All the headlines from our Manufacturing Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 8 2012 // Media reports notwithstanding, the U.S. economy, while sluggish, is not in danger of going over the fiscal cliff.That’s according to a couple of insurance industry executives, who say that private sector job hiring...
Sep 25 2012 // Food manufacturers in Georgia may be dodging a first-of-its-kind law requiring that they inform state food inspectors when their products test positive for contamination, according to an audit of the state’s food...
Sep 21 2012 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A+’ (Superior) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of ‘”aa” of Factory Mutual Insurance Company and its subsidiaries, Appalachian...
Sep 21 2012 // An employee fatally stabbed a co-worker Thursday at a Chrysler factory in Detroit and then fled to a city park where he killed himself, police said.The stabbing was reported around 8 a.m. at a Chrysler plant that makes the...
Aug 24 2012 // A central Indiana glass factory faces what the state workplace safety agency calls a record $453,000 in fines for violations that weren’t corrected after a worker’s death nearly two years ago.The Indiana...
Aug 14 2012 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Hebco Products Inc. in Bucyrus, Ohio, with 14 safety violations, including two repeat violations for failing to guard machines to...
Jul 25 2012 // The bulldozer was clearing land outside a day care center in Hapeville, Ga., when it broke open a buried 1-inch pipeline. The escaping gas ignited into a fireball that killed nine people, including seven children settling...
Jul 23 2012 // Global insurance companies are struggling to get a grip on their flood exposure in Asia nearly a year after one of the world’s costliest disasters hit Thailand, with executives fearing an even worse event may strike...
Jul 5 2012 // Illinois insurance regulators announced that Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co. (Lumbermens) and American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance Co. (American Manufacturers) have agreed to being placed into rehabilitation.The Illinois...
Jun 19 2012 // A defense contractor that’s one of northern Wisconsin’s largest employers is struggling to recruit recent high school graduates for some of the region’s best-paying jobs.Marinette Marine Corp. says it is...
Jun 19 2012 // A manufacturing facility in Texas has been fined $58,000 by federal regulators for exposing workers to safety hazards.The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Progressive...
Jun 15 2012 // New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company has promoted treasurer Charles Prall to chief financial officer. He will also serve on the insurer’s board of directors.Charles PrallBeing named to the CFO position is an...
Jun 12 2012 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group, has expanded its coverage for buyers of its combined general liability and pollution policy form – ACE PaC– designed for mid-sized clients with the...
May 21 2012 // AIR Worldwide has released its preliminary analysis of the earthquake which struck the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy in the early hours on Sunday, May 20. The US Geological Survey issued a “moment magnitude...
May 20 2012 // A manufacturing plant in Illinois faces a fine of $473,000 after a worker died from chemical burns.The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Raani Corp. for failing to...
May 4 2012 // New York-based global specialty insurer Alleghany Corporation said its investment management unit acquired a majority stake in manufacturing firm Bourn & Koch. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Alleghany,...
May 1 2012 // The airline and aviation manufacturing insurance markets turned a profit in 2011 “following one of the safest years in recent times in terms of numbers of losses and passenger fatalities,” according to a review...
Apr 27 2012 // Texas Mutual Insurance Co. announced that the Texas Schools Group and Texas Association of Manufacturers safety groups earned a combined $1,094,336 in dividends.The workers’ compensation dividends were based largely...
Apr 24 2012 // A jury has awarded $14.6 million to seven people hurt in an explosion at a now closed ConAgra Slim Jim factory in Garner, North Carolina. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported that a Johnston County jury gave more...
Apr 11 2012 // A New York federal appellate court ruling yesterday could allow more asbestos liability suits to proceed against pharmaceutical giant Pfizer.The appellate court’s decision affirms the previous ruling last year from...