UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~WASHINGTON~~Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

~~PURSUANT~~Pursuant TOto ~~SECTION~~ Section 13 ORor 15(d) OFof ~~THE~~the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

~~SECURITIES~~Date ~~EXCHANGE~~of ~~ACT~~report OF(Date ~~1934~~of earliest event reported): March 23, 2026

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 2, 2026

CRAWFORD & COMPANY

(Exact ~~Name~~name of ~~Registrant~~registrant as ~~Specified~~ specified in ~~Its~~its ~~Charter~~charter)

Georgia

Georgia		1-10356		58-0506554
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS employer Identification No.)

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

5335 Triangle Parkway, Peachtree Corners, Georgia		30092
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

1-10356		58-0506554
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)
5335 Triangle Parkway, Peachtree Corners, Georgia		30092
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (404) 300-1000

(404) 300-1000

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A

(Former ~~Name~~name or ~~Former~~former ~~Address~~address, if ~~Changed~~changed since ~~Since~~last ~~Last Report~~report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ ¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ ¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Act of 1934.

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 provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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, Inc.
Class B Common Stock — $1.00 Par Value	CRD-B	New York Stock Exchange, Inc.

~~Item~~Indicate 2by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.~~02.~~405 ~~Results~~of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of ~~Operations~~the ~~and~~Securities Exchange ~~Financial~~Act ~~Condition~~of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

OnEmerging ~~March~~growth 2,company 2026, Crawford & Company (the "Company") issued a press release containing information about the Company's financial results for the fourth quarter 2025. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by this reference.¨

~~Item~~If ~~7.01.~~an ~~Regulation~~emerging FDgrowth ~~Disclosure~~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 provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

~~The~~Item ~~Company has made available on the Company's website at https://ir~~5.~~crawco~~02.~~com~~ aDeparture ~~presentation~~of ~~designed~~Directors toor ~~enhance~~Certain ~~the~~Officers; ~~information~~Election ~~presented~~of atDirectors; ~~its~~Appointment ~~quarterly~~of ~~earnings~~Certain ~~conference~~Officers; ~~call~~Compensatory onArrangements ~~Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. A copy~~ of ~~the~~Certain ~~presentation is attached hereto as Exhibit 99~~Officers.~~2 and is incorporated herein by this reference.~~

~~Item~~On 9March 23, 2026, the Board of Directors of Crawford & Company (the “Company”) appointed William Bruce Swain, Jr.01, age 62, to the positions of President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective immediately. Mr. Swain has been serving as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer since January 1, 2026, as previously announced in our Form 8-K filed on November 21, 2025. He was also appointed by the Board as a Director on January 1, 2026. Since October 2006, Mr. Swain served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial ~~Statements~~Officer. He has held several leadership positions within Crawford since joining in 1991 including, managing several functions within the Finance Department and ~~Exhibits~~acting as the Company’s Senior Vice President and Controller. Mr. Swain is a certified public accountant and a chartered global management accountant. He holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in accountancy from the University of Mississippi. He also serves on the non-profit Boards of the Georgia Chapter of the American Alzheimer’s Association and the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce.

~~(d)~~There ~~The~~are ~~following~~no ~~exhibits~~family relationships between Mr. Swain and any directors or executive officers of the Company, and there are ~~being~~no ~~filed~~related ~~herewith:~~party transactions between Mr. Swain and the Company.

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release dated March 2, 2026
99.2		Slide Presentation
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

The compensatory terms of Mr. Swain’s employment agreement have not changed since the Company last disclosed them in connection with Mr. Swain’s appointment as interim President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company (effective January 1, 2026) on November 21, 2025.

~~The~~In ~~information~~addition, ~~contained~~Jesse inC. ~~this~~Crawford, Sr., ~~current~~a ~~report~~member ~~on Form 8-K and in the accompanying exhibits shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing~~ of the ~~Company~~Board ~~with the SEC, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless~~ of Directors ~~any~~since ~~general incorporation by reference language in such filing~~1986, ~~unless~~has ~~expressly~~shared ~~incorporated~~his byintention ~~specific reference~~ to ~~such~~not ~~filing.~~stand ~~The~~for ~~information,~~reelection ~~including~~at the ~~exhibits~~2026 ~~hereto,~~Annual ~~shall~~Shareholder ~~not~~Meeting ~~be deemed~~ to be ~~"filed"~~held ~~for~~on ~~purposes~~May 14, 2026. ofIn ~~Section~~recognition 18 of ~~the~~his ~~Securities~~many ~~Exchange~~years ~~Act~~ of ~~1934,~~service ~~as amended, or otherwise subject to~~ the ~~liabilities~~Board ofhas ~~that~~appointed ~~section~~Mr. Crawford oras ~~Sections~~an 11honorary ~~and~~member ~~12(a)(2)~~ of the ~~Securities~~Board ~~Act of 1933~~effective May 14, ~~as amended~~2026.

2A copy of the Company’s press release, dated March 23, 2026, announcing the appointment of Mr. Swain as President and CEO and Mr. Crawford’s retirement from the Board and appointment as an Honorary Director is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

~~SIGNATURE~~Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

~~Pursuant~~(a) toExhibits. ~~the~~The ~~requirements~~following ofexhibit ~~the~~are ~~Securities~~filed ~~and~~with ~~Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused~~ this ~~report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.~~Report:

	CRAWFORD & COMPANY
Exhibit No.		Description
	(Registrant)
99.1		Press Release dated March 23, 2026
	By:		/s/ HOLLY B. BOUDREAU
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
			Holly B. Boudreau
			Executive Vice President -
			Chief Financial Officer
Dated: March 2, 2026

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

CRAWFORD & COMPANY

By:	/s/ Tami E. Stevenson
	Name:	Tami E. Stevenson
	Title:	SVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Date: March 23, 2026

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