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Logging is the cutting/felling, skidding, on-site processing, and loading of trees or logs onto trucks or skeleton cars. There are three main methods used to complete this process; tree-length logging/stem harvesting, whole tree logging, and cut-to-length logging. Logging is considered a dangerous occupation. It has consistently been one of the most hazardous industries in the United States. Loggers work with heavy, moving weights and use tools such as chainsaws and heavy equipment on uneven or unstable terrain. Continental Insurance Underwriters is able to work with your insureds to help establish safe habits and working environments. The volatile working conditions of loggers make the placement of logging operations a difficult task. As an MGA and wholesale specialist, Continental can help provide your insureds with competitive, comprehensive coverage. We have the ability to provide coverage for contractors in the logging industry whom participate in both manual and mechanized cutting operations, as well as, those who harvest, haul and store timber/lumber related products. We are also able to provide your client with our Loggers Broad Form, a General Liability coverage, which provides top notch coverage. The form covers: accidental over-cut/ timber trespass, property damage of others, and property damage to automobiles and railroad cars not named by the insured. Along with Logger's Broad Form, we can provide Equipment Coverage, Transportation Coverage, and Workers Compensation. The U.S. logging industry generates $12 billion in revenue annually representing 8,974 businesses and employing $54,997 nationwide. Like other segments in the forest products industry, logging companies faced lower demand from downstream residential construction, remodeling activity and paper manufacturing in the last five years. In 2012-2013 this trend began reversing itself as the economy improved and residential construction spending increased. In fact, it's expected that demand conditions for the logging industry to continue improving through 2018. At Continental, we're poised to help you expand your footprint in this segment. Continental is here to help you meet the insurance challenges of the logging industry. Let us help you secure a comprehensive, custom insurance program for your clients. Give us a call at (804) 643-7800. http://contund.com/continental-programs/logging