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Increased Prices of Fuel, Agricultural Products, and Other Goods are Leading to Increased Theft In partnership with Roanoke, BSI’s Global Intelligence Analysts have provided a high-level outlook on the top supply chain risks expected in upcoming months, based on data and trends from the first three quarters of 2022. BSI’s data shows that thieves globally are increasingly targeting agricultural products, employee belongings, and automotive parts. This is partially due to increased food insecurity worldwide, and inflation driving up the prices of goods like agricultural products and fuel. The combination of these two factors makes these goods more lucrative to steal. […]

Roanoke has appointed two key leaders to new roles, effective November 1, 2023. Please join us in congratulating Patrice Lafayette for accepting the position of Regional Vice President, Western Region, and Grant Goldsmith, who has accepted a position as Head of Sales. Patrice has been a steadfast leader of Roanoke’s Western Region for more than 17 years. She started her career as a Bond Account Manager and has held several roles during her tenure, including Bond Manager and Director of Sales for the Long Beach Sales team, and most recently, has been responsible for managing relationships with many of our […]

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 […]