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Michelle Kerr

Philadelphia

Workers' Compensation Editor at Risk & Insurance

Chair of National Comp, National Workers’ Comp Editor, director of the Teddy Awards since 2003, all-around workers’ comp and insurance geek.

Articles

  • 4 weeks ago | riskandinsurance.com | Michelle Kerr

    Topics: Financial Services | June 2015 Issue | May/Jun. 2025 Issue | Safety | Workers' Comp | Workers' Comp Forum This industry runs on stats and data; new reports and surveys pop up every week. But smaller employers don’t always see their realities reflected among the figures in those reports. Small businesses, always tasked with achieving more with less, walk a fine line between staying ahead of injury risks and staying competitive.

  • 1 month ago | riskandinsurance.com | Michelle Kerr

    Topics: Financial Services | June 2015 Issue | Mar./Apr. 2025 Issue | Safety | Workers' Comp | Workers' Comp Forum So far, the most certain thing about 2025 is uncertainty, particularly in the realm of federal agencies that are under scrutiny. OSHA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, is of course, no exception. Arizona Rep.

  • 2 months ago | riskandinsurance.com | Michelle Kerr

    Topics: Opioids | Pharmacy Benefits Management | Q&As | Workers' Comp | Workers' Comp Forum The pharmaceutical landscape for pain treatment is undergoing a quiet revolution. For decades, healthcare providers have wrestled with limited options: traditional non-opioid analgesics like acetaminophen and ibuprofen, or opioid medications with their inherent risks of addiction and severe side effects.

  • Feb 27, 2025 | riskandinsurance.com | Michelle Kerr

    41 More from Risk & Insurance Sponsored: Horizon Casualty Services Horizon Casualty Services, Inc.

  • Dec 2, 2024 | riskandinsurance.com | Michelle Kerr

    Michelle Kerr, the Workers’ Compensation Editor & Conference Chair with Risk & Insurance, recently had a conversation with Felix Morgan, the CEO & Board Member of Trucordia, to discuss the role of reinsurance in the insurance industry, the pillars of Trucordia, and their growth and integration strategy. What follows is a transcript of that conversation, edited for length and clarity.

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Michelle Kerr
Michelle Kerr @mkerr_michelle
8 Nov 18

The #MindBody connection may hold the key to treating #ChronicPain for injured workers as well as reining in #workerscomp claims costs. This may be my motivation to finally take up #meditation. https://t.co/W30btN1po2

Michelle Kerr
Michelle Kerr @mkerr_michelle
6 Nov 18

Congrats Starbucks. I tip my grande dark roast to you.

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Risk & Insurance® @RiskInsurance

This year, @Starbucks is taking home a 2018 #TeddyAward for its exceptional #workerscomp program. By opening up #communication with their #partners and providing aid throughout the #compensation process, #Starbucks earned this #designation. https://t.co/WmoqwqlVq1

Michelle Kerr
Michelle Kerr @mkerr_michelle
6 Nov 18

“May none but honest and wise men ever rule under this roof.” Indeed, President Adams. Indeed. It Is Time - https://t.co/ZV2WluNveM via @Shareaholic