John K. Smith, President & CEO Hopefully, by the time you read this, some normalcy will have returned to all our lives. Our aim is to have the PLM team back in the office, but frankly, we can’t be sure, considering the pandemic. As I write this, we continue to operate on a remote basis.... [Read More]

Earlier this year we introduced you to our wholesale brokerage operation, Allied Building Material Agency, Inc. (ABM). After lying dormant under the umbrella of Indiana Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company (ILM), ABM was brought back to life by PLM with a new staff (headed by VP Angelo Ganguzza) and some hearty enthusiasm. In January of 2020, we hit the ground running and haven’t stopped since.

By: Lindsey DiGangi, Corporate Marketing Manager “How are we doing?” It’s a question we ask ourselves daily at the employee, departmental, and organizational levels. Your business has unique needs and your insurance experience should reflect that. Our goal is to understand what matters to your business. Beyond our tailored coverages and industry-specific risk management, PLM... [Read More]

At PLM, we are continuously looking for new solutions for our customers to better manage their risks in their operations. We spend time researching different companies and services to partner with to provide risk management tools to our policyholders, such as streaming safety video services, continuous MVR monitoring products, and phone-related distracted driving prevention tools.

On February 26, 2020, PLM celebrated its 125th birthday, launching our official anniversary year with a series of events designed to celebrate a century and a quarter of serving the lumber, forestry, and building materials industries. Within three weeks of that momentous day, our Philadelphia office was shuttered and celebratory activities scheduled for the remainder... [Read More]

By: John K. Smith, President & CEO Automation and technology have become widely adopted tools to help businesses streamline operations by improving efficiency and quality. Even more technology and automation tools continue to be applied in business, especially manufacturing. If you have recently planned out, embarked upon, or implemented such a project, you know how... [Read More]

Thomas E. Beach, Long-term Board Member of Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company Retires Thomas E. Beach In April of 2020, PLM’s longest serving Board Member, Thomas E. Beach of Beach Investment Counsel, Inc., retired from PLM’s Board of Directors after serving faithfully for more than 40 years. Mr. Beach has served on several PLM Board... [Read More]

"While many companies were cancelling internships, PLM worked hard to get me working” – Vincent Pace Vincent Pace Kevin Riddick Sydney Stenson Although their work environments looked different this year, we were lucky to have three talented interns return to us this summer to build upon their prior PLM work experiences. All of them come... [Read More]

John K. Smith, President & CEO It has been some time since I have spoken on COVID-19 and how it has affected our insureds and Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual. Let me start by suggesting that our clients are reporting truly mixed results. Some of our customers have closed their operations, while others are experiencing booming business.... [Read More]

Veronica Wilkins From the Underwriting Desk Veronica Wilkins, Underwriting Manager As the underwriting manager of the Northeast region, I would like to thank all our internal and external stakeholders for their open dialogue, constant communication, and adaptability. We have heard repeatedly from experts that none of us has experienced anything of this magnitude, yet there... [Read More]