Case Summary: Jones v. County of Erie, No. 971 CA 13-01845, 10/03/2014 The county of Erie hired American Site Developers to serve as the general contractor for a storm damage clean up project. American Site Developers further subcontracted the company Malcolm Pirnie to oversee the work. An employee of Malcolm Pirnie fell out of a […]
Whether you are a business owner, CFO, or the lead operational muckety-muck, you get a pit in your stomach when it’s time to renew your company’s insurance program—a common theme we have heard in 20-plus years consulting with businesses of all shapes and sizes. This occurs primarily because of the failure to invest the required […]
We hear misconceptions every day regarding commercial insurance. It’s no one’s fault really as commercial insurance can be extremely complex, and organizations with complex insurance are truly underserved by the insurance community. We’ve been taking note of the most common myths we’ve heard this month and included them below. We will continue to add to […]
As fall approaches each year, it triggers our strategic thinking about our company goals for the next year and how we will achieve them as an organization. I am sure if you are taking valuable time to read this, you also have the foresight to plan, budget, and execute a Profit & Loss Statement. Most […]
As you and your team are well aware, maintaining a safe work site pays huge dividends to the long term cost structure for your company. With the high cost of employee injuries impacting both your future workers compensation & liability insurance premiums ; we think it’s wise to keep safety top of mind each day […]
In today’s evolving marketplace, many best practice firms are leveraging their vendor partners for extra services, driving extra value to their organization. The insurance brokerage relationship is one of the primary areas these firms are mining in order to drive down their unit costs and gain a competitive advantage. Listed below are a few examples […]
We see many common trends working with companies over the years that suffer high costs due to workplace injuries. One common thread is that in many of these companies you will see employees who have suffered multiple workplace accidents. At Metropolitan Risk we like to be proactive in our default response, assuming that these […]
In a business world taking advantage of all that new and advanced technology has to offer, it might be easy to forget the vulnerability associated with displaying so much private and valuable information on accessible sites. As with all types of risk, data information leakage will drive up your company’s costs due to the actual […]
The poster below is a tangible example of how we should be strategically marketing to our own employees. We as fellow business owners and executives spend so much blood and treasure marketing to potential customers, however so little time messaging to our own people. We scratch our head as to why we have unhappy customers, […]