While California has produced some amazing NFL talent including Aaron Rodgers, OJ Simpson, Tony Gonzalez, and more, those names don't stand a chance against arguably the greatest quarterback of all-time in Tom Brady. Honestly, every year naysayers believe that he will begin to decline any second now but he continues to stack up wins and stay healthy. Tom Brady was selected 166th overall in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots and is still a prominent part of the team's success today.
During his second season in the league, he was called hurled on to the field following an injury to then-starting quarterback Drew Bledsoe and the Patriots haven't looked back since. As of right now, Brady has thrown 524 touchdowns, won a total of six Super Bowls, racked up four Super Bowl MVPs, three NFL Most Valuable Player Awards, and fourteen Pro-Bowl selections. Despite being 42-years-old, it looks like his reign may continue well into the 2020s. Who knows.
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.