Industry Insights

Karen Groff, president of Roanoke Insurance Group, was featured on the FREIGHTWAYS “What the Truck?!?” show at AirCargo 2020 in Nashville. Alongside Dooner and Chad, Karen shared everything a Freight Forwarder needs to know about ATA Carnets.   The trio kicked off their rollicking conversation with the basics on what the sometimes misunderstood ATA Carnets really are and why they are an important tool for Freight Forwarders.  Simply put, an ATA Carnet is an international customs document that functions like a passport for your goods. The ATA Carnet allows you to take merchandise into participating foreign countries without paying duties or taxes. You can even transit through multiple foreign countries or return to the U.S. and leave […]

We are pleased to announce Amanda Barlow as our newly appointed Regional Vice President (RVP) of our Western Division. Amanda brings nearly two decades of experience supporting the trade community, and six years as part of Roanoke’s management team, primarily in ATA Carnet and more recently heading up our Client Experience initiative across all product lines. Many of our clients have had the opportunity to meet, work and network with Amanda Barlow over the years. Amanda has been a constant and approachable Roanoke leader at industry events, reinforcing our commitment to long-standing relationships with our clients and our industry. Amanda […]

We are pleased to announce Matt Reese as our newly appointed Regional Vice President (RVP) of our Midwest Region. He will succeed Joe Chillino, who has accepted a position within Roanoke as Vice President, Brokerage Operations and Administration. Matt has spent more than two decades focused on the risk management needs of the international trade and logistics community. Highlights include his time at Trade Insurance Services (later merged into Roanoke), leading a Trade & Logistics practice at Near North, and heading the supply chain sales initiative for Aon. Matt is a recognized leader in the trade and logistics community on […]

Roanoke Trade is proud to announce that Patrice Lafayette has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Foreign Trade Association (FTA). Patrice is the Director of Sales for Roanoke Trade’s Western Region and she has been an active member of the FTA for almost a decade. This appointment furthers her commitment to serving as an informative resource on international trade topics affecting both the private and public sectors. “This two-year appointment to the Board of Directors is an honor, especially at this point in my career,” she noted. “I look forward to helping FTA further their mission as […]

Live from AirCargo 2020, Roanoke Insurance Group’s Glenn Patton was featured on the FreightWaves INSIDERS podcast. In his conversation with supply chain expert Timothy Dooner of FreightWaves, Patton provides ways the transportation and logistics industry can be aware of the growing supply chain (including cyber) risks and stay competitive and relevant in these turbulent times. From high-end French chocolates, to truckloads of tablets, to even having to turn down the chance to insure the Declaration of Independence, Glenn Patton, VP of Business Development, shares his career’s worth of insurance and trade risk expertise with the podcast audience in this entertaining […]