Comments on: 10 Most Expensive Things Celebrities get Insured http://www.insurancebeaver.com/interesting-insurance/10-expensive-celebrities-insured/ Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:23:58 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: awgie-dawgie http://www.insurancebeaver.com/interesting-insurance/10-expensive-celebrities-insured/comment-page-1/#comment-78 awgie-dawgie Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:23:58 +0000 http://www.insurancebeaver.com/?p=56#comment-78 Yes, but the filthy rich donating to worthwhile causes isn't nearly as newsworthy as insuring your butt for $27 mil. And it's not that I don't think J Lo's rear end is worth it, especially to her. I had never even seen a photo of J Lo before I heard she had her butt insured. At first, I thought it was a little ridiculous to insure things like legs, fingers and voices, but these are after all the things that make these performers unique. These are just people insuring the things that make them money, no different from Evel Knievel insuring his motorcycle or Liberace insuring his piano (his hands were insured, too). Of course there is a limit - some celebrities are so successful - and so rich - that they are beyond insurance. Golfer Tiger Woods makes so much money that to insure himself against injury would cost him $10-$20 million a year, more than he made in 2002 from golf. Most of his money - around $69 million a year - comes from endorsements. But to really make this list accurate, we should take into account the rate of inflation. Betty Grable, for example, had her legs insured for $1 million (inspiring the term "Million Dollar Legs"). In today's money, that would put her just below Mariah Carey with about $650 million. And Marlene Dietrich's million dollar policy on her trademark voice would put her way out front with roughly $1.4 billion. Personally, I'd be happy to have my voicebox removed just for the premiums these celebrities have to pay for their insurance. And I promise I'd never utter a word about it :) Yes, but the filthy rich donating to worthwhile causes isn’t nearly as newsworthy as insuring your butt for $27 mil. And it’s not that I don’t think J Lo’s rear end is worth it, especially to her. I had never even seen a photo of J Lo before I heard she had her butt insured. At first, I thought it was a little ridiculous to insure things like legs, fingers and voices, but these are after all the things that make these performers unique. These are just people insuring the things that make them money, no different from Evel Knievel insuring his motorcycle or Liberace insuring his piano (his hands were insured, too).

Of course there is a limit – some celebrities are so successful – and so rich – that they are beyond insurance. Golfer Tiger Woods makes so much money that to insure himself against injury would cost him $10-$20 million a year, more than he made in 2002 from golf. Most of his money – around $69 million a year – comes from endorsements.

But to really make this list accurate, we should take into account the rate of inflation. Betty Grable, for example, had her legs insured for $1 million (inspiring the term “Million Dollar Legs”). In today’s money, that would put her just below Mariah Carey with about $650 million. And Marlene Dietrich’s million dollar policy on her trademark voice would put her way out front with roughly $1.4 billion. Personally, I’d be happy to have my voicebox removed just for the premiums these celebrities have to pay for their insurance.

And I promise I’d never utter a word about it :)

]]> By: Ryan Stiglbauer http://www.insurancebeaver.com/interesting-insurance/10-expensive-celebrities-insured/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Ryan Stiglbauer Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:28:18 +0000 http://www.insurancebeaver.com/?p=56#comment-7 This is retarded. Celebrities are just too greedy. They already have millions, They dip out of taxes, and can get out of any trouble they get into, they could get away with murder if they wanted to. And I did read the part of the wine taster getting his taste buds insured and I think that it is stupid and pointless to waste that money when it could go to something worthwhile. This is retarded. Celebrities are just too greedy. They already have millions, They dip out of taxes, and can get out of any trouble they get into, they could get away with murder if they wanted to. And I did read the part of the wine taster getting his taste buds insured and I think that it is stupid and pointless to waste that money when it could go to something worthwhile.

]]> By: Brian http://www.insurancebeaver.com/interesting-insurance/10-expensive-celebrities-insured/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Brian Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:40:23 +0000 http://www.insurancebeaver.com/?p=56#comment-6 Yea Maria Careys legs are def worth that.... But Beckham is the man. Yea Maria Careys legs are def worth that…. But Beckham is the man.

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