About MetRisk Services

A fee-only advisory built on 25 years inside commercial insurance.

Insurance is bought on trust. We exist so it can be bought on evidence.

Most clients we work with had a broker they liked. That was never the question. The question was whether anyone had ever checked the program against the risk.

MetRisk Services

Where this came from

We didn't leave the industry. We built the part of it that is paid only by the buyer.

Michael Stoop, founder of MetRisk Services

Michael Stoop

Founder, MetRisk Services

  • 25 years as a commercial insurance broker
  • Risk management and commercial insurance consulting

Twenty-five years as commercial brokers, placing coverage for mid-market construction and real estate companies, showed us what the buyer never gets to see. Commission carries a conflict that is structural, not personal: when your premium goes up, broker revenue follows.

The conflict is structural, not personal. When compensation scales with premium, the easy placement and the profitable one are the same placement, and nothing in the standard relationship makes anyone check. MetRisk Services is our answer to that: a separate firm where commission is out of the advice altogether, and where every broker's commission in your market process is shown to you in writing.

MetRisk Services is the advisor we would have wanted as buyers: paid only by you, no financial stake in which carrier wins, and the bias-removal logic in writing — not just claimed in a pitch deck. Risk Rocket 365, our renewal method, is that conviction applied to a single renewal, start to finish.

Michael also owns Metropolitan Risk Advisory, a licensed commercial insurance brokerage in New York and New Jersey, founded in 2010. That is where the 25 years come from, and it is why this firm exists as a separate company. MetRisk Services never places insurance and is paid only by its clients. Metropolitan Risk Advisory is a licensed broker, paid by carriers or by fee, and it is not on a MetRisk market list unless you put it there. If you do, it competes on identical terms, every quote is scored against your Blueprint in front of you, and what it would earn is disclosed to you in dollars before you decide. Our fee is the same whoever wins.

We've taken control away from the industry and put it back where it belongs — with you. Fee-only is not a marketing angle; it is a disclosed operating policy. See below.

Disclosed policy

Fee-only, disclosed as policy — not as a slogan.

Fee-only is the product, not a feature: commission-based advisors cannot replicate it without restructuring their revenue model. Their earnings scale with your premium; ours don't. That's structure, not positioning.

The policy

  • Flat annual fee — never a percentage of your premium
  • Broker commission disclosed on every quote, in writing
  • No contingency payments, overrides, or profit-sharing

The placing broker earns a standard commission

That is normal in this industry, and we disclose it on every quote you see — carrier name, broker name, and the commission structure, in writing.

Our fee does not change based on which quote you accept

Whether the broker commission on the recommended option is large or small, our flat advisory fee is identical. We have no financial reason to steer you toward any particular broker or carrier.

We take nothing from the carrier side

No contingency payments, no override commissions, no profit-sharing arrangements from any carrier or managing general agent whose quotes we score or recommend.

You can ask to see this in writing

Every engagement includes a written disclosure of our fee structure and the broker commission on every option presented. If you are ever told otherwise, that is a contractual breach.

Wondering what it costs? A fixed fee based on the complexity of your program. We quote it plainly in the first conversation, which costs you nothing.

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Due diligence

Ask any advisor — including us — these five questions.

Before you hire anyone to advise on your insurance program.

  1. 01Who pays you, and does it change based on what I buy?
  2. 02Will you disclose the broker's commission on every quote, in writing?
  3. 03Do you accept contingency payments, overrides, or profit-sharing from any carrier?
  4. 04Is your fee identical no matter which option I choose?
  5. 05Will you put all of this in writing before I sign?

Our answers are on this page. If another advisor can't answer all five in writing, you've learned what you needed to know.

The comparison

Why this is different.

Ten questions. Five kinds of advisor. One clear answer.

Who verifies your current broker's diligence

MetRisk

We do, explicitly, before anything else happens.

Who pays us

MetRisk

You, flat fee only

What happens if your premium goes up

MetRisk

We earn the same

What you're compared against

MetRisk

Your current program + your own Blueprint spec, defined before any quote exists

How markets are allocated

MetRisk

We assign carriers to brokers before any contact — each carrier approached once, by the relationship best positioned to reach it. No duplicate submissions.

Who decides which carrier relationship to use

MetRisk

No single relationship decides — every broker on the panel is blind to the others.

After you bind coverage

MetRisk

Active claims compression working to improve your position for next time

Who's accountable

MetRisk

A named advisor, disclosed relationship on every quote

Program visibility (Total Cost of Risk)

MetRisk

Full view: premiums, open reserves, loss ratio trend, experience mod trajectory, and cost-per-outcome — updated throughout the program.

What you have to give up to use us

MetRisk

Nothing — we work alongside whoever you already have.

The objection

You don't have to fire anyone.

Some modern risk management platforms ask you to hand your whole insurance relationship to a new, unfamiliar company. We're advisory, not a brokerage: keep the broker you trust, and we add an independent check on top — if they're genuinely doing a great job, they can compete in your market process. Nobody has to be replaced for this to work.

In their words

What clients say about working with us.

The renewal method grew out of our claims advocacy and risk management practice — same team, same standard, between renewals as well as at them.

Workers' comp

“Cut our EMR in half”

“When our Workers' Comp Experience Modification Rate (EMR) climbed above 2.0, we were facing a 50% premium increase that pushed our annual expenditure well into the seven-figure range. While other consultants and brokers simply threw up their hands—claiming our 'challenged' workforce made claim prevention impossible—MetRisk stepped in with their specialized 'Comp Care System.' In 18 months, they cut our EMR in half through aggressive claims management and staff training. Beyond the immediate savings, they transitioned us to a reward-based program that has returned over $1.3 million in dividends to our bottom line. MetRisk's unique combination of high-level systems and expert personnel delivered results that we simply could not have achieved on our own.”
Danielle MitchellCOOHow we do this
Claims compression

“Reduced our incurred losses by a staggering 73%”

“Before partnering with MetRisk, we relied on a consultant and a large, publicly traded broker who focused solely on shopping our account for better rates. When claims frequency began to climb, both parties essentially gave up, blaming the 'hard market' for our rising costs. We were being drained by nuisance and fraudulent claims that decimated our profitability. The MetRisk team stepped in with a radically different, aggressive strategy. By implementing their '48 Protocol' and taking direct control of the claims process, they reduced our incurred losses by a staggering 73%. This aggressive strategy allowed us to restructure our program and achieve a 40% premium reduction—even as our NYC multi-family real estate peers saw 15% increases. MetRisk is the strategic partner you need to turn claims into a competitive advantage.”
Amir SobrajCFO, Zara RealtyHow we do this
Claim defense

“Completely exonerating our team”

“We were facing a catastrophic claim after torrential rain flooded the entire 14-story 'A-line' of a building where we were repairing the parapet. Despite the extreme weather, management held us responsible because we were active on the roof. We immediately called MetRisk, and they activated their '911 Claim Protocol.' Within hours, they had an independent engineer on-site performing a forensic diagnostic. Their investigation proved that the building's infrastructure was at fault, completely exonerating our team. MetRisk is the partner you want in your corner when the stakes are highest.”
Martin DooleyHDK ConstructionHow we do this
Liability transfer

“We successfully transferred the entire liability back to the negligent contractor”

“During a major construction project for Nordstrom's, a contractor left a significant opening in the building's envelope secured only by plywood. Our pipes froze, flooding the building and causing extensive damage to our mechanical systems and tenant spaces. MetRisk mobilized an attorney and engineer over the weekend to investigate. Thanks to their expert intervention, we successfully transferred the entire liability back to the negligent contractor. MetRisk's rapid response didn't just mitigate damage; it protected our loss history and shifted a massive financial burden away from our company.”
Christos KotsogiannisIonian ManagementHow we do this
EMR correction

“Restored our rating before it impacted our business”

“We're heavily involved in WRAP and CCIP programs, so maintaining a clean Experience Modification Rate (EMR) is critical to our bidding capacity. When our EMR unexpectedly spiked despite a clean claims history, MetRisk identified the anomaly immediately through their proactive weekly monitoring. They discovered that a WRAP Administrator on a specific CCIP project had incorrectly reported a significant claim against our ID number, coordinated the correction, and restored our rating before it impacted our business. Their expertise in year-round risk management is a game-changer.”
Kevin O'SullivanAlubuild USAHow we do this

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The differentiation, in practice.

The six-stage renewal method, or how ongoing claims compression works.

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Fifteen minutes on your program, your loss record, and where the money is. You keep the findings either way, and nothing about your current arrangement changes because you looked.

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  • Flat annual fee — never a percentage of your premium
  • Broker commission disclosed on every quote, in writing
  • No contingency payments, overrides, or profit-sharing