Bill Laimbeer is partially why the NBA is so soft today. If you wanted an elbow to the throat, an eye raked while an opposing player was headed to the basket in mid-air, or someone to just start a brawl in the midst of gameplay, Bill Laimbeer was your guy. Ok, so that's kind of dramatic being that Laimbeer did create an illustrious career for himself based off his skill, but he was known for being the anchor enforcer of the infamous Detroit Pistons 'Bad Boy' era and it showed.
Bill Laimbeer, born William Laimbeer Jr. was selected 65th overall in the 1979 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. He didn't receive much playing time so he took his talents overseas to play a season in Italy. It wasn't until he was traded to the Detroit Pistons in 1982 that he would blossom into a 4x NBA All-Star, an NBA Rebounding Leader (1986), and a 2x NBA Champion alongside Isiah Thomas, Joe Dumars, and Dennis Rodman. The ironic thing about Laimbeer's career in basketball is that he's become one of the greatest WNBA coaches of this current generation. Who knew that he was that level-headed?
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.