---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-23-114615"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CRD-A"
cik: "0000025475"
company_name: "CRAWFORD & CO"
filed_at: "2023-11-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-08T21:35:19.233104+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Crawford & Company appoints Fred R. Donner as independent director, board expands to 12

## Summary
- Fred R. Donner, 65, appointed independent director effective Nov 3, 2023; board now has 12 members.
- Donner has ~40 years insurance experience, most recently SMD at FTI Consulting, former EVP at Travelers.
- He will serve on the Audit Committee; his term expires at the 2024 annual meeting.
- Donner also currently serves on the board of Global Indemnity Group and formerly on Argo Group.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-23-114615
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CRD-A
- cik: 0000025475
- company_name: CRAWFORD & CO
- filed_at: 2023-11-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/25475/000110465923114615/0001104659-23-114615-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/25475/000110465923114615/tm2329891d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-114615
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-114615.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-114615.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Fred R. Donner was appointed as independent director at CRAWFORD & CO.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: independent director
  source text: On November 2, 2023, the Board of Directors (“Board”) of Crawford & Company (the “Company”) unanimously appointed Fred R. Donner, age 65, as an independent director of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/25475/000110465923114615/0001104659-23-114615-index.htm

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