John F. Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States from 1961 until 1963 when he was assassinated. During his presidency, the Cold War was at its peak so much of Kennedy's service was in regards to managing the relations with the Soviet Union. He was a Harvard University graduate and as a kid, he was noted to score 199 points on the Otis intelligence Test. He has been ranked as the 3rd smartest president according to public polls.
One of Kennedy's accomplishments was the winning of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography for his work "Profiles in Courage." He became a president at the age of 43 which marked him as the second youngest to do so. As a president, he had to deal with high tensions with communist states such as Cuba while at home, he oversaw the establishment of the Peace Corps and he supported the African-American Civil Rights Movement.
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.