By Sean Briscoe, Vice President - Loss Control The 2026 hurricane season predications may be calling for milder activity, but all it takes is one serious storm and insufficient preparation from a business owner to shutter a lumber organization’s doors. While the overall number of predicted hurricanes may be less than in years past, the... [Read More]

By BJ Gardner, Assistant Vice President of Information Technology Gone are the days when lumber business owners primarily managed their data in-house. Today, cloud platforms and software tools have blurred the boundaries of who can access a business’s sensitive information resulting in not just third-, but fourth- and fifth-party cyber risk exposures. In short, your... [Read More]

By Lindsey DiGangi, Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer In the lumber and building materials industry, a key risk to your organization is your succession plan. Too often it is common to hear owners nearing retirement without a clear plan for who will take over the business. The lumber and building materials industry, much... [Read More]

PLM Announces 2025 Safety Group Dividend Payouts PLM is pleased to announce dividend payouts for participating members of both the NAWLA Safety Group Dividend Plan and the LBM Advantage Safety Group Dividend Plan for the 2025 plan year. Thanks to strong group performance and a continued commitment to safety and risk management, participating members earned... [Read More]