Jimmy Carter was the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981. One of his notable works is the co-founding of the Carter Center which won him the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. Carter was a graduate of the United States Naval Academy with a degree in science. He thereafter joined the United States Navy and later became motivated by the racial segregation and the civil rights movements.
Prior to his presidency, he was elected as Governor of Georgia and he stood for affirmative action for ethnic minorities. Another notable moment for Carter was his pardoning of all evaders of the Vietnam War draft. In addition, he established a national energy policy as well as the Department of Energy and Education. Carter became the longest-retired president in US history in 2012. He's also a noted world-traveler due to the many peace negotiations he had to attend.
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.