John K. Smith, President & CEO With summer behind us, we are looking towards the end of the year and the inevitable crush of last-minute efforts and outcomes to various plans and challenges that we have been pursuing all year long here at PLM. I am sure you’re doing much the same in your business... [Read More]

Mindful of the busy lives our policyholders lead, Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company is proud to offer a new more convenient way for our policyholders to obtain their insurance cards. As a business owner, you will no longer have to wait for your auto ID card to arrive in the mail. Auto ID cards can... [Read More]

Despite the warnings and public health campaigns, many of us are still guilty of distracted driving, whether that means eating lunch or checking text messages behind the wheel. Data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) revealed that distracted driving was responsible for 3,166 deaths in 2017. More specifically, the National Safety Council estimates... [Read More]

By Ray Rogers, AINS – Senior Claims Examiner Here’s a scary question: how do you know who really sent that email? Over the last few years, we have had an increase in claims involving misdirection of payment. These scams are deceptively simple. A cybercriminal clones the email address of one of a business’s vendors, then... [Read More]

John K. Smith, President & CEO I would like to give you a snapshot of where PLM stands financially with the first half of 2019 behind us. From a premium standpoint, we are running slightly behind our production target, but feel comfortable that we will be able to fill the $3.2 million shortfall in the... [Read More]

As the first half of 2019 comes to close, so does PLM’s Relationship Enhancement Program (REP). This program was rolled out in early January 2019 to address a number of growing loss trends specific to the lumber, woodworking and forest products industry. Our commitment to loss control is part of our history and our future.... [Read More]

We have long offered risk management and loss control resources to our insureds to help mitigate preventable losses—that is not going to change. Yet we can reach our customers and partners in more ways than ever. Gone are the days when we were limited to pamphlets and mailers. How we offer safety resources is evolving... [Read More]

NOAA predicted a “near-normal” 2019 hurricane season in their May outlook. However comforting that may sound, that still means the eastern seaboard may see between nine and 14 named storms — and as many as four of those could be major hurricanes. A hurricane preparedness plan may prove extremely useful for businesses on the Atlantic... [Read More]