Industry Insights

Roanoke is gearing up for the 45th Annual NAFTZ Conference and Exposition at the Westin San Diego! Be sure to stop by booth 19 to talk with Terry Cummings and Patrice Lafayette about Roanoke’s distinctive FTZ insurance products and our preferred NAFTZ member pricing. See you on October 22nd!

In May, the WannaCry global ransomware attack targeted computers worldwide running Microsoft’s Window operating system by encrypting data and demanding ransom payments. WannaCry brought computer systems from Russia to China to the U.K. and the U.S. to their knees, locking people out of their data and demanding they pay a ransom or lose everything. More than 200,000 computers in 150 countries were affected. Now ransomware virus Petya has hit companies worldwide, including shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk, which handles one out of seven containers shipped globally. The Petya cyber attack caused outages at Maersk’s computer systems across the world, including at […]

Purchasing the right policies to protect your business, whether you are a transportation company or logistics service provider, is critical in ensuring that your exposures are adequately addressed in the event of a loss. There is a great deal that goes into securing the right insurance, including having proper property and liability limits for each of your policies. This is where working with an experienced transportation insurance firm such Roanoke Trade comes in. Commercial Property Insurance Your Commercial Property coverage is designed to protect your business against direct physical loss to your property that has been damaged or destroyed from […]

Supply chain consulting firm Armstrong & Associates released its report, “Trends in 3PL/Customer Relationships – 2017,” indicating that 90% of domestic Fortune 500 companies rely on third-party logistics providers (3PL) for outsourced logistics and supply chain services. Armstrong & Associates has been tracking these 3PL-customer relationships for more than a decade. The report findings are based on analysis of more than 7,200 current 3PL customer-relationships in 41 countries—representing nearly 20,000 services. The report’s key findings, as outlined by online publication, Supply Chain 24/7, are as follows: Fortune 1,000 3PL revenues, which, at $132.8 billion, account for just under 80% of […]

As part of our ongoing efforts to provide the tools and resources you need to successfully manage a compliant Customs Bond Program, we offer the following answers to your most frequently asked questions. The following information reveals some of the most common reasons why eBonds are rejected by CBP and solutions on how these issues can be resolved. [table id=15 /] If you have a question you’d like answered and it’s not addressed above, please submit it to infospot@roanokegroup.com.

In Honor of Memorial Day, our offices will close at 3pm on Friday, May 26th and remain closed on Monday, May 29th. We will resume normal business hours on Tuesday, May 30th.