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<h3>As it is January I thought I would start the year on a light hearted note.</h3>
Lloyds of London is an insurance marketplace founded in a London coffee shop over 300 years ago. Today it is the world&rsquo;s leading market for specialist insurance, from large maritime risks to space satellites.
Here are some of the more interesting and obscure insurance policies put in place over the years. &middot; David Beckham insured his legs with Lloyds for &pound;100m in 2006
&middot; Dolly Parton has insured her 40dd breasts for &pound;3.8m
&middot; Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards hands are insured for &#36;1.6m
&middot; Michael Flatleys legs were insured for &#36;47 Million. The policy was only in effect when he was touring and forbade him from dancing except on stage.
&middot; James Dean took out a life policy for &#36;100,000 just a week before his tragic death at the age of 25
&middot; The actor Richard Burton purchased a 69.42 carat diamond from Cartier for &#36;1.1 Million in 1969 as a gift for Elizabeth Taylor. It was the world&rsquo;s most expensive diamond at the time. Once Lloyds had insured the diamond they specified that Taylor should wear it in public for only 30 days a year and even then be protected by security guards. The diamond was sold in 1978 for an estimated &#36;5 Million which would equate to roughly &#36;19 Million today.
&middot; According to novelist and inventor Arthur C Clarke, director Stanley Kubrick wanted to take out insurance with Lloyds to protect himself against losses in the event that extra-terrestrial intelligence was discovered before his movie, &lsquo;2001: A Space Odyssey&rsquo; was released. Lloyds refused to quote for this one.

Weird and wonderful insurance policies

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