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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“Redshirting” Increasing Child Care Demand

Every September, the incoming group of kindergarteners becomes slightly older. As parents look to give every possible advantage to their kids, experts see a growing trend of redshirting, in which parents hold off on sending their children to…

NYC Daycares Must Post QR Codes to Violations & Inspections

There is a new rule regarding NYC Day care QR code. New York’s City Council unanimously passed a bill recently that requires every city agency that has inspection, permit, license or registration information online to post a QR code linking…

64% of Mobile Restaurant Searchers Convert "Immediately or Within an Hour"

Stumbled on this statistic that was recently released and figured I had to write a quick post about it for our food & beverage folks out there. "64 percent of mobile visitors convert immediately or within an hour!" Makes sense…

Using Risk Management Prevents Insurance Surcharges for Real Estate Owners

One of the most frequent questions we get is, "What is the difference between risk management and insurance?" In this video, we will focus on the difference risk management makes for real estate owners. In New York, these owners have tremendous…

Top 400 Contractors in the Country - What’s their Secret?

We researched the  Top 400 Contractors in the Country for 2012 to ascertain if there was a common thread that lead to their success. They are ranked by amount of new contracts received in 2011. There are 23 contractors from New York on the…

Utilize Risk Management To Help Manage Your Organization's Cost Structure.

  Our clients understand that 80% of their costs are outside the cost of the insurance policy. By utilizing the tools and techniques highlighted in this video series you will learn how to identify those frictional costs that are inflating…

Protecting Your Business Bank Account From Hacking Theft

A client of mine dealt with a near hacking theft. Luckily the attempt was unsuccessful. He smartly had the conversation with his bank on what would have occurred anyway. This major bank's shocking response? Not good. They started backpedaling.…

Do Home Day Cares Need Additional Property Insurance?

Are you considering starting a home day care? Then you need to invest in a separate insurance policy. While you may have homeowners’ coverage, such policies typically do not cover losses related to commercial enterprises. Along with liability,…

The Correlation Between Business Travel & Workers Compensation Claims

Lets get straight to the facts: business travel often causes travel-induced health problems that can eventually lead to workers' compensation claims. You don’t want workers' compensation claims. The following are the three biggest…