Historically, the Pittsburgh Steelers are amongst the elite football franchises in the NFL for many reasons. Their winning history, their defensive mindset, high-caliber talent, and of course, their loyal fan base. Over the course of the team's history, the Steelers have been able to hang up a total of six NFL Championship banners in their home stadium. And just like anything else, everyone wants to associate themselves with the winners and that's exactly what the Steelers organization has built with their fan base.
Unfortunately, after Steelers running back, Le'Veon Bell, held out the entire season and Antonio Brown looking for a trade, the team's A-list talent is dwindling and dwindling fast. We're not sure if the Steelers can remain elite if they lose any more of their top-tier talent. The Pittsburgh Steelers ranked 16th in fan equity, 3rd in social equity, and 6th in road equity.
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.