Mini-warehouse, self-storage… whatever you call it, it’s a place to put your stuff. If you’re renting a storage unit, your possessions are likely covered by your personal insurance policy — talk to your independent insurance agent...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.

September is time for...Full story

When is the last time you visited a bookstore? Even if you’re not a serious reader, maybe you stopped in to pick up a magazine, or even get a cup of coffee, if the store offered it. Perhaps while you were standing in...Full story

Insurance isn’t something most people spend much time thinking about (except us here at Hastings, of course). When you do think about it, it’s to get your house and car protected from damage or injury. We’ve also talked about business coverage for contractors, metalworkers,...Full story

When I got my driver’s license at 16, I remember a feeling of freedom. It would be a while before I owned a car, but now at least I had the opportunity to go where I wanted when I wanted. It’s a feeling you...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 YMCA of Barry...Full story

Hastings Mutual offers insurance coverage for three audiences — business owners, families, and farms. Our relationship to farmers reaches back more than 100 years to our founding as the Michigan Mutual Tornado, Cyclone and Windstorm Company. You learned about our Farmowners policy before...Full story

Handling risk. That’s what we do, and it’s in fact the entire purpose of insurance: risk management. If something goes wrong you want reassurance that someone is there to support you, and get your business, home, or farm back up and running as...Full story

Sometimes it feels like you can’t help it. Someone is driving slowly in the fast lane, or they race through a red light when you’re about to make a turn. You make an angry gesture and slam on your horn. Watching the news that night, you see a startling report...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.

In November, about 80...Full story

To err is Human; to Forgive, Divine. – Alexander Pope

We all make mistakes, but some are more serious than others. A mistake can be expensive if you’re a professional contractor and you’re working with poor-quality materials, or...Full story

Hurricane Dorian may be the top story in the news right now, as it moves along the east coast of the U.S. It’s damaged homes and city streets in the Bahamas already. You can help survivors here.

While Hastings' region isn’t a target for hurricanes, other natural disasters are...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.

It’s back to school for students across our six-state region. But some students need a little more in...Full story

Hastings Mutual is an insurance company, and the idea of insurance usually makes people think of something necessary yet boring, and something that has to be done in person. In other words, not like social media at all.

Hopefully by now you’re a follower of Hastings Mutual’s Facebook page,...Full story

There are contractors for every part of the house — from electrical work to basement plumbing. But not much can be done on a house until there’s a frame in place to build on.

Between April 2018 and April 2019, total building permits for Illinois increased 19% (throughout northern...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.

Spectrum Health’s United Lifestyles Maternal Infant Health Program (MIHP) takes care of the families taking care of their...Full story

This Friday afternoon, when you’re winding down but still in the office, there’s one task you can do that won’t be too demanding, but will leave your workspace the way you’d like to find it Monday morning. Cleaning your office.

Look at the piles of paper spread across your desk...Full story