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People across south Florida reported feeling a 6.1-magnitude earthquake centered off the western tip of Cuba on Monday, a reminder that the region may have more than hurricane losses to think about. No injuries or damage were reported, but residents and workers as far north as Orlando said they felt the shaking and vibrations Monday afternoon, according to news sites, social media postings and the National Weather Service. Miami-Dade County officials evacuated several buildings as a precautionary measure. That included the 28-story county government building, the Associated Press reported. And service for commuter trains in the area was halted for…

Total workers’ compensation costs per claim in Pennsylvania are high relative to other states included in a recent study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). The study found that after declining from 2020 to 2022, total costs per claim in Pennsylvania resumed growth after 2021 and increased faster in 2025 than 15 of the other 17 states studied including Texas, Michigan, Massachusetts, California, Florida, New Jersey, North Carolina and Virginia. Only Iowa and Louisiana reported faster growth. “Pennsylvania’s workers’ compensation costs reflect changes across several components, but higher indemnity benefits per claim stand out as a key factor behind…

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott expressed concern last week that a new factory isn’t expected to start breeding sterile New World screwworm flies for more than a year as a big part of the effort to stop its flesh-eating larvae from threatening the $113 U.S. billion cattle industry. Abbott pledged Texas will help the U.S. Department of Agriculture accelerate construction of the $750 million breeding facility outside Edinburg, Texas, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) north of the U.S.-Mexico border. He said Texas is willing to spend its own funds to see that construction is “24 hours a day, seven days a…

Israel struck the historic port city of Tyre in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, killing at least eight people, in an escalation that adds strain to efforts to broker a peace deal to end the wider Middle East war. On Monday, Israel and Iran said they would halt attacks on each other after an appeal by U.S. President Donald Trump to end their first direct exchanges of fire since April, but Tehran warned it would resume hostilities if Israel continued to attack its ally Hezbollah in Lebanon. Tuesday’s raids were the deadliest on Tyre since fighting erupted in Lebanon in early…

Texas heat can be relentless. For much of the year, farmers and ranchers were preparing for a tough summer of drought. As of Monday, nearly 50% of the state was experiencing some level of drought conditions according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. This time last year, about 36% of the state experienced similar conditions. Areas of Texas have seen several wet days during May. But it likely won’t be enough to change conditions across most of the state, according to an updated federal outlook published May 31. Drought is expected to improve but remain in much of the Panhandle. Drought…

NFP, an Aon company and leading property and casualty (P&C) broker and benefits consultant, announced the acquisition of certain assets of Signature Personal Insurance, LLC (SPI), a Greater Kansas City, Kansas-based independent personal lines agency specializing in high-net-worth clients. Roper DeGarmo, founder of SPI, will join NFP as vice president, reporting to Mary Mullen, senior vice president of Personal Risk in NFP’s Central Region. Founded in 2004, SPI provides tailored insurance solutions to high-net-worth individuals and their families with complex personal risk profiles, including luxury homes, fine art and rare automobiles. They prioritize direct client engagement, supported by long-standing relationships…

Applied Partners LLC was sentenced to pay a $500,000 fine and complete a two-year term of probation for the company’s illegal handling of regulated asbestos containing material (RACM) at a site in Saginaw, Michigan. The company had previously pleaded guilty to violating the Clean Air Act’s asbestos work practice standards for its role in demolishing a structure in 2019. Inhalation of asbestos fibers can lead to cancers like mesothelioma and lung cancer or noncancerous conditions like asbestosis. According to court documents, Applied Partners acquired a defunct industrial site in Saginaw in 2018 with the intention of demolishing and scrapping structures…

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the broker Miller Bermuda and Lloyd’s insurer Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK). A summary of these new hires follows here. Miller Bermuda Taps Stubbings From McGill and Partners as Chairman Miller, the London-based independent specialist re/insurance broker, announced the appointment of Peter Stubbings as chairman of Miller Bermuda. With over four decades of reinsurance industry experience, Stubbings brings deep expertise across multiple lines of business and a wealth of client relationships across London, Bermuda, the Caribbean and the Nordics. Peter Stubbings He joins Miller from McGill and Partners, where he served as…

China-linked hackers posed the biggest espionage threat to technology companies over the past year, CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity firm, said in a report published on June 9, amid surging investment in artificial intelligence. The hacking campaigns align with the Chinese government’s strategic priorities and a sustained interest in technology development, intellectual property, and information with strategic and economic value, the firm said. The technology sector was once again the most targeted industry by both foreign governments and cybercriminals, the report found. It focused on threats to companies that research, develop or distribute computer hardware and technology, IT services and consulting, semiconductors,…

When USAA announced nearly $4 billion in policyholder dividends in December last year, the military insurer cited its financial discipline and the proactive steps of members to prevent losses among reasons for the payout. This week, USAA announced another forthcoming payout— a $500 million dividend for Florida auto policyholders—this time pointing to tort reform measures in the state as a driving force making the distribution possible. According to a company media statement, the dividend is set to be doled out to roughly 830,000 members who held USAA auto policies in Florida between 2023 and 2025. Beginning June 15, eligible current…