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PLM has long been dedicated to the wood products and insurance industries it serves.

We strive as a company and as individuals to remain ahead of these industries as they evolve so that we can always provide the most current and useful news and information to our customers.

As a mutual insurance company, our main commitment is to you.

We believe our knowledge of the industries we serve allows us to build longstanding relationships with our customers based on our “shared value and mutual purpose”. Our dedication and expertise has not gone unnoticed.

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September 20, 2023

LBM Journal – Natural Disasters on the Rise: Risk Mitigation Strategies for Lumber Professionals

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Insurance Thought Leadership – Reinsurers Are Pulling Back

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PropertyCasualty360 – How Specialty Insurers Can Overcome Current Underwriting Challenges

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Woodworking Network – Revisiting Business Income Insurance As Supply Chain Issues Continue

July 1, 2023

PropertyCasualty360 – Battling a Labor Shortage: How Lumber Businesses Can Address Worker Shortages and Build a More Inclusive Workplace

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July 20, 2023

Majesco Congratulates Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual on Inclusion in Datos’ Insurance Technology Impact Awards Case Study Compendium 2023: Digital Initiatives as Award Candidate

Recognition for their Customer Risk Management App Using Majesco Loss Control MORRISTOWN, N.J.–Majesco, a global leader of cloud insurance software solutions for insurance business transformation, today announced a long-time customer, Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual (PLM), a mid-sized mutual insurance company, was featured in the Datos Insurance Technology Impact Awards Case Study Compendium 2023: Digital Initiatives. In… [Read More]

June 1, 2023

ABM Rebrands to Green Tree Risk Partners Honoring Philadelphia History

PHILADELPHIA — Allied Building Material Agency (ABM) today announces a rebrand to Green Tree Risk Partners, a name with a longstanding history in Philadelphia. A member company of Philadelphia-based Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Group (PLM), Green Tree Risk Partners operates as a wholesale brokerage and program business placement specialist providing workers’ compensation, property, casualty, commercial… [Read More]

March 27, 2023

PLM Raising Funds for St. Baldrick’s Foundation through Head Shaving Event PLM Hopes to Raise $100,000 in Support of Cancer Research

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company (PLM), the largest mutual insurer dedicated to wood-related businesses and rated A- (Excellent) by A.M. Best, is hosting a fundraiser in support of the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a charity dedicated to supporting research to find cures for childhood cancer. St. Baldrick’s is the largest non-government funder of childhood… [Read More]

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February 11, 2021

PLM recognized as one of the 2021 Top Workplaces in the US.

August 30, 2020

PLM recognized as a 2020 Top Workplace by The Philadelphia Inquirer.

March 1, 2019

PLM recognized as a 2019 Top Workplace by The Philadelphia Inquirer.

November 1, 2018

PLM presented a check for $44,820 and 300 smoke detectors to the Philadelphia Fire Department Foundation during the Insurance Society of Philadelphia’s (ISOP) annual Independence Gala.

October 4, 2018

Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual CEO John K. Smith to be Honored at Independence Gala

October 4, 2018—Philadelphia, Pennsylvania— Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company (PLM), the largest mutual insurer dedicated to wood-related businesses, is proud to announce that its President and CEO John K. Smith will be honored with the Distinguished Leadership Award at the Insurance Society of Philadelphia (ISOP) Independence Gala on Wednesday, November 14, 2018. The Distinguished Leadership… [Read More]

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Philadelphia, PA 19103

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