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Forestry & Wood Products

Rooted in risk solutions

Rising insurance costs and complex risks—like fire, equipment failure, and environmental liabilities—are challenges for forestry and wood products businesses. Our team offers practical, unbiased risk management support designed to help protect operations, address industry-specific challenges, and directly impact your bottom line. We work with businesses across the industry, including:

  • Building products
  • Logging and hauling
  • Primary manufacturing operations
  • Secondary manufacturing operations
  • Seed in the ground to forestry management

Forestry & Wood Products solutions

With extensive experience in the forestry and wood products industry, our team offers tailored programs to address your risks and explore coverage options that fit your needs.

Safety and risk management

Our risk management team offers analytics and benchmarking for complex wood dust and fire risks.

Claims advocacy and management

Our claims management team can help manage costs through advocacy and review oversight.

Captives and alternative risk

Captives and alternative risk solutions could help improve control of your forestry insurance.

Workforce retention and hiring

Enhance benefits with voluntary coverage options and retirement and wealth planning.

Regulatory and operational compliance

Navigate environmental and safety regulations to help align insurance and risk strategies.

Supply chain and business interruptions

Protect your forestry business and supply chain with our Trade Credit Practice and Business Interruption teams.

Meet Woody, our national Forestry & Wood Products Practice leader.

Woody Stanchina

Vice President & Practice Leader
Richmond, VA

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Frequently Asked Questions

Our team averages over 20 years of specialized experience—more than 150 years combined. We work with brokers and insurers familiar with the forestry and wood products industry and have been recognized by industry associations.

Forestry insurance provides specialized coverage for businesses involved in planting, managing, harvesting, hauling, and processing timber. It helps transfer financial risks from events that disrupt production, damage property, or create liabilities, supporting recovery and contract fulfillment.

Designed for the forest supply chain, it covers risks like severe weather, rugged terrain, equipment rollovers, timber theft, environmental spills, and third-party injuries. Seasonal workloads and remote sites add complexity, making extensive coverage important.

Effective programs combine core and specialty policies—property, inland marine, general liability, and business income—with proactive risk management and safety practices to help stabilize cash flow and support operational continuity. This insurance evolves with your forestry operations.

Programs typically include general liability, commercial property, business income, inland marine for equipment, timber and log coverage, commercial auto and motor truck cargo, workers’ compensation, and optional environmental liability. Coverage is tailored to your role in the supply chain and forms the foundation of forestry business insurance and insurance for forestry work.

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