Latest Manufacturing Headlines
All the headlines from our Manufacturing Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Danger: Paper can cause skin lacerations
May 8 2006 // We have all seen them, those annoying stickers on everything we buy warning us that this bag is not a toy, this or that small object is a chocking hazard, as if left to our own devices we would all be giving our children...
Conn. Gov. Rell’s Push for Job Creation Includes Insurance ‘Cluster’
May 1 2006 // In a new effort to make Connecticut business more competitive and enhance the next generation of manufacturing and technology, Governor M. Jodi Rell announced that the state will invest nearly $900,000 to promote key...
Fla. Insurance Council Describes Pending Legislation
Apr 27 2006 // The Florida House Insurance Committee and the House Fiscal Council have approved CS/CS/HB 7225, and according to the Florida Insurance Council, the next stop is the full House. FIC released a side-by-side comparison of...
Australian Manufacturer CSR , Insurers Agree to Asbestos Settlement
Apr 25 2006 // CSR Limited, a large Australian building products manufacturer, has reached a settlement of asbestos litigation with a group of 48 Australian, United Kingdom and European insurers. Under the terms of the settlement each of...
Ohio-Based The Midland Company Reports First Quarter Results
Apr 20 2006 // Cincinnati-based The Midland Company, a provider of specialty insurance products and services, announced record results for the first quarter ending March 31, 2006, according to a written statement issued this week. The...
Citing ‘Broken Promises,’ Paint Firms Seek New Trial in R.I.
Apr 20 2006 // Claiming the verdict involved a series of “broken promises by the state which resulted in a flawed trial and an erroneous verdict,” three defendants in the Rhode Island lead pigment case have asked the court to...
Summation of Insurance-Related Bills Speeding Through Fla. Legislature
Apr 14 2006 // With Spring meetings of the Florida Legislature coming to an end in Tallahassee in May, the Florida Insurance Council has summarized insurance-related bills now being considered in the House and Senate. Sam Miller,...
Institute’s Revamp of Crash Tests Puts Manufacturers in Driver’s Seat
Mar 30 2006 // The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says that frontal offset crash tests it has conducted since 1995 have prompted huge improvements in how vehicles protect people in frontal crashes. Now that consumer information...
Calif. Associations Want Auto Aftermarket Competition to Continue
Feb 22 2006 // Insurance associations in California are opposing legislation that could deter auto aftermarket parts competition. Competition among manufacturers of quality, replacement crash parts has saved consumers hundreds of...
Motorists Often Overpay for Towing, PEMCO Says
Feb 8 2006 // Motorists often overpay for towing coverage offered by insurance companies, car manufacturers and roadside-service companies, says PEMCO Insurance, based in Seattle. “Motorists should make sure help is available if...
From DuPont Teflon to nanotechnology
Feb 6 2006 // Anticipating and assessing risk, along with defining and assigning value to units of exposure, are basic components of an insurance underwriter’s job. Challenging as those tasks are when examining well-known...
Emerging Risks
Feb 5 2006 // Anticipating and assessing risk, along with defining and assigning value to units of exposure, are basic components of an insurance underwriter’s job. Challenging as those tasks are when examining well-known...
Emerging environmental risks pose problems for underwriters
Jan 23 2006 // Anticipating and assessing risk, along with defining and assigning value to units of exposure, are basic components of an insurance underwriter’s job. Challenging as such tasks are when examining well-known...
Emerging environmental risks pose problems for underwriters
Jan 22 2006 // Anticipating and assessing risk, along with defining and assigning value to units of exposure, are basic components of an insurance underwriter’s job. Challenging as such tasks are when examining well-known...
Lawmakers Negotiate Liability Protections for Flu Vaccine Manufacturers
Dec 19 2005 // People injured by a vaccine against bird flu or anthrax would have to prove willful misconduct to bring a claim for damages against drug manufacturers or distributors, according to legislation being drafted by...
Lawmakers Negotiate Liability Protections for Flu Vaccine Manufacturers
Dec 18 2005 // People injured by a vaccine against bird flu or anthrax would have to prove willful misconduct to bring a claim for damages against drug manufacturers or distributors, according to legislation being drafted by...
FMHA Proposes Manufactured Housing Insurance Coverage
Dec 18 2005 // The Florida Manufactured Housing Association has announced it is studying the feasibility of starting its own insurance company to write coverage for mobile home owners. According to Frank Williams, FMHA executive...
Best Affirms Factory Mutual’s U.K. Sub ‘A+’ Rating
Nov 15 2005 // A.M. Best Co. announced that it has affirmed the financial strength rating of “A+” (Superior) of the U.K.’s FM Insurance Company Limited (FMI) with a stable outlook. “The rating reflects the...
Insurance Company Loses Ark. Lawsuit Against Trailer Manufacturer
Nov 10 2005 // The Arkansas Court of Appeals ordered the full dismissal of a lawsuit filed by an insurance company that paid a claim after a mobile home caught fire. Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Co. had claimed that Fleetwood Homes...
Litigation as Corporate Reality
Nov 7 2005 // Key findings in the Fulbright & Jaworski 2005 Litigation Trends Survey: 1) Litigation Dockets — Eighty-seven percent of U.S. companies are engaged in some form of litigation in the U.S. Twenty percent had one to...
