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  • Inventory Insurance Peak Season for Pool Contractors

    Inventory Insurance: Peak Season for Pool Contractors

    Updated: January 9, 2026

    In general, exterior construction companies in the Midwest are busier when the weather is warmer. Pool installation contractors can relate! It is exponentially harder to [...]

  • Pool Safety Barriers for Residential Pools

    Pool Safety: Barriers for Residential Pools

    Updated: January 9, 2026

    The vision of your dream backyard is now a reality. Your pool is installed. Life is good! There isn't much you will need to leave [...]

  • Swimming Pool Contractor Coverage

    Swimming Pool Contractor Coverage

    Updated: January 9, 2026

    Over our more than 50 years in business, the team at Hitchings Insurance Agency has refined and developed an insurance program for swimming pool contractors. [...]

  • soil sampling

    FFF | Grid Soil Sampling

    Updated: June 16, 2025

    We rode along as Dan Volkman from Legacy Farmers Cooperative took soil samples from a recently combined bean field in Arcadia, Ohio and explained many [...]

  • Farmers Market Proper Risk Management

    Farmers Market: Proper Risk Management

    Updated: January 9, 2026

      It's finally summertime! We have waited all winter long for warmer temperatures. Well, they are certainly here, which means it's growing season. The local [...]

  • Home Insurance What isn't covered

    Home Insurance: What ISN’T covered?

    Updated: January 9, 2026

    You May Think Toys are Covered on your Home Insurance. Hold That Thought! As kids, we love toys because they give us options to explore [...]

  • Grace Wagner

    Meet our newest teammate, Grace Wagner

    Updated: October 11, 2023

    We’d like to introduce you to our teammate, Grace!  She comes from a small town with a tight knit family. She is dedicated with a [...]

  • Does Car Insurance Follow the Car or the Driver

    Does Car Insurance Follow the Car or the Driver?

    Updated: January 9, 2026

    Understanding insurance coverage if someone else drives your vehicle. There are moments when you quickly need to borrow a friend’s vehicle, or perhaps you allow [...]

  • Premium Relief for Auto Customers

    Updated: January 9, 2026

    We have all been inundated with information surrounding COVID-19 and the stay-at-home order. Announcements related to auto insurance premium relief have not been left out [...]

  • Positive Impact

    Positive Impact: Even in Difficult Times

    Updated: March 23, 2020

    There is no doubt we are faced with difficult times throughout the course of life. Some individuals and families may experience more challenging times than [...]

  • Second Home Protect It Too!

    Second Home: Protect It Too!

    Updated: February 11, 2026

    Home Sweet Home! There is nothing like it. Having a second home may make it even sweeter. Leave the day to day to enjoy life [...]

  • Comprehensive Coverage Explained

    Comprehensive Coverage Explained

    Updated: January 9, 2026

    The insurance industry uses all kinds of  “fun, technical” terms that most people do not have fully understand. Learning the basics are helpful to making [...]