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Cyber Corner: Disaster Relief Scams

by PLM

When a natural disaster strikes, many people rely on insurance providers for disaster relief to help them pay for damages to property. Unfortunately, cybercriminals can take advantage of this vulnerable situation by manipulating you into sharing sensitive information. In a recent scam, cybercriminals call you and pretend to be an agent from your insurance provider.... [Read More]

Your Duties in the Event of a Loss

by PLM

By Angelo Ganguzza, Vice President & General Manager - Brokerage Operations We have all seen the devastating impact of Hurricane Ian on the Florida coast. Nightly news segments show us the catastrophic outcome of wildfires out West. Natural disasters always seem to grab the headlines, but we also are faced with the perils and events... [Read More]

Plumb Safety: Fire Suppression Systems to Protect Your Mobile Equipment

by PLM

Many businesses in the wood products industry utilize mobile equipment in their daily operations. One of the most common risks associated with mobile equipment, off-road vehicles, and tub grinders are fires. Some of the reasons for these fires are: The equipment operates for long durations Modern emission control systems require much higher temperatures Continuous heat... [Read More]

The Dovetail: Meet Our New Telematics Partner – GPS Insight

by PLM

We are pleased to announce our new strategic partnership with GPS Insight, a leading provider of SaaS-based fleet and field service management software solutions. The partnership will provide vehicle and video telematics and safety solutions to our policyholders at a significant discount, reducing claims by up to 30%. Ensuring vehicles are safe to operate, reducing... [Read More]

Spotlight On: PLM Named NU PropertyCasualty360 Innovation Honoree

by PLM

PLM is proud to share that we have been named an insurance innovation honoree in the customer experience category of the NU PropertyCasualty360’s Luminaries Class of 2022. The Luminaries award recognizes insurance industry innovators who have brought in new perspective and impactful practices to the industry and worked to modernize and humanize industry business. PLM... [Read More]

Spotlight On: Coming Soon from ABM

by PLM

A few years ago, we introduced our in-house brokerage, ABM, to better serve the needs of our insureds by offering a market to place their Workers’ Compensation coverage. This expanded insurance solution helped round out the protection available to you and your operation. Soon, ABM will be announcing some exciting news for the new year... [Read More]

President’s Commentary

by PLM

Earlier this year, I shared that we had started the year off robustly from a profitability viewpoint with production moving along nicely. I also reported fairly concerning investment results. In my commentary later in the summer, I noted that we had a financially poor month in April and hinted that May was not looking much... [Read More]

Cyber Corner: URLs are Only Half the Story

by PLM

If you’ve taken security awareness training, you have probably been taught to hover your cursor over a link to view the destination URL. Checking the URL for things like misspellings, unofficial domain names, and sneaky subdomains is a great way to protect yourself against phishing links. But, the URL could appear legitimate and still lead... [Read More]

Can Your Workers’ Compensation Carrier Manage Your OSHA Compliance Requirements?

by PLM

By Angelo Ganguzza, Vice President & General Manager - Brokerage Operations We routinely hear companies, and their insurance brokers tell us that their current insurance company, or workers’ compensation carrier is managing all their OSHA compliance requirements. This is a very common and dangerous misconception which puts companies and their employees in harm’s way. The... [Read More]

Plumb Safety: Three Common Auto Claims for Lumber Dealers

by PLM

With booming business, supply chain delays, and labor shortages, it can be difficult to keep up with safety and risk management for your daily operations. One critical area to not lose sight of is fleet safety for your business. Large trucks, like the box trucks, boom trucks, and flatbeds operated by lumber and building material... [Read More]

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One Commerce Square
2005 Market Street, Suite 1200
Philadelphia, PA 19103

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