Mutual Understanding

There’s a lot of complicated and confusing jargon in the insurance business. Having a local independent insurance agent by your side can help clarify things. Reading about insurance words online (for example, in the Mutual Understanding blog) is another way to get more understanding of what something...Full story

Recently there have been a number of articles about the aging American workforce. In short, there aren’t as many people available for work in Generation X, the Millennial generation, and the generations in school right now as there were during...Full story

Like so many other things, the home construction business was turned upside down during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was even kind of uncertain for a while earlier this year. Despite all that, the U.S. Census Bureau reports that ...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. ...Full story

If you’ll pardon a pun, the amount of hops stored by growers, brewers, and others “grew” 3% from March 1, 2020, to March 1, 2021. That’s in the three northwestern states where most hops are grown, but that’s not the only place you’ll find this key ingredient...Full story