---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-24-075210"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CRD-A"
cik: "0000025475"
company_name: "CRAWFORD & CO"
filed_at: "2024-06-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T01:57:13.418623+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Crawford & Company appoints Joel T. Murphy as independent director

## Summary
- Joel T. Murphy, 65, elected to the Board effective June 25, 2024; extends Board to ten directors.
- Murphy brings 35 years of capital markets and real estate experience; previously CEO of Preferred Apartment Communities (APTS).
- Will serve on Compensation and Governance Committees; term expires at 2025 Annual Meeting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-24-075210
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CRD-A
- cik: 0000025475
- company_name: CRAWFORD & CO
- filed_at: 2024-06-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/25475/000110465924075210/0001104659-24-075210-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/25475/000110465924075210/tm2418352d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-075210
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-075210.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-075210.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Joel T. Murphy was appointed as Director at CRAWFORD & CO.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On June 25, 2024, the Board of Directors (“Board”) of Crawford & Company (the “Company”) unanimously appointed Joel T. Murphy, age 65, as an independent director of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/25475/000110465924075210/0001104659-24-075210-index.htm

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