Wood Products Insurance from America’s Leading Lumber Mutual

126 Years of Protecting Wood Businesses

Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual (PLM) is proud to be the oldest and largest mutual insurance company dedicated to the wood products and building materials industries. WITH 126 years of insuring the wood industry, PLM and its employees are WITH YOU when you need us most…and for every time in between.

Our core mission is embodied in each and every employee: Providing specialized coverages to fit the unique needs of the wood industry and helping our policyholders better manage their everyday risk to ensure their businesses continue to flourish.

PLM With You When You Need Us

WHEN a claim call comes in the middle of the night, our Claims Team launches into action to get you back to business as quickly as possible. WHEN you grapple with safety issues in your operations, our Loss Control Team offers consultative services to help build a safety program for your business. WHEN there are changes in your business or in the marketplace, our Underwriters ensure you are adequately protected. WHEN you need a partner who understands the specific business environment and risk exposures in your area, your local Business Development Representative works WITH YOU to help find the right insurance and risk management solutions for your wood business.

We have the wood industry knowledge and experience to provide you with comprehensive insurance protection, tools to keep your operations safe, and personalized service to handle the unique needs of your business.

Who We Protect

Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual is...

COMMITTED

Committed

From our founding 126 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 126 years. PLM is “Sturdy as the Oak” and expects to continue serving the wood industry for another 126 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 was recently recognized as one of the 2021 Top Workplaces in the US!

PRODUCER PORTAL

Insurance brokers who partner with PLM can self-serve clients through the PLM Producer Portal. Download client policies, endorsements, loss runs, invoices, commission statements and more. Producer Portal Login
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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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Insurance for Wood-Based Businesses

Get Wood Products Insurance

Get Insurance

If your company manufactures or distributes wood or wood 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 and convenient payment options such as EFT or online ePayments to meet your individual needs. ePayments Login

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File an Insurance Claim

Report a Claim

We’re here to help and provide peace of mind when you experience a loss. We share your sense of urgency to get back to business, so our dedicated claims staff is quick to respond.

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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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