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City keeps 2026 premiums flat, adds ancillary benefits and updates dental and critical-illness coverage
Summary
The board reviewed staff recommendations to adjust ancillary employee benefits, moved some coverages to Equitable and MetLife, added accident and hospital-indemnity options, and announced no premium increase for medical, dental or vision in 2026.
City HR staff and benefits brokers presented updates to the city’s ancillary employee-benefit offerings and informed the board that there will be no premium increase for medical, dental or vision coverage for City of La Porte employees in 2026.
Andrea Smith, HR director, introduced Don Ganda (Innovative Broker Solutions) and Eric Gibson (High Street), who reviewed market…
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