Hagerty’s return to office expected to boost Traverse City’s economy

TRAVERSE CITY — One of Traverse City’s largest private employers is bringing back hundreds of workers in-person, likely providing a boost to local businesses.

Traverse City-based Hagerty Insurance said Tuesday that it would be bringing around 500 employees over to a majority in-person work schedule.

The insurer of classic automobiles said that company would shift from a ‘remote-first’ policy that had been in place since the pandemic.

Coco Champagne, Hagerty’s chief human resources officer, says that employees have shown more openness to in-person work in recent years.

“We believe that working face to face and working together is an important component of our overall strategy,” Champagne said. “We determined what we thought was a fair and reasonable distance for team members to come her