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UAE Probe Labels FlyDubai Cockpit Axe Attack a Terrorist Act

Oct 5 2026 // A United Arab Emirates investigation of the near-catastrophic FlyDubai flight said the co-pilot attempted “to carry out a terrorist act” as more details emerged about what happened in the cockpit. The co-pilot...

Markets/Coverages: Specialty MGA Banyan Launches Red Fox Risk for Wildfires

Oct 5 2026 // Specialty managing general agent Banyan Risk said it launched Red Fox Risk Ltd, a new underwriting venture focused on wildfire-exposed property risk in the U.S. The business will be led by Brian Espie as CEO and Sarah...

Study: Residents Near Maui Wildfires Show Elevated Metals Linked to Lung Health Impacts

Oct 2 2026 // Metal mixtures found in the leftover smoke, ash and debris from the deadly 2023 Maui wildfires were harmful to the lung health of people living nearby long after the burning ended, a new study says. The work shows that...

Full Senate Passes Measure to Reauthorize Federal Terrorism Insurance Backstop

Sep 29 2026 // The U.S. Senate late Sept. 28 passed, by unanimous consent, legislation to reauthorize the federal terrorism insurance backstop. The Senate moved on the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 (S....

Update: Mexico’s Baja Braces as Hurricane Polo Nears Landfall

Sep 28 2026 // Hurricane Polo closed in on Mexico’s Baja California Sur on Monday evening, threatening its Pacific coastline with destructive wind, flash floods and a storm surge before crossing the peninsula and making a second...

Hurricane Nolo Threatens Hawaii With Catastrophic Flooding

Sep 25 2026 // Hurricane Nolo is threatening Hawaii, a state already raked by multiple natural disasters since March that have caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage. Nolo’s top winds reached 75 miles (120 kilometers) per...

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