* At Issue: One year after it was launched eWausau.com will stop selling online polices to small-business owners. The Web site will cease operation by the end of the year, and Wausau will terminate contractual partnerships as quickly as possible.* WHY? Wausau executives blame the program's demise on poor market response and their belief that small-business owners are not embracing the Internet.
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