Ah, the merry month of May! Throw open those windows, clean out those closets, breathe in those new flowers, and invade some privacy!

What? How dare I jest about invasion of privacy in these times of identity theft and data hacking? How soon we forget that invading another's privacy is an honored tradition in this and every other culture. How else do you explain the popularity of talk shows, the much-copied "People's Court," "reality" television and celebrity magazines? Some cable channels–such as Court TV and E!–are devoted entirely to invading privacy.

Despite all of the hand-wringing over how to protect our privacy, I suggest insurance folks have got to start a massive effort to do just the opposite. In other words, it's time we insurance denizens quit lollygagging and aggressively upped the invasion quotient!

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