Isiah Thomas is one of the most fearless point guards to ever hit the professional hardwood. His Bad Boy Pistons' teams were able to keep a young Michael Jordan at bay during the earlier parts of his career. Thomas was drafted second overall in the 1981 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons after winning an NCAA title with Indiana. Isiah Thomas spent his entire thirteen-year playing career with the Pistons franchise.
Thomas' elite basketball IQ and defensive prowess earned him twelve NBA All-Star honors and two NBA Championships which took place back-to-back years in 1989 and 1990. Since his exit from playing in the NBA, Thomas has gone on to become a broadcaster and NBA head coach for the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks. Thomas later went on to coach collegiately but is no longer in the coaching realm but could find himself back in the league in no time.
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.