2018 Southern Border Conference

Roanoke Insurance Group is delighted to once again sponsor  a $5,000 scholarship to students intending to join the trade industry. The National Customs Broker and Forwarder Association of America (NCBFAA) offers this $5,000 scholarship award yearly and will be presented to the winner at the NCBFAA annual conference in April 2024. The topic for this year’s scholarship will be “What are the key steps an organization should take to ensure that training, auditing, and engagement with a licensed customs broker and the sharing of industry information are effectively relayed to all employees, as well as properly documented to substantiate compliance […]

In the world of customs brokerage, the only constant is change, and these fresh challenges always keep things interesting! Let’s get together and catch up on the issues that will help you successfully navigate the road ahead! Join our expert presenters Colleen Clarke, Jennifer Rome and Patrice Lafayette on March 29th at 1pm CDT for an in-depth webinar on Customs Bonds. This event is complimentary and is eligible for 1 CCS/MES/CES NEI credit. Topics of conversation included in this webinar are: Never-ending bond insufficiencies Additional STB requests from CBP CBP bond underwriting and loss type review Significance of meeting CBP claims […]

Join us for an exciting webinar next week! In the next TIA Lunch and Learn, industry experts will discuss the obstacles to overcome and substantial benefits to US and Canada cross-border operations. The presenters include a major US-Canada 3PL company principal, a cross-border logistics attorney, and a transportation and logistics insurance broker, our own Glenn Patton. In announcing the event, the TIA sites considerable benefit to working cross-border, “The United States and Canada retain the largest bilateral trade relationship in the world. In 2020, two way trade in goods between Canada and the United States topped $525.53 billion. That breaks […]