---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-21-108635"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CRD-A"
cik: "0000025475"
company_name: "CRAWFORD & CO"
filed_at: "2021-08-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T08:29:36.251202+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Crawford & Company acquires edjuster for $42.4M CAD in cash and earnouts

## Summary
- Total purchase price $42.4M CAD; $25.4M upfront cash plus net receivables, remainder in earnouts over two years.
- edjuster provides tech-driven field and desktop contents claims handling solutions in US and Canada.
- Acquisition adds digital component to Crawford's contents valuation service, expanding North American capabilities.
- Crawford CEO says deal supports goal to reimagine claims ecosystem.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-21-108635
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CRD-A
- cik: 0000025475
- company_name: CRAWFORD & CO
- filed_at: 2021-08-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/25475/000110465921108635/0001104659-21-108635-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/25475/000110465921108635/tm2125723d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-21-108635
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-21-108635.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-21-108635.txt

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