Mutual Understanding

If you work in an office, you may just be starting to head back in to work these days, after more than a year working from home. If you operate a business with office staff, this may be the beginning of a new arrangement with them: hybrid work, with a ...Full story

It’s that time of year for our coverage area: thunderstorm season. Scientists say we’re in the perfect spot for storms, since we live where warm air from the Gulf of Mexico meets cold air coming from Canada. Thunderstorms aren’t often as dangerous as tornadoes or hailstorms,...Full story

The Hastings Mutual Insurance Company Charitable Foundation recognizes the contributions of nonprofit organizations in the communities we serve. Each month, we’ll honor one of those organizations as our Nonprofit of the Month.

The Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan do many things for their scouts throughout the year, from group activities to...Full story

We recently had a meeting with some of our agent partners online, talking about our relationships and business. The good news was that, by now, everyone is pretty familiar with the technology, and there were no problems using a computer for the meeting.

The bad news was something one of the...Full story

Local independent insurance agents we work with sometimes ask us about “GAP coverage” for their clients. It has nothing to do with clothing; instead, it’s all about what your car is worth if there’s a total loss.

Here’s our summary of it: