ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
☐
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
Commission file number 1-10356
CRAWFORD & COMPANY
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Georgia
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
58-0506554
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
5335 Triangle Parkway, Peachtree Corners, Georgia
(Address of principal executive offices)
30092
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
(404) 300-1000
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Class A Common Stock — $1.00 Par Value
CRD-A
New York Stock Exchange
Class B Common Stock — $1.00 Par Value
CRD-B
New York Stock Exchange
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer", "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ☐
Accelerated filer ☒
Non-accelerated filer ☐
Smaller reporting company ☐
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☒
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Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). ☐
The aggregate market value of the Registrant's voting and non-voting common stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant was $239,809,090 as of June 30, 2025, based upon the closing prices of such stock as reported on the NYSE on such date. For purposes hereof, beneficial ownership is determined under rules adopted pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and excludes voting and non-voting common stock beneficially owned by the directors and executive officers of the Registrant, some of whom may not be deemed to be affiliates upon judicial determination.
The number of shares outstanding of each class of the Registrant's common stock, as of February 26, 2026, was:
Class A Common Stock — $1.00 Par Value — 29,688,043 Shares
Class B Common Stock — $1.00 Par Value — 18,985,060 Shares
Documents incorporated by reference:
Portions of the Registrant's proxy statement for its 2026annual shareholders' meeting, which proxy statement will be filed within 120 days of the Registrant's year end, are incorporated by reference into Part III hereof.
CRAWFORD & COMPANY
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Amendment No. 1 on Form 10‑K/A (this “Amendment”) amends the Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 2, 2026 (the “Original Filing”).
The Original Filing included the report of Ernst & Young LLP on the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. The report included an incorrect report date. The Original Filing also included the Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, which included the incorrect report date and should have excluded the following verbiage “and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Crawford & Company.” This Amendment includes (i) Item 8 of Part II, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” in its entirety and without change from the Original Filing other than to include a corrected, reissued report of Ernst & Young LLP that reflects the appropriate report date and (ii) Item 15 of Part IV, in its entirety and without change from the Original Filing other than including an updated consent of Ernst & Young as Exhibit 23.2, which includes the appropriate report date and the updated verbiage, and new certifications as described below.
Except as described above, this Amendment does not reflect events that may have occurred subsequent to the date of the Original Filing, and no other changes have been made to the Company’s consolidated financial statements, notes thereto, Management’s Discussion and Analysis, or any other disclosures contained in the Original Filing. Accordingly, this Amendment speaks as of the date the Original Filing was filed, and the Company has not updated disclosures in the Original Filing to reflect any information that may have arisen after that date.
In accordance with Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this Amendment includes new certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes‑Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith as Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2. and certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes‑Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith as Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2.
Corporate interest expense, net of interest income of $3,286, $3,441 and $2,773, respectively
14,687
16,862
17,036
Restructuring and other costs, net
13,996
—
—
Total Costs and Expenses
1,266,588
1,289,949
1,261,389
Other Loss
(9,639
)
(9,909
)
(8,173
)
Income Before Income Taxes
34,600
41,112
47,357
Provision for Income Taxes
14,924
14,583
17,097
Net Income
19,676
26,529
30,260
Net (Income) Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
(42
)
67
349
Net Income Attributable to Shareholders of Crawford & Company
$
19,634
$
26,596
$
30,609
Earnings Per Share - Basic:
Class A Common Stock
$
0.40
$
0.54
$
0.63
Class B Common Stock
$
0.40
$
0.54
$
0.63
Earnings Per Share - Diluted:
Class A Common Stock
$
0.39
$
0.53
$
0.61
Class B Common Stock
$
0.40
$
0.54
$
0.62
Weighted-Average Shares Used to Compute Basic Earnings Per Share:
Class A Common Stock
30,237
29,783
29,039
Class B Common Stock
19,132
19,332
19,796
Weighted-Average Shares Used to Compute Diluted Earnings Per Share:
Class A Common Stock
30,771
30,404
29,799
Class B Common Stock
19,132
19,332
19,796
Cash Dividends Per Share:
Class A Common Stock
$
0.29
$
0.28
$
0.26
Class B Common Stock
$
0.29
$
0.28
$
0.26
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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CRAWFORD & COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(In thousands)
Year Ended December 31,
2025
2024
2023
Net Income
$
19,676
$
26,529
$
30,260
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss):
Net foreign currency translation gain (loss), net of tax benefit of $0, $0 and $0, respectively
6,229
(765
)
3,051
Amounts reclassified into net income for defined benefit pension plans, net of tax benefit of $2,459, $2,511, and $2,668, respectively
10,115
10,069
9,351
Net unrealized loss on defined benefit plans arising during the year, net of tax (provision) benefit of $(542), $591, and $701, respectively
(884
)
(7,986
)
(15,740
)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
15,460
1,318
(3,338
)
Comprehensive Income
35,136
27,847
26,922
Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
(117
)
239
393
Comprehensive Income Attributable to Shareholders of Crawford & Company
$
35,019
$
28,086
$
27,315
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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CRAWFORD & COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands)
December 31,
2025
2024
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
64,079
$
55,412
Accounts receivable, less allowance for expected credit losses of $7,244 and $8,145, respectively
115,661
142,064
Unbilled revenues, at estimated billable amounts
126,960
131,080
Income taxes receivable
4,350
5,337
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
41,362
40,334
Total Current Assets
352,412
374,227
Net Property and Equipment
16,649
20,554
Other Assets:
Operating lease right-of-use asset, net
66,322
78,808
Goodwill
76,569
76,368
Intangible assets arising from business acquisitions, net
66,352
74,545
Capitalized software costs, net
112,812
111,854
Deferred income tax assets
24,684
25,305
Other noncurrent assets
48,500
42,094
Total Other Assets
395,239
408,974
TOTAL ASSETS
$
764,300
$
803,755
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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CRAWFORD & COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except par value amounts)
December 31,
2025
2024
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' INVESTMENT
Current Liabilities:
Short-term borrowings
$
38,500
$
17,822
Accounts payable
39,769
50,605
Accrued compensation and related costs
108,878
101,371
Self-insured risks
19,095
27,813
Income taxes payable
3,874
3,343
Operating lease liability
27,650
24,541
Other accrued liabilities
37,970
38,103
Deferred revenues
33,834
36,129
Total Current Liabilities
309,570
299,727
Noncurrent Liabilities:
Long-term debt and finance leases, less current installments
150,593
200,315
Deferred revenues
23,259
23,556
Accrued pension liabilities
17,910
21,084
Operating lease liability
53,531
66,811
Other noncurrent liabilities
38,005
36,711
Total Noncurrent Liabilities
283,298
348,477
Shareholders' Investment:
Class A common stock, $1.00 par value, 50,000 shares authorized; 29,860 and 30,124 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
29,860
30,124
Class B common stock, $1.00 par value, 50,000 shares authorized; 19,014 and 19,145 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
19,014
19,145
Additional paid-in capital
92,251
87,118
Retained earnings
233,708
237,948
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(201,740
)
(217,125
)
Shareholders' Investment Attributable to Shareholders of Crawford & Company
173,093
157,210
Noncontrolling interests
(1,661
)
(1,659
)
Total Shareholders' Investment
171,432
155,551
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' INVESTMENT
$
764,300
$
803,755
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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CRAWFORD & COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
Year Ended December 31,
2025
2024
2023
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income
$
19,676
$
26,529
$
30,260
Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
40,043
36,195
35,742
Deferred income taxes
(3,328
)
(2,534
)
(12,279
)
Stock-based compensation costs
5,193
5,768
5,603
Loss on disposal of property and equipment
2,718
102
646
Contingent earnout adjustments
537
(1,099
)
4,025
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and dispositions:
Accounts receivable, net
26,369
(10,741
)
11,663
Unbilled revenues, net
5,348
(13,691
)
11,879
Accrued or prepaid income taxes
1,336
(2,140
)
13,063
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
(9,921
)
6,916
(2,822
)
Deferred revenues
(2,950
)
(1,443
)
5,913
Accrued retirement costs
7,992
8,312
7,174
Prepaid expenses and other operating activities
8,834
(555
)
(7,077
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
101,847
51,619
103,790
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Acquisitions of property and equipment
(7,014
)
(6,210
)
(4,890
)
Capitalization of computer software costs
(31,535
)
(35,437
)
(31,706
)
Cash proceeds from disposition of business line
2,046
—
—
Proceeds from settlement of life insurance policies
295
—
—
Net cash used in investing activities
(36,208
)
(41,647
)
(36,596
)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Cash dividends paid
(14,328
)
(13,755
)
(12,701
)
Payments related to shares received for withholding taxes under employee stock-based compensation plans
(1,531
)
(2,063
)
(1,947
)
Proceeds from shares purchased under employee stock-based compensation plans
2,044
1,889
1,536
Repurchases of common stock
(10,514
)
(3,867
)
(2,731
)
Payments of contingent consideration on acquisitions
(1,326
)
(3,348
)
(7,060
)
Increases in short-term and revolving credit facility borrowings
54,720
70,197
37,578
Payments on short-term and revolving credit facility borrowings
(84,449
)
(61,576
)
(69,066
)
Payments on finance lease obligations
(90
)
(240
)
(60
)
Capitalized loan costs
(2,027
)
—
—
Other financing activities
(119
)
(99
)
(229
)
Net cash used in financing activities
(57,620
)
(12,862
)
(54,680
)
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
198
(326
)
386
Increase (decrease) in Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash
8,217
(3,216
)
12,900
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash at Beginning of Year
56,329
59,545
46,645
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash at End of Year
$
64,546
$
56,329
$
59,545
Supplemental cash flow information:
Income taxes paid
$16,963
$19,993
$16,050
Interest paid
17,388
19,324
18,914
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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CRAWFORD & COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' INVESTMENT
(In thousands)
Common Stock
Shareholders'
Class A Non-Voting
Class B Voting
Additional Paid-In Capital
Retained Earnings
Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income
Investment Attributable to Shareholders of Crawford & Company
Noncontrolling Interests
Total Shareholders' Investment
Balance at December 31, 2022
$28,764
$19,848
$78,158
$213,094
$(215,321)
$124,543
$(1,165)
$123,378
Net Income
—
—
—
30,609
—
30,609
(349)
30,260
Other comprehensive loss
—
—
—
—
(3,294)
(3,294)
(44)
(3,338)
Cash dividends paid (Class A - $0.26 per share, Class B - $0.26 per share)
—
—
—
(12,701)
—
(12,701)
—
(12,701)
Stock-based compensation
—
—
5,603
—
—
5,603
—
5,603
Repurchases of common stock
—
(293)
—
(2,438)
—
(2,731)
—
(2,731)
Shares issued in connection with stock-based compensation plans, net
761
—
(1,172)
—
—
(411)
—
(411)
Decrease in value of noncontrolling interest due to acquisition
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests
—
—
—
—
—
—
(229)
(229)
Balance at December 31, 2023
29,525
19,555
82,589
228,564
(218,615)
141,618
(1,787)
139,831
Net income
—
—
—
26,596
—
26,596
(67)
26,529
Other comprehensive income (loss)
—
—
—
—
1,490
1,490
(172)
1,318
Cash dividends paid (Class A - $0.28 per share, Class B - $0.28 per share)
—
—
—
(13,755)
—
(13,755)
—
(13,755)
Stock-based compensation
—
—
5,768
—
—
5,768
—
5,768
Repurchases of common stock
—
(410)
—
(3,457)
—
(3,867)
—
(3,867)
Shares issued in connection with stock-based compensation plans, net
599
—
(773)
—
—
(174)
—
(174)
Decrease in value of noncontrolling interest due to acquisition
—
—
(466)
—
—
(466)
489
23
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests
—
—
—
—
—
—
(122)
(122)
Balance at December 31, 2024
30,124
19,145
87,118
237,948
(217,125)
157,210
(1,659)
155,551
Net income
—
—
—
19,634
—
19,634
42
19,676
Other comprehensive income
—
—
—
—
15,385
15,385
75
15,460
Cash dividends paid (Class A - $0.29 per share, Class B - $0.29 per share)
—
—
—
(14,328)
—
(14,328)
—
(14,328)
Stock-based compensation
—
—
5,193
—
—
5,193
—
5,193
Repurchases of common stock
(837)
(131)
—
(9,546)
—
(10,514)
—
(10,514)
Shares issued in connection with stock-based compensation plans, net
573
—
(60)
—
—
513
—
513
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests
—
—
—
—
—
—
(119)
(119)
Balance at December 31, 2025
$29,860
$19,014
$92,251
$233,708
$(201,740)
$173,093
$(1,661)
$171,432
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
1.Significant Accounting and Reporting Policies
Nature of Operations
Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Crawford & Company ("Crawford" or "the Company") is the world's largest publicly listed independent provider of claims management and outsourcing solutions to carriers, brokers and corporations with an expansive global network serving clients in more than 70 countries.
Shares of the Company's two classes of common stock are traded on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") under the symbols CRD-A and CRD-B. The Company's two classes of stock are substantially identical, except with respect to voting rights for the Class B Common Stock (CRD-B), and protections for the non-voting Class A Common Stock (CRD-A). More information is found on the Company's website www.crawco.com. The information contained on, or hyperlinked from, the Company's website is not a part of, and is not incorporated by reference into, this report.
Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. ("GAAP") and include the accounts of the Company, its majority-owned subsidiaries, and variable interest entities ("VIE") in which the Company is deemed to be the primary beneficiary. Significant intercompany transactions are eliminated in consolidation. Financial results from the Company's operations outside of the U.S., Canada, the Caribbean, and certain subsidiaries in the Philippines, are reported and consolidated on a two-month delayed basis in accordance with the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 810, Consolidation, in order to provide sufficient time for accumulation of their results. Accordingly, the Company's December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023 consolidated financial statements include the financial position of such operations as of October 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and the results of their operations and cash flows for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively.
The Company has controlling ownership interests in several entities that are not wholly-owned by the Company. The financial results and financial positions of these controlled entities are included in the Company's consolidated financial statements, including the controlling interests and noncontrolling interests. The noncontrolling interests represent the equity interests in these entities that are not attributable, either directly or indirectly, to the Company. On the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations, net income or loss is separately attributed to the controlling interests and noncontrolling interests.
Noncontrolling interests represent the minority shareholders' share of the net income or loss and shareholders' investment in consolidated subsidiaries. Noncontrolling interests are presented as a component of shareholders' investment in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and reflect the initial fair value of these investments by noncontrolling shareholders, along with their proportionate share of the income or loss of the subsidiaries, less any dividends or distributions.
The Company consolidates the results of a VIE when it is determined to be the primary beneficiary. In accordance with GAAP, in determining whether the Company is the primary beneficiary of a VIE for financial reporting purposes, it considers whether it has the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the economic performance of the VIE and whether it has the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive returns that would be significant to the VIE.
The Company consolidates the liabilities of its deferred compensation plan and the related assets, which are held in a rabbi trust and also considered a VIE of the Company. The rabbi trust was created to fund the liabilities of the Company's deferred compensation plan. The Company is considered the primary beneficiary of the rabbi trust because the Company directs the activities of the trust and can use the assets of the trust to satisfy the liabilities of the Company's deferred compensation plan. At December 31, 2025 and 2024, the liabilities of this deferred compensation plan were $6,686,000 and $6,248,000, respectively, which represented obligations of the Company rather than of the rabbi trust, and the values of the assets held in the related rabbi trust were $10,423,000 and $10,389,000, respectively. These liabilities and assets are included in "Other noncurrent liabilities" and "Other noncurrent assets" on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets, respectively.
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Management's Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.
Revenue Recognition
Revenues are recognized when control of the promised services are transferred to the Company's customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those services. Revenues are recognized net of any sales, use or value added taxes collected from customers, which are subsequently remitted to governmental authorities. As the Company completes its performance obligations, it has an unconditional right to consideration as outlined in the Company's contracts.
The Company's North America Loss Adjusting segment generates revenue for claims management and adjusting services to insurance companies and self-insured entities related to property and casualty losses caused by physical damage to commercial and residential real property, certain types of personal property and marine losses. The Company's International Operations segment generates revenue in a similar manner as North America Loss Adjusting in the U.K., Europe, Australia, Asia and Latin America. This segment also includes Legal Services, which generates revenues for services provided to insurance companies. The Company's Broadspire segment is a third party administrator that generates revenue through its Claims Management and Medical Management service lines. The Company's Platform Solutions segment principally generates revenues through its Contractor Connection, Networks and Subrogation service lines. The Contractor Connection service line generates revenue through its independently managed contractor network of credentialed residential and commercial contractors in the U.S. See Note 2, “Revenue Recognition,” for further discussion on the Company’s revenue recognition policies.
Intersegment sales are not material and eliminate in consolidation.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand and marketable securities with original maturities of three months or less. The fair value of cash and cash equivalents approximates carrying value due to their short-term nature.
Cash balances that are legally restricted as to usage or withdrawal are separately included in "Prepaid expenses and other current assets" within the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the Consolidated Balance Sheets that sum to the total of the same such amounts shown within the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:
Year Ended December 31,
2025
2024
2023
(In thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents
$
64,079
$
55,412
$
58,363
Restricted cash within prepaid expenses and other current assets
467
917
1,182
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
$
64,546
$
56,329
$
59,545
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Expected Credit Losses
The Company extends credit based on an evaluation of a client's financial condition and, generally, collateral is not required. Accounts receivable are typically due upon receipt of the invoice and are stated on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets at amounts due from clients net of an estimated allowance for expected credit losses. Accounts outstanding longer than the contractual payment terms are considered past due. The fair value of accounts receivable approximates book value due to their short-term contractual stipulations.
Unbilled revenues are stated on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets, net of estimated billing adjustments and an estimated allowance for expected credit losses. Unbilled assets represent a contract asset for revenue that has been recognized in advance of billing the customer, resulting from professional services delivered that we expect and are entitled to receive as consideration under certain contracts. Billing requirements vary by contract but substantially all unbilled revenues are billed within one year.
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The Company maintains an allowance for expected credit losses resulting primarily from the inability of clients to make required payments. Such losses are accounted for as bad debt expense. These allowances are established using historical write-off or adjustment information to project future experience and by considering the current creditworthiness of clients, any known specific collection problems, and an assessment of current industry and economic conditions. Actual experience may differ significantly from historical or expected loss results. The Company writes off accounts receivable and unbilled revenues when they become uncollectible, and any payments subsequently received are accounted for as recoveries.
A summary of the activities in the allowance for expected credit losses for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023 is as follows:
2025
2024
2023
(In thousands)
Allowance for credit losses, January 1
$
9,089
$
9,530
$
9,322
Add/ (Deduct):
Provision for bad debt expense
353
1,341
626
Write-offs, net of recoveries
(930
)
(1,654
)
(478
)
Adjustments for business acquisitions and dispositions
(234
)
—
—
Currency translation and other changes
54
(128
)
60
Allowance for credit losses, December 31
$
8,332
$
9,089
$
9,530
Goodwill, Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets, and Other Long-Lived Assets
Goodwill is an asset that represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the separately identifiable net assets (tangible and intangible) acquired in business combinations. Indefinite-lived intangible assets consist of trade names associated with acquired businesses. Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are not amortized, but are subject to impairment testing at least annually. Other long-lived assets consist primarily of property and equipment, deferred income tax assets, capitalized software, and amortizable intangible assets related to customer relationships, technology, and trade names with finite lives. Other long-lived assets are evaluated for impairment when impairment indicators are identified.
Subsequent to a business acquisition in which goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles are recorded, post-acquisition accounting requires that both be tested to determine whether there has been an impairment. The Company performs an impairment test of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets at least annually on October 1 of each year. The Company regularly evaluates whether events and circumstances have occurred which indicate potential impairment of goodwill or indefinite-lived intangible assets. When factors indicate that such assets should be evaluated for possible impairment between the scheduled annual impairment tests, the Company performs an interim impairment test.
Goodwill impairment testing is performed on a reporting unit basis. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying value, including goodwill, goodwill is considered not impaired. If the carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss shall be recognized in an amount equal to that excess, limited to the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. The loss recognized cannot subsequently be reversed.
The carrying value of the reporting unit, including goodwill, is compared with the estimated fair value of the reporting unit as determined utilizing a combination of the income and market approaches. The income approach, which is a level 3 fair value measurement, is based on projected debt-free cash flow which is discounted to the present value using discount factors that consider the timing and risk of the cash flows. The market approach is based on the Guideline Public Company Method, which uses market pricing metrics to select multiples to value the Company's reporting units. The resulting estimated fair values of the combined reporting units are reconciled to the Company's market capitalization including an estimated implied control premium. The Company believes that the combination of these approaches is appropriate because it provides a fair value estimate based upon the combination of the reporting unit's expected long-term operating cash flow performance and multiples with which similar publicly traded companies are valued. The Company weights the income and market approaches equally.
The Company has the option to perform a qualitative assessment of goodwill prior to completing the quantitative analysis described above to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value, including goodwill. If the Company concludes that this is the case, it performs the quantitative analysis above.
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If changes to the Company's reporting structure impact the composition of its reporting units, existing goodwill is reallocated to the revised reporting units based on their relative estimated fair values as determined by a combination of the income and market approaches. If all of the assets and liabilities of an acquired business are assigned to a specific reporting unit, the goodwill associated with that acquisition is assigned to that reporting unit at acquisition unless another reporting unit is also expected to benefit from the acquisition.
For impairment testing of indefinite-lived intangible assets, the carrying value is compared with the estimated fair value, which is estimated based on the present value of the after-tax cash flows attributable solely to the asset. If carrying value exceeds the estimated fair value, an impairment is recognized based on the excess. The fair values of the Company's trade names are established using the relief-from-royalty method, a form of the income approach. This method recognizes that, by virtue of owning the trade name as opposed to licensing it, a company or reporting unit is relieved from paying a royalty, usually expressed as a percentage of net sales, for the asset's use. The present value of the after-tax costs savings (i.e., royalty relief) at an appropriate discount rate including a tax amortization benefit indicates the value of the trade name. The Company determined the discount rate based on its performance compared to similar market participants, factored by risk in forecasting using a modified capital asset pricing model.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. The Company depreciates the cost of property and equipment, including assets recorded under finance leases, over the shorter of the remaining lease term or the estimated useful lives of the related assets, primarily using the straight-line method. The estimated useful lives for property and equipment classifications are as follows:
Classification
Estimated Useful Lives
Furniture and fixtures
3-10 years
Data processing equipment
3-5 years
Automobiles and other
3-4 years
Leasehold improvements
5-10 years
Property and equipment, including assets under finance leases, consisted of the following at December 31, 2025 and 2024:
December 31,
2025
2024
(In thousands)
Leasehold improvements
$
27,347
$
30,357
Furniture and fixtures
16,157
19,690
Data processing equipment
44,255
43,562
Automobiles
619
701
Total property and equipment
88,378
94,310
Less accumulated depreciation
(71,729
)
(73,756
)
Net property and equipment
$
16,649
$
20,554
Depreciation on property and equipment, including property under finance leases and amortization of leasehold improvements, was $8,021,000, $8,881,000, and $10,004,000 for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively.
Capitalized Software
Capitalized software costs reflect costs related to internally developed or purchased software used by the Company that has expected future economic benefits. Certain internal and external costs incurred during the application development stage are capitalized. Costs incurred during the preliminary project and post implementation stages, including training and maintenance costs, are expensed as incurred. The majority of these capitalized software costs consist of internal payroll costs and external payments for software development, purchases and related services. Additionally, "Capitalized software costs, net" on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets includes $6,795,000 and $5,900,000 as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, related to implementation of hosting arrangement service contracts for certain software applications. Capitalized software costs are typically amortized over periods ranging from three to ten years, depending on the estimated life of each software application. Amortization expense for capitalized software was $23,589,000, $19,817,000, and $17,948,000 for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively.
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Self-Insured Risks
The Company self-insures certain risks consisting primarily of professional liability, auto liability, and employee medical, disability, and workers' compensation liability. Insurance coverage is obtained for catastrophic property and casualty exposures, including professional liability on a claims-made basis, and those risks required to be insured by law or contract. Most of these self-insured risks are in the U.S. Provisions for claims under the self-insured programs are made based on the Company's estimates of the aggregate liabilities for claims incurred, including estimated legal fees, losses that have occurred but have not been reported to the Company, and for adverse developments on reported losses. The estimated liabilities are calculated based on historical claims experience, the expected lives of the claims, and other factors considered relevant by management. Changes in these estimates may occur as additional information becomes available.The Company believes its provisions for self-insured losses are adequate to cover the expected cost of losses incurred. However, these provisions are estimates and amounts ultimately settled may be significantly greater or less than the provisions established. The estimated liabilities for claims incurred under the Company's self-insured workers' compensation and employee disability programs are discounted at the prevailing risk-free interest rate for U.S. government securities of an appropriate duration. All other self-insured liabilities are undiscounted.
At December 31, 2025 and 2024, accrued liabilities for self-insured risks totaled $42,056,000 and $47,061,000, respectively, including current liabilities of $19,095,000 and $27,813,000, respectively. The noncurrent liabilities are included in "Other noncurrent liabilities" on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company separately records a recoverable asset for the value of insurance recovery payments anticipated from its insurance carriers, which totaled $20,216,000 and $20,651,000 as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The recoverability of each asset is based on the notification of each claim to the Company's insurers, along with its independent assessment of the claim and the fact that it only has coverage with highly rated insurance carriers. Receipts from insurance up to the amount of the loss recognized are considered recoveries, which are accounted for when receipt is probable. The current assets are included in "Prepaid expenses and other current assets" and the noncurrent assets are included in "Other noncurrent assets."
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for certain income and expense items differently for financial reporting and income tax purposes. Provisions for deferred taxes are made in recognition of these temporary differences. The most significant differences relate to accrued but unpaid compensation and loss carryforwards.
For financial reporting purposes, the provision for income taxes is the sum of income taxes both currently payable and payable on a deferred basis. Currently payable income taxes represent the liability related to the income tax returns for the current year, while the net deferred tax expense or benefit represents the change in the balance of deferred income tax assets or liabilities as reported on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets that are not related to balances in "Accumulated other comprehensive loss." The changes in deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined based upon changes in the differences between the basis of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the basis of assets and liabilities for income tax purposes, measured by the enacted statutory tax rates in effect for the year in which the Company estimates these differences will reverse. The Company must estimate the timing of the reversal of temporary differences, as well as whether taxable income in future periods will be sufficient to fully recognize any gross deferred tax assets. A valuation allowance is provided when it is deemed more-likely-than-not that some portion or all of a deferred tax asset will not be realized.
Other factors which influence the effective tax rate used for financial reporting purposes include changes in enacted statutory tax rates, changes in tax law or policy, changes in the composition of taxable income from the countries in which it operates, the Company's ability to utilize net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards, changes in permanent reinvestment assertions, and changes in unrecognized tax benefits. See Note 6, "Income Taxes" for further discussion.
Topic 740, No. 5, Accounting for Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income, states that an entity can make an accounting policy election to either recognize deferred taxes for temporary basis differences expected to reverse as GILTI in future years or to provide for the tax expense related to GILTI in the year the tax is incurred as a period expense only. The Company has elected to account for GILTI in the year the tax is incurred.
Sales and Other Taxes
In certain jurisdictions, both in the U.S. and internationally, various governments and taxing authorities require the Company to assess and collect sales and other taxes, such as value added taxes, on certain services that the Company renders and bills to its customers. The majority of the Company's revenues are not currently subject to these types of taxes. These taxes are not recorded as additional revenues or expenses in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations, but are recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as pass-through amounts until remitted.
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Foreign Currency
Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in a currency that is different from a reporting entity's functional currency must be remeasured from the applicable currency to the reporting entity's functional currency. The effects of the remeasurement of these assets and liabilities are recognized in "Selling, general and administrative expenses" in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations. For operations outside the U.S. whose functional currency is other than the U.S. dollar, results of operations and cash flows are translated into U.S. dollars at average exchange rates during the period, and assets and liabilities are translated at end-of-period exchange rates. The resulting translation adjustments, on a net basis, are included in "Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)" in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, and the accumulated translation adjustment is reported as a component of "Accumulated other comprehensive loss" in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Foreign currency transactions resulted in a net gain of $33,000 for the year ended December 31, 2025, and net losses of $65,000 and $691,000, for the years ended December 31 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Advertising Costs
Advertising costs are expensed in the period in which the costs are incurred. Advertising expenses were $2,426,000, $2,132,000, and $2,143,000, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023.
Adoption of New Accounting Standards
Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers (ASU 2021-08)
In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-08, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers, which requires an acquirer in a business combination to recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606. ASU 2021-08 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022. The adoption of this guidance did not impact the Company's results of operations, financial condition, or cash flows.
Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (ASU 2023-07)
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, which requires more detailed information about a reportable segment’s expenses. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2024, with retrospective application required. The Company adopted this guidance as of December 31, 2024. Refer to Note 12, "Segment and Geographic Information," for updated segment disclosures.
Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (ASU 2023-09)
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, a new accounting standard to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with prospective application permitted. The Company adopted this guidance prospectively, beginning in our 2025 annual reporting as of December 31, 2025. Refer to Note 6, "Income Taxes," for income tax-related disclosures required by this guidance.
Pending Adoption of Recently Issued Accounting Standards
Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (ASU 2024-03)
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (Topic 220): Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures, which requires disclosures disaggregated information about certain income statement expense line items, such as inventory purchases, employee compensation, and depreciation. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with retrospective application permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements.
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Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets (ASU 2025-05)
In July 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-05, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets, which provides a practical expedient that can be elected to be applied to accounts receivable and contract assets, which would allow entities to assume that current conditions as of the balance sheet date do not change for the remaining life of the assets when estimating expected credit losses for such assets. Entities are required to apply the guidance on a prospective basis. The update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2025 and interim periods within those annual reporting periods, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating this ASU to determine the potential impact on its consolidated financial statements.
Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software (ASU 2025-06)
In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software, which provides guidance that simplifies the accounting for internal-use software by replacing stage-based rules with a principles-based approach, allowing capitalization once management authorizes funding and intends to use the software, and when it’s probable the project will be complete. Entities may elect to apply the guidance retrospectively, prospectively to software costs incurred after the adoption date (i.e. on existing, in-process software projects or new projects) or on a modified prospective basis. The Company is currently evaluating this ASU to determine the impact the adoption will have on its consolidated financial statements.
2.Revenue Recognition
Revenue from Contracts with Customers
Revenues are recognized when control of the promised services is transferred to the Company's customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those services. Revenues are recognized net of any sales, use or value added taxes collected from customers, which are subsequently remitted to governmental authorities. As the Company completes its performance obligations which are identified below, it has an unconditional right to consideration as outlined in the Company's contracts. Generally, the Company's accounts receivables are expected to be collected in less than two months.
The Company's North America Loss Adjusting and International Operations segments generate revenue for adjusting services provided to insurance companies and self-insured entities related to property and casualty losses caused by physical damage to commercial and residential real property and certain types of personal property. These segments also generate revenues for claims management services provided to insurance companies and self-insured entities related to large, complex losses with technical adjusting and industry experts servicing a broad range of industries. The Company charges on a fee-per-claim basis for each optional purchase of the claims management services exercised by its customer. The Company also performs Legal Services within its International Operations segment. Revenue is recognized over time as the performance obligations are satisfied through the effort expended to research, investigate, evaluate, document and report the claim and control of these services is transferred to the customer. Revenue is recognized based on the claim type for fixed fee claims applied utilizing a portfolio approach based on time elapsed for these claims. For claims billed on a time and expense incurred basis, which are considered variable consideration, the Company recognizes revenue at the amount for which it has the right to invoice for services performed. These methods of revenue recognition are the most accurate depiction of the transfer of the claims management services to the customer. Task assignment services are single optional purchase performance obligations which are generally satisfied at a point in time when the control of the service is transferred to the customer. Therefore, revenue is recognized when the customer receives the service requested.
The following table presents North America Loss Adjusting revenues before reimbursements disaggregated by geography for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024:
(In thousands)
Year Ended December 31,
2025
2024
U.S.
$
215,734
$
221,279
Canada
89,153
90,879
Total North America Loss Adjusting Revenues before Reimbursements
$
304,887
$
312,158
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The following table presents International Operations revenues before reimbursements disaggregated by geography for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024:
(In thousands)
Year Ended December 31,
2025
2024
U.K.
$
169,209
$
157,806
Europe
109,247
100,702
Australia
80,800
77,219
Asia
29,123
24,466
Latin America
31,032
32,924
International Loss Adjusting
419,411
393,117
U.K.
10,203
10,551
Australia
5,835
11,769
Latin America
2,769
3,170
Crawford Legal Services
18,807
25,490
Total International Operations Revenues before Reimbursements
$
438,218
$
418,607
The Broadspire segment is a third party administrator that generates revenue through its Claims Management and Medical Management service lines.
The Claims Management service line includes Workers' Compensation, Liability, Property and Disability Claims Management. This service line also performs additional services such as Accident & Health claims programs, including Affinity type claims, and disability and leave management services. Each claim referred by the customer is considered an additional optional purchase of claims management services under the agreement with the customer. The transaction price is specified in the contract and is fixed for each service. Revenue is recognized over time as services are provided as the performance obligations are satisfied through the effort expended to research, investigate, evaluate, document, and report the claim and control of these services is transferred to the customer. Revenue is recognized based on historical claim closure rates and claim type applied utilizing a portfolio approach based on time elapsed for these claims as the Company believes this is the most accurate depiction of the transfer of claims management services to its customer. Broadspire also provides claims management services on a monthly basis for which revenue is recognized over time monthly based on claims received and staff required to complete our claim handling obligations. Broadspire also provides Risk Management Information Services and Account Administration Services, and generates revenues from income earned for managing funds maintained to administer claims for its customers. For non-claim services provided in our Claims Management service line, revenue is recognized over time as services are provided and control of these services is transferred to the customer. Revenue is recognized as time elapses as this is the most accurate depiction of the transfer of the service to the customer.
The Company's obligation to manage claims under the Claims Management service line can range from less than one year, on a one- or two-year basis or for the lifetime of the claim. Under certain claims management agreements, the Company receives consideration from a customer at contract inception prior to transferring services to the customer, however, it would begin performing services immediately. The period between a customer’s payment of consideration and the completion of the promised services could be greater than one year. There is no difference between the amount of promised consideration and the cash selling price of the promised services. The fee is billed upfront by the Company in order to provide customers with simplified and predictable ways of purchasing its services and it is customary to invoice service fees when the claim is assigned. The Company considered whether a significant financing component exists and determined that there is not a significant financing component at the contract level.
The Medical Management service line offers case managers who provide administration services by proactively managing medical treatment plans for claimants while facilitating an understanding of and participation in their rehabilitation process. Revenue for Medical Management services is recognized over time as the performance obligations are satisfied through the effort expended to manage the medical treatment for claimants and control of these services is transferred to the customer. Medical Management services are generally billed based on time incurred, are considered variable consideration, and revenue is recognized at the amount for which the Company has the right to invoice for services performed. This method of revenue recognition is the most accurate depiction of the transfer of the Medical Management services to the customer. The Company also performs medical bill review services. Medical bill review services provide an analysis of medical charges for clients’ claims to identify opportunities for savings. Medical bill review services revenues are recognized over time as control of the service is transferred to the customer. Revenue is recognized based upon the transfer of the results of the medical bill review service to the customer as this is the most accurate depiction of the transfer of the service to the customer.
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The following table presents Broadspire revenues before reimbursements disaggregated by service line for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024:
(In thousands)
Year Ended December 31,
2025
2024
Claims Management
$
207,415
$
198,797
Medical Management
194,444
189,277
Total Broadspire Revenues before Reimbursements
$
401,859
$
388,074
The Company's Platform Solutions segment principally generates revenues through its Contractor Connection, Networks and Subrogation service lines.
The Contractor Connection service line generates revenue through its independently managed contractor network. Contractor Connection primarily generates revenue by receiving a fee for each project that is sold by its network of contractors. Revenue is recognized at a point in time once the consumer accepts the contractor's proposal as Contractor Connection’s performance obligation of referring projects to its contractors has been completed and the Company is entitled to consideration at that time. The contractor takes control of the service upon the consumer’s acceptance of the contractor’s proposal.
The Networks service line generates revenues for claims management services provided to insurance companies and self-insured entities related to property, casualty and catastrophic losses. Revenue is recognized over time as the performance obligations are satisfied through the effort expended to research, investigate, evaluate, document and report the claim and control of these services is transferred to the customer. Revenue is recognized based on the claim type for fixed fee claims, applied based on time elapsed for these claims. For claims billed on a time and expense incurred basis, which are considered variable consideration, the Company recognizes revenue at the amount for which it has the right to invoice for services performed. These methods of revenue recognition are the most accurate depiction of the transfer of the claims management services to the customer.
The Subrogation service line provides subrogation recovery and consultative services for the property and casualty insurance industry. Revenue is recognized at a point in time when the subrogation is successful and cash consideration is received.
The following table presents Platform Solutions revenues before reimbursements disaggregated by service line for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024:
(In thousands)
Year Ended December 31,
2025
2024
Contractor Connection
$
66,713
$
67,586
Networks
25,552
76,977
Subrogation
28,492
29,108
Total Platform Solutions Revenues before Reimbursements
$
120,757
$
173,671
In the normal course of business, the Company's segments incur certain out-of-pocket expenses that are thereafter reimbursed by its customers. The Company controls the promised good or service before it is transferred to its customer, therefore it is a principal in the transaction. These out-of-pocket expenses and associated reimbursements are reported on a gross basis within expenses and revenues, respectively, in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Claims Management Performance Obligations
For claims management services, the Company typically has one performance obligation; however, it also provides the customer with an option to acquire additional services. The Company sells multiple lines of claims processing and different levels of processing depending on the complexity of the claims. The Company typically provides a menu of offerings from which the customer chooses to purchase at its option. The price of each service is separate and distinct and provides a separate and distinct value to the customer. Pricing is consistent for each service irrespective of the other services or quantities requested by the customer. For example, if the Company provides claims processing for both auto and general liability, those services are priced and delivered independently. These additional services represent optional purchases of additional claims management services and do not represent arrangements with multiple performance obligations.
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Performance-based fees
The Company, from time-to-time, entered into contracts with certain clients within its International Operations that provided for additional fee revenues or revenue reductions based on its efficiency in managing claim portfolios and on the basis of claim outcomes and the resulting average claim costs for the respective portfolios. These amounts were in addition to, or a reduction of, the fee revenues discussed above. These performance-based revenues, which represented variable consideration, were based on performance metrics set forth in the underlying contracts. These were generally under multi-year contracts but with discrete individual contract year measurement periods that remained subject to adjustment until claim closure. Each period, the Company based its estimates of performance-based revenues on an individual contract year basis, which were subject to adjustment in future years based on changes in average claim costs. Accordingly, the amounts represented the Company's best estimate of amounts earned using historical averages and other factors. Because the expectation of the ultimate contingent revenue amounts to be earned could vary from period to period, these estimates could change significantly from quarter to quarter, and such adjustments could occur in future periods until the individual contract year measurement period was closed. Variable consideration was recognized when the Company concluded, based on all the facts and information available at the reporting date, that it was probable that a significant revenue reversal would not occur in future periods. During 2023, the Company completed its obligations for performance-based revenues under these contracts.
Contract Balances
The timing of revenue recognition, billings and cash collections result in billed accounts receivables, unbilled accounts receivable reported as "Unbilled revenues, at estimated billable amounts," and "Deferred revenues" on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. Unbilled revenues is recorded for revenue that has been recognized in advance of billing the customer, resulting from professional services delivered that the Company expects and is entitled to receive as consideration under certain contracts. Billing requirements vary by contract but substantially all unbilled revenues are billed within one year.
When the Company receives consideration from a customer prior to transferring services to the customer under the terms of certain claims management agreements, it records deferred revenues on its Consolidated Balance Sheets, which represents a contract liability. These fixed-fee service agreements typically result from the Broadspire segment and require the Company to handle claims on either a one- or two-year basis, or for the lifetime of the claim. In cases where it handles a claim on a non-lifetime basis, the Company typically receives an additional fee on each anniversary date that the claim remains open. For service agreements where it provides services for the life of the claim, the Company is paid one upfront fee regardless of the duration of the claim. The Company recognizes deferred revenues as revenues as it performs services and transfers control of the services to the customer and satisfies the performance obligation which it determines utilizing a portfolio approach.
The Company's deferred revenues for claims handled for one or two years are not as sensitive to changes in claim closing rates since the performance obligations are satisfied within a fixed length of time. Deferred revenues for lifetime claim handling are more sensitive to changes in claim closing rates since the Company is obligated to handle these claims to conclusion with no additional fees received for long-lived claims. As of December 31, 2025, deferred revenues related to lifetime claim handling arrangements approximated $40,049,000. For all fixed fee service agreements, revenues are recognized over the expected service periods, by type of claim. Based upon its historical averages, the Company closes approximately 99% of all cases referred to it under lifetime claim service agreements within five years from the date of referral. Also, within that five-year period, the percentage of cases remaining open in any one particular year has remained relatively consistent from period to period. Each quarter the Company evaluates its historical case closing rates by type of claim utilizing a portfolio approach and adjusts deferred revenues as necessary. As a portfolio approach is utilized to recognize deferred revenues, any changes in estimates will impact timing of revenue recognition and any changes in estimates are recognized in the period in which they are determined.
The table below presents the deferred revenues balance as of January 1, 2025 and the significant activity affecting deferred revenues during the year ended December 31, 2025:
(In Thousands)
Deferred Revenue
Balance at January 1, 2025
$
59,685
Annual additions
99,208
Revenue recognized from prior periods
(32,484
)
Revenue recognized from current year additions
(69,316
)
Balance as of December 31, 2025
$
57,093
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Remaining Performance Obligations
As of December 31, 2025, the Company had $107,400,000 of remaining performance obligations related to claims and non-claims services for which the price is fixed. Remaining performance obligations consist of deferred revenues as well as certain claims where the processing has not yet occurred. The Company expects to recognize approximately 72% of its remaining performance obligations as revenues within one year and the remaining balance thereafter.
Costs to Obtain a Contract
The Company has a sales incentive compensation program where payment is based on the revenues recognized in the period. The payment does not represent an incremental cost to the Company that provides a future benefit expected to be longer than one year and would meet the criteria to be capitalized and presented as a contract asset on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Practical Expedients Elected
As a practical expedient, the Company does not adjust the consideration in a contract for the effects of a significant financing component it expects, at contract inception, when the period between a customer’s payment of consideration and the transfer of promised services to the customer will be one year or less. For claims management services that are billed on a time and expense incurred or per unit basis, the Company recognizes revenue at the amount to which it has the right to invoice for services performed.
The Company does not disclose the value of remaining performance obligations for (i) contracts for which it recognizes revenue at the amount to which it has the right to invoice for services performed, or (ii) contracts with variable consideration allocated entirely to a single performance obligation.
3.Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Goodwill
The following table shows the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024:
North America Loss Adjusting
International Operations
Broadspire
Platform Solutions
Total
(In thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2023:
Goodwill
$
88,995
$
81,779
$
113,374
$
65,556
$
349,704
Accumulated impairment losses
(71,626
)
(81,779
)
(100,437
)
(19,138
)
(272,980
)
Net goodwill
$
17,369
$
-
$
12,937
$
46,418
$
76,724
2024 Activity:
Foreign currency effects
(356
)
-
-
-
(356
)
Balance at December 31, 2024:
Goodwill
$
88,639
$
81,779
$
113,374
$
65,556
$
349,348
Accumulated impairment losses
(71,626
)
(81,779
)
(100,437
)
(19,138
)
(272,980
)
Net goodwill
$
17,013
$
-
$
12,937
$
46,418
$
76,368
2025 Activity:
Foreign currency effects
201
-
-
-
201
Balance at December 31, 2025:
Goodwill
$
88,840
$
81,779
$
113,374
$
65,556
$
349,549
Accumulated impairment losses
(71,626
)
(81,779
)
(100,437
)
(19,138
)
(272,980
)
Net goodwill
$
17,214
$
-
$
12,937
$
46,418
$
76,569
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During 2025, the Company performed its annual goodwill impairment testing utilizing the income approach. The estimated fair value of each reporting unit tested exceeded its carrying value for all periods. The key assumptions used in estimating the fair value of its reporting units as of October 1, 2025 and 2024 include the discount rate and the terminal growth rate. The discount rates utilized in estimating the fair value of its reporting units as of October 1, 2025 and 2024 range between 13% - 15.5% and 13% - 17%, respectively, reflecting the assessment of a market participant's view of the risks associated with the projected cash flows. The terminal growth rate used in the analysis was 2.0% for all periods. The assumptions used in estimating the fair values are based on currently available data and management's best estimates of revenues, EBITDA margins, and cash flows and, accordingly, a change in market conditions or other factors could have a material effect on the estimated values. There are inherent uncertainties related to the assumptions used and to management's application of these assumptions. No goodwill impairment was identified as of December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023.
Intangible Assets
The following is a summary of finite-lived intangible assets acquired through business acquisitions as of December 31, 2025 and 2024:
Gross Carrying Amount
Accumulated Amortization
Net Carrying Value
Weighted- Average Amortization Period
(In thousands, except years)
December 31, 2025:
Customer relationships
$
161,103
$
(130,332
)
$
30,771
6.4 years
Technology-based
21,043
(17,626
)
3,417
2.2 years
Trade name
3,385
(2,252
)
1,133
2.4 years
Other
6,855
(6,580
)
275
1.1 years
Total
$
192,386
$
(156,790
)
$
35,596
5.0 years
December 31, 2024:
Customer relationships
$
161,459
$
(125,639
)
$
35,820
7.3 years
Technology-based
21,735
(16,364
)
5,371
3.3 years
Trade name
5,828
(3,721
)
2,107
3.7 years
Other
6,795
(6,278
)
517
2.1 years
Total
$
195,817
$
(152,002
)
$
43,815
6.0 years
Amortization of finite-lived intangible assets was $8,431,000, $7,497,000, and $7,790,000 for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively. These amortization expenses were excluded from segment operating earnings (see Note 12, "Segment and Geographic Information"). Intangible assets subject to amortization are amortized on a straight-line basis over lives ranging from 2 to 20 years.
At December 31, 2025, annual estimated aggregate amortization expense for intangible assets subject to amortization for the next five years is as follows:
Annual Amortization Expense
Year Ending December 31,
(In thousands)
2026
$
6,931
2027
5,394
2028
5,394
2029
3,087
2030
2,750
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The following is a summary of indefinite-lived intangible assets at December 31, 2025 and 2024:
Gross Carrying Amount
Accumulated Impairments
Net Carrying Value
(In thousands)
December 31, 2025:
Trade names
$
32,828
$
(2,072
)
$
30,756
December 31, 2024:
Trade names
$
32,802
$
(2,072
)
$
30,730
4. Short-Term and Long-Term Debt, Including Finance Leases
Long-term debt consisted of the following at December 31, 2025 and 2024:
December 31,
2025
2024
(In thousands)
Credit Facility
$
189,000
$
217,979
Finance lease and other obligations
93
158
Total long-term debt and finance leases
189,093
218,137
Less: portion of Credit Facility classified as short-term
(38,454
)
(17,740
)
Less: current installments of finance leases and other obligations
(46
)
(82
)
Total long-term debt and finance leases, less current installments
$
150,593
$
200,315
On December 2, 2025, the Company, its subsidiaries Crawford & Company EMEA/AP Management Ltd (the "U.K. Borrower"), Crawford & Company (Canada) Inc. (the "Canadian Borrower") and Crawford & Company (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (the "Australian Borrower") (the Company, together with such subsidiaries, as borrowers (the "Borrowers")), Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and a lender ("Bank of America"), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and Truist Bank as co-syndication agents and lenders, HSBC Bank USA, National Association and PNC Bank, N.A., as co-documentation agents and lenders, and the other lenders party thereto, entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Facility (the "Credit Facility"), which amended and restated that certain credit agreement, dated as of November 5, 2021, as subsequently amended. In connection with the Credit Facility, the Company, the Company’s guarantor subsidiaries party thereto and Bank of America entered into a Security and Pledge Agreement (the "Security and Pledge Agreement") and a Guaranty Agreement (the "Guaranty Agreement"), each dated as of the date of the Credit Facility.
The Credit Facility consists of a $500,000,000 revolving credit facility, with a letter of credit sub-commitment of $125,000,000. The Credit Facility contains sublimits of $250,000,000 for borrowings by the U.K. Borrower, $125,000,000 for borrowings by the Canadian Borrower, and $75,000,000 for borrowings by the Australian Borrower. The Credit Facility matures, and all amounts outstanding thereunder, will be due and payable on December 2, 2030. Borrowings under the Credit Facility may be made in U.S. dollars, Euros, Canadian dollars, Yen, Australian dollars, and Sterling and, subject to the terms of the Credit Facility, other currencies.
Borrowings under the Credit Facility bear interest, at the option of the applicable Borrower, based on the Base Rate (as defined below) or Term SOFR or an alternative reference rate, in each case plus an applicable interest margin based on the Company's leverage ratio (as defined below), provided that borrowings in foreign currencies will be at an alternative reference rate. The Credit Facility defines alternative reference rates for non-U.S. Dollar currencies as Alternative Currency Term Rates or Alternative Currency Daily Rates. The interest margin for Term SOFR or alternative reference rate loans ranges from 1.00% to 1.625% and for Base Rate loans ranges from 0.00% to 0.625%. Base Rate is defined as the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, plus 0.50%, (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America as its “prime rate”, (c) the Term SOFR rate plus 1.00% and (d) 1.00%. The weighted average interest rates under the Credit Facility were 6.0%, 6.8%, and 6.6% for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively.
At December 31, 2025, a total of $189,000,000 was outstanding and there was an undrawn amount of $8,457,000 under the letters of credit sub-commitment of the Credit Facility. These letter of credit commitments were for the Company's own obligations. Including the amounts committed under the letter of credit sub-commitments, the available balance under the Credit Facility totaled $290,652,000 at December 31, 2025.
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The obligations of the Borrowers under the Credit Facility are guaranteed by each existing material domestic subsidiary of the Company, certain other domestic subsidiaries of the Company and certain existing material foreign subsidiaries of the Company that are disregarded entities for U.S. income tax purposes (each such foreign subsidiary, a "Disregarded Foreign Subsidiary"), and such obligations are required to be guaranteed by each subsequently acquired or formed material domestic subsidiary and Disregarded Foreign Subsidiary (each, a "Guarantor"), and the obligations of the Borrowers other than the Company ("Foreign Borrowers") for which the Company is not the primary obligor are also guaranteed by the Company. In addition, (i) the Borrowers’ obligations under the Credit Facility are secured by a first priority lien (subject to liens permitted by the Credit Facility) on substantially all of the personal property of the Company and the Guarantors as set forth in the Security and Pledge Agreement and (ii) the obligations of the Foreign Borrowers are secured by a first priority lien on 100% of the capital stock of the Foreign Borrowers.
The representations, covenants and events of default in the Credit Facility are customary for financing transactions of this nature, including required compliance with a maximum leverage ratio and a minimum interest coverage ratio (each as defined below).
Under the Credit Facility, the consolidated total leverage ratio, defined as the ratio of (i) consolidated total funded debt minus unrestricted cash (generally cash held by Loan Parties in the U.S., U.K., Canada and Australia) to (ii) consolidated EBITDA, must not be greater 4.50 to 1.00 at the end of each fiscal quarter. Also, the consolidated interest coverage ratio, defined as the ratio of (a) consolidated EBITDA to (b) consolidated interest expense, must not be less than 2.50 to 1.00 for the four-quarter period ending at the end of each fiscal quarter.
At December 31, 2025, the Company was in compliance with the financial covenants under the Credit Facility. If the Company does not meet the covenant requirements in the future, it would be in default under the Credit Facility. Upon the occurrence of an event of default, the lenders may terminate the loan commitments, accelerate all loans and exercise any of their rights under the Credit Facility and ancillary loan documents.
Short-term borrowings under the Credit Facility totaled $38,454,000 and $17,740,000 at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The Company expects, but is not required, to repay all of such short-term borrowings at December 31, 2025 in 2026.
The Company's finance leases are primarily comprised of equipment leases with terms ranging from 24 to 60 months.
Interest expense, including amortization of capitalized loan costs, on the Company's short-term and long-term borrowings was $17,973,000, $20,303,000, and $19,809,000 for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively. Interest paid on the Company's short-term and long-term borrowings was $17,388,000, $19,324,000, and $18,914,000 for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively.
Principal repayments of long-term debt, including current portions, finance leases and other obligations, as of December 31, 2025 are expected to be as follows, assuming no prepayments or extensions beyond the stated maturity:
Year Ending December 31,
Long-term Debt
Finance Lease and Other Obligations
Total
(In thousands)
2026
$
38,454
$
46
$
38,500
2027
—
47
47
2028
—
—
—
2029
—
—
—
2030
150,546
—
150,546
Total
$
189,000
$
93
$
189,093
5. Lease Commitments
The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. The Company's and its subsidiaries' leases include office space, computer equipment, and automobiles under operating and finance leases. These lease agreements have remaining lease terms of 1 to 10 years. Some of these lease agreements include options to extend the leases for up to 6 years, options to terminate the leases within 1 year, rental escalation clauses and periodic adjustments for inflation, all of which are considered in the determination of lease payments. These lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.
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For leases with terms greater than 12 months, the Company records the related right-of-use asset and lease liability at the present value of the fixed lease payments over the term. Variable lease payments are not included in the calculation of the right-of-use asset and lease liability. The Company does not separate non-lease components from lease components and instead accounts for each as a single lease component for all classes of its assets. The Company applies a portfolio approach to effectively account for the right-of-use asset and lease liability for certain equipment leases.
When available, the Company uses the rate implicit in the lease to discount lease payments to present value; however, most of the Company's leases do not provide a readily determinable implicit rate. Therefore, the Company must estimate its incremental borrowing rate to discount the lease payments based on information available at lease commencement.
The Company's finance leases are not material as of the year ended December 31, 2025 and are excluded from the disclosures below. The following table presents the lease-related assets and liabilities recorded on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets related to its operating leases:
(in thousands)
Classification on Balance Sheet
December 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
Assets:
Operating lease
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net
$
66,322
$
78,808
Liabilities:
Current operating lease liabilities
Current operating lease liabilities
27,650
24,541
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities
53,531
66,811
Total operating lease liabilities
$
81,181
$
91,352
Weighted-Average Remaining Lease Term
3.70 years
4.40 years
Weighted-Average Discount Rate
6.0
%
5.8
%
The components of operating lease costs within the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations consisted of the following:
Year Ended
(in thousands)
December 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
Operating lease cost
$
29,432
$
30,933
Variable lease cost
8,662
8,084
Sublease income
(2,112
)
(1,275
)
Supplemental cash flow information related to operating leases were as follows:
Year Ended
(in thousands)
December 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows for operating leases
$
30,506
$
32,776
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations
$
14,277
$
15,510
Future undiscounted operating lease payments reconciled to total operating lease liabilities are as follows:
(in thousands)
December 31, 2025
2026
$
31,588
2027
23,200
2028
14,497
2029
11,005
2030
7,058
Thereafter
3,303
Total undiscounted lease payments
90,651
Less imputed interest
(9,470
)
Present value of future lease payments
$
81,181
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6. Income Taxes
In December 2023, the FASB issued updated accounting guidance on disclosure for income taxes which the Company adopted prospectively as of January 1, 2025. Refer to Note 1 "Significant Accounting and Reporting Policies" for additional information regarding this new guidance.
Income before income taxes consisted of the following:
Year Ended December 31,
2025
2024
2023
(In thousands)
U.S.
$
1,902
$
21,429
$
35,620
Foreign
32,698
19,683
11,737
Income before income taxes
$
34,600
$
41,112
$
47,357
The provision for income taxes consisted of the following:
Year Ended December 31,
2025
2024
2023
(In thousands)
Current:
U.S. federal
$
4,471
$
8,368
$
13,193
U.S. state and local
1,456
2,148
4,316
Foreign
12,325
6,601
11,867
Deferred:
U.S. federal
(2,229
)
(5,202
)
(7,603
)
U.S. state and local
(411
)
2,585
(1,849
)
Foreign
(688
)
83
(2,827
)
Provision for income taxes
$
14,924
$
14,583
$
17,097
A summary of net cash payments (refunds) for income taxes in 2025, is as follow:
Year Ended December 31,
2025
(In thousands)
U.S. federal
$3,028
U.S. state and local
1,238
Foreign
Australia
5,517
Brazil
2,141
Canada
(1,020)
Netherlands
1,217
Norway
985
Philippines
1,002
Other
2,855
Total
$16,963
Net cash payments for income taxes were $19,993,000 and $16,050,000 in 2024 and 2023, respectively.
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The provision for income taxes is reconciled to the federal statutory income tax rate of 21% in 2025 as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
2025
(In thousands, except percentages)
U.S. federal statutory tax rate
$7,266
21.0%
State and local income tax, net of federal income tax benefit(1)
825
2.3%
Effect of cross-border tax laws(2)
Effect of branch taxes
644
1.9%
Global intangible low-taxed income ("GILTI")
1,504
4.3%
Other
393
1.1%
Tax Credits
Foreign tax
(3,336)
(9.7)%
Research and development
(486)
(1.4)%
Other
(37)
(0.1)%
Changes in valuation allowances
2,977
8.6%
Nontaxable or nondeductible items
Meals and entertainment
399
1.2%
Other
156
0.5%
Changes in unrecognized tax benefits
(22)
(0.1)%
Foreign tax effects
Australia
Changes in valuation allowances
1,560
4.5%
Statutory tax rate difference
555
1.6%
Gain (Loss) on sale of business
(997)
(2.9)%
Other
(81)
(0.2)%
Brazil
Withholding tax
1,866
5.4%
Other
297
0.8%
Chile
Withholding tax
613
1.8%
Other
18
0.0%
Germany
364
1.1%
Singapore
Changes in valuation allowances
364
1.1%
Other
196
0.6%
United Arab Emirates
Statutory tax rate difference
(561)
(1.6)%
Other
(14)
(0.0)%
United Kingdom
Statutory tax rate difference
439
1.3%
Changes in valuation allowances
(3,488)
(10.1)%
Withholding tax
394
1.1%
Other
1,601
4.6%
Other foreign jurisdictions
1,515
4.4%
Provision for income taxes
$14,924
43.1%
(1)State taxes in Texas, Florida, New York, and Illinois make up the majority (greater than 50%) of this category.
(2) Includes the impact of credits.
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The provision for income taxes is reconciled to the federal statutory income tax rate of 21% in 2024 and 2023 as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
2024
2023
(In thousands)
Federal income taxes at statutory rate
$8,634
$9,945
State income taxes, net of federal benefit
1,890
2,082
Foreign taxes
3,024
5,872
Change in valuation allowance
2,064
2,131
Research and development credits
(789)
(607)
Foreign tax credits
(1,681)
(1,668)
Nondeductible meals and entertainment
565
643
Change in permanent reinvestment assertion
(8)
280
Disposals and liquidations of businesses
—
(305)
Foreign-derived intangible income deduction
(156)
(223)
Tax rate changes
422
(104)
Other
618
(949)
Provision for income taxes
$14,583
$17,097
The Company's consolidated effective income tax rate may change periodically due to changes in enacted statutory tax rates, changes in tax law or policy, changes in the composition of taxable income from the countries in which it operates, the Company's ability to utilize net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards, and changes in unrecognized tax benefits.
The Company’s effective income tax rate in 2025 was impacted by improved profitability in certain jurisdictions, net of global intangible low-taxed income expense and a one-time expense relating to administrative guidance issued by a foreign tax authority. The Company’s effective income tax rate in 2024 was impacted by performance in certain foreign jurisdictions and changes in valuation allowances. The Company’s effective income tax rate in 2023 was impacted by changes in domestic tax guidance and changes in valuation allowances.
The foreign tax administrative guidance issuance noted above also resulted in a one-time indirect tax expense of $3,122,000 for the year ended December 31, 2025, which is included in "Selling, general, and administrative expenses" on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the "OBBBA") was enacted into law in the United States. The OBBBA contains changes to key U.S. federal income tax laws. This change was immaterial to the Company's overall income tax provision.
The Company maintained its permanent reinvestment position on a portion of prior year undistributed earnings for certain foreign operations and accrued deferred taxes attributable to the earnings that were not permanently reinvested. Beyond these earnings the Company has not changed the reinvestment assertion on its undistributed earnings or other outside basis differences of its remaining foreign subsidiaries. Excluding the operations that are not permanently reinvested, no additional income or withholding taxes have been provided for indefinitely reinvested undistributed foreign earnings, other than those previously taxed nor have any taxes been provided for outside basis difference inherent in these entities as these amounts continue to be indefinitely reinvested in foreign operations. The Company has estimated that it has book over tax basis differences of approximately $127,979,000. Due to withholding tax, basis computations, and other related tax considerations, it is not practicable to estimate any taxes to be provided on outside basis differences at this time.
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Deferred income taxes consisted of the following at December 31, 2025 and 2024:
2025
2024
(In thousands)
Accounts receivable allowance
$
1,831
$
2,286
Accrued compensation
13,819
14,013
Accrued pension liabilities
1,488
3,314
Self-insured risks
4,364
5,551
Deferred revenues
4,417
4,684
Interest
2,023
3,223
Tax credit carryforwards
5,188
2,654
Loss carryforwards
38,012
33,315
Lease liability
19,577
23,418
Other
2,442
1,986
Gross deferred income tax assets
93,161
94,444
Unbilled revenues
7,004
5,265
Repatriated earnings
1,782
1,152
Depreciation and amortization
8,596
12,901
Lease right-of-use asset
15,611
20,054
Gross deferred income tax liabilities
32,993
39,372
Net deferred income tax assets before valuation allowances
60,168
55,072
Valuation allowance
(39,869
)
(35,310
)
Net deferred income tax assets
$
20,299
$
19,762
Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of:
Long-term deferred income tax assets included in "Deferred income tax assets"
24,684
25,305
Long-term deferred income tax liabilities included in "Other noncurrent liabilities"
(4,385
)
(5,543
)
Net deferred income tax assets
$
20,299
$
19,762
At December 31, 2025, the Company had deferred tax assets related to loss carryforwards of $38,012,000, with no netting of unrecognized tax benefits applied. An estimated $32,829,000 of the deferred tax assets will not expire, and $5,183,000 will expire over the next 20 years if not utilized by the Company.
Changes in the Company's deferred tax valuation allowance are recorded as adjustments to the provision for income taxes. An analysis of the Company's deferred tax asset valuation allowances is as follows for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023.
2025
2024
2023
(In thousands)
Balance, beginning of year
$
35,310
$
29,644
$
23,295
Other changes
4,559
5,666
6,349
Balance, end of year
$
39,869
$
35,310
$
29,644
Changes to the valuation allowance for the year ended December 31, 2025 were primarily due to foreign jurisdictions net deferred tax assets in certain of the Company's international operations, as well as a change in realization for U.S. foreign tax credits. Changes to the valuation allowance for the year ended December 31, 2024 were primarily due to foreign jurisdictions net deferred tax assets in certain of the Company's international operations, as well as a change in realization for various U.S. state loss carryforwards. Changes to the valuation allowance for the year ended December 31, 2023 were primarily due to establishments for various foreign jurisdictions net deferred tax assets in certain of the Company’s international operations.
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A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balance of unrecognized income tax benefits follows:
(In thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2022
$
3,653
Additions for tax positions related to prior years
432
Reductions for tax positions related to prior years
(153
)
Lapses of applicable statutes of limitation
(344
)
Balance at December 31, 2023
$
3,588
Currency Translation Adjustment
2
Lapses of applicable statutes of limitation
(3,156
)
Balance at December 31, 2024
$
434
Settlements
(350
)
Reductions for tax positions related to prior years
(23
)
Balance at December 31, 2025
$
61
The Company accrues interest and, if applicable, penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income taxes. Total accrued interest expense at December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, was $2,000, $1,000, and $13,000, respectively.
Included in the total unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023 were $61,000, $434,000, and $685,000, respectively, of tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective income tax rate.
The Company conducts business in a number of countries and, as a result, files U.S. federal and various state and foreign jurisdiction income tax returns. In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to examination by various taxing jurisdictions throughout the world. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to income tax examinations for years before 2015.
Although the outcome of tax audits is always uncertain, the Company believes that adequate amounts of tax, including interest and penalties, have been provided for any adjustments that are expected to result from those years.
7. Retirement Plans
The Company and its subsidiaries sponsor various retirement plans. Substantially all employees in the U.S. and certain employees outside the U.S. are covered under the Company's defined contribution plans. Certain employees, retirees, and eligible dependents are also covered under the Company's defined benefit pension plans.
Employer contributions under the Company's defined contribution plans are determined annually based on employee contributions, a percentage of each covered employee's compensation, and years of service. The Company's cost for defined contribution plans totaled $31,384,000, $30,531,000, and $28,217,000 in 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively.
The Company sponsors a qualified defined benefit pension plan in the U.S. (the "U.S. Qualified Plan") and three defined benefit pension plans in the U.K. (the "U.K. Plans"). Effective December 31, 2002, the Company elected to freeze its U.S. Qualified Plan. Benefits payable under the Company's U.S. Qualified Plan are generally based on career compensation; however, no additional benefits have accrued on this plan since December 31, 2002. The Company's U.K. Plans were closed to new participants as of October 31, 1997, but existing participants may still accrue additional limited benefits based on salary amounts in effect at the time the relevant plan was closed. Benefits payable under the U.K. Plans are generally based on an employee's final salary at the time the plan was closed. Benefits paid under the U.K. Plans are also subject to adjustments for the effects of inflation. The actuarial present value of the projected benefit payments under the U.K. Plans are based on the employees' expected dates of separation by retirement.
The Company did not make any voluntary contributions to the U.S. Qualified Plan in 2023, 2024, or 2025. Crawford expects to make discretionary contributions of $3,000,000 to the U.S. Qualified Plan in the next fiscal year to minimize future required contributions.
Certain other employees participating in Other International Plans have retirement benefits that are accounted for as defined benefit pension plans under GAAP.
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External trusts are maintained to hold assets of the Company's U.S. Qualified Plan, U.K. Plans, and Other International Plans. The Company's funding policy is to make cash contributions in amounts at least sufficient to meet regulatory funding requirements and, in certain instances, to make contributions in excess thereof if such contributions would otherwise be in accordance with the Company's capital allocation plans. Assets of the plans are measured at fair value at the end of each reporting period, but the plan assets are not separately recorded on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets. Instead, the funded or unfunded status of the Company's U.S. Qualified Plan, U.K. Plans, and Other International Plans are recorded in "Accrued pension liabilities" or "Other noncurrent assets" on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets based on the projected benefit obligations less the fair values of the plans' assets.
The majority of the Company's defined benefit pension plans have projected benefit obligations in excess of the fair value of plan assets. For these plans, the projected benefit obligations and the fair value of plan assets were as follows as of December 31, 2025 and 2024:
December 31,
2025
2024
(In thousands)
Projected benefit obligations
$
265,729
$
278,389
Fair value of plans' assets
245,917
255,389
Certain of the Company's U.K. Plans have fair values of plan assets that exceed the projected benefit obligations. For these plans, and certain Other International Plans, the projected benefit obligations and the fair value of plan assets were as follows as of December 31, 2025 and 2024:
December 31,
2025
2024
(In thousands)
Projected benefit obligations
$
156,946
$
161,567
Fair value of plans' assets
168,991
170,747
In addition, the Company sponsors two frozen nonqualified, unfunded defined benefit pension plans for certain employees and retirees, which are based on career compensation. These plans were frozen effective December 31, 2002. The liabilities of these plans, which equal their projected benefit obligations, are included in "Other accrued liabilities" and "Other noncurrent liabilities" on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets based on the expected timing of funding these obligations, since they are funded as needed from Company assets.
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A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of the projected benefit obligations and the fair value of plans' assets for the Company's defined benefit pension plans as of the plans' most recent measurement dates is as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
2025
2024
(In thousands)
Projected Benefit Obligations:
Beginning of measurement period
$
439,956
$
458,296
Service cost
1,739
1,531
Interest cost
21,929
23,163
Employee contributions
14
22
Actuarial loss (gain)
2,978
(3,504
)
Plan settlements
—
(296
)
Plan curtailments
—
48
Benefits paid
(48,120
)
(49,068
)
Foreign currency effects
4,179
9,764
End of measurement period
422,675
439,956
Fair Value of Plans' Assets:
Beginning of measurement period
426,136
443,157
Actual return on plans' assets
28,825
18,268
Employer contributions
3,753
3,561
Employee contributions
14
22
Plan settlements
—
(296
)
Benefits paid
(48,120
)
(49,068
)
Foreign currency effects
4,300
10,492
End of measurement period
414,908
426,136
Unfunded Status
$
(7,767
)
$
(13,820
)
Due to the frozen status of the U.S. Qualified Plan and the closed status of the U.K. Plans, the accumulated benefit obligations and the projected benefit obligations are not materially different.
The funded status of the Company's defined benefit pension plans recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31 consisted of:
December 31,
2025
2024
(In thousands)
U.S. Qualified Plan
$
15,378
$
18,991
Other international plans
2,532
2,092
Subtotal, included in "Accrued pension liabilities"
17,910
21,084
U.K. prepaid pension asset included in "Other noncurrent assets"
(12,045
)
(9,176
)
Other international plans
—
(4
)
Subtotal, included in "Other noncurrent assets"
(12,045
)
(9,180
)
Unfunded status of nonqualified defined benefit deferred pension plans included in "Other accrued liabilities"
199
201
Unfunded status of nonqualified defined benefit pension plans included in "Other noncurrent liabilities"
1,703
1,716
Total underfunded status
$
7,767
$
13,820
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, before income taxes
$
(244,882
)
$
(257,116
)
A fixed number of U.S. employees, retirees, and eligible dependents were previously covered under a frozen post-retirement medical benefits plan and are now provided Company-subsidized premiums for participation in health care exchanges. The liabilities for this plan are included in the Company's self-insured risks liabilities and are not material. This plan was frozen effective December 31, 2002.
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The following tables set forth the changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss during 2025 and 2024 for the Company's defined benefit retirement plans on a combined basis:
Defined Benefit Pension Plans
(In thousands)
Net unrecognized actuarial loss, December 31, 2023
$
(261,102
)
Amortization of net loss
12,580
Net loss arising during the year
(4,109
)
Currency translation
(4,484
)
Net unrecognized actuarial loss, December 31, 2024
(257,116
)
Amortization of net loss
12,575
Net gain arising during the year
982
Currency translation
(1,323
)
Net unrecognized actuarial loss, December 31, 2025
$
(244,882
)
Unrecognized losses reflect changes in the discount rates and differences between expected and actual asset returns, which are being amortized over future periods. These unrecognized losses may be recovered in future periods through actuarial gains. However, unless the minimum amount required to be amortized is below a corridor amount equal to 10.0% of the greater of the projected benefit obligation or the market-related value of plan assets, these unrecognized actuarial losses are required to be amortized and recognized in future periods. Net unrecognized actuarial losses included in accumulated other comprehensive loss and expected to be recognized in net periodic benefit costs during the year ending December 31, 2026 for the U.S. and U.K. defined benefit pension plans are $12,164,000 ($9,814,000 net of tax).
Pension expense is affected by the accounting policy used to determine the value of plan assets at the measurement date. The Company applies the expected return on plan assets using fair market value as of the annual measurement date. The fair market value method results in greater volatility to pension expense than the calculated value method. The amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets reflect the fair value of the Company's long-term pension liabilities at the plan measurement date and the fair value of plan assets as of the balance sheet date.
Net periodic benefit cost related to all of the Company's defined benefit pension plans recognized in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023 included the following components:
Year Ended December 31,
2025
2024
2023
(In thousands)
Service cost
$
1,739
$
1,531
$
1,423
Interest cost
21,929
23,163
23,915
Expected return on assets
(24,865
)
(25,882
)
(27,168
)
Amortization of actuarial loss
12,575
12,580
12,020
Curtailment loss recognized
—
48
—
Net periodic benefit cost
$
11,378
$
11,440
$
10,190
Benefit cost for the U.S. Qualified Plan does not include service cost since the plan is frozen. For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, the non-service components of net periodic pension cost of $9,639,000, $9,909,000, and $8,767,000, respectively, are included in "Other (Income) Loss" on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. These amounts represent the non-service pension costs of the U.S., U.K., and Other International Plans.
Over the next ten years, the following benefit payments are expected to be required to be made from the Company's U.S. and U.K. defined benefit pension plans:
Year Ending December 31,
Expected Benefit Payments
(In thousands)
2026
$
33,764
2027
33,530
2028
33,758
2029
33,150
2030
32,707
2031-2035
149,299
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The Company reviews its employee demographic assumptions annually and updates the assumptions as necessary. The Company updates the mortality assumptions for the U.S. plans to incorporate the current mortality tables issued by the Society of Actuaries, adjusted to reflect the Company's specific experience and future expectations. No changes were made to the mortality tables for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024, and 2025. Certain assumptions used in computing the benefit obligations and net periodic benefit cost for the U.S. and U.K. defined benefit pension plans were as follows:
U.S. Qualified Plan:
2025
2024
Discount rate used to compute benefit obligations
5.24
%
5.57
%
Discount rate used to compute periodic benefit cost
5.57
%
4.94
%
Expected long-term rates of return on plans' assets
6.40
%
5.90
%
U.K. Defined Benefit Plans:
2025
2024
Discount rate used to compute benefit obligations
5.42
%
5.30
%
Discount rate used to compute periodic benefit cost
5.30
%
5.78
%
Expected long-term rates of return on plans' assets
5.90
%
6.20
%
The discount rate assumptions reflect the rates at which the Company believes the benefit obligations could be effectively settled. The discount rates were determined based on the yield for a portfolio of investment grade corporate bonds with maturity dates matched to the estimated future payments of the plans' benefit obligations.
The Company estimates the service and interest components of net periodic benefit cost for its U.S. and international pension and other postretirement benefits. This estimation approach discounts the individual expected cash flows underlying the service cost and interest cost using the applicable spot rates derived from the yield curve used to discount the cash flows used to measure the benefit obligation. For the pension plans, the weighted average spot rates used to determine 2026 interest costs are estimated to be 4.71% for the U.S. Qualified plan and 4.88% for the U.K. plans.
The expected long-term rates of return on plan assets were based on the plans' asset mix, historical returns on equity securities and fixed income investments, and an assessment of expected future returns. The expected long-term rates of return on plan assets assumption used to determine 2026 net periodic pension cost are estimated to be 6.40% and 5.90% for the U.S. Qualified Plan and U.K. plans, respectively. If actual long-term rates of return differ from those assumed or if the Company used materially different assumptions, actual funding obligations could differ materially from these estimates. Due to the frozen status of the U.S. plan and closed status of the U.K. plans, increases in compensation rates are not material to the computations of benefit obligations or net periodic benefit cost.
Plans' Assets
Asset allocations at the respective measurement dates, by asset category, for the Company's U.S. and U.K. qualified defined benefit pension plans were as follows:
U.S. Qualified Plan
U.K. Plans
December 31,
2025
2024
2025
2024
Equity securities
13.9
%
14.7
%
—
—
Fixed income securities
78.0
%
77.9
%
73.5
%
73.7
%
Alternative strategies
4.0
%
4.2
%
25.6
%
25.9
%
Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investment funds
4.1
%
3.2
%
0.9
%
0.4
%
Total asset allocation
100.0
%
100.0
%
100.0
%
100.0
%
Investment objectives for the Company's U.S. and U.K. pension plan assets are to ensure availability of funds for payment of plan benefits as they become due; provide for a reasonable amount of long-term growth of capital, without undue exposure to volatility; protect the assets from erosion of purchasing power; and provide investment results that meet or exceed the actuarially assumed long-term rate of return of each plan.
Alternative strategies include funds that invest in derivative instruments such as futures, forward contracts, options and swaps, hedge funds, and funds that invest in real estate. These investments are used to help manage risks.
The long-term goal for the U.S. and U.K. plans is to reach fully-funded status and to maintain that status. The investment policies recognize that the plans' asset return requirements and risk tolerances will change over time. Accordingly, reallocation of the portfolios' mix of return-seeking assets and liability-hedging assets will be performed as the plans' funded status improves.
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See Note 11, "Fair Value Measurements" for the fair value disclosures of the U.S. and U.K. qualified defined benefit pension plan assets. The assets of the Company's Other International Plans are primarily insurance contracts, which are measured at contract value and are not measured at fair value. Obligations of the U.S. nonqualified plans are paid from Company assets.
8. Common Stock and Earnings per Share
Shares of the Company's two classes of common stock are traded on the NYSE under the symbols CRD-A and CRD-B. The Company's two classes of stock are substantially identical, except with respect to voting rights and the Company's ability to pay greater cash dividends on the non-voting Class A Common Stock than on the voting Class B Common Stock, subject to certain limitations. In addition, with respect to mergers or similar transactions, holders of Class A Common Stock must receive the same type and amount of consideration as holders of Class B Common Stock, unless different consideration is approved by the holders of 75% of the Class A Common Stock, voting as a class. As described in Note 10, "Stock-Based Compensation," certain shares of CRD-A are issued with restrictions under incentive compensation plans.
Effective November 4, 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 2,000,000 shares of CRD-A or CRD-B (or a combination of the two) through December 31, 2023 (the “2021 Repurchase Authorization”). On February 10, 2022, the Company's Board of Directors authorized the addition of 5,000,000 shares of CRD-A or CRD-B (or a combination of the two) to its 2021 Repurchase Authorization. On October 30, 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors added 2,000,000 shares to this authorization and amended this authorization to allow for repurchases through December 31, 2027. Under the repurchase program, repurchases may be made in the open market or privately negotiated transactions at such times and for such prices as management deems appropriate, subject to applicable regulatory guidelines. The authorization does not obligate Crawford to acquire any stock, and purchases may be commenced or suspended at any time based on market conditions and other factors that the Company deems appropriate.
During 2025, the Company repurchased 836,859 shares of CRD-A at an average cost of $10.90 per share and 131,060 shares of CRD-B at an average cost of $10.62 per share under the 2021 Repurchase Authorization. During 2024, the Company repurchased 409,610 shares of CRD-B at an average cost of $9.44 per share under the 2021 Repurchase Authorization. There were no repurchases of CRD-A shares in 2024. At December 31, 2025, the Company had remaining authorization to repurchase 2,121,890 shares under the 2021 Repurchase Authorization.
Net Income Attributable to Shareholders of Crawford & Company per Common Share
The Company computes earnings per share of CRD-A and CRD-B using the two-class method, which allocates the undistributed earnings for each period to each class on a proportionate basis. The Company's Board of Directors has the right, but not the obligation, to declare higher dividends on CRD-A than on CRD-B, subject to certain limitations. In periods when the dividend is the same for CRD-A and CRD-B or when no dividends are declared or paid to either class, the two-class method generally will yield the same basic earnings per share for CRD-A and CRD-B. During 2025, 2024 and 2023, the Board of Directors declared an equal dividend on CRD-A and CRD-B.
The computations of basic net income attributable to shareholders of Crawford & Company per common share were as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
2025
2024
2023
CRD-A
CRD-B
CRD-A
CRD-B
CRD-A
CRD-B
(In thousands, except earnings (loss) per share)
Earnings per share - basic:
Numerator:
Allocation of undistributed earnings
$
3,250
$
2,056
$
7,787
$
5,054
$
10,649
$
7,259
Dividends paid
8,779
5,549
8,339
5,416
7,554
5,147
Net income available to common shareholders, basic
12,029
7,605
16,126
10,470
18,203
12,406
Denominator:
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic
30,237
19,132
29,783
19,332
29,039
19,796
Earnings per share - basic
$
0.40
$
0.40
$
0.54
$
0.54
$
0.63
$
0.63
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The computations of diluted net income attributable to shareholders of Crawford & Company per common share were as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
2025
2024
2023
CRD-A
CRD-B
CRD-A
CRD-B
CRD-A
CRD-B
(In thousands, except earnings (loss) per share)
Earnings per share - diluted:
Numerator:
Allocation of undistributed earnings
$
3,272
$
2,034
$
7,850
$
4,991
$
10,760
$
7,148
Dividends paid
8,779
5,549
8,339
5,416
7,554
5,147
Net income available to common shareholders, diluted
12,051
7,583
16,189
10,407
18,314
12,295
Denominator:
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic
30,237
19,132
29,783
19,332
29,039
19,796
Weighted-average effect of dilutive securities(1)
534
—
621
—
760
—
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding, diluted
30,771
19,132
30,404
19,332
29,799
19,796
Earnings per share - diluted
$
0.39
$
0.40
$
0.53
$
0.54
$
0.61
$
0.62
Listed below are the shares excluded from the denominator in the above computation of diluted earnings per share for CRD-A because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive:
Year Ended December 31,
2025
2024
2023
(In thousands)
Shares underlying stock options excluded due to the options' respective exercise prices being greater than the average stock price during the period
—
—
711
Performance stock grants excluded because performance conditions had not been met(1)
276
1,076
993
(1)
Compensation cost is recognized for these performance stock grants based on expected achievement rates; however no consideration is given for these performance stock grants when calculating earnings per share until the performance measurements are actually achieved.
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9. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Comprehensive income (loss) for the Company consists of the total of net income, foreign currency translation adjustments, and accrued pension and retiree medical liability adjustments. Foreign currency translation adjustments include net unrealized (loss) gain from intra-entity loans that are long-term in nature of $452,000, $(505,000), and $1,004,000 for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively. The changes in components of "Accumulated other comprehensive loss" ("AOCL"), net of taxes and noncontrolling interests, included in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows:
Foreign currency translation adjustments
Retirement liabilities
AOCL attributable to shareholders of Crawford & Company
(In thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2023
$
(49,486
)
$
(169,129
)
$
(218,615
)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications
(593
)
—
(593
)
Unrealized net losses arising during the year
—
(7,986
)
(7,986
)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to net income (1)
—
10,069
10,069
Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income
(593
)
2,083
1,490
Balance at December 31, 2024
(50,079
)
(167,046
)
(217,125
)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications
6,154
—
6,154
Unrealized net losses arising during the year
—
(884
)
(884
)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to net income (1)
—
10,115
10,115
Net current period other comprehensive income
6,154
9,231
15,385
Balance at December 31, 2025
$
(43,925
)
$
(157,815
)
$
(201,740
)
(1)
Retirement liabilities reclassified to net income are related to the amortization of actuarial losses and are included in "Selling, general, and administrative expenses" on the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations. See Note 7, "Retirement Plans" for additional details.
Other comprehensive loss amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests shown in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Investment are foreign currency translation adjustments.
10. Stock-Based Compensation
The Company has various stock-based incentive compensation plans for its employees and members of its Board of Directors. Only shares of CRD-A can be issued under these plans. The fair value of an equity award is estimated on the grant date without regard to service or performance conditions. The fair value is recognized as compensation expense over the requisite service period for all awards that vest. When recognizing compensation expense, estimates are made for the number of awards that are expected to vest, and subsequent adjustments are made to reflect both changes in the number of shares expected to vest and actual vesting. Compensation expense recognized at the end of any year equals at least the portion of the grant-date value of an award that has vested at that date.
The pretax compensation expense recognized for all stock-based compensation plans was $5,193,000, $5,768,000, and $5,603,000 for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively. In 2025 there was a decrease in stock-based compensation expense due to adjustments made to reflect changes in the number of shares expected to vest for 2023 and 2024 performance-based grants. In 2025, the estimated achievement rates for performance-based grants granted in 2024 and 2023 were reduced to 75% and 78% vesting, respectively.
The total income tax benefit recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for stock-based compensation arrangements was approximately $1,197,000, $1,350,000, and $1,330,000 for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively. Some of the Company's stock-based compensation awards are granted under plans which are designed not to be taxable as compensation to the recipient based on tax laws of the U.S. or other applicable country. Accordingly, the Company does not recognize tax benefits on all of its stock-based compensation expense.
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Stock Options
The Company has granted nonqualified and incentive stock options to key employees and directors. All stock options are for shares of CRD-A. Option awards are granted with an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the Company's stock on the date of grant. The Company's stock option plans have been approved by shareholders, and the Company's Board of Directors is authorized to make specific grants of stock options under active plans. Employee stock options typically are subject to graded vesting over three years (33% each year) and have a typical life of ten years. Compensation cost for stock options is recognized on an accelerated basis over the requisite service period for the entire award. No compensation expense was recorded for employee stock option awards during either of the years ended December 31, 2025 or 2024. Compensation expense of $12,000 was recognized for employee stock option awards for the year ended December 31, 2023.
A summary of option activity as of December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, and changes during each year, is presented below:
Shares
Weighted- Average Exercise Price
Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
(In thousands)
(In thousands)
Outstanding at December 31, 2022
1,542
$
8.98
5.5 years
$
7
Granted
—
—
Exercised
(485
)
8.84
Forfeited or expired
(15
)
9.01
Outstanding at December 31, 2023
1,042
9.05
4.7 years
4,305
Granted
—
—
Exercised
(321
)
8.98
Forfeited or expired
(21
)
9.01
Outstanding at December 31, 2024
700
9.08
3.6 years
1,737
Granted
—
—
Exercised
—
—
Forfeited or expired
—
—
Outstanding at December 31, 2025
700
$
9.08
2.6 years
$
1,520
Vested and Exercisable at December 31, 2025
700
$
9.08
2.6 years
$
1,520
There were no stock options granted in 2025, 2024 or 2023. During 2025 no options were exercised. There were 321,000 options exercised in 2024, and 485,000 options exercised in 2023. All remaining unvested options from prior awards vested in 2023. Options vested in 2023 intrinsic values of $425,000. The fair value of options that vested in 2023 was $228,000.
At December 31, 2025, there was no remaining unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested employee stock options. The fair value of each option was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing formula.
Performance-Based Stock Grants
Performance share grants are from time to time made to certain key employees of the Company. Such grants entitle employees to earn shares of CRD-A upon the achievement of certain individual and/or corporate objectives. Grants of performance shares are made at the discretion of the Company's Board of Directors, or the Board's Compensation and Human Capital Committee, and are subject to graded or cliff vesting over three-year periods. Shares are not issued until the vesting requirements have been met. Dividends are not paid or accrued on unvested/unissued shares. The grant-date fair value of a performance share grant is based on the market value of CRD-A on the date of grant, reduced for the present value of any dividends expected to be paid on CRD-A prior to the vesting of the award. Compensation expense for each award is recognized ratably from the grant date to the vesting date for each tranche, and adjusted based on probability of achievement over the applicable performance period.
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A summary of the status of the Company's nonvested performance shares as of December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, and changes during each year, is presented below:
Shares
Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Nonvested at December 31, 2022
1,238,090
$
7.52
Granted
1,236,598
5.62
Vested
(456,487
)
6.90
Forfeited or unearned
(573,205
)
7.97
Nonvested at December 31, 2023
1,444,996
6.12
Granted
552,705
11.38
Vested
(354,305
)
8.29
Forfeited or unearned
(489,891
)
6.72
Nonvested at December 31, 2024
1,153,505
7.91
Granted
269,601
11.68
Vested
(738,418
)
7.00
Forfeited or unearned
(224,385
)
8.23
Nonvested at December 31, 2025
460,303
$
11.42
The total fair value of the performance shares that vested in 2025, 2024, and 2023 was $5,171,000, $2,937,000, and $3,148,000, respectively.
Compensation expense recognized for all performance shares totaled $3,573,000, $4,361,000, and $4,212,000 for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Compensation cost for these awards is net of estimated or actual award forfeitures. Certain performance awards are based on service time, with no cumulative earnings per share targets. These awards vest ratably, by tranche, from their grant date to their vesting date. As of December 31, 2025, there was an estimated $1,819,000 of unearned compensation cost for nonvested performance shares. This unearned compensation cost is expected to be fully recognized by the end of 2026.
Restricted Shares
The Company's Board of Directors may elect to issue restricted shares of CRD-A in lieu of, or in addition to, cash payments to certain key employees or directors. Employees or directors receiving these shares are subject to restrictions on their ability to transfer the shares. Such restrictions generally lapse ratably over vesting periods ranging from several months to five years. The grant-date fair value of a restricted share of CRD-A is based on the market value of the stock on the date of grant. Compensation cost is recognized on an accelerated basis over the requisite service period.
A summary of the status of the Company's restricted shares of CRD-A as of December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 and changes during each year, is presented below:
Shares
Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Nonvested at December 31, 2022
—
$
—
Granted
135,456
5.93
Vested
(135,456
)
5.93
Forfeited or unearned
—
—
Nonvested at December 31, 2023
—
—
Granted
76,090
12.43
Vested
(61,974
)
12.36
Forfeited or unearned
(14,116
)
12.75
Nonvested at December 31, 2024
—
—
Granted
95,553
11.98
Vested
(85,620
)
11.97
Forfeited or unearned
(9,933
)
12.06
Nonvested at December 31, 2025
—
$
—
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Compensation expense recognized for all restricted shares for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023 was $1,025,000, $766,000, and $804,000, respectively. As of December 31, 2025, there was no unearned compensation cost related to nonvested restricted shares.
Employee Stock Purchase Plans
The Company has three employee stock purchase plans: the U.S. Plan, the U.K. Plan, and the International Plan. Eligible employees in Canada, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands may also participate in the U.S. Plan. The International Plan is for eligible employees located in certain other countries who are not covered by the U.S. Plan or the U.K. Plan. All plans are compensatory.
For all plans, the requisite service period is the period of time over which the employees contribute to the plans through payroll withholdings. For purposes of recognizing compensation expense, estimates are made for the total withholdings expected over the entire withholding period. The market price of a share of stock at the beginning of the withholding period is then used to estimate the total number of shares that will be purchased using the total estimated withholdings. Compensation cost is recognized ratably over the withholding period.
Under the U.S. Plan, the Company is authorized to issue up to 2,200,000 shares of CRD-A to eligible employees. Participating employees can elect to have up to85% of $25,000 of their eligible annual earnings withheld to purchase shares at the end of the one-year withholding period which starts each July 1 and ends the following June 30. The purchase price of the stock is 85% of the lesser of the closing price of a share of such stock on the first day or the last day of the withholding period. Participating employees may cease payroll withholdings during the withholding period and/or request a refund of all amounts withheld before any shares are purchased.
During the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, a total of 174,366, 128,736, and 149,170 shares, respectively, of CRD-A were issued under the U.S. employee stock purchase plan to the Company's employees at average purchase prices of $7.25, $7.34, and $6.44 in 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively. At December 31, 2025, an estimated 120,000 shares will be issued and purchased under the U.S. Plan in 2026. During the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, compensation expense of $408,000, $430,000, and $368,000, respectively, was recognized for the U.S. employee stock purchase plan.
Under the U.K. Plan, the Company is authorized to issue up to 2,000,000 shares of CRD-A. Under the U.K. Plan, eligible employees can elect to have up to £250 withheld from payroll each month to purchase shares after the end of a three-year savings period. The purchase price of a share of stock is 85% of the market price of the stock at a date prior to the grant date as determined under the U.K. Plan. Participating employees may cease payroll withholdings and/or request a refund of all amounts withheld before any shares are purchased.
At December 31, 2025, an estimated 250,000 shares will be eligible for purchase under the U.K. Plan at the end of the current withholding periods. This estimate is subject to change based on future fluctuations in the value of the British pound against the U.S. dollar, future changes in the market price of CRD-A, and future employee participation rates. The purchase price per share of CRD-A under the U.K. Plan ranges from $5.17 to $10.39. For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, compensation expense of $187,000, $211,000, and $209,000, respectively, was recognized for the U.K. Plan. For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 a total of 114,384, 138,714, and 71,642 shares, respectively, of CRD-A were issued under the U.K. Plan.
Under the International Plan, up to 1,000,000 shares of CRD-A may be issued. Participating employees can elect to have up to $21,250 of their eligible annual earnings withheld to purchase up to 5,000 shares of CRD-A at the end of the one-year withholding period which starts each July 1 and ends the following June 30. The purchase price of the stock is 85% of the lesser of the closing price for a share of such stock on the first day or the last day of the withholding period. Participating employees may cease payroll withholdings during the withholding period and/or request a refund of all amounts withheld before any shares are purchased. During 2025, 2024, and 2023, 3,929, 3,449, and 5,026 shares, respectively, were issued under the International Plan. Compensation expense was immaterial for this plan in all three years.
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11. Fair Value Measurements
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Additionally, the inputs used to measure fair value are prioritized based on a three-level hierarchy. This hierarchy requires entities to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The three levels of inputs used to measure fair value are as follows:
•Level 1— Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
•Level 2 — Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1. The Company values assets and liabilities included in this level using dealer and broker quotations, certain pricing models, bid prices, quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.
•Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. This includes certain pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies and similar techniques that use significant unobservable inputs.
Recurring Fair Value Measurements
The following table presents the Company's financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis, excluding assets related to the Company's defined benefit pension plans, categorized using the fair value hierarchy:
December 31,
2025
Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Total
(In thousands)
Assets:
Money market funds (1)
$
11,729
$
—
$
—
$
11,729
Liabilities:
Contingent earnout liability (2)
—
—
—
—
December 31,
2024
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
(In thousands)
Assets:
Money market funds (1)
$
11,252
$
—
$
—
$
11,252
Liabilities:
Contingent earnout liability (2)
—
—
1,382
1,382
(1) The fair values of the money market funds were based on recently quoted market prices and reported transactions in an active marketplace. Money market funds are included on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets in "Cash and cash equivalents."
(2) The Level 3 fair value of the contingent earnout liability was estimated using internally-prepared EBITDA projections and discount rates determined using a combination of observable and unobservable market data based on changes to projections of acquired entities over the earnout periods, which spanned multiple years. The Company recognized a pretax contingent earnout expense (benefit) totaling $537,000 in 2025 and $(1,099,000) in 2024 related to the fair value adjustments of earnout liabilities. The fair value of the contingent earnout liability is included in "Other accrued liabilities" and "Other noncurrent liabilities" on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets, based upon the term of the contingent earnout agreements.
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The following table summarizes the change in the fair value of the Company's contingent earnout liability balance:
December 31,
2025
2024
(In thousands)
Acquisition-related contingent consideration, beginning of the year
$
2,519
$
13,066
Change in fair value of contingent consideration, including foreign exchange impacts
490
(1,264
)
Settlement of contingent consideration
(1,326
)
(9,283
)
Acquisition-related contingent consideration, end of the year
$
1,683
$
2,519
As of December 31, 2025, an earnout liability of $1,683,000 for the 2025 earnout period is based on the actual achievement of performance targets and will be paid in 2026, thus is no longer subject to fair value measurement. Changes in fair value of contingent consideration are included in "Selling, general, and administrative expenses" on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Fair Value Disclosures
The categorization of assets and liabilities within the fair value hierarchy and the measurement techniques are reviewed quarterly. Any transfers between levels are deemed to have occurred at the end of the quarter.
The fair values of accounts receivable, unbilled revenues, accounts payable and short-term borrowings approximate their respective carrying values due to the short-term maturities of the instruments. The interest rate on the Company's variable rate long-term debt resets at least every 90 days; therefore, the recorded value approximates fair value. These assets and liabilities are measured within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
Fair Value Measurements for Defined Benefit Pension Plan Assets
The fair value hierarchy is also applied to certain other assets that indirectly impact the Company's consolidated financial statements. Assets contributed by the Company to its defined benefit pension plans become the property of the individual plans. Even though the Company no longer has control over these assets, it is indirectly impacted by subsequent fair value adjustments to these assets. The actual return on these assets impacts the Company's future net periodic benefit cost, as well as amounts recognized in its Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company uses the fair value hierarchy to measure the fair value of assets held by its U.S. and U.K. defined benefit pension plans.
The following table summarizes the level within the fair value hierarchy used to determine the fair value of the Company's pension plan assets for its U.S. Qualified Plan at December 31, 2025 and 2024:
December 31,
2025
2024
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
(In thousands)
Asset Category:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
388
$
—
$
—
$
388
$
2,551
$
—
$
—
$
2,551
Short-term investment funds
—
9,903
—
9,903
—
5,782
—
5,782
Common Collective Equity funds:
U.S.
—
21,707
—
21,707
—
24,304
—
24,304
International
—
13,399
—
13,399
—
14,039
—
14,039
Common Collective Fixed Income Funds and Fixed Income Securities:
U.S.
50,619
122,346
—
172,965
46,572
135,047
—
181,619
International
—
24,533
—
24,533
—
22,040
—
22,040
Alternative strategy funds
—
8,536
1,527
10,063
—
500
10,528
11,028
Total Plan Assets
$
51,007
$
200,424
$
1,527
252,958
$
49,124
$
201,712
$
10,528
261,364
Other plan liabilities, net (a)
(34,957
)
(31,891
)
Net Plan Assets
$
218,001
$
229,473
(a) net amounts payable for unsettled security transactions.
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The following table summarizes the level within the fair value hierarchy used to determine the fair value of the Company's pension plan assets for its U.K. plans at December 31, 2025 and 2024:
December 31,
2025
2024
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
(In thousands)
Asset Category:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
1,475
$
—
$
—
$
1,475
$
701
$
—
$
—
$
701
Common Collective Fixed Income Funds and Fixed Income Securities:
Short-term investment funds:
—
43,338
—
43,338
—
46,997
—
46,997
Government securities
64,635
16,325
—
80,960
61,246
16,762
—
78,008
Alternative strategy funds
9,389
30,581
3,248
43,218
8,090
32,998
2,284
43,372
Real estate funds
—
—
—
—
—
—
666
666
Total
$
75,499
$
90,244
$
3,248
$
168,991
$
70,037
$
96,757
$
2,950
$
169,744
Short-term investment funds consist primarily of funds with a maturity of 60 days or less and are valued at amortized cost which approximates fair value.
Equity securities consist primarily of common collective funds (Level 2). Common collective funds are valued at the net asset value per share multiplied by the number of shares held as of the measurement date.
Fixed income securities consist of money market funds, government securities, corporate bonds and debt securities, mortgage-backed securities and other common collective funds. Government securities are valued by third-party pricing sources and are valued daily in an active market (Level 1). Corporate bonds are valued using either the yields currently available on comparable securities of issuers with similar credit ratings or using a discounted cash flows approach that utilizes observable inputs, such as current yields of similar instruments, and includes adjustments for valuation adjustments from internal pricing models which use observable inputs such as issuer details, interest rates, yield curves, default rates and quoted prices for similar assets (Level 2). Mortgage-backed securities are valued by pricing service providers that use broker-dealer quotations or valuation estimates from their internal pricing models (Level 2). Other common collective funds are valued at the net asset value per share multiplied by the number of shares held as of the measurement date (Level 2).
Alternative strategy funds are valued by third-party pricing sources and are valued daily using quoted prices in active markets (Level 1) or are valued using observable inputs, including net asset value information and other market-corroborated data, to estimate fair value as of the measurement date (Level 2). Alternative strategy funds may include derivative instruments such as futures, forward contracts, options and swaps and are used to help manage risks. Derivative instruments are generally valued by the investment managers or in certain instances by third party pricing sources (Level 2) or may, due to the inherent uncertainty of valuation for those investments, differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market for the investments existed, and the differences could be material (Level 3).
Real estate funds are primarily property unit trusts whose values are primarily reported by the fund manager and are based on valuation of the underlying investments which include inputs such as cost, discounted cash flows, independent appraisals and market-based comparable data (Level 3). The fair values may, due to the inherent uncertainty of valuation for those investments, differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market for the investments existed, and the differences could be material.
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Changes in fair value related to assets still held at the reporting date are included in "Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss" on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balance of Level 3 assets within the Company's U.S. and U.K. pension plans during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024:
U.S
U.K.
(in thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2023
$
11,299
$
4,927
Actual return on plan assets:
Related to assets still held at the reporting date
(1,350
)
107
Related to assets sold during the period
(264
)
63
Purchases, sales and settlements, net
843
(3,113
)
Transfers into Level 3
—
966
Balance at December 31, 2024
10,528
2,950
Actual return on plan assets:
Related to assets still held at the reporting date
419
496
Related to assets sold during the period
30
(85
)
Purchases, sales and settlements, net
449
(113
)
Transfers out of Level 3
(9,899
)
—
Balance at December 31, 2025
$
1,527
$
3,248
12. Segment and Geographic Information
The Company has four reportable segments consisting of North America Loss Adjusting, International Operations, Broadspire, and Platform Solutions. The Company's reportable segments are comprised of the following:
•
North America Loss Adjusting, which services the North American property and casualty market. This is comprised of Loss Adjusting operations in the U.S. and Canada, including Global Technical Services and Field Operations. The Canadian operations include all operations within that country including third party administration and Contractor Connection.
•
International Operations, which services the global property and casualty market outside North America, is comprised of Loss Adjusting operations in the U.K., Europe, Australia, Asia and Latin America, and includes Crawford Legal Services. International Operations includes all operations within the respective countries, including Loss Adjusting, Global Technical Services, Legal Services, third party administration, and where applicable, Contractor Connection.
•
Broadspire, which provides third party administration for workers' compensation, auto and liability, disability absence management, medical management, and accident and health to corporations, brokers and insurers in the U.S.
•
Platform Solutions, which consists of the Contractor Connection, Networks, and Subrogation service lines in the U.S. The Networks service line includes Catastrophe operations.
The Platform Solutions reportable segment represents the aggregation of certain service line operating segments. Intersegment sales are recorded at cost and are not material.
Effective January 1, 2024, the Company combined the operating segments within North America Loss Adjusting and International Operations, and accordingly, there are no operating segments within these reportable segments to aggregate.
The Company's four reportable segments represent components of the business for which separate financial information is available, and which is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker ("CODM"). The Company’s CEO is considered the CODM as he is responsible for strategic decisions including the allocation of resources to each reporting segment and the assessment of their performance. Specifically, he assesses the financial health of each segment, reviews budgeting and resource allocation, directs all strategic planning, reviews investments for new products and technology allocations, evaluates pricing strategies and cash flow management, and oversees risk management for each segment. The CEO regularly meets with the segment managers to discuss financial performance, operational issues and revenue forecasts. Additionally, the segment managers create segment-level budgets and forecasts and receive incentive compensation derived from the operating results of the segments. These financial packages are discussed in the meetings with the CEO. On December 31, 2025, Mr. Rohit Verma resigned from the Company and his position as President and CEO. On January 1, 2026, Mr. Bruce Swain was appointed interim President and CEO.
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Operating earnings is the primary financial performance measure used by the Company's senior management and the CODM to evaluate the financial performance of the Company's four reportable segments and make resource allocation decisions. The Company believes this measure is useful to investors in that it allows them to evaluate reportable segment operating performance using the same criteria used by the Company's senior management and CODM. The CODM considers revenues before reimbursements and operating earnings when making decisions about the allocation of operating and capital resources. Operating earnings will differ from net income computed in accordance with GAAP since operating earnings represent segment earnings before certain unallocated corporate administrative costs, net corporate interest expense, stock option expense, amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, contingent earnout adjustments, non-service pension costs, income taxes, restructuring and other costs, net, and net income or loss attributable to noncontrolling interests.
Segment operating earnings includes allocations of certain corporate and shared costs. If the Company changes its allocation methods or changes the types of costs that are allocated to its four reportable segments, prior period amounts presented in the current period financial statements are adjusted to conform to the current allocation process.
In the normal course of its business, the Company sometimes pays for certain out-of-pocket expenses that are thereafter reimbursed by its clients. Under GAAP, these out-of-pocket expenses and associated reimbursements are required to be included when reporting expenses and revenues, respectively, in the Company's consolidated results of operations. However, in evaluating segment results, Company management excludes these reimbursements and related expenses from segment results, as they offset each other.
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Financial information as of and for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023 related to the Company's reportable segments is presented below:
Year Ended December 31, 2025
North America Loss Adjusting
International Operations
Broadspire
Platform Solutions
Total
(In thousands)
Revenues before reimbursements
$
304,887
$
438,218
$
401,859
$
120,757
$
1,265,721
Less:
Segment Expenses:
Compensation
177,950
218,369
188,867
56,001
641,187
Benefits and payroll taxes
33,939
42,510
38,450
9,928
124,827
Non-employee labor
5,956
31,554
17,042
2,771
57,323
Total Compensation
217,845
292,433
244,359
68,700
823,337
Office rent and occupancy
4,370
13,670
8,329
3,458
29,827
Other office operating expense (1)
17,510
28,085
17,335
7,439
70,369
Depreciation
4,309
4,013
5,747
6,647
20,716
Professional fees
1,705
6,991
17,730
2,500
28,926
Cost of risk
1,696
2,027
3,656
1,846
9,225
Other, net (2)
479
4,416
1,310
3,181
9,386
Total Other Operating Expense
30,069
59,202
54,107
25,071
168,449
Allocated corporate, shared services, and administrative costs (3)
35,999
61,460
48,785
19,423
165,667
Total Segment Expenses
283,913
413,095
347,251
113,194
1,157,453
Segment Operating Earnings
$
20,974
$
25,123
$
54,608
$
7,563
$
108,268
Reconciliation of segment operating earnings:
Unallocated corporate administrative costs (4)
(25,995
)
Net corporate interest expense
(14,687
)
Non-service pension costs
(9,413
)
Stock option expense
(609
)
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets
(8,431
)
Contingent earnout adjustments
(537
)
Restructuring and other costs, net
(13,996
)
Income before income taxes
34,600
Income taxes
(14,924
)
Net Income
19,676
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
(42
)
Net Income Attributable to Shareholders of Crawford & Company
$
19,634
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Year Ended December 31, 2024
North America Loss Adjusting
International Operations
Broadspire
Platform Solutions
Total
(In thousands)
Revenues before reimbursements
$
312,158
$
418,607
$
388,074
$
173,671
$
1,292,510
Less:
Segment Expenses:
Compensation
184,732
208,200
181,355
91,457
665,744
Benefits and payroll taxes
35,659
39,082
36,769
14,480
125,990
Non-employee labor
5,790
26,411
17,159
5,849
55,209
Total Compensation
226,181
273,693
235,283
111,786
846,943
Office rent and occupancy
4,595
14,340
9,247
3,554
31,736
Other office operating expense (1)
16,015
28,289
16,200
9,067
69,571
Depreciation
3,149
3,314
4,767
6,807
18,037
Professional fees
1,869
11,685
17,414
2,166
33,134
Cost of risk
1,116
4,363
6,451
1,398
13,328
Other, net (2)
2,464
5,466
1,170
3,991
13,091
Total Other Operating Expense
29,208
67,457
55,249
26,983
178,897
Allocated corporate, shared services, and administrative costs (3)
38,596
56,456
45,113
23,729
163,894
Total Segment Expenses
293,985
397,606
335,645
162,498
1,189,734
Segment Operating Earnings
$
18,173
$
21,001
$
52,429
$
11,173
$
102,776
Reconciliation of segment operating earnings:
Unallocated corporate administrative costs (4)
(28,066
)
Net corporate interest expense
(16,862
)
Non-service pension costs
(9,764
)
Stock option expense
(574
)
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets
(7,497
)
Contingent earnout adjustments
1,099
Income before income taxes
41,112
Income taxes
(14,583
)
Net Income
26,529
Net Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
67
Net Income Attributable to Shareholders of Crawford & Company
$
26,596
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Year Ended December 31, 2023
North America Loss Adjusting
International Operations
Broadspire
Platform Solutions
Total
(In thousands)
Revenues before reimbursements
$
303,629
$
382,393
$
355,650
$
225,459
$
1,267,131
Less:
Segment Expenses:
Compensation
177,254
200,877
168,216
121,779
668,126
Benefits and payroll taxes
32,539
36,383
32,478
17,602
119,002
Non-employee labor
4,849
19,300
16,559
8,420
49,128
Total Compensation
214,642
256,560
217,253
147,801
836,256
Office rent and occupancy
4,637
15,501
9,796
3,739
33,673
Other office operating expense (1)
14,186
25,951
14,279
9,299
63,715
Depreciation
2,098
3,155
5,664
5,570
16,487
Professional fees
1,493
10,484
15,565
2,137
29,679
Cost of risk
1,368
3,929
3,600
1,006
9,903
Other, net (2)
3,052
6,445
860
4,322
14,679
Total Other Operating Expense
26,834
65,465
49,764
26,073
168,136
Allocated corporate, shared services, and administrative costs (3)
38,968
49,187
46,760
23,044
157,959
Total Segment Expenses
280,444
371,212
313,777
196,918
1,162,351
Segment Operating Earnings
$
23,185
$
11,181
$
41,873
$
28,541
$
104,780
Reconciliation of segment operating earnings:
Unallocated corporate administrative costs (4)
(19,419
)
Net corporate interest expense
(17,036
)
Non-service pension costs
(8,601
)
Stock option expense
(552
)
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets
(7,790
)
Contingent earnout adjustments
(4,025
)
Income before income taxes
47,357
Income taxes
(17,097
)
Net Income
30,260
Net Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
349
Net Income Attributable to Shareholders of Crawford & Company
$
30,609
(1)Other office and operating expenses include travel and entertainment, automobile expenses, office operating expenses and data processing costs.
(2)Other, net primarily includes bank service charges and advertising expenses.
(3)Allocated corporate, shared services, and administrative costs, comprise of expenses for administrative functions, including direct compensation, payroll taxes, and benefits which are allocated to each segment based on usage.
(4) Unallocated corporate and shared costs and credits represent expenses for the Company's chief executive officer and Board of Directors, certain adjustments to self-insured liabilities, certain unallocated legal and professional fees, and certain adjustments and recoveries to the Company's allowances for estimated credit losses.
Segment assets consist of accounts receivable, less allowance for expected credit losses, unbilled revenues at estimated billable amounts, goodwill and intangible assets arising from business acquisitions, net. Assets for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:
North America Loss Adjusting
International Operations
Broadspire
Platform Solutions
Total
(In thousands)
2025
Assets
$
96,020
$
144,167
$
72,777
$
72,578
$
385,542
2024
Assets
106,657
149,441
73,114
94,845
424,057
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Revenues by geographic region and major service line for the North America Loss Adjusting, International Operations, Broadspire and Platform Solutions segments are shown in Note 2, "Revenue Recognition."
Capital expenditures for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023 are shown in the following table:
Year Ended December 31,
2025
2024
2023
(In thousands)
North America Loss Adjusting
$
7,070
$
4,458
$
3,052
International Operations
1,321
2,225
1,061
Broadspire
14,620
12,643
12,494
Platform Solutions
3,538
5,405
4,815
Corporate
12,000
16,916
15,174
Total capital expenditures
$
38,549
$
41,647
$
36,596
The total of the Company's reportable segments' revenues before reimbursements reconciled to total consolidated revenues for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023 was as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
2025
2024
2023
(In thousands)
Segments' revenues before reimbursements
$
1,265,721
$
1,292,510
$
1,267,131
Reimbursements
45,106
48,460
49,788
Total consolidated revenues
$
1,310,827
$
1,340,970
$
1,316,919
The Company's reportable segments' total assets reconciled to consolidated total assets of the Company at 2025 and 2024 are presented in the following table:
December 31,
2025
2024
(In thousands)
Assets of reportable segments
$
385,542
$
424,057
Corporate assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
64,079
55,412
Income taxes receivable
4,350
5,337
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
41,362
40,334
Net property and equipment
16,649
20,554
Operating lease right-of-use asset, net
66,322
78,808
Capitalized software costs, net
112,812
111,854
Deferred income tax assets
24,684
25,305
Other noncurrent assets
48,500
42,094
Total corporate assets
378,758
379,698
Total assets
$
764,300
$
803,755
Revenues and long-lived assets for the U.S., U.K. and Canada are set out below as these countries are material for geographical area disclosure. For the purposes of these geographic area disclosures, long-lived assets consist of the net property and equipment, capitalized software costs, net and operating lease right-of-use, net line items on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets and excludes intangible assets and goodwill.
U.S.
U.K.
Canada
All Other International
Total Company
(In thousands)
2025
Revenues before reimbursements
$
738,350
$
179,412
$
89,153
$
258,806
$
1,265,721
Long-lived assets
125,570
21,133
14,974
34,106
195,783
2024
Revenues before reimbursements
783,024
168,357
90,879
250,250
1,292,510
Long-lived assets
140,701
23,101
16,676
30,737
211,215
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13. Restructuring and Other Costs, Net
During the fourth quarter of 2025, the Company executed a restructuring plan to improve its operational efficiencies to further support its corporate strategy. The Company incurs costs associated with restructuring initiatives intended to improve operating performance, profitability, and efficiency of business processes. The Company incurred pre-tax restructuring costs of $13,996,000 in 2025. There were no restructuring programs or costs incurred during 2024 or 2023.
Restructuring costs include asset impairments, lease termination costs, severance and termination costs, and loss on sale or disposal of a business. Asset impairments, including costs incurred for obsolete software, are related to decisions to close certain operations. Lease termination costs are related to the exit of certain leased facilities. Severance and termination costs relate to efforts to consolidate and streamline various functions of our workforce, both in operations and administrative functions.
The Company records restructuring charges when they are probable and estimable. Restructuring costs are accrued when the Company announces a restructuring event or communicates the employee termination, and the amounts can be reasonably estimated. Restructuring expenses are included in “Restructuring costs” in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Restructuring costs are not charged to our segments.
The Company’s restructuring and other costs, net are comprised of the following:
Year ended December 31
2025
(In thousands)
Asset impairments
$
8,918
Lease termination costs
2,932
Severance and termination costs
1,622
Loss on sale of business
524
Total restructuring and other costs, net
$
13,996
The following table summarizes the remaining costs in the Company’s accrued restructuring balances as of December 31, 2025. Severance and termination costs are included in “Accrued compensation and related costs” and lease termination costs are included in current and noncurrent “Operating lease liability” in the Consolidated Balance Sheets:
Restructuring Charges
Accrued compensation and related costs
Operating lease liability
Other accrued liabilities
Total
(In thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2024
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
—
Additions
1,291
3,868
289
5,448
Adjustments to accruals
—
—
—
—
Cash payments
—
—
—
—
Balance at December 31, 2025
$
1,291
$
3,868
$
289
$
5,448
14. Client Funds
The Company maintains funds in custodial accounts at financial institutions to administer claims for certain clients. These funds are not available for the Company's general operating activities and, as such, have not been recorded in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. The amount of these funds totaled $456,043,000 at December 31, 2025.
15. Commitments and Contingencies
As part of the Company's Credit Facility, the Company maintains a letter of credit facility to satisfy certain of its own contractual requirements. At December 31, 2025, the aggregate committed amount of letters of credit outstanding under the facility was $8,457,000.
From time to time, the Company enters into certain agreements for the purchase or sale of assets or businesses that contain provisions that may require the Company to make additional payments in the future depending upon the achievement of specified operating results of the acquired company, or provide the Company with an option or similar right to purchase additional assets.
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In the normal course of its business, the Company is sometimes named as a defendant or responsible party in suits or other actions by insureds or claimants contesting decisions made by the Company or its clients with respect to the settlement of claims. Additionally, certain clients of the Company have in the past brought, and may, in the future bring, claims for indemnification on the basis of alleged actions by the Company, its agents, or its employees in rendering services to clients. The majority of these claims are of the type covered by insurance maintained by the Company. However, the Company is responsible for the deductibles and self-insured retentions under various insurance coverages. In the opinion of Company management, adequate provisions have been made for such known and probable risks. No assurances can be provided, however, that the result of any such action, claim or proceeding, now known or occurring in the future, will not result in a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
The Company is subject to numerous federal, state, and foreign labor, employment, worker health and safety, antitrust and competition, environmental and consumer protection, import/export, anti-corruption, and other laws. From time to time the Company faces claims and investigations by employees, former employees, and governmental entities under such laws or employment contracts with such employees or former employees. Such claims, investigations, and any litigation involving the Company could divert management's time and attention from the Company's business operations and could potentially result in substantial costs of defense, settlement or other disposition, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's results of operations, financial position, and cash flows. In the opinion of Company management, adequate provisions have been made for any items that are probable and reasonably estimable.
16. Subsequent Events
Segment Realignment
In connection with the realignment of management responsibilities effective January 1, 2026, the Company updated its reportable segments. The Company's revised reportable segments are comprised of the following:
•
U.S. Property & Casualty, provides claims management services to insurance carriers and self-insured entities related to property and casualty losses. This is comprised of U.S. Loss Adjusting which includes Global Technical Services and Claims Solutions. This reportable segment also includes Networks which consists of the Contractor Connection and Catastrophe Services operations previously reported within the Platform Solutions Segment.
•
Broadspire, which provides third party administration for workers' compensation, auto and liability, disability management, medical management, and accident and health to corporations, brokers and insurers as well as subrogation services in the U.S. Broadspire includes the subrogation operations that were previously reported within the Platform Solutions Segment.
•
International Operations, which services the global property and casualty market outside the U.S., includes all operations within the U.K., Europe, Australia, Asia, Latin America and the Canadian operations that were previously reported within North America Loss Adjusting.
The succeeding interim and annual periods reporting will disclose the reportable segments under the new basis with prior periods restated to reflect the change.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors Crawford & Company:
Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Crawford & Company and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2025, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, shareholders’ investment, and cash flows for the year then ended, and the related notes (collectively, the consolidated financial statements). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2025, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, and our report dated March 2, 2026 expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Basis for Opinion
These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matter
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of a critical audit matter does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.
Testing of revenue
As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company reported revenues before reimbursements of $304.9 million in its North America Loss Adjusting segment, $438.2 million in its International Operations segment, $401.9 million in its Broadspire segment, and $120.8 million in its Platform Solutions segment.
We identified the evaluation of the sufficiency of audit evidence over certain revenue streams as a critical audit matter. Subjective auditor judgment was required in evaluating the sufficiency of audit evidence over certain revenue streams due to the volume of revenue streams involved in the process and the complexity of related IT systems. This included determining the revenue streams over which procedures were to be performed and evaluating the nature and extent of evidence over each revenue stream. Additionally, IT professionals with specialized skills and knowledge were required to assist with the determination of IT systems subject to testing and performance and evaluation of certain procedures.
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The following are the primary procedures we performed to address this critical audit matter. We applied auditor judgment to determine the nature and extent of procedures to be performed over revenue, including the determination of revenue streams and related IT systems to test. For each revenue stream where procedures were performed, we evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of certain internal controls related to the Company’s revenue recognition process. This included controls over the IT systems and automated and manual process level controls related to processing and recording of revenue. For revenue streams identified for testing, we involved IT professionals with specialized skills and knowledge, who assisted in testing certain IT applications used by the Company in its revenue recognition processes and the transfer of relevant revenue data between certain systems used in the revenue recognition processes. For revenue streams identified for testing, we performed one or more of the following procedures:
•
performed a software-assisted data analysis to test relationships among certain revenue transactions. For certain revenue transactions identified through these procedures, we compared the amounts recognized for consistency with underlying documentation, including contracts or payment and transaction support.
•
selected a sample of transactions and assessed the recorded amounts by comparing the recorded revenue to underlying documentation, including the contract with the customer.
•
assessed the recorded revenue by comparing total cash received during the year, adjusted for reconciling items, to the revenue recognized. Such assessment also evaluated the relevance and reliability of reconciling items by comparing to underlying documentation, including the changes in accounts receivable, unbilled revenue, and deferred revenue.
We evaluated the sufficiency of audit evidence obtained by assessing the results of the procedures performed, including the appropriateness of the nature and extent of such evidence.
/s/ KPMG LLP
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2025.
Atlanta, Georgia
March 2, 2026
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of Crawford & Company
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Crawford & Company (the Company) as of December 31, 2024, the related consolidated statements of operations, statements of comprehensive income, shareholders' investment and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2024, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at December 31, 2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2024, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
We served as the Company’s auditor from 2002 through 2025.
Atlanta, Georgia
March 3, 2025
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors Crawford & Company:
Opinion on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
We have audited Crawford & Company and subsidiaries' (the Company) internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2025, the related consolidated statements of operation, comprehensive income, shareholders’ investment, and cash flows for the year then ended, and the related notes (collectively, the consolidated financial statements), and our report dated March 2, 2026 expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.
Basis for Opinion
The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Report of Management on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Atlanta, Georgia
March 2, 2026
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PART IV
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(a) The following documents are filed as part of this report:
1. Financial Statements
The financial statements listed below and the related reports of Ernst & Young LLP and KPMG LLP are incorporated herein by reference and included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K/A:
•
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2025 and 2024
•
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023
•
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023
•
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Investment for the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023
•
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023
•
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
2. Financial Statement Schedule
•
Schedule II — Valuation and Qualifying Accounts — Information required by this schedule is included under the caption "Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Expected Credit Losses " in Note 1 and also in Note 6, "Income Taxes" to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K/A, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Other schedules have been omitted because they are not applicable.
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* Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement required to be filed as an exhibit pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K.
** Filed herewith.
*** Furnished herewith.
# Filed with the original Form 10-K on March 2, 2026.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
CRAWFORD & COMPANY
Date
March 19, 2026
By
/s/ W. Bruce Swain
W. BRUCE SWAIN, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Amendment has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
NAME AND TITLE
Date
March 19 2026
/s/ W. Bruce Swain
W. BRUCE SWAIN, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Director
Date
March 19, 2026
/s/ Holly B. Boudreau
HOLLY B. BOUDREAU, Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
Date
March 19, 2026
/s/ Anthony P. Belcastro
ANTHONY P. BELCASTRO, Senior Vice President, Controller, and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)