Category: Sports Injuries

How much could an athlete stand to lose because of an injury? Without a bulletproof permanent total disability or loss of value insurance policy, the answer could be millions. Former USC football players Marqise Lee and Morgan Breslin made recent headlines after filing suit against Lloyd’s of London for denial of their multimillion-dollar loss of […]

All it takes is once. The saying applies to a lot of situations, but apparently, it doesn’t apply to the amount of crashes needed to prompt NASCAR to increase safety measures and protect its drivers. In less than a month, NASCAR has seen four of its drivers crash into unprotected walls. This recent string of […]

A recent article in Forbes offers a detailed comparison of the average salary for professional baseball, football, basketball and hockey players. According to its author Kurt Badenhausen, the MLB saw its biggest annual salary increase since 2001, nearly doubling the average NFL salary but still trailing behind the NBA. The average MLB salary was $3.82 million for […]

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Frank Darras appears on Health, Wealth and Happiness to discuss what thrill-seekers need to know about insuring their risky activities.

Extreme sports have become increasingly popular over the last decade. With this rise in demand, however, comes a rise in injuries: extreme sports have been linked to more than 4 million injuries since 2000. What kind of activities are considered “extreme” and how does your insurance cover you for participating in these events? Tune in to find out.

Devastating news broke yesterday: Ohio State football player Kosta Karageorge, who disappeared Wednesday, was found dead Sunday night in a dumpster near his apartment. Authorities said Karageorge was the apparent victim of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, but do not yet know what precipitated his suicide. However, an article in the Washington Post makes connections between […]