8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): APRIL 10, 2007

CRAWFORD & COMPANY

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

GEORGIA

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

1-10356	58-0506554
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

5620 Glenridge Drive, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30342

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(404) 256-0830

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

ITEM 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition

     On April 10, 2007, Crawford & Company (the “Company”) issued a press release containing information about a reaffirmation of the Company’s 2007 annual earnings projection. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

     The presentation referred to in the press release and available on the Company’s website at www.crawfordandcompany.com contains non-GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation to the related GAAP measure also is included on the Company’s website. Operating earnings is the key financial performance measures used by the Company’s senior management to evaluate the performance of its business and make resource allocation decisions. The Company believes this measure is useful to investors in that it allows them to evaluate its performance using the same criteria that management uses.

ITEM 9.01.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)	Exhibits
	Exhibit No.	Description
	99.1	Press Release dated April 10, 2007

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SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

CRAWFORD & COMPANY (Registrant)
By:	/s/ Allen W. Nelson
	Allen W. Nelson
	Executive Vice President — General Counsel

Dated:April 10, 2007

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Number	Descriptions
99.1	Press Release issued April 10, 2007

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EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

	Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	For more information contact:
	Jeannie Magri at 404-847-4206
	Jeannie_magri@us.crawco.com

April 10, 2007

Crawford & Company to Participate in SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Institutional Conference

ATLANTA—Crawford & Company’s President and CEO Thomas W. Crawford and Executive Vice President and CFO Bruce Swain will participate in the SunTrust Robinson Humphrey 36^th Annual Institutional Conference at the Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead in Atlanta on April 10, 2007.

During the meetings, the Company expects to reaffirm the 2007 guidance given during its fourth quarter 2006 earnings conference call with analysts. Copies of the presentation materials reviewed at the conference will be made available beginning April 10, 2007 on the Company’s Web site, www.crawfordandcompany.com.

Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Crawford & Company (www.crawfordandcompany.com) 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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