Latest Manufacturing Headlines
All the headlines from our Manufacturing Topic Page, ordered by recency.
FDA Warns of Asbestos in Claire Cosmetics; Seeks New Rules on Talc
Mar 6 2019 // The U.S. Food and Drug Administration called on Congress to modernize rules for cosmetics safety on Tuesday after it issued an alert warning consumers not to use three cosmetics products sold by Claire’s Stores Inc....
Making Working with Robots Safe for Humans
Feb 28 2019 // Veo Robotics Inc., a startup developing sensor technology that lets industrial robots work safely side-by-side with humans, closed a funding round as it prepares to roll out the product in May. The company raised $15...
Beazley, Marsh Launch Cyber Coverage Product for Manufacturers
Feb 26 2019 // Beazley and Marsh have partnered to provide tailored cyber insurance cover and breach response for U.S. manufacturers. The new Manufacturer’s First Response, a Marsh and Beazley Breach Response (BBR) initiative,...
The Original Family Business
Feb 18 2019 // Why family farms dance between the line of personal and commercial coverage Nowhere is insurance more complicated than when you mix two exposures that don’t “traditionally” go together, like business and...
Man Killed in Workplace Accident at Kentucky Toyota Manufacturing Plant
Feb 7 2019 // Kentucky authorities say a man has been killed in a workplace accident at the Toyota manufacturing plant in Georgetown. Scott County Coroner John Goble told news outlets that the man worked for Ryder and was trying to...
How to Prevent Small Business Clients from Hitting Cyber Blind Spots
Jan 21 2019 // Ask 5 Key Questions to Help Identify Cyber Risk In an increasingly digital world, it’s important that small businesses don’t get left behind when fending off cyber threats. While a recent study by Forbes...
Judge Blocks New York from Enforcing Opioid Surcharge on Companies
Dec 21 2018 // A Manhattan federal judge blocked New York state from enforcing a recently enacted law that aimed to collect $600 million from drug manufacturers and distributors to defray the costs of combating the opioid addiction...
Jury Awards $774K to Worker Permanently Injured at Alabama Plant
Dec 11 2018 // A man permanently injured at an Alabama manufacturing plant in 2015 has been awarded $774,000. Al.com reported Dec. 5 that a jury has decided Italian company Tenax SPA should pay punitive and compensatory damages to Tenax...
Chinese Manufacturer Ninebot’s Dominance Has Startups Sharing Scooter Product Risks
Dec 6 2018 // Scooter-sharing company Lime recently relayed a troubling message to its users: a portion of its fleet was at risk of bursting into flames. The startup recalled about 2,000 vehicles, less than one percent of its scooters,...
Mass. Appeals Court Rules Medical Device Manufacturer Illegally Fired Employee
Dec 3 2018 // A Massachusetts Appeals Court has ruled that Dielectrics, a Massachusetts-based medical device manufacturer, illegally fired Ileana Bermudez after she collected workers’ compensation benefits and filed a lawsuit...
Texas Food Manufacturer Recalls Pork Rolls in Listeria Outbreak
Nov 26 2018 // Authorities have traced a multi-state listeria outbreak which has hospitalized four people to a Houston-based Vietnamese food manufacturer. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Long Phung Food Products issued a recall...
Mass. Appeals Court Rules Medical Device Manufacturer Illegally Fired Employee
Nov 21 2018 // A Massachusetts Appeals Court has ruled that Dielectrics, a Massachusetts-based medical device manufacturer, illegally fired Ileana Bermudez after she collected workers’ compensation benefits and filed a lawsuit...
E-Scooter Fires Pit Sharing Firm Lime Against Manufacturer Segway
Nov 5 2018 // Segway Ninebot, the primary manufacturer of shared electric scooters, is hitting back three days after one of the biggest scooter-sharing companies said manufacturing issues had led some vehicles to smolder or even catch...
Chubb Adds Small Business Coverage for Manufacturers to Marketplace Platform
Oct 31 2018 // Chubb has added Small Commercial Insurance (SCI) coverage for risks faced by small manufacturers to its digital platform – the Chubb Marketplace, which features a broad and customizable suite of products for...
The Changing Risk and Liability Landscape: New Tech, New Loss Scenarios
Oct 19 2018 // Advancements in technology are changing the risk landscape irrevocably and driving potential big changes in liability, and other insurance, claims activity. The opportunities for business from new technologies such as...
Supreme Court Declines Paint Manufacturers’ Appeal of $400M Public Nuisance Ruling
Oct 17 2018 // The U.S. Supreme Court rejected appeals from Sherwin-Williams Co. and Conagra Brands Inc., leaving intact a ruling that requires them to pay more than $400 million for lead-paint remediation in California. The rebuff,...
N.J. Pet Food Manufacturer Cited for Failure to Correct Prior Safety Hazards
Oct 9 2018 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Hamiltime Herb Co. LLC after inspectors found employees exposed to safety and health hazards in a follow-up investigation...
Ohio Manufacturer Cited for Safety Violations, Fined $213K
Oct 5 2018 // Federal officials have cited Norwalk, Ohio-based American Excelsior Company for workplace safety hazards and proposed $213,411 in penalties against the company after an employee required hospitalization when he suffered a...
Oregon Sues OxyContin Manufacturer Claiming it Minimized Risks
Sep 17 2018 // Oregon’s attorney general has sued the pharmaceutical company that makes OxyContin, saying it misrepresented the risks and benefits of the drug and lied to a state regulatory agency to maximize profits. A spokesman...
More Super Regional P/C Carriers Ready to Dive Into Specialty Lines
Sep 17 2018 // There’s Opportunity in Unusual and Emerging Risks, Sullivan Tells Carriers The current economic and business wave presents property/casualty insurance carriers with opportunities to expand or differentiate themselves...
