You Want To Insure What???

I just read an interesting article in Insurance Business E-Zine about the weird and wonderful things people like to insure. 

The tag line was about insuring one's beard, which seemed like an odd thing until you consider that Christmas is fast approaching and perhaps Santa Claus may be worried about facial hair loss affecting his business!! haha

But seriously, there are many unusual things that people do get covered by insurance. 

Perhaps the trend started way back in the 1940's, when Hollywood celebrity Betty Grable was quite famous for her 'gams' and was the top earning female in the country.
Yes, Grable's legs were apparently perfectly proportioned and her studio had them insured for U.S. $1 million, though this was more of a publicity stunt than an actual insurance concern.

photo from Movie Story Magazine 1943

Bruce Springsteen apparently insures his unique voice for the cool sum of Can. $6 million

photo courtesy of Rolling Stone Magazine

How about Dolly Parton insuring her recognizable 40DD breasts for Can. $6.5 million

photo courtesy of AnOther magazine

Keith Richards has his hands insured for Can. $2 million, although I also read that this is actually just for his middle finger, critical for playing those iconic riffs.

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