Specialized protection for timber harvesting operations across Washington and Oregon — from small family crews to large commercial outfits — built for the forest-fire, equipment, and workers'-comp risks that standard carriers won't write.
Timber specialists · 50+ carrier access · Experience-mod management
Logging is one of the most hazardous industries in America, and proper coverage can be hard to find — many standard carriers won't write logging risks, and those that do often don't understand the exposures of timber harvesting. First Underwriters has insured Pacific Northwest loggers for more than three decades, working with specialty carriers who understand feller bunchers, skidders, yarders, and log trucks, whether you run a small family crew or a large commercial operation. Learn more about industry hazards from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and logging safety standards from OSHA.
Illustrative examples of how a single timber-harvesting exposure escalates when coverage is missing or a standard carrier won't respond — and what closes the gap. Click through each.
Tell us how your timber operation runs, and we'll assemble the coverages that typically apply — a starting point for your quote, no contact info required.
Every logging operation starts with general-liability, logging-equipment, and workers'-compensation coverage.
Four steps to a program built for timber — with the specialty markets and mod management that make logging insurable and affordable. Click through each.
Filter by type or search to see the full range of coverage we place for loggers and timber-harvesting operations.
From ground-based and cable logging to trucking, road building, reforestation, and mechanized harvesting.
Since 1992 we've insured Pacific Northwest loggers, so we understand the industry's unique challenges — high experience mods, expensive equipment, forest-fire liability, and the thin marketplace of carriers willing to write logging at all.
You get access to carriers that specialize in timber-industry risks and understand the exposures your operation actually faces — instead of standard markets that decline logging or price it far above what a good safety record deserves.
We help you build safety programs and return-to-work strategies that lower your experience mod over time — and when a claim occurs, we work on your behalf to navigate the process and maximize your recovery.
Straight answers on pricing, experience mods, forest-fire liability, financed equipment, and what a quote needs.
Request comprehensive coverage from specialists who understand the timber industry — a full review to identify coverage gaps, equipment-valuation shortfalls, and forest-fire liability needs. Free consultation, no obligation.
Or email us at info@firstunderwriters.com
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Descriptions are general summaries for education and are not legal, tax, or coverage advice, nor a statement of coverage, an offer, or a binder; the coverage builder is a starting point for discussion rather than a quote or coverage determination. The scenarios and dollar figures shown are illustrative examples, not guarantees or representations about specific operations; forest-fire liability, pollution, and equipment terms carry their own limits, sublimits, and exclusions that vary by policy. Actual coverage, limits, and eligibility are governed solely by the terms, conditions, and exclusions of your issued policies and are subject to underwriting. First Underwriters Insurance Brokers · Kirkland, WA · (425) 242-5357.
