I'm not a private eye and I don't do corporate spying.

I was recently contacted by someone representing one insurance company who wanted me to attempt to find out specialized enrollment data about one of their competitors.

I don't blame them for giving this a shot; the insurance industry is, no doubt, a highly competitive business.

However, get this straight: If you want inside info on one of your competitors, go elsewhere. If your competitor happens to provide enrollment data for me, the odds are that it will be published publicly, which means that you'll will be able to view it by simply visiting the website just like anyone else.

As a courtesy, I am not going to identify either the person/company who made the request (nor the company they were trying to get information about).

However, I cannot guarantee that I won't do so if this happens again.

That is all.