Crawford & Co. News

Vehicle Complexity, Labor ‘Reshaping’ Auto Insurance and Collision Repair: Report

New technologies and rising labor costs are putting pressure on auto insurance carriers and auto repairers by making repairs more costly and increasing repair times, trends that a new report asserts are “reshaping” the industries. The bottom-line message: Newer vehicles …

People Moves: Crawford Names Bart CEO, Int’l Operations; Marsh Appoints Delchar as Head of Placement, UK & Ireland; Pütz to Become Echo Re’s CEO as Meyer Retires

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Crawford & Co., Marsh and Echo Re. A summary of these new hires follows here. Crawford & Co. Names Bart CEO, Int’l Operations Crawford & Co., the provider of claims management …

Crawford & Co. Appoints Wang as Managing Director, Global Technical Services

Crawford & Company, an independent provider of claims management and outsourcing services to carriers, brokers and corporations, has appointed Baoling Wang as vice president, managing director and international executive general adjuster. Wang will report to Paul Kottler, president, Crawford Global …

Crawford & Co. Names Adkins Vertical Market Leader in Washington

Crawford & Co. has named Lizzy Adkins as vertical market leader in litigation management. Adkins will be responsible for expanding Crawford’s casualty book focusing on litigation management for the U.S. She will be based in Seattle, Wash. working out of …

Crawford Names Tolson as CEO of U.S. Property/Casualty Group

Claims management firm Crawford & Co. has named Kenneth Tolson chief executive officer of its U.S. Property & Casualty group. Tolson will be responsible for the company’s U.S. field operations and catastrophe services groups. Tolson most recently served as senior …

Crawford Buys Majority Stake in ‘Uber-Like’ Field Inspection Firm WeGoLook

Global claims management firm Crawford & Co. has acquired a majority interest in WeGoLook, an online and mobile inspection firm that calls itself the “Uber of inspections.” Crawford said it agreed to pay $36.1 million for an 85 percent stake …

Zurich Offers Post Cyber Attack Response Service in APAC

Zurich Insurance has launched DigitalResolve, a coordinated incident response service to help businesses in Asia Pacific (APAC) mitigate and recover from cyber attacks. Offered through Zurich’s partner Crawford & Co., DigitalResolve helps organizations coordinate and manage resources so they can …

Crawford & Co. Names Agadi President and CEO

Atlanta-based international claims management firm Crawford & Co. has named Harsha V. Agadi president and CEO. He has served as interim president and CEO since August 2015. Agadi was named interim CEO last August when Jeffrey Bowman agreed to step …

Chubb Offers ‘Cyber Enterprise Risk Management’ Solution for European Clients

Chubb announced the launch of Cyber Enterprise Risk Management, as the company continues to invest in its cyber risk capabilities across Europe. Cyber Enterprise Risk Management as “an end-to-end risk management solution, designed to meet the needs of middle-market and …

Chubb Launches Cyber Response Partnership with Crawford for Clients in Europe

Chubb has launched a new partnership with Crawford & Co., as it continues to invest in building its cyber enterprise risk management capabilities. A global leader in claims and crisis management, Crawford & Co. will provide Chubb’s clients with a …