LMA NEWSLETTER February 9, 2026

Bill Watch

Recap of Week 4 & Preview of Week 5 of Session

Senate President Ben Albritton has made it clear that he expects there will be no major property insurance law changes from this legislative session.  He said so just a few hours before the House passed a bill last week creating new oversight requirements on …

New Rules to Address Questionable Engineering Reports

Plus, Florida agriculture ‘devastated’ by the deep freeze

The recent cold snap may have cost Florida farmers up to $1.5 billion, surplus lines insurance companies report declining premiums, Citizens Property Insurance is returning to being the insurer of last resort, plus a needed examination of questionable engineering damage reports in insurance claims lawsuits.  It’s all …

State Farm Loses a Round with Car Wreck Clinics

Letters of protection ruled lawful

A recent Florida court decision in a State Farm Insurance case may prove to be very important within the automobile insurance landscape, as a judge has ruled that a medical provider’s use of Letters of Protection should not prevent an insurance company’s payment of a patient’s Personal Injury Protection (PIP) …

Hurricane Ian Fraudster Sentenced

Plus, former DFS employee charged with stealing $1.7M

A Hurricane Ian trailer stealer is headed to prison, a genetic testing lab owner pleads guilty to $52 million in Medicare fraud, a former employee of the Florida Department of Financial Services is arrested in a $1.7 million claims fraud probe, plus how to take advantage of …