Dec. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Jessica McEwen was hired as director of government affairs for the group representing U.S. title insurers.

McEwen, previously a legislative assistant to Representative Joe Donnelly and advised the Indiana Democrat on the Dodd-Frank Act, will be responsible for federal lobbying, the American Land Title Association said today in a statement distributed by Business Wire.

--Editor: Dan Kraut

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