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WHAT INSURANCE CELEBRITIES PAY FOR? WHAT BODY PARTS SINGERS AND ACTRESSES HAVE INSURED? FOR WHAT PREMIUM?


Celebrities often insure their body parts, but is it madness, or common sense? The fact is that if you rely on your body for your career and job, you must protect it from any injury or accident.

There are a lot of celebrity body parts insured for a lot of cash, first because in some cases sponsors need protection if celebrities can no longer represent their brands but the incredible amounts of money the stars insure their bodies is surely more for publicity.

In other cases celebrities rely on a specific part for their livelihood as soccer players who would have to retire if any problem occurred to their legs and feet.

It's quite difficult to get all the information about celebrities body parts insurance as it is private matters about which insurance companies don't want to communicate, but sometimes brands and stars make these insurance policies public to get free advertising, so here are the informations available about your favourite stars insurance.


What insurance celebrities pay for?

J-Lo alias Jenifer Lopez has insured her bum for $27 million but the rumor that her body was totally insured for $1 billion seems to be wrong.
Ken Dodd has insured his teeth for $8 million.
Iker Casillas has insured his hands for a high premium.
Rachel Hunter had a $1 million insurance policy taken out on her legs when she was a model.
Mariah Carey had insured her legs for $1 billion when she was working for Gillette razors.
Heidi Klum had insured her legs for $2.2 million when she was a model for Braun shaver.
America Ferrera had insured her teeth for $10 million when she was representing Aquafresh White Trays.
Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards has insured the middle finger of his left hand, the most important finger to play guitar, for $1.6 million.
Dolly Parton has her breast insured for $600000, so it's 300000 a boob.
Tina Turner had insured two body parts, $3.2 million for her long legs and $790000 for her breast.
Bruce Springsteen took out a premium on his voice for $6 million.
German singer Marlene Dietrich had insured her voice for $1 million.
David Beckham has insured his legs and feet for $70 million.
Cricket player Merv Hughes took out a $1 million policy on his moustache.
British food critic Egon Ronay insured his taste buds for $400000.
Jaime Lee Curtis had insured her legs for $1 million when she was working for stockings company.
Angie Dickinson, Mary Hart and porn movies star Porsche Lynn have insured their legs for $1 million.
Thai transvestite performer Poh took $500000 insurance on her boobs and breast implants.
Other celebrities who have insured their legs and various body parts are Angie Everhart, Marlene Dietrich, Brooke Shields, Michael Flatley, and Fred Astaire.

As you can see legs and breasts are the most commonly insured body parts, and few sport stars seems to be insured, as much surprising as it can be for people who's main activity rely on their various parts.

If you wonder what are the insurance companies which insure body parts, Lloyds of London is the most famous for this insurance type.

Lloyds of London is the world's biggest insurance market that dates back to 1688 and this company can insure anything, like Jimmy Durante's nose, Bette Davis' waistline, and Michael Flatley's legs.

The first reported celebrity who insured her legs for huge amount was Betty Grable in 1940, who insured her legs for $1 million.

Lately rumors have said that Mariah Carey's insured her legs for $1 billion again, although Mariah herself didn't confirm the rumor.

In US, television networks and sports teams often supply their stars with general disability insurance, which covers any job-stopping injury and it's pretty easy to get disability insurance from standard insurers in the United States, but to get insurance for a particular body part some insurance firms are specialized.

But you don't have to be a celebrity to insure your body parts and anybody can contact Lloyds of London to get insurance quotes for his body parts if he thinks he needs it and as long he is willing to pay the high premium.