Metropolitan Risk is a risk management and insurance brokerage firm in Irvington that serves to help find insurance for small businesses in the tri-state area surrounding New York City. Met Risk is the fastest growing risk management and insurance brokerage in Westchester county and is well reviewed and received by many to all of its clients.

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Safety Management by Luck

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When it comes to safety, organizations traditionally adjust their seriousness of response (and their tracking) based on the severity of the incident. The following diagram shows such an organization. The arrows are drawn based on the…
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If A Football Team Was Run Like Most Safety Programs

Football as a Business After watching the Super Bowl this past weekend, I started to think, “What if a football team was run like a business?” The offensive team would be the production department, always pushing for the goal before…

The One App That Could Lower Your Insurance Costs By 30 Percent

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Mobile App Insurance If you are still using paper forms to report claims, you are on the losing end of the cost battle. Every company struggles with lowering their costs. The winners understand that lower costs equal greater market share or…
OSHA Requires Jobsite Postings of Form 300A By February 1

OSHA 300A Must Be Posted From Feb. 1st - April 30th

Remember to complete and post OSHA Form 300A, which lists a summary of the total number of job-related injuries and illnesses that occurred during 2015. The form must be posted from February 1st to April 30th, 2016. Fines for not doing so…
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Top Blog Articles for 2015

Based on our analytics, these were the top read Blog Articles of 2015. We put a lot of time and thought into these. We are happy to see the dividends of our efforts. Every year business becomes more and more competitive which is why we must…
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Follow-Up: NY State OKs Naming Entities as Additional Insureds Where Status is Blanket

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On December 18th, The New York State Department of Financial Services told the IIABNY that, where a liability insurance policy contains an automatic or blanket additional insured endorsement, certificates of insurance can name specific additional…
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Owing Money to the New York State Insurance Fund

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We wrote this article to help folks understand what their options are when they want to return to the New York State Insurance Fund, usually because the private marketplace won’t provide coverage due to class of business or poor loss history.…
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Important Update: Department of Finance New York Warns Not To List Additional Insureds When There’s Automatic Coverage

As of December 14th, 2015 the New York State Department of Financial Services has informed us that insurance producers (Agents & Brokers)  may not list individual additional insureds on a certificate of insurance when the policy provides…
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What To Expect When An Employee Goes Out on Disability

In New York, Short Term disability is an employer required program that pays 50% of pre-disability wages, up to a maximum of $170.00 per week (unless the employer provides additional coverage) to an employee who is unable to work, because of…