Legs: $2.2 million


Heidi Klum's Legs: $2.2 million
Klum has both legs insured but one happens to be worth more than the other: "The Victoria's Secret strutter's right gam is insured for $1.2 million, but her left is worth only $1 million. Why the discrepancy? A little scar on her left limb."
Source: ET Online

Thailand Riot Insurance: $10,000 Per Tourist

Thailand can be dangerous, so to encourage tourism, its government is offering insurance policies in case of a riot: "Thailand is continuing to offer insurance coverage worth $10,000 to anyone harmed in riots and demonstrations as it seeks to attract tourists scared off by political turmoil, officials say."
Source: NYT

Aquafresh White Strips: $10,000,000 policy on American Ferrera's teeth

Aquafresh White Strips: $10,000,000 policy on American Ferrera's 
teeth
The Ugly Betty star is actually beautiful off the set, so it makes sense that her sponsor Aquafresh has insured her teeth for a whopping $10 million. Source: Celebitchy

 

Dolly Parton's Breasts? A whopping $300,000 a boob

Everyone loves Dolly Parton's music, right? Well just in case that ever goes out of style, Parton had each breast insured for $300,000. Source: ABC News




Tom Jones' Chest Hair: $7,000,000

 Believe it or not, Jones used to be considered a sex symbol, so to keep his sexiness in tact, he's insured that mane of hair on his chest for a princely sum:

"Tom Jones, still making elderly Las Vegas audiences swoon at age 67, lives in fear. Sure, he's stayed famous for like half a century, and probably sexed enough women to populate a small and very satisfied country. But Tom believes all that could come crashing down with a single accident (say, a spontaneous shirt combustion) that in any way damages his luxuriant pelt of chest hair."
Source: Cracked

Paul Hucker Insures Himself For $1.5 Million Against Abduction, Impregnation And Consumption By Aliens

Paul Hucker Insures Himself For $1.5 Million Against Abduction, 
Impregnation And Consumption By Aliens
There's actually over 20,000 people in the US alone who pay a premium for insurance against alien abduction. One can only imagine which counterparty that is. Source: Telegraphl

Jennifer Lopez has a $27 million insurance policy on her butt

 

 Let's be serious for a minute: if you were J-Lo, you'd insure your ass for $27 million, too. It's not like the music and movies thing is going to work out forever.
Source: PopCrunch

British male stripper named Frankie Jakeman insured his penis for $1.6 million

 

British male stripper named Frankie Jakeman insured his penis for 
$1.6 million
If you're a male stripper, what else are you going to insure? Source: BankRate




 

British food critic Egon Ronay keeps his taste buds safe for $400,000.

British food critic Egon Ronay keeps his taste buds safe for 
$400,000.
A food critic has one of the best jobs in the world, no doubt. But if they eat a wing too spicy or something like that, they risk their taste buds being obliterated, which would end their career. Hence the major insurance policy just in case things go wrong. Source: BankRate

Rod Stewarts' voice? $6 million in insurance.

 

 The "Hot Legs" and "Maggie May" singer is a crooner to the n-th degree, so to make sure his swagger always stays put, he's insured his voice.
Source: The Examiner


The Rolling Stones' Keith Richards insured his middle finger to the tune of $1.6 million

 

The Rolling Stones' Keith Richards insured his middle finger to 
the tune of $1.6 millionImage: The Examiner
Keith Richards has already said "f#$% you" to the world on multiple occasions but just in case he can't get one last flip of the bird in before he dies, Richards has insured his middle finger for $1.6 million. Bravo, Keith. Source: Keith Richards

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