LMA NEWSLETTER June 15, 2026

Disaster Agility Required

We begin the new week with forecasters watching an area of showers and thunderstorms over northeastern Mexico that could re-form later this week in the Gulf as a potential tropical cyclone.  Please keep an eye on https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/.

It was a delight to see some of you at the Florida’s Training for Emergency Management Symposium …

New Rule on Counting Property Insurance Complaints

Plus, a billion-dollar return to Florida auto policyholder

Florida insurance regulators are changing the way they look at property insurance claims complaints, USAA Insurance will be returning almost $1 billion to its Florida policyholders, Citizens Property Insurance is managing to depopulate policies during hurricane season, plus how last week’s earthquake in the Gulf literally shook …

Rains Bringing Drought, Wildfire Relief

Plus, a look inside Florida’s giant emergency management hub

Recent heavy rains bring a respite from Florida’s months-long drought and wildfires, the state legislature approves new sales tax breaks on home-hardening efforts and new funding for wind mitigation, plus Florida emergency managers show-off their giant, fully operational Central Florida hub and it’s a doozie!  It’s …

Florida Supreme Court Cracks Down on AI Filings

Insurance regulators examining AI use by carriers

President Trump signs an order for early government access to AI models, a new Florida Supreme Court order reflects frustration with AI use, a look at how Florida lawyers are using AI to pick juries, plus how Florida insurance regulators are now looking at AI use by insurance …

Unicycle Granny

 

With a nickname like “Unicycle Granny,” Linda Jarrett was bound to make headlines – but now she’s breaking world records, too.  Back in January 2023, she was certified as the oldest female unicycle rider on Earth by Guinness World Records at age 66, and now, three years later, she’s taken the title again at …