Latest Manufacturing Headlines
All the headlines from our Manufacturing Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Equipment Breakdown Coverage: Not Your Father’s Boiler & Machinery Insurance
Nov 27 2000 // Equipment breakdown coverage: it’s the modern-day descendant of what has been traditionally referred to as boiler and machinery insurance. And today’s businesses need it just as much as they did in the old...
‘BBBpi’ Assigned to Factory Mutual
Nov 27 2000 // Standard & Poor’s (S&P) assigned a “BBBpi” FSR to Factory Mutual Insurance Co. and its two wholly owned pool members, Affiliated FM Insurance Co. and Appalachian Insurance Co., reflecting the...
Agent Indemnification: How Not to Get Burned
Jun 5 2000 // Once in a blue moon, the Supreme Court of Texas decides a case that squarely pertains to insurance agents. On April 20, 2000, Justice Alberto Gonzales, writing for a unanimous court, decided an odd one, with potential...
Snowmobiling:The New Craze Offers a Mountain of Opportunities
May 1 2000 // The snowmobile: fun and safe family transport vehicle, or the motorcycle of the Great White Outback? It all depends on whom you talk to. Snowmobilers in Canada and the United States spend more than $9 billion on their...
Cigarette Manufacturer Sues Insurance Companies
Feb 7 2000 // Cigarette maker Liggett Group is suing its insurance companies in an effort to force them to pay lawyer fees, settlement costs, damage awards and other expenses from smoking-related lawsuits. Liggett, a unit of Brooke...
