Latest Manufacturing Headlines
All the headlines from our Manufacturing Topic Page, ordered by recency.
No, Michigan!
Mar 21 2005 // Imagine there’s a 200-pound boulder crushing your left foot underneath. It hurts like all get out and it’s left you immobile. To relieve the unbearable pain and get going again, you gather a group of friends...
Asbestos Litigation: Manufacturing’s Silent Killer
Mar 21 2005 // If you still had doubts about the need for lawmakers to pass serious legal reform, you should have been convinced by the hurried filing of 85 questionable class action lawsuits in just two neighboring Illinois counties in...
GL — Manufacturers, Distributors, Sub-Contractors
Feb 7 2005 // Nuts & Bolts: Axiom Specialty Insurance Services is now offering primary products and general liability targeting manufacturers, distributors and commercial sub-contractors. Recently bound accounts include sheet metal...
N.Y. City Law Holds Gun Manufacturers and Dealers Liable to Victims Under Code of Conduct
Jan 7 2005 // The New York City Council has voted to toughen its gun safety laws with legislation that holds gun makers and dealers financially liable to victims of gun violence if the manufacturers or sellers violate a code of...
Texas, Oklahoma Enjoy Lower Workplace Injury, Illness Rates
Jan 3 2005 // For the second year in a row, Oklahoma workplaces set records for lower numbers of recordable injuries and illnesses, as well as lower injury and illness rates, according to the state’s Department of Labor....
OSHA Fines Delaware Clam Factory for Explosives
Oct 26 2004 // Sea Watch International Ltd. has been fined $9,000 by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) because of safety violations at its Milford, Del. clam processing plant where unexploded vintage...
All-Risk Manufacturing
Oct 25 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: Commercial property insurer Affiliated FM has added a new all-risk manufacturing policy to its line of products written specifically to meet the property coverage needs of manufacturers. The policy...
All-Risk Manufacturing
Oct 25 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: Commercial property insurer Affiliated FM added a new all-risk manufacturing policy to its line of products written specifically to meet the property coverage needs of manufacturers. It includes a...
All-Risk Manufacturing
Oct 25 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: Commercial property insurer Affiliated FM has added a new all-risk manufacturing policy to its line of products written specifically to meet the property coverage needs of manufacturers. The policy...
The Midland Co. Reports Q3 Profit
Oct 21 2004 // Cincinnati-based The Midland Company, a provider of specialty insurance products and services, reported results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2004. Net income per share was 12 cents, which included 1 cent in...
IBC: Subaru Impreza Tops List of Most Stolen Vehicles
Oct 20 2004 // The Subaru Impreza WRX 4DR AWD holds two dubious distinctions this year: the top spot on Insurance Bureau of Canada’s (IBC) top 10 list of the country’s most frequently stolen vehicles, as well as topping the...
Commercial Property
Sep 20 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: AXIS U.S. Insurance’s excess and surplus property unit is now offering property insurance coverage for U.S.-based lumber, wood products and furniture risks. The underwriting of this specialized...
Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco
Sep 13 2004 // Laying a Foundation for Long Term Success Being first is not a new thing to Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, who was sworn in on January 12, 2004 as the first female Governor of Louisiana. Twenty years earlier, at the beginning...
Commercial Property
Sep 6 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: AXIS U.S. Insurance’s excess and surplus property unit is now offering property insurance coverage for U.S.-based lumber, wood products and furniture risks. The underwriting of this specialized...
Commercial Property
Sep 6 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: AXIS U.S. Insurance’s excess and surplus property unit is now offering property insurance coverage for U.S.-based lumber, wood products and furniture risks. Covered risks include logging...
Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco
Aug 26 2004 // Laying a Foundation for Long Term Success By Stephanie K. Jones Being first is not a new thing to Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, who was sworn in on Jan. 12, 2004, as the first female Governor of Louisiana. Twenty years...
Manufacturers Assoc. and State Fund Partner for Group Work Comp Insurance Savings
Aug 19 2004 // The California Manufacturers & Technology Association (CMTA) announced recently the formation of a partnership with the State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF), California’s largest work comp insurer, through...
Axis Introduces New Commercial Property Capabilities
Jul 21 2004 // Axis U.S. Insurance has announced that its excess and surplus (E&S) property unit is now offering property insurance coverage for U.S.-based lumber, wood products and furniture risks. Jeffrey Berkshire has joined Axis...
The Midland Company Unveils Q2 Numbers
Jul 15 2004 // The Midland Company, an Ohio-based provider of specialty insurance products and services, reported record results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2004. Net income per share was 58 cents, which included 2 cents in...
IBHS Makes Available New Checklist to Make Manufactured Homes More Secure
May 13 2004 // People living in manufactured homes can now access a new tool to make sure those with anchoring systems are as secure as possible. Manufactured housing refers to homes built off-site and installed or assembled on site....
