This is a jokey video to promote a brand of sneakers, but the idea of insuring specific body parts is not totally farfetched ... celebrities have been known to insure body parts ... Jimmy Durante had a $50,000 policy on his distinctive nose and Betty Grable had a million dollar policy on her famous legs. Larry Getlen has an amusing article on the topic at Bankrate: Celebrity body parts: Million-dollar thighs and smiles
If you are a basketball player, Kobe Bryant advises ankle insurance!
By Renaissance Group on December 11, 2009 1:55 PM
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