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Norwood Associates, LLC
In today’s world an adverse piece of legislation or an intrusive decision by a government regulator can make or break a business or industry.
Whether a business needs to advance an issue or protect its position, Norwood Associates, LLC can devise the right strategy and implement it.
Norwood Associates, LLC has achieved an enviable record of successful advocacy through solid preparation, full and factual presentations, precise timing, and relentless perseverance.
Capitol Weekly’s Top 100: John Norwood
89. John Norwood
People have referred to John Norwood as the “dean of insurance lobbyists,” and no wonder. He started his firm in 1977 and began representing the Independent Agents Association. Norwood Associates, a small firm, now has a flock of powerful insurers far too long to list here, as well as business players like Comcast, MasterCard, Churchill Downs and ADP. The two-person firm – John’s daughter Erin works with him – currently has 19 clients. One of the secrets of lobbying, he once noted, “is not so much killing bills, but getting them amended… so that they do not adversely interfere with the way our clients do business.” He had a big win when Norwood lobbied on behalf of the entire insurance industry successfully to have all licensed insurance agents exempted from the labor bill, AB 5. He also helped block SB 927, which targeted compensation disclosure between insurance agents or brokers and clients.