Latest Manufacturing Headlines
All the headlines from our Manufacturing Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Report Notes “Factory Fires” Rise in Taiwan and China
Jun 25 2002 // A report from the Associated Press highlights the significant rise in the number of fires that have struck factories on Taiwan and mainland China, many of which have been of suspicious origin. The article discusses the...
Manufactured Homes: A Necessary Component for Your Agency
Jun 24 2002 // You’ve heard them called trailer houses … or mobile homes … or manufactured houses. No matter what you call them, it’s a fact that one out of every five new homes sold today is a manufactured home. That,...
Fake Stucco Trouble: EIFS Related Claims Constrict CGL Markets
Jun 10 2002 // Mold may be getting all the attention at the moment as a major threat to insurers, at least in Texas and California, but another problem has wreaked havoc for homeowners, carriers, and contractors nationwide for several...
Manufactured HO3
May 13 2002 // Nuts & Bolts: Carnegie General Insurance Agency is offering a manufactured HO3 program. It is approved broker, and is owner-occupied, seasonal, rental, commercial, tenant, EQ, guaranteed replacement cost coverage...
Cattle Loom Large on the Farm & Ranch Scene
Apr 15 2002 // Whoopee ti yi yo, git along little dogies It’s your misfortune, and none of my own. Whoopee ti yi yo, git along little dogies, For you know Wyoming will be your new home. That trail song, used by historian Walter...
Cattle Loom Large on the Farm & Ranch Scene
Apr 15 2002 // Whoopee ti yi yo, git along little dogies It’s your misfortune, and none of my own. Whoopee ti yi yo, git along little dogies, For you know Wyoming will be your new home. That trail song, used by historian Walter...
NAII Says Insurers, Builders and Manufacturers Need Cooperation to Halt Construction Defect Problems
Apr 9 2002 // Builders, subcontractors, manufacturers and insurers need to work together to minimize the threat of construction defect exposures by promoting high-quality products and proven risk management techniques according to the...
Assurex Global Adds Latin American, African, North American Partners
Apr 8 2002 // Ohio-based Assurex Global, a privately held risk management and commercial insurance brokerage group, has expanded its worldwide presence with the addition of international broker partners in Lima, Peru and Tunis, Tunisia,...
Assurex Adds Partners in Peru, Tunisia U.S.
Apr 4 2002 // Assurex Global Partners, the private organization of leading brokers and agencies, announced that it has expanded its worldwide presence with the addition of international broker Partners in Lima, Peru and Tunis, Tunisia,...
Manufactured Homes
Mar 25 2002 // Nuts & Bolts: First Premium Insurance Group is offering a manufactured homes program, by appointment. Dollars: Policy limits to $150,000; deductibles $250/$500. Carrier: Lloyd’s, rated “A.”...
The Midland Company Reports Third Quarter Results
Oct 24 2001 // Cincinnati, Ohio-based The Midland Company, a highly focused provider of specialty insurance products and services, reported third quarter 2001 results ahead of its previous announcement. For the quarter ended Sept. 30,...
American Modern, American Express Property Casualty Form Partnership
Oct 11 2001 // American Modern Insurance Group and the American Express Property Casualty companies announced a partnership which adds manufactured home, motor home, travel trailer, and nonstandard specialty homeowner products to...
American Modern Stops Writing Commercial Liability, Affirms Commitment to Specialty Markets
Sep 26 2001 // American Modern Insurance Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Midland Company and a provider of manufactured housing specialty insurance products and services, has ceased offering commercial liability products for...
The Midland Company to Cease Offering Commercial Liability Coverage
Sep 20 2001 // The Midland Company, a provider of specialty insurance products and services, announced that American Modern Insurance Group, its insurance subsidiary, will cease offering the commercial liability coverages associated with...
Midland Co. Announces American Modern to Cease Commercial Liability
Sep 19 2001 // The Midland Company, a highly focused provider of specialty insurance products and services, announced that American Modern Insurance Group, its insurance subsidiary, will cease offering the commercial liability coverages...
Joint Venture Goss LLC to Offer Coverage for Automotive Suppliers
Aug 10 2001 // The Goss Group Inc., Marsh Inc. and the GMAC Insurance Group announced the establishment of a joint venture company, Goss LLC, to serve the specific insurance needs of automotive suppliers and original equipment...
Gunmakers Can’t Be Sued for Criminal Acts of Gun Buyers
Aug 9 2001 // Victims cannot sue gunmakers when criminals use their products illegally, the California Supreme Court ruled Aug. 6. According to AP Online, the 5-1 decision, which rejects a suit based on the 1993 massacre of eight people...
Agents and Coverage Opinions
Aug 6 2001 // Insurance intermediaries—agents, brokers, and the like—do all sorts of things for their customers and clients. They help them select coverages. They help select insurers. They shop for price. They prepare applications....
Manufacturers Bank, AXA Advisors Enter Alliance
Jul 9 2001 // Manufacturers Bank announced that it had entered into a referral alliance with AXA Advisors LLC to provide bank customers with a full range of insurance and investment products through Shuster Financial Group, LLC. Michael...
Midland Subsidiary and Amica Mutual form Strategic Alliance
Jun 28 2001 // The Midland Company, based in Cincinnati, Ohio announced that American Modern Insurance Group, its wholly owned specialty insurance subsidiary, has formed a strategic alliance with Amica Mutual Insurance Company, the...