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,
(15) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-199915) pertaining to the Crawford & |
Company Executive Stock Bonus Plan, and
(16) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-213010) pertaining to the Crawford & |
Company 2016 Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan and the Crawford & Company 2016 Employee Stock Purchase Plan;
of our reports dated February 27, 2017, 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, 2016.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Atlanta, Georgia
February 27, 2017