About Longleaf®

We took the long road

Twenty-five-plus years insuring the people who work the woods — a family-owned specialty program built for forestry, and nothing else.

A specialty program, run by people who know the woods

Longleaf® Forestry Insurance is the sustainable logging insurance program that has focused on the Southeastern U.S. for more than 25 years. Our staff has spent careers writing policies for forestry contractors across the country.

The forestry insurance market has been volatile for years. We have spent countless hours making sure loggers, haulers, and timber operations have real choices for every line of coverage they need — placed by agents who actually understand the work.

A logging crew in the field Family owned
25+
Years in forestry insurance
2nd
Generation, family-owned
14
States we write
Forestry
All we do — every day
Why Longleaf® is different

A multi-generational family business, just like yours

01
Family owned & operated

A second-generation family business. Many of our clients are 2nd- and 3rd-generation loggers, and we treat every one like our own.

02
Safety matters to us

Decades in forestry let us see the best and worst operations. We give clients the tools — and a full safety library — to keep their crews safe.

03
An exclusive group of agents

We work with a select few independent agents, many of them ex-loggers and foresters, who truly understand your business.

04
We walk the walk

Our leadership is active in the American Loggers Council and TEAM Safe Trucking — so we understand the challenges you face well beyond insurance.

Our team

Meet the people behind Longleaf®

Jeremiah O’Donovan, CLCS, CPL

Jeremiah O’Donovan, CLCS, CPL

President & Managing Member

Jeremiah leads Specialty Market Managers and built the Longleaf® forestry program. With more than 15 years in specialty insurance and underwriting, he places coverage with carriers across the U.S. and Lloyd’s of London, and stays close to the industry through the American Loggers Council and TEAM Safe Trucking.

Brieanna Leakan

Brieanna Leakan

Program Underwriter

Brieanna has spent 12+ years underwriting the logging industry — assessing risk and building profitable books across auto, general liability, inland marine, property, motor truck cargo, and umbrella. A Certified Program Leader and licensed agent, she has been with the team since 2006 and knows the Longleaf® program inside and out.

Amanda O’Donovan

Amanda O’Donovan

Assistant Underwriter

Amanda keeps coverage moving — quoting, rating, endorsements, and the day-to-day policy service behind the program — and develops the submission forms and procedures that keep it running smoothly. She brings more than 10 years of account-management and client-service experience and a sharp focus on getting the details right.

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