All the headlines from our Manufacturing Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 5 2020 // Global marine insurer North P&I has entered the blue-water and hull and machinery market with a new insurance product line.The new offering from North is designed for larger ocean-going vessels and will complement the...
Apr 24 2020 // An Illinois industrial device manufacturer will pay $275,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by federal officials.In its lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
Apr 21 2020 // Champion Fiberglass Inc. (Champion), a Houston-area manufacturing company, has settled a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) accusing the company of discriminatory hiring practices.The...
Apr 20 2020 // One may not need to be able to read the cannabis leaves to divine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cannabis and insurance.Some good guesses from any insurance professional with their foot in the door of a dispensary,...
Apr 9 2020 // One may not need to be able to read the cannabis leaves to divine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cannabis and insurance.Some good guesses from any insurance professional with their foot in the door of a dispensary,...
Apr 3 2020 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited BWay Corp., doing business as Mauser Packaging Solutions, for workplace safety and health hazards after an employee...
Mar 27 2020 // A judge has denied a motion to dismiss a class-action lawsuit against New Hampshire based gun manufacturer SIG Sauer.Judge Joseph Laplante found Monday that Derick Ortiz, who filed the lawsuit in September, had adequately...
Mar 25 2020 // A battery manufacturer in eastern Iowa has been fined $42,000 for workplace safety violations, authorities said. The Iowa Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Exide Technologies, of Manchester, was cited for...
Mar 23 2020 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited D.O. Productions LLC for lockout/tagout violations after unguarded machinery caused severe hand injuries to an employee at...
Mar 23 2020 // Remote Work Not Much Help for Assembly LinesProperty/casualty insurance professionals are trying to provide advice and empathy to their manufacturing clients coping with the effects of the spread of the coronavirus. But...
Mar 18 2020 // An Arcola, Illinois-based manufacturer faces over $258,000 in penalties and numerous citations for violations of federal machine safety standards, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health...
Mar 2 2020 // The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services confirmed on Sunday that it is investigating a manufacturing defect in some initial coronavirus test kits that prompted some states to seek emergency approval to use their...
Mar 2 2020 // Autopilot, Super Cruise and Drive Pilot are different names given to technology that automates steering and braking in a growing number of vehicles, but none of it can safely “pilot” cars without regular human...
Feb 26 2020 // Everyone is wondering when China will return to work. While it may be tempting to consider past epidemics or labor strikes to gauge how quickly that could happen, the industrial shutdown from the coronavirus is looking...
Feb 13 2020 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Quartz and Stone Creations of New Hampshire LLC for crushing and other hazards following an employee fatality on July 19,...
Feb 9 2020 // The manufacturer of a commonly used pesticide that has been linked to brain damage in children will stop making the chemical this year.Corteva Inc. said Thursday that it will end production of chlorpyrifos by the end of...
Jan 30 2020 // A plastics manufacturer in the Houston area has agreed to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit for $35,000.Element Plastics Mfg. LLC, based in Sugar Land, Texas, has settled the suit filed by the U.S. Equal...
Jan 28 2020 // Apple Inc.’s China-centric manufacturing base is at risk of disruption after the Lunar New Year holiday as the company’s partners confront the coronavirus outbreak that has gripped the country and caused more...
Jan 27 2020 // A group of Blue Cross Blue Shield insurers is investing $55 million in a venture that aims to offer cheaper prices to their members on generic drugs that currently have little or no competition, the companies said on...
Jan 27 2020 // Last year, I wrote a 12-part series of Insurance Journal columns based on my book “When Words Collide: Resolving Insurance Coverage and Claims Disputes” where I shared the principles and practices I’ve...