Change in Certifying Accountants Form 8 K

Item 4.01. Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant.

The Audit Committee (the "Committee") of the Board of Directors of Crawford & Company, (the "Company") recently conducted a competitive process to determine the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. Following an extensive evaluation process, on December 6, 2024, the Committee selected KPMG LLP ("KPMG") as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the Company's fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. As of the date of this report KPMG is in the process of its standard client evaluation procedures and has not accepted the engagement. Ernst & Young, LLP ("EY"), the Company's current independent registered public accounting firm, will continue as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024.

EY's reports on the Company's consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2023 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles. During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2023, and the subsequent interim periods through December 12, 2024, there were: (i) no disagreements within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions between the Company and EY on any matters of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure which, if not resolved to EY's satisfaction, would have caused EY to make reference thereto in their reports; and (ii) no "reportable events" within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K, except for the disclosure of the material weaknesses in the Company's internal control over financial reporting as disclosed in Part II, Item 9A of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.

The Company has requested that EY furnish a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether or not it agrees with the above statements. A copy of EY's letter, dated December 12, 2024, is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Form 8-K.

During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2023, and the subsequent interim periods through December 12, 2024, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf has consulted with KPMG regarding: (i) the application of accounting principles to a specific transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company's financial statements, and neither a written report nor oral advice was provided to the Company that KPMG concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing, or financial reporting issue; (ii) any matter that was the subject of a disagreement within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions; or (iii) any reportable event within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.