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Satinder Dhillon Aids in Submission of Karnataka’s High Court Intervention Application

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Dhillon was the only non-lawyer who was granted special permission to sit at the advocates table, before the three judges in India’s top court, in 2018 and he was planning on travelling to Bangalore for the hearing as well before Covid-19 hit.

ABBOTSFORD, British Columbia (PRWEB)
April 21, 2020

On March 14th, 2020, the Karnataka High Court at Bangalore allowed an Intervention Application (IA) seeking a direction to maintain a legal transcripts of court proceedings. The IA was filed in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking audio-video recording of court hearings (Case No. 50892-2019).

To read more about the case please visit Bar and Bench’s litigation news article below:

The IA was filed by Amrish Kilachand, a businessman who resides in Mumbai. The application is virtually identical to the one he filed in the Supreme Court of India in 2018 – which was successful.

To read more about the case from 2018 please visit:

https://www.prweb.com/releases/2018/06/prweb15579559.htm

The only piece of evidence attached to Kilachand’s IA in the current case in the Karnataka High Court at Bangalore are transcripts from the well documented case of Canadian activist and businessman, Satinder Dhillon.

Dhillon who is the founder of Global Strategic Solutions is working in conjunction with the International Legal Alliance which was founded by well known Mumbai lawyer, Jamshed Mistry, to bring about change and more transparency to courts around the world. Mistry has been long time lawyer for both Kilachand and Dhillon and assisted in preparing the recent filings, just as he did in 2018. Mistry has also appeared in the Canadian courts on behalf of Dhillon.

Kilachand who attended university in the United States and has a degree in Business Administration said that he believed the Indian courts needed to modernize their processes to come into the 21st century.

“There needs to be more transparency and the citizens of India deserve proper access to justice. Transcription services are a very important addition that is needed in our legal system”. These were Kilachand’s sentiments about IA.

Dhillon echoed Kilachand’s sentiments and added “in today’s world how can it be that all court hearings aren’t recorded already”?

“We are glad the work we did in Canada is helping the courts in India. That alone has made the hardships worth going through” stated Emmet Pierce – who resides in Canada and assisted Dhillon in his case.

“We hope we are successful in this current case just as we were in 2018 in the Supreme Court of India” stated Mistry.

To read the full story about the recent filing please visit:

https://karnatakainterventionapplication.wordpress.com/

Dhillon’s case has become so well known around the world that a movie is being written about it by India’s top screenwriter, Mr. Anjum Rajabali.

To read more about the movie please visit:

India’s Top Screenwriter Delivers Aamir Khan and Priyanka Chopra’s Next Script And Is Going To Write Biopic About Modern Day Revolutionary – Satinder Dhillon Next:

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2017/10/prweb14758274.htm

To read more about Dhillon please visit:

http://www.satinderdhillon.com

http://timesofcanadapresents.blogspot.com/

To read more about Global Strategic Solutions please visit:

http://www.globalstrategicsolutions.international/

To read more about International Legal Alliance please visit:

https://internationallegalalliance.com/

To read more about Jamshed Mistry please visit:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamshed-mistry-061a769/?originalSubdomain=in

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National “Create Real Impact” Contest Awards Teens For Their Artistic Safe Driving Messages

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Winners of the 2020 Spring Create Real Impact Contest have been announced.

We continue to support this important initiative because it saves lives.

SAN MATEO, Calif. (PRWEB)
April 21, 2020

Students and schools across the country have won $12,500 in educational grants through the 2020 Spring Create Real Impact Contest, sponsored by Impact Teen Drivers and California Casualty.

The Create Real Impact Contest gives enrolled students, ages 14 to 22, the opportunity to win prizes for their original works showcasing creative solutions for preventing reckless and distracted driving.

Almost 2,000 submissions were received. Prizes are awarded by a panel of qualified judges based on the following weighted criteria: 25% concept/creativity; 25% execution of the idea; 50% effectiveness of the message emphasizing solution(s).

The following students will receive $1,500 grand prize educational grants for their entries:

Raul H., Sacramento, CA, in the video category for the work titled, “The Road Aint No Game”

Margarita R., Pomona, CA, in the graphic design category for the poster “Distracted Driving Kills”

Everen G., San Diego, CA, in the music category for “Fractures”

Hallah H., Salem, OR, in the creative writing category for the piece “Constant Distraction

Porter C., Provo, UT, in the Spanish language category for the video “Nuestra Responsabilidad”

Their entries can be seen by visiting the Create Real Impact homepage at http://www.createrealimpact.com.

A $1,000 grant was given to schools with the most student entries: Liberty High School in Hillsboro, OR; Village Academy High School in Pomona, CA; and West Campus High School in Sacramento, CA.

Three Liberty High School (LHS) health teachers taught 12 classes, training every sophomore at LHS with the Impact Teen Drivers lessons. This is the third award Liberty High School students have won for their school by entering the Create Real Impact contest.

When told about the $1,000 Create Real Impact award to Hillsboro’s Liberty High School, Health Teacher Laurie Jenkins who coordinated the training, said, “Thank you for the wonderful news! It’s been a “trying” few days with our staff taking the crash courses in online learning platforms…the news just gave me the chills.”

The winning entries can be viewed at http://www.createrealimpact.com.

“The objective of the Create Real Impact Contest is to allow young people to engage, educate and empower their peers with strategies to stop the number one killer of teens – car crashes – particularly those caused by reckless and distracted driving,” said Kelly Browning, Ph.D., Executive Director, Impact Teen Drivers.

Impact Teen Drivers has reached more than two million teens since 2007 and the Create Real Impact contest began in 2009. California Casualty is a founding partner of the nonprofit and continues to provide support for the contest.

“The importance of this contest can’t be overstated,” said California Casualty Chairman Beau Brown. “While insurance can replace a mangled vehicle, we can’t replace a teenager’s life. In a split second, everything for that family changes forever; it’s a terrible tragedy that no one should endure.”

The 2020 Fall Create Real Impact contest will kick off in August. Fall entries will be taken at http://www.createrealimpact.com. For more information on how to get schools and students involved, please contact info@impactteendrivers.org.

Founded in 1914, California Casualty provides auto and home insurance to educators, firefighters, law enforcement and nurses across the country. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, with Service Centers in Arizona, Colorado and Kansas, California Casualty has been led by four generations of the Brown family. To learn more about California Casualty, or to request an auto insurance quote, please visit http://www.calcas.com or call 1.800.800.9410.

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Bus.com Appoints Maxie Lafleur as CEO

Bus.com partners with Cirque du Soleil as Official Coach Bus transport in Canada and the United States

Bus.com branded bus on the road

MONTREAL (PRWEB)
April 20, 2020

The Bus.com Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Maxie Lafleur as CEO and Board Member. Ms. Lafleur joined Bus.com, a bus rental platform and group transportation provider as CFO in July 2019. The Board has made this appointment upon the resignation of former CEO and cofounder Kyle Boulay who remains an important shareholder of the company. This change comes as the company sets its eyes on accelerating the development of disruptive technology, strengthening its scaling abilities and considers making potential acquisitions.

Ms. Lafleur is a young and talented business leader who has quickly climbed the professional ladder with extensive experience in the digitalization, scaling, and transformation of businesses that were primarily B2B. She also comes with robust expertise in M&A and business expansion through joint ventures within large international companies. Most recently, she has been instrumental in her capacity as CFO at Bus.com, helping improve the company’s unit economics and redefine the way that Bus.com positions itself in the marketplace. Her experience working abroad in Europe and Asia position the company well for expansion in new countries.

“Maxie is the right person to lead Bus.com into the future, given her strong command of our business and proven ability to drive results,” said Josh Breinlinger, Board Member of Bus.com and Managing Director at Jackson Square Ventures, which invested in the company’s last round. “Speaking on behalf of the Board, we look forward to working closely with Maxie as Chief Executive Officer.”

“I am honored to lead Bus.com as Chief Executive Officer,” said Ms. Lafleur. “I look forward to continuing to work closely with our exceptional senior leadership team. We feel confident the bus charter industry will recover and rebound. From this set back, we will emerge more resilient through the advancements of our technology and the tough and strategic decisions we have made and will continue to make.”

Seen as the leading digital marketplace that is modernizing and building the connective tissue of the fragmented bus charter and group travel industry across North America, Bus.com comes off of a series B round in 2019 that saw Bus.com raise $15M USD, enabling the company to add seasoned professionals to the overall team.

Bus.com launches the Bus Angels Program.

Bus.com is also announcing an initiative to support its bus partners across North America called the Bus Angels Program.

“We are sensitive to the challenges our bus partners across North America are facing. They are in most part small operators that risk losing their livelihood because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hence, we have been compelled to act and have shifted a significant portion of our resources to actively support their families and them by providing advice, information and guidance as they take difficult decisions, renegotiate their financial obligations and navigate the many government programs and subsidies,” said co-founder and COO Wolf Kohlberg. “I am also very optimistic for the future of this industry and to work on the next chapter with Maxie.”

About Bus.com

Bus.com is changing the way that groups travel by making it easier than ever to book a bus online. Through its unique technology, Bus.com is modernizing the charter bus industry to provide service across North America that is safe, easy, and affordable.

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AdvicePeriod Expands on East Coast With New Office In Pennsylvania

Grady mirrors our commitment to both working hard for our clients and giving back to our communities

LOS ANGELES (PRWEB)
April 20, 2020

AdvicePeriod, a nationwide network of like-minded advisors, is pleased to announce the addition of Pittsburgh native Grady Wirth, CFP®, as a Partner Advisor in Pennsylvania.

Wirth was previously a financial advisor with Hefren-Tillotson, where he started his career as an intern and worked his way up to become an experienced advisor. He provided hundreds of individuals and families with wealth management services including estate and tax planning. While serving as a Chairperson for the Financial Planning Association of Pittsburgh’s Board of Directors, Wirth worked closely with distinguished professionals to promote and advance the art and science of financial planning, and ultimately chose to join AdvicePeriod to continue pursuing this passion.

“We’re all excited to have Grady as a part of the team. His tenacity will make him stand out from the rest,” says Matt Lovejoy, Head of Business Development at AdvicePeriod. “We are a planning-first firm. With Grady’s experience and love for what he does, we know he’ll provide value to his clients and AdvicePeriod as a whole.”

“Grady mirrors our commitment to both working hard for our clients and giving back to our communities,” comments Steve Lockshin, Co-founder and Principal at AdvicePeriod. Holding true to core beliefs has led to the rapid expansion of like-minded partner advisors looking to reinvent wealth management.

About AdvicePeriod:

AdvicePeriod is a leading, SEC-registered investment advisor dedicated to focusing clients on the critical decisions necessary for managing their wealth. Our mission: to make wealth management more fair, effective, and successful for clients and advisors alike. To learn more, visit: https://www.adviceperiod.com.

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Alera Group Acquires Cambridge Benefit Solutions

With outstanding national collaboration throughout the Alera Group organization, Cambridge will continue to provide exceptional client experience and even greater resources for industry-leading solutions.

DEERFIELD, Ill. (PRWEB)
April 20, 2020

Alera Group, a national employee benefits, property and casualty, retirement services and wealth management firm, announced today that it has acquired Cambridge Benefit Solutions, effective April 1, 2020.

Cambridge Benefit Solutions, located in Chandler, Arizona, was founded in 1998 by current president Don Fechter. Since the beginning, the firm’s mission has been to provide businesses throughout Arizona and the surrounding states with innovative, valuable benefit offerings. Through local partnerships and decades of industry expertise, the firm brings unique expertise and cost-cutting strategies to their clients.

“We are excited to have Cambridge Benefit Solutions join Alera Group and our local firm, Benefit Commerce Group in Scottsdale,” said Alan Levitz, CEO of Alera Group. “Don and Scott have known each other for many years. I believe their long standing relationship will make for a rapid and seamless integration.”

“As an Alera Group firm, we’ll be able to offer our clients more than ever before,” said Don Fechter, President of Cambridge Benefit Solutions. “The strength of national resources and power of local relationships will allow us to grow as an organization as we continue to serve our clients with excellence.”

“We are pleased to bring Cambridge Benefit Solutions into Alera Group,” said Scott Wood, Managing Partner and Principal of Benefit Commerce Group. “As Alera Group expands, we look for like-minded, quality benefits firms to join our ranks. With outstanding national collaboration throughout the Alera Group organization, Cambridge will continue to provide exceptional client experience and even greater resources for industry-leading solutions.”

Cambridge Benefit Solutions joins Alera Group through Benefit Commerce Group. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

About Alera Group

Based in Deerfield, IL, Alera Group’s over 2,000 employees serve thousands of clients nationally in employee benefits, property and casualty, retirement services and wealth management. Alera Group is the 15th largest privately held firm in the country. For more information, visit http://www.aleragroup.com or follow Alera Group on Twitter: @AleraGroupUS.

M&A Contact

Rob Lieblein, Chief Development Officer

Email: rob.lieblein@aleragroup.com

Phone: 717-329-2451

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2020 Music and Arts Grants Available from California Casualty

California Casualty Music and Arts Grant

We are proud to help provide more creative opportunities for students and schools.

SAN MATEO, Calif. (PRWEB)
April 20, 2020

California Casualty continues to inspire public school creativity with its 2020 Music and Arts Grant program. K-12 administrators, instructors and educational support professionals with a financial need for their performance, artistic, or classroom program can apply at http://www.calcasmusicartsgrant.com.

The benefits of artistic opportunities in schools are plentiful. Involvement in music and art instills confidence, improves students’ academic achievement and enhances social skills. Unfortunately, arts education is often the first area jolted by school budget cuts.

California Casualty understands the value of creative projects in schools and the challenge of securing funding for such programs. The grant aids choir, band, dance, film, theater, computer arts and graphics or any K-12 curriculum that employs art for learning. California Casualty’s 2020 Music and Arts Program entry deadline is June 30, 2020, with grants awarded in September.

“The importance of arts education can’t be overstated,” said California Casualty AVP Brian Goodman. “We are proud that we can help teachers provide more creative opportunities for students and schools.”

California Casualty wants to make sure as many students as possible get a chance to learn music, act in a school play, or hone their artistic talents, by providing $250 for worthy projects.

Last year, public schools in 31 states shared $35,000, which went to:

Purchasing adaptive instruments for students with special needs

Providing recorders for music class students

Buying a camera and photo equipment to allow more students to participate in a photography class

Supplying costumes and other necessities for dance theater

What is your need? Educators at public K-12 schools can apply for a $250 Music and Arts Grant at http://www.calcasmusicartsgrant.com. Applicants must be a current member of the state NEA affiliate or one of the other participating educator associations including ACSA, CASE, COSA, KASA, NASA or UASSP.

Founded in 1914, California Casualty has been providing educators trusted auto and home insurance since 1951. As the endorsed benefit partner for educator and administrator groups across the country, California Casualty offers members exceptional rates, waived deductibles for vandalism or collisions to your vehicle parked at school, holiday or summer skip payment options and free Identity Theft resolution. Learn how to save by getting a quote at http://www.calcas.com, or by calling 1.800.800.9410.

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Alamance Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Company selects OBRIEN Insurance Solutions to enable new document strategy for policyholder communications

http://www.linkedin.com/company/obrieninsurancesolutions

ST. CHARLES, Ill. (PRWEB)
April 20, 2020

OBRIEN Insurance Solutions (OBRIEN), a provider of business solutions specifically designed to modernize and refine an insurance company’s printed and digital customer communications, announced today that Alamance Farmers’ Mutual Insurance (Alamance) has selected OBRIEN as its strategic partner to enable its new document strategy.

OBRIEN was selected for its ability to effectively handle Alamance’s need for critical policyholder communications while offering additional capabilities such as new document design and seamless integration into current communications. Offering both monochrome and full color digital print capabilities, OBRIEN recently completed an API integration with Britecore’s Policy Administration System.

Lisa Snyder, Alamace’s CEO, commented on the OBRIEN decision saying, “When it comes to meeting the insurance needs of our policyholders, AFM is not content with the status quo. Constant development of systems, processes and procedures, in a rapidly changing industry, is necessary to maintain a competitive advantage. Communications that go beyond the minimum required by regulators is one such way an insurer can set itself apart in the market. OBRIEN has enabled AFM to provide timely communications to its policyholders at minimal cost. By keeping operating expenses in check, AFM is able to pass those savings along in the form of affordable premiums. As a company committed to the financial well-being of its policyholders, AFM is proud to partner with OBRIEN, as it continues to seek new and innovative ways to serve its policyholders with excellence.”

A critical factor that differentiated OBRIEN is their ability to efficiently and cost effectively incorporate custom deliverables into policy documents. In the past, adding a new document was labor intensive, took weeks to complete, and was cost prohibitive. OBRIEN’s solution allows Alamance to add new documents and custom deliverables within days by following a few simple guidelines.

While Alamance’s decision to work with OBRIEN was predicated upon expanded capabilities and providing a better customer experience, other benefits include:

Robust Business Continuity Planning providing a Disaster Recovery Plan in the case of an unforeseen event;

Cost effectively incorporating custom deliverables to futher enhance the policyholder’s experience;

Reduced costs for production and delivery of key customer communications ranging from premium billing to policy issuance and other critical communications;

User friendly portal to review, approve, and suppress documents.

OBRIEN’s Director of Sales Ed Benks added, “We couldn’t be more excited to welcome Alamance to the OBRIEN family of insurance customers. With our recent Britecore implementation, and over 45 years specializing in policyholder communications for the insurance industry, we will be working closely with Lisa and her team to continue delivering critical policyholder documents while expanding capabilities to better serve their policyholders.”

About Alamance Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Company:

Alamance Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Company (AFM) has been protecting North Carolinians since 1892. Initially incorporated as the Alamance County Branch of the Farmers’ Mutual Fire Insurance Association of North Carolina, AFM met the rural insurance needs of central North Carolina as a county mutual insurance company for 116 years. Having served its policyholders in Alamance and the five contiguous counties for over a century, AFM expanded its charter in 2008 enabling it to serve policyholders in all 100 North Carolina counties.

About OBRIEN Insurance Solutions:

Founded in 1974, OBRIEN Insurance Solutions is a provider of business solutions specifically designed to modernize and refine an insurance company’s printed and digital customer communications and improve organizational collaboration, communication and customer experience. OBRIEN recently moved their corporate headquarters to a state-of-the-art production facility located in St. Charles, IL.

For additional information visit http://www.obinc.com or call 800-232-9595.

Contact:

Ed Benks

OBRIEN Insurance Solutions

Ed_b@obinc.com

800.232.9595

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NuVerge LLC (NuVerge) Announced the Addition of Jeff Amerine to Its Senior Leadership Team as Vice President, Product Development

“NuVerge, Experts in No-Code ERP Applications”

LONGMONT, Colo. (PRWEB)
April 20, 2020

Mr. Amerine will be responsible for establishing all aspects of NuVerge’s software development initiatives encompassing Nextworld, the Nextbot No-Code Platform, and NuVerge industry solution IP, software products and analytics platform.

Jeff Amerine, VP, Product Development, stated, “I am excited about contributing to NuVerge’s vision of helping customers implement next-generation enterprise applications and developing process automations that extend their ability to rapidly change and compete in various industries and markets. Jeff continued, “This is a new frontier for developing on the latest platform from NextWorld and building Enterprise grade applications. NuVerge is in the forefront, leading the charge in creating industry tailored solutions, extensions, and process automations with no-code

Mark Goedde, President and CEO of NuVerge, said, “Adding Jeff to our senior leadership team will allow NuVerge to expand our no-code enterprise-grade SaaS application product initiatives and provide a deep level of technical expertise for our customers. Mark continued, “Jeff’s ability to think broadly, turn in any direction and adapt to circumstance will serve our customers with excellence!”

About NuVerge

Established in 2018, NuVerge LLC is The Top Performing Global Reseller and Systems Integrator of Nextworld™ Enterprise Applications and Nextbot™, the Nextworld No-Code development platform. NuVerge professional services guide our customers through taking the next step forward in Enterprise Capability, with the enablement of next-generation business applications that support their rapidly changing process demands and process automation needs.

NuVerge solutions go beyond what current ERP/SaaS and cloud models provide today, delivering industry-specific functionality, with a unique No-Code platform, eliminating legacy constraints, while enabling growth at an unprecedented pace.

NuVerge is headquartered in Longmont, Colorado and serves its North American customer base from its East and West regional offices. NuVerge also serves the Australia and New Zealand Region. Please visit http://www.nuverge.com for additional information.

Contact:

Press@nuverge.com

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OnPoint Warranty Launches New Retail Dealer Program