Mutual Understanding

Why are my rates increasing? It’s what everyone is asking, it’s what everyone is Googling. Hastings wants to have a very transparent conversation about what’s happening.

Insurance rates are incredibly complicated. At Hastings, we believe you have the right to know more about rate changes, especially increases.

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What is Work Comp? Everyone seems to have an idea of what it is, but does anyone really know what it is? Great news! Hastings Insurance is here to help! Work Comp, formally known as Workers’ Compensation, is a form of Commercial insurance carried by most businesses, designed to...Full story

We’ve all seen the billboards about not texting and driving, and studied the lesson in our drivers’ education courses. However, while we’ve all heard of the dangers of texting and driving, distracted driving goes so much further than just texting. Since April is National Distracted Driving Awareness month, we...Full story

From not being able to purchase a life insurance policy on themselves, in 1841, to making up half of the industry today, what a remarkable journey women had. While progress is happening, it is slow. The Daily Report advises that it wasn’t until 1961 that the United States saw...Full story

Pop culture often has obscure references to Insurance careers, usually as the mysterious profession of a parent or grandparent (Richard Gilmore, from the “Gilmore Girls” anyone??). However, the Insurance industry actually employs more people (in America) than Google, Facebook, Apple, Twitter, and Yahoo! combined, according to PropertyCasualty360. What does this...Full story