News & Insights

Roanoke Insurance Group is proud to participate in a discussion panel that will enhance your knowledge on ACE and eBond sponsored by Houston Customhouse Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association on Wednesday, August 20, 2014 Guest Panelists Include: Mary Pugh – ACE Ambassador, Houston Field Office Customs and Border Protection Colleen Clarke – Vice President, Surety Trade Relations, Roanoke Insurance Group Lisa […]

August 11, 2014

Join us for a complimentary webinar on Tuesday, August 19, 2014, 11:30am – 12:30pm CT Customs and Border Protection (CBP) began development of eBond earlier this year which is set to deploy in January 2015. All single transaction bonds filed in ACE will require an eSTB. The filing of continuous bonds will also become electronic in January […]

August 11, 2014

CBP Releases eBond Implementation Guide In June, U.S. Customs Border Protection (CBP) released a Customs and Trade Automated Interface Requirements (CATAIR) document providing updated conventional trade interface information for ACE eBond filing between CBP and sureties. The CATAIR update is intended for the future deployment of eBond functionality in ACE and provides input and output […]

August 08, 2014

Update: Terrorism Insurance Reauthorization and Transportation Industry In April, we spoke about the looming expiration of the government-backed Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA), set for December 31st, 2014. Just last week, there was some progress made on this front with the Senate voting to extend TRIA. Senators voted 93-4 to extend the program through 2021, […]

July 22, 2014

Logistics Providers, Transportation Firms: Mitigating EPL Exposures All employers of any size across every industry sector, including the logistics and transportation industries, are vulnerable to employee-related lawsuits arising from alleged employment practices violations. This is particularly so in an environment in which the EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) has stepped up its actions to investigate […]

July 18, 2014

Roanoke Insurance Group regularly checks on the status of the requested re-exemption for ATA Carnets from the Electronic Export Information (EEI) filing requirement under the new Foreign Trade Regulations. As of today we still have no response on the status and thus no further update to share. We can tell you that US Census has released their official FAQ on how ATA […]

July 09, 2014