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Ohio Attorney General Says ‘Casinos’ Real Issue in Shawnee Tribe Case
Jul 25 2006 // Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro moved to intervene in the case against the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma’s claim for lands in Ohio. In May 2005, the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma filed this suit claiming that...
Thunderstorm Leaves Reno Casinos, Homes in Dark
Jul 24 2006 // A severe thunderstorm nailed the Reno area, turning out the lights at casinos and a stadium where former major league slugger Jose Canseco was playing for a minor league team. Friday night’s storm dropped up to 1.5...
Shawnee’s Request to Drop Ohio from Lawsuit a Win, Official Says
Jul 13 2006 // Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro said this week that the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma’s decision to drop the state from its claim for lands in Ohio is a clear indication that their legal claims are...
Lawmakers Want Miss. Casino Funds to Help Cover Insurance Rise
Jul 6 2006 // Two Mississippi lawmakers are proposing a stream of money, generated by taking a portion of the growth in the state’s gambling revenue, to hold down homeowner insurance rates on the hurricane-ravaged Gulf...
Insuring Indian country
Jul 3 2006 // Indian tribes are no longer merely casino entrepreneurs or cigarette wholesalers. In conjunction with America’s largest corporations, Indians are now engaged in real estate development, banking and finance,...
Insuring Indian country
Jul 3 2006 // Indian tribes are no longer merely casino entrepreneurs or cigarette wholesalers. In conjunction with America’s largest corporations, Indians are now engaged in real estate development, banking and finance,...
Insuring Indian country
May 22 2006 // Indian tribes are no longer merely casino entrepreneurs or cigarette wholesalers. In conjunction with America’s largest corporations, Indians are now engaged in real estate development, banking and finance,...
Minn. Proposals Seek to Avoid State Shutdowns, Raise Gambling Age, Fund State Insurance Pool
Apr 20 2006 // The Minnesota state House of Representatives is on track to approve a bill to fund the basic operations of state government, but several amendments attached to the proposal are being singled out for the most attention. An...
San Diego-Area Casino Bus Accident Injures Several People
Feb 21 2006 // Several people were injured late Monday night when a shuttle bus transporting 15 passengers from the Barona Valley Ranch & Resort Casino crashed on State Route 67 outside the city of San Diego. According to...
UPDATE: Superdome Evacuation Resumes; Authorities Add Police, Troops to Stop Looting
Aug 31 2005 // In what New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin called ‘A Desperate SOS,” city, state and federal officials worked into the evening Thursday trying to evacuate refugees from the Louisiana Superdome, who are headed to...
American Tribal Governments and Casinos
Aug 22 2005 // Nuts & Bolts: M.E. James Surplus Lines Ins. Agency writes a customized package for tribal governments and gaming operations, as well as operations supporting gaming enterprises, like hotels, daycare centers, gift...
BILOXI COVERS ITS BETS WITH BUSINESS INTERRUPTION INSURANCE
Jul 18 2005 // If a storm or hurricane hits Biloxi, Miss., and closes area casinos, the city will have all bets covered. The city, which obtains $20 million a year or about one-third of its annual operating revenue by taxing nine...
Former Agent Codey Becomes N.J. Governor
Nov 16 2004 // Richard J. Codey, long time Democratic legislator and local independent insurance agent in his West Orange community, became New Jersey’s acting governor at the stroke of midnight. Codey assumed the office from James...
The Treasure State – Yellowstone, Moose and Legalized Gambling
Jul 19 2004 // The United States Census Bureau’s Census 2000 estimated the population of the State of Montana at 902,195. Approximately 87 percent of the adult residents had graduated from high school and about 24 percent had...
R.I. Lawmakers Recess After Approving Lead Paint Delay and New Health Insurance Post
Jun 28 2004 // The Rhode Island General Assembly went into recess early Saturday, June 26, after approving dozens of bills that included health insurance reforms, a delay in lead paint mandates for landlords and development of a new...
Lost at Sea: Hardening Marine Market Challenges Agents and Brokers
Mar 24 2003 // Marine insurance is, as Insurance Journal put it last year, “a unique animal.” The belly of the beast consists of cargo and yacht coverage, which account for 50 percent of U.S. written premium. But another...
Lost at Sea: Hardening Marine Market Challenges Agents and Brokers
Mar 10 2003 // Marine insurance is, as Insurance Journal put it last year, “a unique animal.” The belly of the beast consists of cargo and yacht coverage, which account for 50 percent of U.S. written premium. But another...
Alliant Resources Group Purchases Affinity Insurance Services
May 31 2002 // Adding a specialty capability to its national operations, Alliant Resources Group, Inc. (Alliant), acquired California-based Affinity Insurance Services, LLC (Affinity), a full-service property and casualty agency focusing...
Conn. Court Upholds Exclusive Right of Tribal Council to Hear Lawsuit
Apr 8 2002 // Connecticut’s Supreme Court upheld the exclusive right of an Indian Tribal Council to hear and determine damage claims arising from accidents occurring on tribal lands. The case, according to an Associated Press...
More Than Just a Gambling Problem
Aug 21 2000 // Last month, John Blanton Breland of Lodi surrendered to an investigator with the San Joaquin District Attorney’s Office. The 52-year-old insurance agent was charged with 11 felony counts consisting of theft from...
