UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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) May 2, 2006

CRAWFORD & COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

(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)

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

     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:

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Item 5.02		Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

     On May 3, 2006, Crawford & Company (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the resignation of John F. Giblin, Chief Financial Officer on May 2, 2006, and the appointment of W. Bruce Swain, Jr. as interim Chief Financial Officer, each effective May 2, 2006. Mr. Swain, 42, has served as the Company’s Senior Vice President — Controller since January 1, 2000. From March 1, 1997 to that date he was Assistant Vice President and Assistant Controller. Prior to March 1, 1997 and from June 1993 he served in various management capacities with the Company’s Finance Division. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01		Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (c)       Exhibits

     The following exhibit is filed herewith:

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press release dated May 3, 2006

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities 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
		BY: /s/ Allen W. Nelson
				Allen W. Nelson
				Senior Vice President – General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

Dated: May 4, 2006