Michael Jackson too thrilling for insurance companies? No one wants to risk covering his concerts

[MJJC Moderator]

Michael Jackson may have sold out his London concerts, but insurance companies fear the tour may be too much of a thriller.

Promoter AEG Live is having trouble lining up an insurer to cover a seven-month run by the famously frail pop star, London's Daily Telegraph reported Saturday.

AEG has lined up insurance for the first 10 dates, but may be forced to self-insure the rest of the performances at the O2 arena between July and February.

Chief executive Randy Phillips said he isn't worried.

"The insurance brokers sent doctors and they spend five hours with him, taking blood tests. He's a vegetarian, he's in great shape," he said.

"We would be prepared to self-insure to make up the dates. It's a risk we're willing to take to bring the King of Pop to his fans."

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertai...michael_jackson_too_thrilling_for_insura.html

 

[elusive moonwalker]

a vegetarian, he's in great shape," he

okayyyy

 

[dangerous_88]

okayyyy

lol...........

 

[elusive moonwalker]

i ment that towards the veggie comment btw lol

 

[starone_angel]

He's vegetarian but his favourite food is KFC! :clapping:

 

[~Kis~]

I guess, Michael didn't tell him about about his love for KFC

Oh snap! Someone beat me to it!

 

[sunnyday81]

lol, but maybe he's on a strict diet from now on! Poor MJ, no more KFC...

 

[~Kis~]

If he's on a no chicken diet, he must be having dreams about it..
Chickens.. The chicken dance.. Chicken legs.. Anything chicken related

 

[starone_angel]

If he's on a no chicken diet, he must be having dreams about it..
Chickens.. The chicken dance.. Chicken legs.. Anything chicken related

Ha ha! Poor Mike! I was on a diet so I know how he feels!

 

[blue_eyed_belle]

Yeah the whole veggie thing...is he still a veggie, and it's just that he can't help himself when it comes to KFC or what?

 

[dangerous_88]

i ment that towards the veggie comment btw lol

yeah i know

 

[sunnyday81]

Now I know how I will get his attention when sitting close to the stage! :wild: I'll be holding a KFC bucket full of chicken legs really high up!!! :lol:

 

[dangerous_88]

Now I know how I will get his attention when sitting close to the stage! :wild: I'll be holding a KFC bucket full of chicken legs really high up!!! :lol:

OR you could just do this !

 

[wannabestartinsomthin21]

You're actually classified as a type of vegetarian if you don't eat any red meant, so technically, Randy Phillips is correct.

 

[sunnyday81]

OR you could just do this !

LMAO!!! I must invest in waxing strips and razors then! :lol:

 

[dangerous_88]

LMAO!!! I must invest in waxing strips and razors then! :lol:

i am so glad you took it as a joke! i was like - woah maybe that was inappropriate lol!

yeah, do it! :rofl:

 

[Michaelismagic]

I'm so happy that he's happy!!
and is in good shape but I dont think he's totaly vegeterian

 

[sunnyday81]

i am so glad you took it as a joke! i was like - woah maybe that was inappropriate lol!

yeah, do it! :rofl:

Well, watch out for me then! I'll be quite easy to spot in the crowd! :lol:

 

[WHES]

Maybe he just really likes the buscuits, which is completely understandable. They are AMAZING.

 

[michaelsson]

aww man i wanted 2do the kfc joke lol

 

[michaelsson]

OR you could just do this !

effin dead

 

[L.T.D]

Did anyone not think that he went to KFC with other people that wanted to go there and he maybe just had a drink or something else???

Why does everyone say he loves KFC just because he was seen their a few times? He could have just been with people who wanted to go their themselves.

 

[144000]

If he's on a no chicken diet, he must be having dreams about it..
Chickens.. The chicken dance.. Chicken legs.. Anything chicken related

lol..did u know there is such a thing as vegetarian chicken. lol..boy i tell u if KFC sold that they'd score with all walks of life..lol..or most..lol..idk

 

[Marni]

Interestingly, another article also says that he's already insured.

The deal agreed, there was only one hurdle: to get the concerts insured. Phillips approached the London-based insurance company Robertson Taylor. The complex policy was only hammered out in the past two weeks after Jackson had a rigorous medical check-up at his LA home.Phillips said: "Michael was put through a whole battery of tests; stress, treadmill, electrocardiogram, bloodwork and he passed them all. It's a very complicated policy. Its very important he doesn't perform consecutive nights.

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23661911-details/Detoxing+brand+jackson/article.do

 

[MJJen2000]

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"We would be prepared to self-insure to make up the dates. It's a risk we're willing to take to bring the King of Pop to his fans."

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertai...michael_jackson_too_thrilling_for_insura.html

oh yeah.... they are willing to do this for his fans yet they sell most of the tickets to viagogo and brokers and charge us an arm and a leg to get a ticket to just ONE show... right

 

[Adore]

You guys crack me up. :laugh:

 

[WHES]

Interestingly, another article also says that he's already insured.

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23661911-details/Detoxing+brand+jackson/article.do

The article says he's insured for the first 10, which is consistent with Phillips's statements in other places.

 

[Stargirl]

Did anyone not think that he went to KFC with other people that wanted to go there and he maybe just had a drink or something else???

Why does everyone say he loves KFC just because he was seen their a few times? He could have just been with people who wanted to go their themselves.

LOL yh, thaz what I think.


And I'm confused, why aren't they insuring the concerts?

 

[movingcoolcat]

Maybe the vegetarian thing is like me and my memory? I have a very selective memory sometimes.....-_-

 

[AllTheLovelyFlowers]

I think he only got insured up to the first 10 days.