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Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure, Table

Value of Initial Fixed $100 

Investment Based on:(9)

    

    

    

    

    

Average 

    

    

    

    

Net 

    

Summary 

Compensation 

Summary 

Average 

Peer 

Income 

Summary 

Compensation 

Compensation 

Actually 

Compensation 

Compensation 

Total 

Group 

(Loss) 

Compensation 

Table Total 

Actually Paid 

Paid to

Table Total 

Actually 

Shareholder 

Total 

Attributable to 

Operating

Table Total for

for Former 

to Current

 Former 

for Non-CEO 

Paid to 

Return 

Shareholder 

Shareholders 

Earnings

Year

 Current CEO(1)

CEO(2)

 CEO(3)

CEO(4)

NEOs(5)

Non-CEO NEOs(6)

Class A/B

Return(7)

(in thousands)

(in thousands)(8)

2023

$

2,354,525

$

$

4,101,591

$

$

1,339,586

$

1,909,104

$129 / $145

$

164

$

30,609

$

85,361

2022

$

1,939,121

 

$

536,981

 

$

1,210,438

$

392,442

$53 / $57

$

149

$

(18,305)

$

61,879

2021

$

2,487,739

 

$

2,470,618

 

$

1,372,878

$

1,355,049

$69 / $78

$

125

$

30,692

$

62,505

2020

$

1,846,893

$

1,856,122

$

975,910

$

690,423

$

1,242,618

$

1,033,511

$66 / $73

$

106

$

28,296

$

71,830

(1)The dollar amounts reported in this column are the amounts of total compensation reported for Mr. Verma, our Chief Executive Officer, for each corresponding year in the “Total” column of the Summary Compensation Table (“SCT”).
(2)The dollar amounts reported in this column are the amounts of total compensation as reported in the Crawford & Company 2021 Proxy Statement for Mr. Agadi, our former Chief Executive Officer, for each corresponding year in the “Total” column of the Summary Compensation Table (“SCT”).
(3)The dollar amounts reported in this column represent the amount of “Compensation Actually Paid” to Mr. Verma as computed in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K. The dollar amounts do not reflect the actual amount of compensation earned by or paid to Mr. Verma during the applicable year. In accordance with the requirements of Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, the following adjustments were made to Mr. Verma’s total compensation for each year to determine the compensation actually paid:

Adjustments to Determine Compensation Actually Paid for Current CEO:

Current CEO:

    

2023

2022

    

2021

    

2020

SCT Total Compensation

$

2,354,525

$

1,939,121

$

2,487,739

$

1,846,893

Less: Stock and Option Award Values Reported in SCT for the Fiscal Year

(866,316)

 

(868,784)

 

(887,514)

 

(1,007,591)

Plus: Fair Value for Stock and Option Awards Granted and Vested in the Fiscal Year

337,026

 

112,020

 

133,111

 

74,010

Change in Fair Value for Stock and Option Awards Granted in Prior Years and Vested in Fiscal Year

318,429

 

(40,666)

 

101,796

 

(463,891)

Fair Value at Fiscal Year-End of Outstanding and Unvested Stock and Option Awards Granted in Fiscal Year

1,652,540

 

308,489

 

626,333

 

1,066,387

Change in Fair Value of Outstanding Unvested Stock and Option Awards from Prior Years

305,387

 

(412,952)

 

9,153

 

(120,062)

Less: Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards Forfeited during the Covered Year

 

(500,246)

 

 

(419,837)

Compensation Actually Paid

$

4,101,591

$

536,981

$

2,470,618

$

975,910

Equity Valuations: Stock option grant date fair values are calculated based on the Black-Scholes option pricing model as of the grant date. Adjustments have been made using stock option fair values as of each measurement date using the stock price as of the measurement date and updated assumptions (i.e., term, volatility, dividend yield, risk free rates) as of the measurement date. Performance-based restricted share unit grant date fair values are calculated using the stock price as of date of grant assuming target performance. Adjustments have been made using the stock price and performance accrual modifier as of year-end and as of the date of vest. Time-vested restricted unit grant date fair values are calculated using the stock price as of date of grant. Adjustments have been made using the stock price as of year-end and as of each date of vest.

(4)The dollar amounts reported in this column represent the amount of “Compensation Actually Paid” to Mr. Agadi as computed in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K. The dollar amounts do not reflect the actual amount of compensation earned by or paid to Mr. Agadi during the applicable year. In accordance with the requirements of Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, the following adjustments were made to Mr. Agadi’s total compensation for each year to determine the compensation actually paid using the same methodology described in Note 3:

Adjustments to Determine Compensation Actually Paid for Former CEO:

Former CEO:

    

2023

2022

    

2021

    

2020

SCT Total Compensation

$

1,856,122

Less: Stock and Option Award Values Reported in SCT for the Covered Year

 

(890,175)

Plus: Fair Value for Stock and Option Awards Granted and Vested in the Fiscal Year

 

81,199

Change in Fair Value for Stock and Option Awards Granted in Prior Years and Vested in Fiscal Year

 

(156,970)

Fair Value at Fiscal Year-End of Outstanding and Unvested Stock and Option Awards Granted in Fiscal Year

 

668,980

Change in Fair Value of Outstanding Unvested Stock and Option Awards from Prior Years

 

(40,589)

Less: Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards Forfeited during the Covered Year

 

(828,144)

Compensation Actually Paid

$

690,423

(5)The dollar amounts reported in this column represent the average of the amounts reported for the Company’s named executive officers as a group (excluding our CEO) in the “Total” column of the Summary Compensation Table in each applicable year. The names of each of the named executive officers (excluding our CEO) included for purposes of calculating the average amounts in each applicable year are as follows: (i) for 2023, Messrs. Bart, Blanco, Swain
Hoberman and Thomas; (ii) for 2022, Messrs. Bart, Blanco, Swain and Thomas (iii) for 2021, Messrs. Blanco, Hoberman, Swain and Thomas; and (iv) for 2020, Ms. Lisenbey, Messrs. Blanco, Swain and Thomas.
(6)The dollar amounts reported in this column represent the average amount of “compensation actually paid” to the named executive officers as a group (excluding our CEO), as computed in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K. The dollar amounts do not reflect the actual average amount of compensation earned by or paid to the named executive officers as a group (excluding our CEO) during the applicable year. In accordance with the requirements of Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, the following adjustments were made to average total compensation for the named executive officers as a group (excluding our CEO) for each year to determine the compensation actually paid, using the same methodology described above in Note 3:

Adjustments to Determine Compensation Actually Paid for Non-CEO NEOs:

Average Compensation

    

2023

2022

    

2021

    

2020

SCT Total Compensation

$

1,339,586

$

1,210,438

$

1,372,878

$

1,242,618

Less: Stock and Option Award Values Reported in SCT for the Covered Year

(476,705)

 

(514,411)

 

(506,251)

 

(453,663)

Plus: Fair Value for Stock and Option Awards Granted and Vested in the Fiscal Year

171,194

 

66,328

 

73,561

 

38,644

Change in Fair Value for Stock and Option Awards Granted in Prior Years and Vested in Fiscal Year

146,588

 

(22,117)

 

58,121

 

(55,556)

Fair Value at Fiscal Year-End of Outstanding and Unvested Stock and Option Awards Granted in Fiscal Year

617,643

 

182,657

 

346,132

 

743,522

Change in Fair Value of Outstanding Unvested Stock and Option Awards from Prior Years

129,566

 

(234,959)

 

10,607

 

(262,309)

Less: Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards Forfeited during the Covered Year

(17,175)

 

(295,493)

 

 

(200,034)

Less: Aggregate Change in Actuarial Present Value of Accumulated Benefit Under Pension Plans

(1,593)

 

 

 

(19,712)

Compensation Actually Paid

$

1,909,104

$

392,442

$

1,355,049

$

1,033,511

(7)The peer group used for this purpose is S&P Property-Casualty Insurance Index.
(8)We have determined that operating earnings is the financial performance measure that, in our assessment, represents the most important performance measure (that is not otherwise required to be disclosed in the table) used to link compensation actually paid to our NEOs, for the most recently completed fiscal year, to Company performance.
     
Company Selected Measure Name operating earnings      
Named Executive Officers, Footnote
(1)The dollar amounts reported in this column are the amounts of total compensation reported for Mr. Verma, our Chief Executive Officer, for each corresponding year in the “Total” column of the Summary Compensation Table (“SCT”).
(2)The dollar amounts reported in this column are the amounts of total compensation as reported in the Crawford & Company 2021 Proxy Statement for Mr. Agadi, our former Chief Executive Officer, for each corresponding year in the “Total” column of the Summary Compensation Table (“SCT”).
     
Peer Group Issuers, Footnote
(7)The peer group used for this purpose is S&P Property-Casualty Insurance Index.
     
Adjustment To PEO Compensation, Footnote

Adjustments to Determine Compensation Actually Paid for Current CEO:

Current CEO:

    

2023

2022

    

2021

    

2020

SCT Total Compensation

$

2,354,525

$

1,939,121

$

2,487,739

$

1,846,893

Less: Stock and Option Award Values Reported in SCT for the Fiscal Year

(866,316)

 

(868,784)

 

(887,514)

 

(1,007,591)

Plus: Fair Value for Stock and Option Awards Granted and Vested in the Fiscal Year

337,026

 

112,020

 

133,111

 

74,010

Change in Fair Value for Stock and Option Awards Granted in Prior Years and Vested in Fiscal Year

318,429

 

(40,666)

 

101,796

 

(463,891)

Fair Value at Fiscal Year-End of Outstanding and Unvested Stock and Option Awards Granted in Fiscal Year

1,652,540

 

308,489

 

626,333

 

1,066,387

Change in Fair Value of Outstanding Unvested Stock and Option Awards from Prior Years

305,387

 

(412,952)

 

9,153

 

(120,062)

Less: Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards Forfeited during the Covered Year

 

(500,246)

 

 

(419,837)

Compensation Actually Paid

$

4,101,591

$

536,981

$

2,470,618

$

975,910

Adjustments to Determine Compensation Actually Paid for Former CEO:

Former CEO:

    

2023

2022

    

2021

    

2020

SCT Total Compensation

$

1,856,122

Less: Stock and Option Award Values Reported in SCT for the Covered Year

 

(890,175)

Plus: Fair Value for Stock and Option Awards Granted and Vested in the Fiscal Year

 

81,199

Change in Fair Value for Stock and Option Awards Granted in Prior Years and Vested in Fiscal Year

 

(156,970)

Fair Value at Fiscal Year-End of Outstanding and Unvested Stock and Option Awards Granted in Fiscal Year

 

668,980

Change in Fair Value of Outstanding Unvested Stock and Option Awards from Prior Years

 

(40,589)

Less: Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards Forfeited during the Covered Year

 

(828,144)

Compensation Actually Paid

$

690,423

     
Non-PEO NEO Average Total Compensation Amount $ 1,339,586 $ 1,210,438 $ 1,372,878 $ 1,242,618
Non-PEO NEO Average Compensation Actually Paid Amount $ 1,909,104 392,442 1,355,049 1,033,511
Adjustment to Non-PEO NEO Compensation Footnote

Adjustments to Determine Compensation Actually Paid for Non-CEO NEOs:

Average Compensation

    

2023

2022

    

2021

    

2020

SCT Total Compensation

$

1,339,586

$

1,210,438

$

1,372,878

$

1,242,618

Less: Stock and Option Award Values Reported in SCT for the Covered Year

(476,705)

 

(514,411)

 

(506,251)

 

(453,663)

Plus: Fair Value for Stock and Option Awards Granted and Vested in the Fiscal Year

171,194

 

66,328

 

73,561

 

38,644

Change in Fair Value for Stock and Option Awards Granted in Prior Years and Vested in Fiscal Year

146,588

 

(22,117)

 

58,121

 

(55,556)

Fair Value at Fiscal Year-End of Outstanding and Unvested Stock and Option Awards Granted in Fiscal Year

617,643

 

182,657

 

346,132

 

743,522

Change in Fair Value of Outstanding Unvested Stock and Option Awards from Prior Years

129,566

 

(234,959)

 

10,607

 

(262,309)

Less: Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards Forfeited during the Covered Year

(17,175)

 

(295,493)

 

 

(200,034)

Less: Aggregate Change in Actuarial Present Value of Accumulated Benefit Under Pension Plans

(1,593)

 

 

 

(19,712)

Compensation Actually Paid

$

1,909,104

$

392,442

$

1,355,049

$

1,033,511

     
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Total Shareholder Return

The following chart provides a graphical representation of the Compensation Actually Paid to the current CEO and Average Non-CEO NEO’s as compared to the Company’s total shareholder return. Former CEO data was excluded as it is not meaningful.

Graphic

     
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Net Income

The following chart provides a graphical representation of the Compensation Actually Paid to the current CEO and Average Non-CEO NEO’s as compared to the Company’s Net Income (Loss). Former CEO data was excluded as it is not meaningful.

Graphic

     
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Company Selected Measure

The following chart provides a graphical representation of the Compensation Actually Paid to the current CEO and Average Non-CEO NEO’s as compared to the Company’s Operating Earnings. Former CEO data was excluded as it is not meaningful.

Graphic

     
Total Shareholder Return Vs Peer Group

The following chart provides a graphical representation of the Company’s five-year cumulative TSR versus our industry peer group, the S&P 500 Property-Casualty Insurance Index.

Graphic

     
Tabular List, Table

Most Important Performance Measures

The table below lists our most important performance measures used to link “Compensation Actually Paid” for our NEOs to Company performance, over the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. The performance measures included in this table are not ranked by relative importance.

Revenue before Reimbursements

Operating Earnings

Earnings Per Share (adjusted per note 2 to the table set forth under “Overview” above)

Operating Margin

     
Peer Group Total Shareholder Return Amount $ 164 149 125 106
Net Income (Loss) $ 30,609,000 $ (18,305,000) $ 30,692,000 $ 28,296,000
Company Selected Measure Amount 85,361,000 61,879,000 62,505,000 71,830,000
PEO Name Mr. Verma      
Additional 402(v) Disclosure
(3)The dollar amounts reported in this column represent the amount of “Compensation Actually Paid” to Mr. Verma as computed in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K. The dollar amounts do not reflect the actual amount of compensation earned by or paid to Mr. Verma during the applicable year. In accordance with the requirements of Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, the following adjustments were made to Mr. Verma’s total compensation for each year to determine the compensation actually paid:
(4)The dollar amounts reported in this column represent the amount of “Compensation Actually Paid” to Mr. Agadi as computed in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K. The dollar amounts do not reflect the actual amount of compensation earned by or paid to Mr. Agadi during the applicable year. In accordance with the requirements of Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, the following adjustments were made to Mr. Agadi’s total compensation for each year to determine the compensation actually paid using the same methodology described in Note 3:
(6)The dollar amounts reported in this column represent the average amount of “compensation actually paid” to the named executive officers as a group (excluding our CEO), as computed in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K. The dollar amounts do not reflect the actual average amount of compensation earned by or paid to the named executive officers as a group (excluding our CEO) during the applicable year. In accordance with the requirements of Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, the following adjustments were made to average total compensation for the named executive officers as a group (excluding our CEO) for each year to determine the compensation actually paid, using the same methodology described above in Note 3:
     
Total Shareholder Return Amount Class A $ 129 $ 53 $ 69 $ 66
Total Shareholder Return Amount Class B $ 145 57 78 73
Measure:: 1        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Name Operating Earnings      
Non-GAAP Measure Description
(8)We have determined that operating earnings is the financial performance measure that, in our assessment, represents the most important performance measure (that is not otherwise required to be disclosed in the table) used to link compensation actually paid to our NEOs, for the most recently completed fiscal year, to Company performance.
     
Measure:: 2        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Name Revenue before Reimbursements      
Measure:: 3        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Name Earnings Per Share (adjusted per note 2 to the table set forth under “Overview” above)      
Measure:: 4        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Name Operating Margin      
Mr. Verma        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
PEO Total Compensation Amount $ 2,354,525 1,939,121 2,487,739 1,846,893
PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount 4,101,591 536,981 2,470,618 975,910
Mr. Agadi        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
PEO Total Compensation Amount       1,856,122
PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount       690,423
PEO | Mr. Verma | Less: Stock and Option Award Values Reported in SCT for the Fiscal Year        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (866,316) (868,784) (887,514) (1,007,591)
PEO | Mr. Verma | Plus: Fair Value for Stock and Option Awards Granted and Vested in the Fiscal Year        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 337,026 112,020 133,111 74,010
PEO | Mr. Verma | Change in Fair Value for Stock and Option Awards Granted in Prior Years and Vested in Fiscal Year        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 318,429 (40,666) 101,796 (463,891)
PEO | Mr. Verma | Fair Value at Fiscal Year-End of Outstanding and Unvested Stock and Option Awards Granted in Fiscal Year        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 1,652,540 308,489 626,333 1,066,387
PEO | Mr. Verma | Change in Fair Value of Outstanding Unvested Stock and Option Awards from Prior Years        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 305,387 (412,952) 9,153 (120,062)
PEO | Mr. Verma | Less: Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards Forfeited during the Covered Year        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount   (500,246)   (419,837)
PEO | Mr. Agadi | Less: Stock and Option Award Values Reported in SCT for the Fiscal Year        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount       (890,175)
PEO | Mr. Agadi | Plus: Fair Value for Stock and Option Awards Granted and Vested in the Fiscal Year        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount       81,199
PEO | Mr. Agadi | Change in Fair Value for Stock and Option Awards Granted in Prior Years and Vested in Fiscal Year        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount       (156,970)
PEO | Mr. Agadi | Fair Value at Fiscal Year-End of Outstanding and Unvested Stock and Option Awards Granted in Fiscal Year        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount       668,980
PEO | Mr. Agadi | Change in Fair Value of Outstanding Unvested Stock and Option Awards from Prior Years        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount       (40,589)
PEO | Mr. Agadi | Less: Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards Forfeited during the Covered Year        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount       (828,144)
Non-PEO NEO | Less: Stock and Option Award Values Reported in SCT for the Fiscal Year        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (476,705) (514,411) (506,251) (453,663)
Non-PEO NEO | Plus: Fair Value for Stock and Option Awards Granted and Vested in the Fiscal Year        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 171,194 66,328 73,561 38,644
Non-PEO NEO | Change in Fair Value for Stock and Option Awards Granted in Prior Years and Vested in Fiscal Year        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 146,588 (22,117) 58,121 (55,556)
Non-PEO NEO | Fair Value at Fiscal Year-End of Outstanding and Unvested Stock and Option Awards Granted in Fiscal Year        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 617,643 182,657 346,132 743,522
Non-PEO NEO | Change in Fair Value of Outstanding Unvested Stock and Option Awards from Prior Years        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 129,566 (234,959) $ 10,607 (262,309)
Non-PEO NEO | Less: Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards Forfeited during the Covered Year        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (17,175) $ (295,493)   (200,034)
Non-PEO NEO | Less: Aggregate Change in Actuarial Present Value of Accumulated Benefit Under Pension Plans        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount $ (1,593)     $ (19,712)