Latest Manufacturing Headlines
All the headlines from our Manufacturing Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Insurers Urge Focus on Safety and Data Sharing in Autonomous Vehicles
May 18 2018 // While automated driving systems hold great promise to save lives and reduce crashes, the focus must remain on validating the safety of the technology every step of the way, according to the National Association of Mutual...
The Road Ahead for Autonomous Cars and Auto Insurance
May 17 2018 // The death of a pedestrian who was struck by an autonomous vehicle in Tempe, Arizona, has brought fresh scrutiny to the accelerating development of self-driving cars. The accident on March 18 is bound to be studied...
Florida Attorney General Sues 5 Drug Companies Over Opioids
May 17 2018 // Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi launched a “comprehensive” lawsuit Tuesday aimed at punishing several major drug manufacturers and distributors, contending they were responsible for “pain and...
JLT Specialty Names USI’s Bantz as Senior VP, Life Sciences and Manufacturing
May 11 2018 // Global broker JLT Specialty USA announced the appointment of Kirk Bantz as senior vice president. Bantz will work on complex risks for Life Sciences and Manufacturing companies. Bantz has 25 years of insurance and risk...
Chubb Names Williams Executive VP, Manufacturing Industry Practice Leader
May 9 2018 // Mike Williams is returning to Chubb to serve as as executive vice president and Manufacturing Industry practice leader. In this role, Williams will lead strategic efforts around mid-market business and relationships with...
Iowa Medical Marijuana Industry Unsure About Future
Apr 30 2018 // Serious questions linger about the fate of medical marijuana in Iowa as Republican lawmakers find themselves considering an eleventh-hour deal that would expand the program to more patients. The state’s sole...
Passenger Sues Southwest Airlines, Engine Manufacturers Over Fatal Explosion
Apr 30 2018 // A lawsuit against Southwest Airlines Co. has been filed by a passenger who was flying on last week’s flight 1380, in which an engine exploded and one person was killed. The lawsuit claims that since the accident, the...
N.J. Manufacturer Faces More Than $435K in Penalties for Workplace Safety Failures
Apr 27 2018 // New Jersey plastics manufacturer Douglas Stephen Plastics Inc. has been cited for exposing employees to safety and health hazards at its Paterson, N.J., facility and faces penalties of $435,679. The U.S. Department of...
Wisconsin, Leading in Manufacturing Jobs Added, Touts Private Sector Gains
Apr 26 2018 // Wisconsin added the most manufacturing jobs of any state in the first quarter of 2018 and ranks fourth nationally in the number of private sector jobs added in March, the state Department of Workforce Development (DWD)...
Trump Administration Proposes Curbs on Opioid Manufacturers
Apr 19 2018 // The U.S. government on Tuesday proposed tightening rules governing the amount of prescription opioid painkillers that drugmakers can manufacture in a given year, in hopes of reining in the deadly opioid epidemic. The Drug...
New Endeavor Cyber Product Designed to Protect Manufacturers From Physical Damage
Apr 5 2018 // Delegated authority specialist and Lloyd’s Broker Endeavour Insurance Services has launched a new cyber security coverage program, Ensconce, designed to protect manufacturers from the risk of physical damage caused...
Arkansas AG Files Suit Against Opioid Manufacturers for Roles in Epidemic
Apr 2 2018 // Arkansas’ attorney general has joined the widening mass of litigation against opioid manufacturers, accusing three drugmakers of promoting addictive painkillers in ways that falsely denied or trivialized their...
Ohio Manufacturer Settles Health, Safety Violations Case for $1M
Apr 2 2018 // An Ohio auto parts manufacturer has agreed to a settlement that includes a $1 million penalty resulting from workplace health and safety violations, federal safety officials said. The U.S. Department of Labor’s...
Ohio Manufacturer Agrees to $1M Penalty for Health, Safety Violations
Mar 23 2018 // An Ohio auto parts manufacturer has agreed to a settlement that includes a $1 million penalty resulting from workplace health and safety violations, federal safety officials said. The U.S. Department of Labor’s...
Chipmaker AMD to Release Patches to Fix Microprocessor Vulnerabilities
Mar 21 2018 // Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. said on Tuesday it planned to release patches to fix some of the flaws in its microprocessors pointed out by CTS Labs last week. Israeli cyber security research firm CTS Labs in its...
Another Oklahoma Tribe Sues Opioid Manufacturers, Distributors
Mar 16 2018 // A tribe in Oklahoma has filed a lawsuit accusing 26 drug manufacturers and distributors of contributing to the tribe’s opioid epidemic by fraudulently misrepresenting the risks and benefits of addictive...
Who Is Liable When No One Is Driving? Part 3
Feb 28 2018 // We are grateful for friend of the Academy, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS, Executive Director, Big “I” Virtual University who provided this blog series about autonomous...
Two Killed, One Critical Injury After Accident at Pennsylvania Crane Manufacturer
Feb 19 2018 // Two men have been killed and a third was critically injured in an accident at a Pennsylvania crane manufacturer. State police say the accident happened at Manitowoc Cranes in Shady Grove, about 65 miles southwest of...
TWIA Policy Center for Commercial and Manufactured Home Policies Now Available
Feb 14 2018 // The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) announced that its Policy Center for commercial and manufactured home policies is live and available for agents to use. TWIA said agents must now use Policy Center for all...
Two Killed, One Critical Injury After Accident at Pennsylvania Crane Manufacturer
Feb 6 2018 // Two men have been killed and a third was critically injured in an accident at a Pennsylvania crane manufacturer. State police say the accident happened Friday morning at Manitowoc Cranes in Shady Grove, about 65 miles...
