Past Event – CBFFAC Education Event: ATA Carnets, Customs Bonds & Marine Insurance

  Roanoke Insurance Group, Inc. is very pleased to announce the 2021 recipient of the annual NCBFAA Scholarship Award. This year the award is presented to Ms. Daniela Piperno. Ms. Piperno is currently enrolled at Kean University in its BA program in Supply Chain and Information Management. The winning essay is titled, “Is the USMCA an improvement of NAFTA? If so, how, if not, why?” Ms. Piperno is committed to her studies in supply chain and information management. She states, “Advancing my studies in supply chain management will help me to further understand more how my organization operates as a […]

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 […]

Transportation and logistics providers are forced to reckon with a dizzying array of potential risks including: cargo theft and in-transit loss, fires and natural disasters impacting stored goods and difficult vendor and subcontractor relationships. The increasing cost of products, materials, and labor has only exacerbated these problems in the past two years. Effective supply chain risk management can help mitigate the threat that these risks pose to your company’s operations and bottom line. BSI and Roanoke’s expert panel will discuss best practices to understand: How to manage both static and in-transit risk The elements of a supply chain risk management […]