Nacora Canada welcomes Dianna Fioravanti as new CEO & Managing Director

TORONTO, Ont.–Nacora Insurance Brokers, a division of Kuehne + Nagel Ltd., announced that David Schleifer will be retiring and welcomes Dianna Fioravanti as…

Managing supply chain risk ranks high but only “elite leaders” generate a 100% ROI: Accenture study

NEW YORK, N.Y.– Accenture Research has found that the majority of companies see supply chain risk management as important to their business, but only seven percent are…

Livingston International executive elected to International Federation of Customs Brokers board

CHICAGO, Ill.–The International Federation of Customs Brokers Associations (IFCBA), an organization representing the interests of customs brokers and their clients across the globe, has appointed Candace Sider,…

TT Club highlights preventible accidents in ports, handling facilities

JAKARTA, Ind.–In a speech given yesterday at the ASEAN Ports & Shipping Conference in Jakarta, Phillip Emmanuel, Regional Director Asia-Pacific of the freight transport insurance specialist TT…

Industry forum to draw attention to the perils of packing

BIRMINGHAM, UK– TT Club’s Risk Management Director, Peregrine Storrs-Fox and other experts will warn of the hazards of incorrect packing of containers and CTUs of all types at…

Canada’s Deputy Minister of Transport meets with Zurich Insurance to discuss trends in railway insurance

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.–Property and casualty insurance provider Zurich’s Ron Mathewson, Assistant Vice President of the Railroad Specialty practice, met with…

American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association to hold panel session on crude oil by rail

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.–The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) is holding its Connections Annual Conference in San Diego, CA, from April 22 to April 25, 2014,…

CWB enters into agreement to acquire Prairie West Terminal

WINNIPEG, Man. and PLENTY, Sask.–CWB and Prairie West Terminal Ltd. announced that CWB (through a wholly-owned subsidiary) will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares…

Analysis by TT Club pinpoints risk issues for logistics operators

SINGAPORE, Mal.–The overwhelming majority of insurance claims analysed by TT Club have showed that costly damages and loss, as well as serious bodily injury can be prevented…

AFEX to acquire Jameson Bank’s payments and FX bsiness

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. –AFEX, a non-bank provider of global payment and risk management solutions, has announced that subject to regulatory approvals, it will acquire the business of…