Utah native, Merlin Olsen might have gone to the Pro Bowl a total of fourteen times, but he didn't leave an impact on the league the same way Steve Young did. The 6'0 quarterback from Salt Lake City was never afraid to slang that thing, his willingness to make daring passes that were perfectly executed is the reason why he has become a Hall of Fame quarterback. Young attended Bingham Young University in Provo, Utah where he completed a total of 592 passes for 7,733 and 56 touchdowns.
His performance at BYU led him to the Supplemental Draft where he signed a record-setting ten-year, $40 million contract with the Los Angeles Express of the USFL in March 1984. After the league tanked in 1986, Young signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but his career didn't take off until he arrived in San Francisco in 1987 where he would lead the team to three Super Bowl victories and be dubbed the Super Bowl MVP ifor his performance in Super Bowl XXIX. Young led the league in passing touchdowns four times (1992, 1993, 1994, 1998), became a 7x Pro Bowler, and 6x NFL passer rating leader. There wasn't a pass that Steve Young ever regretted in his entire career and it paid off in rings.
To insure one’s house, one’s car or to underwrite a life insurance policy, that is common practice. But who would pay an insurance premium for his/her thumb, legs or smile? Stars, of course.
At the top of the ranking are the legs of Mariah Carey, worth 810 million USD: The diva became, in 2006, the Gillette brand muse for the advertising campaign «Legs of a Goddess». She then took out an insurance policy with London Lloyds to protect her legs, a decision that is far from being insignificant. Among its customers, the London insurer then included several icons of music, such as Bob Dylan or Rod Stewart.
David Beckham’s body insured for 195 million USD: European champion with Manchester United in 1999, David Beckham was in 2006 the most renowned footballer of the planet. In relation to his sporting activities, he took out an insurance cover for his legs. The huge amount paid for his insurance would reportedly exceed the 103 million USD disbursed by Real Madrid for the cover of Christiano Ronaldo in 2009. The fashion model would later extend his insurance cover to his entire body.
15 million USD in insurance for Kim Kardashian’s curves: The curves of Kim Kardashian are her number one beauty asset. The reality TV star, who is crazy about plastic surgery, has underwritten an insurance policy worth 15 million USD to protect her famous butt.
The culinary critic Egon Ronay assured his taste buds: The famous Hungarian culinary critic has insured his taste buds since 1957, for the amount of 400 000 USD. An original insurance policy which allows him to cover his sense of taste without which he will no longer be able to practice his job.