Careers at Hastings Insurance

Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Coverage

Health care coverage is offered to all regular full-time employees and is administered through Blue Care Network (HMO Plans) and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (PPO Plans). Various plans are available to best meet you and your family’s needs, with each providing prescription, preventative, and catastrophic coverage. Vision and dental plans are also available through leading providers VSP and Delta Dental.

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for Medical and Dependent Care

Set money aside tax-free to use for certain out-of-pocket health care costs throughout the year.

Life Insurance, Voluntary Life, AD&D, Long Term Care, and Critical Illness offerings

A variety of additional benefits that provide protection and peace of mind for you and your family.

Short and Long Term Disability Plans

Employees enjoy protection from loss of income due to illness, injury, or accident.

Benefit Resource Center

In addition to our Human Resources team, the Benefit Resource center provides employees with experienced professionals who can answer questions and provide assistance related to claims, benefit eligibility, and more.

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Rest and relaxation away from work are important, so we provide employees with a generous amount of paid time off annually to use as they wish. Once their normal PTO amount has been exhausted, employees have the option to purchase additional time off.

Paid Sick Leave

Employees also receive a separate amount of paid sick leave each year to use for time away from work due to illness.

Paid Holidays

Hastings observes several paid holidays including:

• New Year’s Day and/or Eve
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• Good Friday (1/2 Day)
• Memorial Day
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Day after Thanksgiving
• Christmas Day and/or Eve

Personal Floating Holiday

We understand that not everyone celebrates the same holiday. To support this, employees are given an additional day annually at their discretion to use however they wish!

Paid Volunteer Day

Each year, employees are given an additional day to spend time giving back to their community through volunteering.

401(k) Plan

We assist our employee’s in their retirement planning by offering an employer match to 401(k) plan contributions in addition to an annual discretionary lump sum contribution.

Incentive Compensation Plan

Employees share in the success of Hastings, with an annual bonus program tied to our financial results.

Annual Performance Review and Merit Increase Program

This program rewards employee performance, achievement of individual goals, and meeting company objectives.

Training Bonuses for Achieving Professional Designations

Monetary bonuses are offered to celebrate and recognize those who earn certain insurance industry-related certifications.

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Much like a concierge service, our EAP provides a range of services to our employees, dependents, and household members. Confidential, professional counselors address marriage and family, addiction, legal and financial concerns, emotional problems, and other relationships, among other topics. There is no cost for these services.

Primary Care Physician (PCP) Visit Program and Tobacco Cessation Program

It pays to be healthy! Employees who visit their primary care physician for annual screenings earn premium discounts for the following plan year, in addition to incentives for completing a tobacco attestation form or company-approved tobacco cessation program.

D.W. Windstorm Café

Our on-site cafeteria features breakfast, lunch, and snack items made fresh daily.

Casual “Dress for Your Day” Dress Code

On-Site Massages (By Appointment)

On-site Check Cashing and Mail/Shipping Services

Group Fitness Classes and Challenges

Throughout the year a variety of low-cost group fitness classes are offered on-site, including TriFit, Zumba, Yoga, Tai Chi, and Circuit Training. In addition, our Wellness team hosts various challenges throughout the year. Using a holistic approach to wellness, challenge offerings include Lace Up, Maintain Don't Gain, Renew You Stress Management, Move More Walking Day, Why Weight, 21-Day Slimdown, and more!

On-site Fitness Center

Employees based at our corporate offices can practice a healthy lifestyle without having to invest in a gym membership by utilizing our on-site fitness center, featuring cardio and weight equipment, on-demand workout videos, and convenient locker rooms.

Insurance Specific Training and Education

Whether instructor / peer-led or web-based, we offer a variety of training courses and programs at our corporate offices, including those for professional designations offered by The Institutes.®

On-site Toastmasters International® Club

Employees can participate in our on-site chapter for Toastmasters International, a non-profit organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills.

Paid Professional Development and Tuition Reimbursement

We’re committed to helping our employees grow professionally. We offer fully paid certification expenses for various insurance-industry-related designations. Likewise, we offer a tuition reimbursement program to assist employees in taking advantage of educational opportunities that will benefit both the employee and the Company.

Paid Professional Membership Dues

Membership in industry or functional organizations is eligible for reimbursement to enable professional engagement and networking.

On-site Resource Library

Our home office features a full library with a variety of books and periodicals that focus on both personal and professional development.

PRIDE and Hastings Highest Awards

We regularly recognize and reward employees who have made significant contributions to the business.

Service Awards

Employees who reach service milestones (every five years) are recognized with a monetary gift at our annual awards ceremony.

Hastings Insurance Company Charitable Foundation

In late 2004, Hastings Insurance Company formed and funded the Hastings Insurance Company Charitable Foundation. The Foundation’s primary mission is to fund essential needs of living, including food, clothing, and medical services for at-risk youth and financially challenged or catastrophe-stricken families, and to provide other support for the general welfare and betterment of the community. This includes Hastings, neighboring areas, and the communities where our valued agent representatives and policyholders live and work.

Adopt-A-Family

Every year employees of Hastings “adopt” a local family during the holidays. Through this program, we have brought hope and joy – along with toys, clothing, and meals – to children, seniors, and veterans in need.

Adopt-A-Highway

Adopt-A-Highway encourages volunteers to keep a section of a highway free from litter. By participating, we are leaving our roadways safer and cleaner.

Fresh Food Initiative

The Fresh Food Initiative participates with Barry County United Way and the Food Bank of South Central Michigan to assist families who need assistance with meals.

Support Our Troops

Support Our Troops sends millions of dollars in goods and services to service people in all branches of the military, from container shipments to bases all the way to donations and interaction with individual soldiers.

United Way

The United Way’s focus is to identify and resolve pressing community issues and to make measurable change in communities through partnerships with schools, businesses, organizations, and more.

Volunteer Day

Hastings is committed to being a positive presence in our communities, and allowing our employees the time to be involved in organizations about which they are passionate. Hastings provides every employee a full, paid day for volunteer work, of their choosing.