Don't Fear the Reaper
I don’t know if I’m off-base here, but there’s a life insurance company running commercials saying, “With us, you’re not just another number. You matter.” Or something like that.
From my perspective, I want to be as uninteresting to my life insurance company as possible. If I’m getting calls from an agent asking how I’m doing and how things are going, I would start worrying that they know something I don’t know.
By definition, aren’t these guys only useful to you when you’re not there to thank them? Let’s keep it arms-length, guys. Hope to never matter to you.