Is your hair worth one million dollars? Believe it or not, it is possible to get an insurance policy that is specifically in regards to your hair, or whatever body part you happen to feel is especially valuable. Whenever a celebrity gets this kind of insurance policy, it is sure to make headlines. The same is true when athletes do it, especially if the body part they are insuring happens to be their hair. Troy Polamalu, and NFL player for the Pittsburgh Steelers, now has his long, flowing, trademark black hair insured for $1 Million dollars. His hair has been … Continue reading →

Usually, when I tell people that I write about insurance, people yawn. Insurance is not a topic that most people would describe as exciting, but I try my best to make it interesting. If you look around for a while, you can find information about some truly bizarre insurance policies. Truth can be stranger than fiction sometimes, even when it comes to insurance. Most people have heard stories about celebrities that get an insurance policy on a body part. Troy Polamalu, NFL player for the Pittsburgh Steelers, had his long, flowing, black hair insured for $1 Million dollars by the … Continue reading →

Insurance is usually a very serious topic. We seek out insurance as a means to protect our loved ones, ours selves, and our property. Thinking about insurance means considering worst case scenarios. We buy life insurance to help our families financially cope if we become deceased. Car insurance makes one think about the potential of having a horrible traffic accident. Health insurance is doubly scary: we worry about becoming seriously ill, and we worry about how to pay for medical bills our insurance company refuses to. It isn’t very often that insurance makes us laugh. Sometimes, you hear about strange … Continue reading →