Exhibit 15.1



To the Stockholders and Board of Directors of
Crawford & Company:


We are aware of the incorporation by reference in the previously filed
Registration Statement File Nos. 33-47536, 33-36116, 333-02051, 333-24425,
333-24427, 333-43740, 333-87465, and 333-87467 of Crawford & Company its Form
10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2002, which includes our report dated May
13, 2002 related to the unaudited interim financial information contained
therein.


                                             /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Atlanta, Georgia
May 13, 2002


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