Crawford & Company (CRD-B) 10-K 2015 FY Annual report

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. 333-125557) pertaining to the Crawford &

Company Executive Stock Bonus Plan,

(7) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-140310) pertaining to the Crawford &

Company U.K. Sharesave Scheme,

(8) Registration Statement (Form S-3/A No. 333-142569) pertaining to the registration

of common stock,

(9) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-157896) pertaining to the Crawford &

Company 2007 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan,

(10) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-161278) pertaining to the Crawford &

Company International Employee Stock Purchase Plan,

(11) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-161279) pertaining to the Crawford &

Company Non-Employee Director Stock Plan,

(12) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-161280) pertaining to the Crawford &

Company Executive Stock Bonus Plan,

(13) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-170344) pertaining to the Crawford &

Company 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan,

(14) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-190373) pertaining to the Crawford &

Company U.K. Sharesave Scheme, and

(15) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-199915) pertaining to the Crawford &

Company Executive Stock Bonus Plan;

of our reports dated March 10, 2016, 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, 2015.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Atlanta, Georgia

March 10, 2016