Walt 'Clyde' Frazier is considered a messiah in the city of New York as he was the driving force behind the New York Knicks franchises only two NBA titles in the organization's history. Clyde Frazier was drafted fifth overall in the 1967 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks where he spent the next decade of his career wowing fans with his scrappy style of play and tough defense while averaging 19.3 points per game with the team.
Just three years into his NBA career, Frazier was able to solidify the New York Knicks first-ever NBA title after the team defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in seven games, in which the final game performance by Frazier is considered to be one of the greatest of all-time. In 1973, Frazier and the Knicks defeated the Lakers again in five games. Later, Frazier closed out his career with the Cavaliers after three seasons in 1980. These days, Frazier has some of the most eccentric suits in NBA commentary and works as an analyst for MSG Network.
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.