Entries by Michael Stoop

How Much Coverage Do You Need While On Vacation Around The World?

Going on vacation is a great way to relieve the stress and take your mind off of the day to day concerns and worries. New Yorkers love to travel to various destinations around the world for their vacations. New Yorkers tend to be savvy regarding liability insurance in New York too. However, liability coverage while […]

In New York The Roads Can Be A Liability

In a state with as many practicing lawyers as New York, does anyone really need to be told about the importance of liability insurance in the Empire State? Discussions about liability insurance in New York may have more to do with how much you need, rather than the minimum amount available. Does your business operate […]

Taking On Your First Employees

Is your small business in New York growing so fast that you need to start hiring help for the first time? Congratulations! Becoming an employer rather than a solo business operator is likely to have implications for many aspects of your business; for example, hiring your first worker means that it’s mandatory for your business […]

With Workers Compensation Insurance Rates Heading Higher, Workers Compensation Cost Containment Moves Front & Center

In a recently published survey by Zywave, a leading insurance industry publisher, 59% of the 3,500 employers who responded to the survey ending February 24th 2012  said they were very concerned about workers compensation insurance rates.   There were 20 business sectors that responded. The 20 sectors with the highest response rates were: Manufactures 20%, […]

Liability Insurance for New Yorkers? Can We Help?

As New York business owners ourselves, we know how busy life can be in this city. New Yorkers consult us for a wide range of insurance needs, for in their personal and professional lives. We all live in a litigious culture and our insurance professionals have expertise across the spectrum of liability insurance New York […]

4 Common Workers’ Compensation Mistakes

It’s not until you are hit with a few unexpected workers’ compensation mistakes you really start thinking about how to improve them. When rates are low, many people think “out of sight, out of mind.” Most employers look at Workers’ Compensation as an unavoidable cost of doing business. At Metropolitan Risk Advisory we beg you […]