John K. Smith, President & CEO Welcome to 2020, the 125th anniversary year for Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual. After a difficult 2018, we are pleased to announce that our results rebounded very strongly in 2019 from just about every financial or non-financial angle. We knew that, in 2019, it was simply critical that we execute the... [Read More]

Over the years, the sawmill, pallet, and primary manufacturing industries have suffered significant losses. Sometimes even the best risk management does not mitigate a fortuitous loss. As an insurance company, we have seen our insureds suffer devastating losses that have had long-lasting impacts on their businesses, employees, communities, and even their own families. These losses... [Read More]

Introducing ABM: Workers’ Comp Solutions for the Wood Niche We are often asked by our broker partners if we write Workers’ Comp and we have long had to answer, “unfortunately, no”. That response is typically followed by the request for a recommended carrier, a request whose answer is as variable as the wood industry itself.... [Read More]

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 you and your clients lead, Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company is proud to offer a more convenient way for policyholders to get their auto insurance cards. Now, business owners will no longer have to wait for their auto ID card to arrive in the mail. Brokers will be able to... [Read More]

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

By Ray Rogers, AINS – Senior Claims Examiner Over the past several years, we have seen an increase in claims involving misdirection of payment. These scams are deceptively simple. A cybercriminal clones the email address of an insured’s vendor, then uses that clone to send the business their usual invoice – but with one significant... [Read More]