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February 10, 2025 – Chicago, IL Roanoke Insurance Group proudly celebrates its 90th anniversary as a pioneer and trusted partner in the logistics and trade insurance industry. Since its founding in 1935 in Chicago, Illinois, Roanoke has been at the forefront of industry innovation, delivering specialized insurance solutions that have shaped and supported the global trade and logistics sector. Milestones in Roanoke’s Legacy From its early days as the first provider of customs import bonds in the United States to its recognition as the first official ATA Carnet provider for the U.S. Council for International Business (USCIB) in 1978, Roanoke […]

By: Andrew Johnson, Account Executive, Roanoke Insurance Group Inc. The freight brokerage industry as we know it today began in the late 1970s and early 1980s, around the time of the Motor Carrier Act of 1980. Before the passage of this landmark legislation, regulations were too restrictive to make freight brokerage a viable business segment. Fast-forward to today, and most motor carriers, by authority definition, also have a freight brokerage operation. Freight brokerages fulfill a vital service in modern logistics, connecting independent carriers with loads and drastically reducing empty repositioning moves. Brokering also allows carriers to complement their assets by […]

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 […]