Partnerships in Forestry NCFA

Dr. John Hatcher, Executive Director, North Carolina Forestry Association

“It is teamwork that remains the ultimate competitive advantage, both because it is so powerful and so rare.”

– Patrick Lencioni

In 1971, the North Carolina Forestry Association’s (NCFA) Self Insurers Fund was created out of the need for affordable workers compensation insurance for the forest products industry in North Carolina. This Self Insurers fund would eventually evolve into the present-day Forestry Mutual Insurance Company (FMIC). The relationship between the two organizations, however, has remained unchanged. The NCFA and FMIC truly understand the power of Lencioni’s quote and the importance of teamwork.

Both organizations have spent countless hours over the last several decades to make sure that everyone working in our industry makes it home safely. The creation of the NCFA’s ProLogger program would not have been possible without the valuable input from the team at FMIC. Their contributions to the ProLogger program remain invaluable today in reducing the number of in-woods accidents annually.

FMIC has been a leader in the industry with a team of insurance professionals and first-in-class loss control programs for their policyholders. While we should not forget the value and history of this partnership over the last 50 years, let’s look forward to the next 50 because the view out the windshield provides a bright future.