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Industry Headlines for Montana
Aggregated headlines from across the web, curated for Montana agents.

People Moves: Vivace Names Fenig CEO; Murray Joins Alliant's Southern California Benefits Team; DUAL North America Adds Fowler as SVP
Vivace Insurance Partners Appoints Fenig as CEO Vivace Insurance Partners named Cordell Fenig CEO of Vivace Americas. Fenig was promoted to the position

Seattle Times, Newsday Sue OpenAI, Microsoft, Alleging Copyright Infringement
The Seattle Times and Newsday sued OpenAI and Microsoft on Friday, alleging in federal court that the tech companies copied the newspapers' journalism

BASF Sues Apple in US, Says iPhones Infringe Face Authentication Patents
BASF sued Apple on Thursday, accusing the iPhone maker of infringing the German chemical company's patented face authentication technology in many iPhone

British Police Try to Track Down Theft of 70,000 Pints Worth of Guinness Stout
British police have a stout task ahead: recovering 70,000 pints worth of stolen Guinness. Two trailer truckloads of the famously creamy dark beer valued

Tesla's Rollout of Cybercab Is Marred by Regulatory Probe
Tesla Inc. rolled out the Cybercab for its robotaxi service almost two years after the driverless car was unveiled, advancing Elon Musk's futuristic

The Great Hemp Reset: How the Federal Ban on Intoxicating Hemp Products Will Reshape Risk and Coverage
I have been writing about the insurance risks of intoxicating hemp products since 2021, when delta-8 THC gummies first started showing up in convenience

‘Downright unaffordable’: State employees in Montana to face higher healthcare costs
Nathan Betz, a probation officer in Helena, will owe $100 more each month to cover the cost of his healthcare provided by the state of Montana.

FBI Investigating Possible Exposure of Millions of American IDs
The FBI is investigating a potential breach of an ID verification company that may have exposed scans of millions of Americans' driver's licenses, a

Atlantic Hurricane Season Remains Most Tranquil Since 1941
Dry air, a stable atmosphere and storm ripping wind shear are suppressing every system that emerges, fulfilling predictions that a strong El Niño will make it a quiet hurricane season.

Pabst Blue Ribbon Offers $20K Reward for Missing Beer From Truck Heist
Pabst Blue Ribbon wants its beer back, and it's offering a reward to help that happen. Greig DeBow, the CEO of Pabst Brewing Co., said Wednesday that the

Pabst Offers $20K Reward for Missing Beer in California Truck Heist
Pabst Blue Ribbon wants its beer back, and it's offering a reward to help that happen. Greig DeBow, the CEO of Pabst Brewing Co., said Wednesday that the















