John Quincy Adams was the 6th President of the United States from 1825 to 1829 and he also worked as a diplomat, minister, ambassador and a treaty negotiator. He was adherent to US Republican values which influenced his shaping of American foreign policy. His diplomatic skills helped with the negotiation of treaties such as the Treaty of Ghent which put an end to the War of 1812. He was also included in the negotiation with Great Britain over the US border with Canada in 1818.
Another treaty that he negotiated was the so-called Adams-Onis Treaty which made room for the purchase of Florida from the Spanish. Adams' presidency was marked with his goals to modernize the economy and to promote education. He even paid off a large part of the national debt. Adams has been labeled the only child prodigy among the presidents due to his estimated IQ of 170. He was fluent in several languages including Dutch and Latin, and he could read and write Italian and Ancient Greek.
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.