Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements:
(1) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-02051) pertaining to the Crawford & Company 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, |
(2) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-24425) pertaining to the Crawford & Company 1997 Non-employee Director Stock Option Plan, |
(3) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-24427) pertaining to the Crawford & Company 1997 Key Employee Stock Option Plan, |
(4) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-43740) pertaining to the Crawford & Company 1997 Key Employee Stock Option Plan, |
(5) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-87465) pertaining to the Crawford & Company U.K. Sharesave Scheme, |
(6) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-87467) pertaining to the Prism Network, Inc. Stock Option Plan, |
(7) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-125557) pertaining to the Crawford & Company Executive Stock Bonus Plan, |
(8) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-140310) pertaining to the Crawford & Company U.K. Sharesave Scheme, |
(9) | Registration Statement (Form S-3/A No. 333-142569) pertaining to the Crawford & Company Amendment No.1 to Form S-3 No. 333-142569, |
(10) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-155406) pertaining to the Crawford & Company Frozen Accrued Vacation Stock Purchase Plan, |
(11) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-157896) pertaining to the Crawford & Company 2007 Non-employee Director Stock Option Plan, |
(12) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-161278) pertaining to the the Crawford & Company International Employee Stock Purchase Plan, |
(13) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-161279) pertaining to the Crawford & Company Non-Employee Director Stock Plan, |
(14) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-161280) pertaining to the Crawford & Company Executive Stock Bonus Plan, and |
(15) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-170344) pertaining to the Crawford & Company 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan; |
of our reports dated March 4, 2011, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Crawford & Company and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Crawford & Company included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2010.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Atlanta, Georgia
March 4, 2011