It's More Than An Insurance Policy.

Peace of Mind. It’s Why You Purchase Insurance.

At Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company (PLM), it’s more than a piece of paper. It’s a promise to be there for you and your business. Our customers have peace of mind knowing that we are there for them during their daily operations, at the time of a loss, and beyond.

Our people are here to assist you in a variety of ways. PLM’s local Business Development and Loss Control Representatives visit your premises and offer on-site consultative services. Our Customer Service staff is just a phone call away to help you submit a claim, connect you with the right person, or answer all your questions or concerns. You can trust that every call, email, and inquiry will be met with a live person who is knowledgeable and ready to help provide you with the best service and resources to protect your lumber business.

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Insurance for Wood-Based Businesses

BECOME A PRODUCER

PLM operates on an open brokerage basis meaning that we do not appoint our producers or have premium or volume commitments. We work with any broker that chooses to pursue a piece of wood business whether it be one account or 100 accounts.

Request a producer kit and receive an informational guide to doing business with PLM, from submission requirements to our appetite guide.

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PRODUCER PORTAL

Insurance brokers who partner with PLM can self-serve clients through the convenient, easy-to-use PLM Producer Portal. With portal access, you will gain instant access to auto id tags, policies & endorsements, view commission statements, order loss runs, view invoices, and more.

To access the Producer Portal, sign in with the username and password you provided or click Register to create your account.

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Get Wood Products Insurance

Get Insurance

If your company manufactures or distributes wood or wood-based products, please contact us, Request A Quote online or ask your insurance broker for a PLM quote. Protect your business with insurance that stands the test of time. Locate A Rep

WHY PLM?
Pay My Bill

Make a Payment

PLM offers flexible payment plans that work with every budget plan. Our convenient payment options include Electronic Funds Transfer, online ePayments, and Pay by Check to meet your individual needs. ePayments Login

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File an Insurance Claim

Report a Claim

When you experience a loss, we’re here to help and provide peace of mind. Our dedicated PLM claims staff are well versed in the operations, specialized machinery, and loss factors unique to the lumber, woodworking, and building material industries.

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Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual is...

COMMITTED

Committed

From our founding 125+ years ago to today, PLM continues to serve the wood products and building material industries based on our guiding principles. While other companies have come and gone, we have maintained our commitment to provide our customers a stable marketplace, industry-specific resources and quality products and services.

As a mutual company, we are focused on our policyholders – not shareholders. We place their needs at the forefront of our company’s operations, each and every day.

LEADING

Leading

PLM is the leading insurance provider for the wood industry with 126 years of experience in the niche. From our business development and loss control representatives to our claims and underwriting staff, our highly skilled workforce has a wealth of expertise in the wood and insurance industries.

This standard of excellence is achieved by continuous investment in our people through formal professional development plans in general business, insurance and industry education.

INNOVATIVE

Innovative

PLM goes beyond the insurance policy with an emphasis on preventing and reducing losses so our customers can focus on their operations. By understanding the industries we serve and the insurance outlook, we adapt and improve our products and services to best fit our insureds’ needs.

We continually look for cutting-edge, industry-specific risk management tools and new coverages — such as EPLI and Cyber Security — to better serve the evolving needs of our customers’ businesses and operations.

CARING

Caring

PLM is proud to promote a culture of giving through the generosity of our employees. PLM and its staff demonstrate our commitment and care for the communities in which we live through volunteer opportunities and the cornerstone of our giving program, our yearly United Way campaign. We recognize that when we give back to our communities, we make them stronger places to work, live and thrive.
ENDURING

Enduring

PLM is a stable figure within the niche, ever present and active in protecting our customers in the lumber, woodworking and building material industries. Our wood industry expertise, financial stability, and quality products and services are why business owners and insurance brokers have trusted PLM with their businesses, year after year, for 125+ years. PLM is “Sturdy as the Oak” and expects to continue serving the wood industry for another 125+ years.
PROUD

Proud

We are proud to uphold our history of serving our customers, partners, and organizations that seek to educate, evolve, and revolutionize the wood industry.

Our employees are also proud to work for an organization that is committed, leading, innovative, caring, and enduring. PLM has been recognized as one of the Top Workplaces by The Philadelphia Inquirer from 2018-2023. Additionally, we were recently recognized as one of the 2023 Top Insurance Employers by Insurance Business America. Equally, in 2021, we were also recognized as one of the Top Workplaces by USA, Industry, and Culture Excellence.

PLM Through The Years...

Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company
One Commerce Square
2005 Market Street, Suite 1200
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Toll Free: 1.800.752.1895
Fax: 215.625.9097
CustServ@plmins.com

              
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