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<DESCRIPTION>EX-23.1 CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG, LLP.
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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No. 333-00000) pertaining to the Crawford & Company Executive Stock Bonus
Plan of our report dated March 11, 2005, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements of Crawford & Company included in its Annual Report (Form
10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2004, Crawford & Company management's
assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and
the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Crawford &
Company, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                             /s/ Ernst & Young

Atlanta, Georgia
June 3, 2005
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