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05/17/2012
Corporate Counsel Amy Loggins Named to GA Chamber Committee
Amy E. Loggins, assistant vice president and corporate counsel for Crawford & Company, recently was appointed as a member of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce Law & Judiciary Committee.
05/16/2012
GCG’s Jeanne Finegan to Speak at Class Actions Conference
Jeanne C. Finegan, APR, senior vice president, communications and legal notice expert at The Garden City Group, Inc. (GCG), will be speaking at the upcoming CLE International’s 8th Annual Class Actions Conference. Finegan’s panel will explore "How Social Media and Networking has Changed Class Actions Nationwide."
05/15/2012
Brandon D. Hylton Receives Crawford's Greg Threet Memorial Scholarship
Crawford & Company recently named Brandon D. Hylton, a sophomore majoring in business administration at Morehead State University, as the sixth recipient of its Greg Threet Memorial Scholarship.
05/14/2012
Crawford & Company Announces Authorization of Share Repurchase Program
Crawford & Company (NYSE: CRDA; CRDB) today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the Company to undertake a share repurchase program under which it may repurchase up to 2 million shares of its common stock over the next three years.
05/09/2012
Crawford & Company Board Declares Quarterly Dividends
On May 9, 2012, at its regular quarterly meeting, the Board of Directors of Crawford & Company declared quarterly dividends of $0.03 per share on the Class A Common Stock and $0.02 per share on the Class B Common Stock, payable on May 30, 2012, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on May 22, 2012.
05/08/2012
Crawford Reports 2012 First Quarter Results
First quarter 2012 consolidated revenues before reimbursements totaled $267.8 million, down 6% from $285.0 million reported in the 2011 first quarter. First quarter 2012 net income attributable to Crawford & Company was $6.1 million,decreasing 50% from net income of $12.1 million reported in the 2011 first quarter. First quarter 2012 diluted earnings per share were $0.12 for CRDA and $0.11 for CRDB, compared with diluted earnings per share for each class of $0.23 in the prior-year quarter.
05/03/2012
Broadspire Experts Present at Predictive Analytics World Conference
Broadspire’s Gary Anderberg and two IT experts discussed how the organization uses its e-Triage application to understand and proactively manage problem claims at a recent Predictive Analytics World conference in San Francisco.
04/24/2012
Crawford & Company Announces Earnings Conference Call
Crawford & Company (NYSE: CRDA and CRDB), the world’s largest independent provider of claims management solutions to insurance companies and self-insured entities, will issue its earnings release on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
04/24/2012
Crawford & Company Launches Vehicle Inspection App
Crawford & Company is introducing a new, cost-effective self-service application for popular mobile devices that can offer customers a better experience with post-lease vehicle inspections.
04/19/2012
RSG Partners Conference Focuses on Elements of Risk Management Success
Risk Sciences Group® (RSG), a Crawford Company and leading provider of risk management information systems (RMIS), focused on all the elements that make up a successful risk management program during its recent Partners Conference.
04/17/2012
Broadspire® Promotes Erica Fichter to Senior Vice President of Medical Management
Broadspire, a Crawford Company and leading third party administrator of workers compensation claims, liability claims and medical management services, has named Erica Fichter to the position of senior vice president of its industry-leading medical management services.
04/16/2012
Broadspire® Launches the BOLD® Rx Network
Broadspire, a Crawford Company and leading third party administrator of workers compensation claims, liability claims and medical management services, is launching the multi-dimensional, multi-tiered BOLD Rx Network, another addition to its family of services designed to help control the growing medical costs associated with workers compensation claims.
04/11/2012
Broadspire® Promotes Lorraine Shriner to Atlanta Service Center Manager
Broadspire, a Crawford Company and leading third party administrator of workers compensation claims, liability claims and medical management services, has named Lorraine Shriner to the position of Atlanta service center manager.
03/22/2012
Crawford & Company appoints Neil Allcroft Senior Vice President, Global Markets
Crawford & Company has named international insurance executive Neil Allcroft as Senior Vice President of its Global Markets team. Formerly with Zurich Global Corporate in London, where he was a member of the insurer’s Global Corporate UK Executive Board, Neil commences his new role with Crawford on 10 April.
03/21/2012
Broadspire® Hosts First Pharmacy Summit
Broadspire, a Crawford Company and leading third party administrator (TPA) and medical management services provider, will bring together representatives from a number of key industry organizations to discuss challenges in prescription drug management for workers compensation claims during its first pharmacy summit Thursday.
03/20/2012
Crawford Announces Executive Changes at Broadspire
Kenneth F. Martino Jr., chief executive officer of Broadspire, is leaving to accept a leadership position with another organization, Crawford & Company (NYSE: CRDA; CRDB), the world’s largest independent provider of claims management solutions, announced today. Martino’s new position, which is not with a competitor, is based in Connecticut, where his family has continued to live since he became CEO of Atlanta-based Broadspire.
03/12/2012
Pat Van Bakel Appointed Chief Operating Officer, Crawford & Company (Canada) Inc.
Pat Van Bakel has been appointed to the position of chief operating officer, Crawford & Company (Canada) Inc., the organization announced today. In his new role, he is responsible for services supplied to the Canadian property and casualty insurance market.
03/07/2012
Crawford & Company Appoints Channel Management Director, eLearning Services
Joel Sybert has been appointed channel management director for Crawford & Company’s eLearning Services for insurance claims professionals, including the KMC On Demand(SM) Learning Management System, virtual classrooms and educational products such as Property Technical Certification (PTC) .
03/06/2012
Broadspire(R) Establishes Two New Executive Business Relationship Positions
Industry executives Philip Finkle and Jennifer Turner have been appointed by Broadspire, a Crawford Company and leading third party administrator (TPA) and medical management services provider, to develop business relationships for the organization.
03/05/2012
Jennifer Pristera Joins GCG's Team as Vice President, Human Resources
The Garden City Group, Inc. (GCG), the recognized leader in class action settlement and bankruptcy administration, is pleased to announce that Jennifer Pristera has joined the Company as vice president, human resources.
02/28/2012
Broadspire(R) Events Manager Kathy Bradley Appointed to Lead Industry Association Exhibitor Committee
Kathy Bradley, corporate events manager for Broadspire, a Crawford Company and leading third party administrator (TPA) and medical management services provider, has been named to lead the Exhibits Advisory Committee (EAC) of the Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) for 2012 and 2013.
02/28/2012
Sarah Frankel Joins GCG's Bankruptcy Team
Sarah Frankel has joined The Garden City Group, Inc. (GCG), a recognized leader in class action settlement and bankruptcy administration, as business development specialist for corporate restructuring services.
02/27/2012
GCG Contributes $49,000 to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
The Garden City Group, Inc. (GCG), one of the largest claims administration firms in the country, has contributed $49,000 to its charity of the year, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society(R).
02/13/2012
Crawford Reports 2011 Fourth Quarter Results
Full year consolidated revenues before reimbursements totaled a record of more than $1.125 billion for 2011, increasing $94.9 million from 2010. Net income attributable to shareholders of Crawford & Company in 2011 was $45.4 million, increasing 60% over net income in 2010 of $28.3 million. Full year 2011 diluted earnings per share were $0.85 for CRDA and $0.83 for CRDB, respectively, compared with diluted earnings per share for each class of $0.53 in the prior year.
02/13/2012
Crawford Board Declares Quarterly Dividends
On February 7, 2012, at its regular quarterly meeting, the Board of Directors of Crawford & Company declared quarterly dividends of $0.03 per share on the Class A Common Stock and $0.02 per share on the Class B Common Stock, payable on March 23, 2012, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 7, 2012.
01/27/2012
Crawford & Company Announces Earnings Conference Call
Crawford & Company (NYSE: CRDA and CRDB), the world’s largest independent provider of claims management solutions to insurance companies and self-insured entities, will issue its earnings release on Monday, February 13, 2012 at 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
01/25/2012
GCG Expands New York City Office
The Garden City Group, Inc. (GCG), the recognized leader in class action and bankruptcy settlement administration, has relocated its New York City office to an expanded facility above Grand Central Terminal in the historic Graybar building.
01/17/2012
Crawford & Company Appoints New Global Technical Services Leadership in U.S.
Crawford & Company has named claims executive Terry Hunt to the newly created position of chief executive officer of Crawford Global Technical Services (GTS)(SM) in the United States. Richard Lafayette, managing director for GTS in the southeast, has been named to the newly created position of chief technical officer for GTS, reporting to Hunt.