All the headlines from our Manufacturing Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 17 2005 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued citations to Industrial Steel Fabrication Inc., Hazelwood, Mo., proposing penalties totaling $159,200 for alleged failure...
Oct 3 2005 // Nuts & Bolts: General Casualty Ins. Cos. enhanced their commercial coverages and capacity becoming a market for additional manufacturing lines of business. The Sun Prairie, Wis.-based property and casualty insurer is...
Sep 26 2005 // The Florida Supreme Court has ruled in Tallahassee against Miami-based gun manufacturers Taurus International Holdings and Taurus International Manufacturing Inc. In a unanimous ruling the court said gun-makers’...
Sep 5 2005 // But Lawmakers, Interest Groups Still Debate Over Use of Aftermarket PartsCritics of national class action suits were among those cheering the loudest after the Illinois Supreme Court dismissed a $1.06 billion judgment...
Sep 5 2005 // Critics of national class action suits were among those cheering the loudest after the Illinois Supreme Court dismissed a $1.06 billion judgment against State Farm Insurance involving the use of generic auto repair...
Aug 24 2005 // General Casualty Insurance Companies recently introduced enhanced commercial coverages and capacity and became a market for additional manufacturing lines of business.The Sun Prairie, Wisconsin-based property and casualty...
Jul 20 2005 // Firearm manufacturers have filed papers asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a District of Columbia Court of Appeals ruling permitting lawsuits against firearms manufacturers under the District of Columbia’s...
Jul 18 2005 // Nuts & Bolts: St. Paul Travelers launched a new management liability insurance program for members of the National Association of Manufacturers. The program is administered exclusively by Aon Association Services, a...
Jul 5 2005 // Brown & Brown Inc. announced a program alliance with ACE Westchester Specialty Group. Effective July 1, 2005, ACE Westchester Specialty Group will provide coverage through ACE American Insurance Company and other...
Jul 4 2005 // Nuts & Bolts: St. Paul Travelers launched a new management liability insurance program for members of the National Association of Manufacturers. The program is administered exclusively by Aon Association Services, a...
Jun 6 2005 // Nuts & Bolts: Kansas City-based underwriting manager and claims administrator Euclid Managers LLC launched ProtoType, an insurance product for manufacturers. The product features errors and omissions, Web site...
Jun 6 2005 // Nuts & Bolts: CRC Insurance Services, based in Atlanta, Ga., is offering a new E&S market for businesses such as cosmetics manufacturing, playground equipment distributor, skateboard ramp manufacturing,...
May 17 2005 // St. Paul Travelers has launched a new management liability insurance program for members of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM). The program is administered exclusively by Aon Association Services, a division...
Apr 21 2005 // The Midland Company, a Cincinnati-based provider of specialty insurance products and services, announced record results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2005.Net income for the quarter was a record $21.5 million, or...
Apr 18 2005 // After walking through a client’s office this week, an important epiphany occurred. Noticing Visoneer scanners at every desk exemplified the need and reliance of tech gadgets in the insurance workplace. Not only are...
Apr 3 2005 // The Vermont Senate last week gave preliminary approval to a bill that would make seed manufacturers rather than farmers liable for damages from genetically modified crops.As the measure heads for a final vote, an amendment...
Mar 31 2005 // The Wyoming Healthcare Commission is looking at setting up a “Wyo-Care” health care savings account system to help insure workers.The goal is to reduce the number of workers not covered by employer-provided...
Mar 22 2005 // Rhode Island’s landmark lawsuit against the lead paint industry has been postponed until Sept. 7, to give former lead company attorneys more time to depose parents or guardians of lead-poisoned children.The case was...
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...
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...