Exhibit 99.1

                                                                 (Crawford LOGO)



                                                       PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                              FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                   JULIE KEATON AT 404-847-4026
                                                   JULIE_KEATON@US.CRAWCO.COM


                                                   May 23, 2006


         CRAWFORD & COMPANY PARTICIPATING IN SUNTRUST ROBINSON HUMPHREY
                                 ANALYST EVENT


ATLANTA -- Crawford & Company is pleased to announce that Tom Crawford,
president and CEO, along with Bruce Swain, senior vice president and interim
chief financial officer, will participate in the SunTrust Robinson Humphrey
fourth annual Financial Services Unconference in New York City, May 24, 2006.

During the meetings, the Company expects to reaffirm the 2006 guidance given
during its first quarter earnings conference call with analysts. Copies of the
presentation materials reviewed at the conference will be made available
beginning the day of the conference on the Company's Web site at
www.crawfordandcompany.com.

Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Crawford & Company is the world's largest independent
provider of claims management solutions to insurance companies and self-insured
entities, with a global network of more than 700 offices in 63 countries. Major
service lines include property and casualty claims management, integrated claims
and medical management for workers' compensation, legal settlement
administration, including class action and warranty inspections, and risk
management information services. The Company's shares are traded on the NYSE
under the symbols CRDA and CRDB.

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