LMA NEWSLETTER January 6, 2026

The New Year

Happy New Year!  I hope your 2026 is off to a good start!  A big thank you is due to everyone who was able to attend our holiday party & fundraiser for Last Hope Rescue on December 13.  Thanks to your over $10,000 in donations, we were also able to deliver 110 bags of dog …

Bill Watch

Session preview

The 160 members of the Florida Legislature return to the Capitol here in Tallahassee next Tuesday (January 13) to begin their scheduled 60-day regular session.  Some of the work on issues important to leadership began this past fall during the six staggered weeks of various committee meetings.  Those issues include property tax relief, …

Milton Claims Grow Another $850 Million

Citizens to drop rates in 2026

Hurricane Milton claims continue to rise, Citizens Property Insurance’s policy count reaches a new low as it prepares to file its first rate decrease in 10 years, plus the role ongoing depopulation is playing in Florida’s insurer of last resort.  It’s all in this week’s Property Insurance News.

Milton

New York Learning Florida’s Lessons

Help in solving higher property insurance costs

We at LMA like to keep our readership completely up to date on all insurance happenings in the beautiful Sunshine State, but occasionally making a foray out into another state can help us gain some much-needed perspective.  The New York State Senate recently held a public hearing regarding …

FEMA Review Panel Report on Hold

Draft reveals deep cuts, privatizing federal flood insurance

The FEMA Review Council’s big recommendations are postponed amid leaked reports of its draft report, while the My Safe Florida Home Program is touted as a model for insurance premium savings in a New York state senate hearing.  It’s all in this week’s Disaster Management Digest.…

Another NFIP Shutdown?

Plus, clearing an obstacle to private flood insurance coverage

The federal flood insurance program faces yet another shutdown at month’s end, a new bill in Congress would end the penalty for switching to private flood insurance, and Hurricane Melissa data details the devastation in the Caribbean.  It’s all in this week’s Flood Digest.

NFIP Reauthorization: