Crawford & Company

Airkit Marks Record Year as Major Companies Accelerate Focus on CX Automation, Welcomes Twilio Enterprise Veteran, Allan Walters, as VP Sales

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Wednesday, March 30, 2022

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Airkit today announced a record-setting year with an unprecedented number of enterprises building best-in-class digital experiences with the Airkit Customer Experience Automation (CXA) Platform. Airkit saw marked strength in the Enterprise segment (1000+ employees) with the number of enterprise customers growing 4x year over year.

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  • Airkit saw marked strength in the Enterprise segment (1000+ employees) with the number of enterprise customers growing 4x year over year.
  • "This surge in demand for Airkit's CX Automation platform is just the beginning," says Stephen Ehikian, Co-Founder and CEO of Airkit.
  • To support the company's momentum in Enterprise, Airkit also announced the appointment of Allan Walters to the Executive Team as Vice President of Sales.
  • Allan joins Airkit from Twilio, where he was most recently Vice President of Sales for Vertical Markets.

Crawford & Company® Appoints Andrew Bart to CEO, International Operations

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Monday, March 14, 2022

Crawford & Company (NYSE: CRD-A and CRD-B), the worlds largest publicly listed independent provider of claims management and outsourcing solutions to carriers, brokers and corporations, is pleased to announce the promotion of Andrew Bart to CEO, International Operations.

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  • Crawford & Company (NYSE: CRD-A and CRD-B), the worlds largest publicly listed independent provider of claims management and outsourcing solutions to carriers, brokers and corporations, is pleased to announce the promotion of Andrew Bart to CEO, International Operations.
  • As a result, Crawford will be moving away from the global service line-based primary structure in its international markets to a geography-based primary structure.
  • I am proud to share the news of Andrews promotion to CEO, International Operations.
  • We have already achieved impressive growth globally and gained strength from uniting our international network under the One Crawford umbrella.

Crawford & Company® Updates Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Earnings Release and Conference Call

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Friday, February 25, 2022

2021 marked a transformational year for Crawford, with U.S.-led strength despite a challenging macro environment.

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  • 2021 marked a transformational year for Crawford, with U.S.-led strength despite a challenging macro environment.
  • We look forward to sharing more details on this year in March, commented Mr. Rohit Verma, chief executive officer of Crawford & Company.
  • Crawford will issue its earnings release for its fourth quarter ended December 31, 2021, on Monday, March 14, 2022, at 4:15 p.m. Eastern time.
  • The quarterly conference call, to discuss Crawfords quarterly earnings and other developments, will be held on Tuesday, March 15, 2022, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time.

Crawford & Company® Announces Fourth Quarter 2021 Earnings Conference Call

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Thursday, February 17, 2022

Crawford & Company (NYSE: CRD-A and CRD-B), the worlds largest publicly listed independent provider of claims management and outsourcing solutions to carriers, brokers and corporations, will issue its earnings release for its fourth quarter ended December 31, 2021, on Thursday, March 3, 2022, at 4:15 p.m. Eastern time.

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  • Crawford & Company (NYSE: CRD-A and CRD-B), the worlds largest publicly listed independent provider of claims management and outsourcing solutions to carriers, brokers and corporations, will issue its earnings release for its fourth quarter ended December 31, 2021, on Thursday, March 3, 2022, at 4:15 p.m. Eastern time.
  • The quarterly conference call, to discuss Crawfords quarterly earnings and other developments, will be held on Friday, March 4, 2022, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time.
  • For audio access only, the call can be accessed by dialing 1-833-900-2283, Conference ID: 4285212.
  • The call can be accessed on the Crawford & Company investor website at ir.crawco.com .

Crawford & Company Authorizes Share Repurchase and Declares Quarterly Dividends

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Friday, February 11, 2022

On February 10, 2022, at its regular quarterly meeting, the Board of Directors of Crawford & Company authorized the Company to increase its share repurchase program, approved on November 4, 2021, by an additional 5 million shares of its common stock.

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  • On February 10, 2022, at its regular quarterly meeting, the Board of Directors of Crawford & Company authorized the Company to increase its share repurchase program, approved on November 4, 2021, by an additional 5 million shares of its common stock.
  • The Board previously authorized the repurchase of up to 2 million shares of its common stock until December 31, 2023 and, prior to this increase, the share repurchase program had only 413,317 shares available.
  • Given our solid revenue growth, progress against our strategy and our current share price, which we believe is trading below intrinsic value, we are pleased with our Boards authorization of an additional 5 million share repurchase, said Rohit Verma, Crawford chief executive officer.
  • This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements about the expected future financial condition, results of operations and earnings outlook of Crawford & Company.

Crawford & Company® to Present During the Sidoti Winter Virtual Small Cap Conference

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Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Crawford & Company (NYSE: CRD-A and CRD-B), the worlds largest publicly listed independent provider of claims management and outsourcing solutions to carriers, brokers and corporations, is pleased to announce that Rohit Verma, CEO, and Bruce Swain, CFO, will be presenting at the Sidoti Winter Virtual Small Cap Conference on January 20 at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time.

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  • Crawford & Company (NYSE: CRD-A and CRD-B), the worlds largest publicly listed independent provider of claims management and outsourcing solutions to carriers, brokers and corporations, is pleased to announce that Rohit Verma, CEO, and Bruce Swain, CFO, will be presenting at the Sidoti Winter Virtual Small Cap Conference on January 20 at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time.
  • Interested investors and other parties may watch a simultaneous webcast of the presentation here .
  • An online replay and presentation materials will also be available after the webcast on Crawfords investor website at ir.crawco.com and will be archived for approximately 90 days following the live presentation.
  • For further information regarding this press release, please contact [email protected] .

Crawford & Company® Strengthens Middle East Operation With Addition of Miller International UAE Team

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Monday, January 10, 2022

Miller International is exiting the UAE loss adjusting market and its 10-strong team of adjusters, surveyors, engineers, and accountants will become part of Crawford Middle East with immediate effect.

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  • Miller International is exiting the UAE loss adjusting market and its 10-strong team of adjusters, surveyors, engineers, and accountants will become part of Crawford Middle East with immediate effect.
  • The combined team will report to Brian Clark, executive director Middle East and head of Loss Adjusting, Europe and Middle East.
  • Alan Henry, Miller International group chairman, wished to find his team a supportive environment in which they can continue to grow personally and professionally, which aligned perfectly with Crawford, said Andrew Bart, president, Loss Adjusting, International, Crawford & Company.
  • As well as providing additional claim oversight and management, Crawford will provide a perfect platform for the ongoing growth of the Miller team.

Crawford® Promotes Greg Smith to President, Canada

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Thursday, January 6, 2022

Crawford & Company (NYSE: CRD-A and CRD-B), the worlds largest publicly listed independent provider of claims management and outsourcing solutions to carriers, brokers and corporations, is pleased to announce that Greg Smith has been promoted to president, Canada, effective January 1, 2022.

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  • Crawford & Company (NYSE: CRD-A and CRD-B), the worlds largest publicly listed independent provider of claims management and outsourcing solutions to carriers, brokers and corporations, is pleased to announce that Greg Smith has been promoted to president, Canada, effective January 1, 2022.
  • Reporting to Pat Van Bakel, president, Loss Adjusting North America and chairman of the board for Crawford & Company (Canada) Inc., Smith will lead the teams responsible for Crawfords business operations throughout Canada including Loss Adjusting, TPA, Contractor Connection, and Platform Solutions.
  • Greg has been an integral member of the Crawford family since starting his career here over 25 years ago, said Van Bakel.
  • I am thrilled to begin this new chapter within Crawford and continue shaping the companys ongoing dedication to putting people first while delivering the highest quality service and innovation for our customers across Canada, Smith added.

Rohit Verma and Oris R. Stuart elected to Ameritas board of directors

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Wednesday, December 8, 2021

LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Rohit Verma, chief executive officer and board member of Crawford & Company, and Oris R. Stuart, chief people and inclusion officer for the National Basketball Association, have been elected to the Ameritas Mutual Holding Company board of directors, Ameritas President and CEO Bill Lester announced.

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  • LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Rohit Verma, chief executive officer and board member of Crawford & Company, and Oris R. Stuart, chief people and inclusion officer for the National Basketball Association, have been elected to the Ameritas Mutual Holding Company board of directors, Ameritas President and CEO Bill Lester announced.
  • Verma and Stuart also will serve as directors for Ameritas Holding Company and Ameritas Life Insurance Corp.
    "Oris and Rohit bring to the board a wealth of knowledge and experience," Lester said.
  • Verma joined Crawford in 2017 as chief operating officer and was appointed CEO and board member in 2020.
  • Ameritas is a marketing name for Ameritas Mutual Holding Company and its affiliated subsidiary companies, including Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. and Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. of New York.

Crawford & Company® launches Crawford Intelligent Fraud Detection solution

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Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Crawford & Company (NYSE: CRD-A and CRD-B), the worlds largest publicly listed independent provider of claims management and outsourcing solutions, is pleased to announce the launch of Crawford Intelligent Fraud Detection.

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  • Crawford & Company (NYSE: CRD-A and CRD-B), the worlds largest publicly listed independent provider of claims management and outsourcing solutions, is pleased to announce the launch of Crawford Intelligent Fraud Detection.
  • This commitment was evidenced last year when Crawford became the first claims management company to join the UK Insurance Fraud Bureau.
  • Luxofts solution incorporates advanced analytics and investigative analysis throughout the entire process, with powerful out-of-the-box machine learning models for fraud detection.
  • Clients in the UK will be able to benefit from Crawford Intelligent Fraud Detection in December 2021, before our solution is rolled out across Crawfords global network.