News & Insights

G-TEC’s 2020 Virtual Conference We are pleased to be a sponsor of this year’s G-TEC 2020 virtual conference! Although we can’t meet face-to-face as we did last conference, doesn’t mean we can not interact with one another. This year we’ve set up a Slack Channel! You can find us at #sponsor-roanoke-insurance-group and while visiting, you can secure educational content everyday! Since we are social distancing, be sure to leave a message on our channel comprised of your favorite emojis. You will automatically be entered into our drawing for a $50 gift card!  

  Last week, CBP issued CSMS #43324033 – REMINDER: COVID-19 – Due Dates for Estimated Duties, Taxes and Fees Postponed for 90 Days. This reminder is for those importers who opted to defer payment of estimated duties, taxes and fees for eligible entries of merchandise entered or withdrawn from warehouses in March and April 2020. The details of the notice include: • For importers paying on a Periodic Monthly Statement, the due date for March entries is July 22, 2020 and for April entries is August 21, 2020. It is important to know the amounts owed for subsequent months is […]

A Fresh Look at Managing the Fallout of Trade Wars, Supply Chain Disruptions and Limited Insurance Capacity   Join us on Wednesday, July 22nd for a webinar that will review current issues in warehousing, including the trend toward increased customer inventories as a direct result of the trade war with China and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, all of which have challenged the prior model of “just in time delivery” and lean static inventories. We hope that you gain valuable insights from this webinar and can apply what you learn to your business operations. We will discuss the following in this […]

In honor of Independence Day, our offices will close at 3pm on July 2nd and remain closed on July 3rd. We will reopen for normal business hours on Monday, July 6th. Wishing everyone a Safe and Happy 4th of July!

  Ever have to suddenly store 9 containers of PPEs? Or 20 containers of athletic shoes? Unfortunately, questions like this are now commonplace due to the supply-chain disruptions caused by the global pandemic. These questions, in addition to an assessment of current industry trends and innovative on-demand warehousing solutions were discussed on the recent webinar presented by the Airforwarders Association. Below are some of the key takeaways from the dynamic discussion. Prior to the Coronavirus crisis, on-demand warehousing was growing due to consumer demands for same-day and next-day shipping close to the source. And as we’ve seen in many sectors, […]

Cargo Insurance Fundamentals Explained for Logistics Service Providers  We’re thrilled to release the *NEW* e-Book titled, CARGO INSURANCE e-SSENTIALS.  This e-Book was developed to serve as a valuable resource and reference document for Logistics Service Providers and those involved in Supply Chain Logistics. This is the first resource planned in a series of insurance and surety related reference documents. This electronic document will be updated as necessary with new or expanded information related to Cargo Insurance and it how the coverages function in the real world. The goal of this CARGO INSURANCE e-SSENTIALS is to help Logistics Service Providers explain […]