All the headlines from our Manufacturing Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 12 2011 // The U.S. government is intensifying its use of consumer complaint websites with two new outlets for customer gripes that have trade groups for manufacturers and financial firms concerned about smear campaigns and lawsuits....
Jan 6 2011 // Insurance broker and consultant Beecher Carlson said it has expanded its National Manufacturing Team with the appointment of Bill Lenhart as managing director. Lenhart will operate from Beecher Carlson’s corporate...
Dec 23 2010 // A federal judge in Louisiana recently let 10 insurance companies being sued by Louisiana homeowners over property damage resulting from the installation of defective drywall from China off the hook for coverage from those...
Dec 6 2010 // Travelers has introduced IndustryEdge for Equipment Dealers that provides custom-designed coverage to help protect against the unique risks and exposures in the equipment distribution industry.Available through...
Nov 11 2010 // The United States and South Korea are working to resolve beef and auto trade issues blocking U.S. congressional approval of a free trade agreement while President Barack Obama is in Seoul for the Group of 20 summit.An...
Nov 8 2010 // Normally sold as a stand-alone professional liability policy, the new manufacturers’ errors and omissions (ME&O) endorsement from Liberty International Underwriters (LIU) marks the first time this coverage can be...
Nov 3 2010 // The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that a state law limiting corporations’ “successor liability” for personal injury claims from asbestos exposure violates the state constitution when applied to a common...
Nov 1 2010 // A Chinese drywall manufacturer has agreed to participate in the remediation of up to 300 homes in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida that were contaminated by faulty drywall.The agreement reached with Knauf...
Nov 1 2010 // A Chinese drywall manufacturer has agreed to participate in the remediation of up to 300 homes in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida that were contaminated by faulty drywall.The agreement reached with Knauf...
Oct 27 2010 // The U.S. is hoping China will help persuade its manufacturers of tainted drywall to cooperate in helping homeowners fix their homes, the chairman of the Consumer Products Safety Commission said.Inez Tenenbaum, in Shanghai...
Oct 22 2010 // Chicago-based insurer CNA announced investments in its CNA Middle Market Manufacturing segment. The company said the investments will provide CNA’s producers with national support as well as access to products,...
Oct 21 2010 // In 2007 there were over 10 million consumer-product related injuries treated in hospital emergency departments, according to the National Safety Council. While the statistics reveal injuries from seemingly innocuous...
Oct 14 2010 // A Chinese drywall manufacturer has agreed to participate in the remediation of up to 300 homes in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida that were contaminated by faulty drywall.An agreement was reached with Knauf...
Oct 5 2010 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength ratings of ‘A+’ (Superior) and issuer credit ratings of “aa” of FM Global Group and its lead company, Factory Mutual Insurance Company, and its...
Oct 4 2010 // In 2007 there were over 10 million consumer-product related injuries treated in hospital emergency departments, according to the National Safety Council. While the statistics reveal injuries from seemingly innocuous...
Sep 3 2010 // Chartis today announced the expansion of NextGen Protection, a suite of environmental insurance solutions developed by its Environmental Division.The additional industry segments within the NextGen Protection suite are:...
Aug 3 2010 // The Institute for Supply Management, formerly the Purchasing Management Association, began formally surveying its membership in 1931 to gauge business conditions.The Creighton Economic Forecasting Group uses the same...
Aug 2 2010 // China is set to overtake Japan as the world’s second-largest economy in a resurgence that is changing everything from the global balance of military and financial power to how cars are designed.By some measures it...
Jul 23 2010 // California dairy farmers might soon start converting their cow waste to fuel, but in doing so, they may be taking on more insurance risks — risks that their insurance agents might not be aware of, said James D....
Jul 22 2010 // Germany’s Allianz, Europe’s largest insurer, announced the formation of a new unit for cooperation with car manufacturers at Allianz Versicherungs-AG / International with a “direct reporting line to the...