Kenneth A. Cutshaw Appointed Garden City Group CEO

Kenneth A. Cutshaw Appointed Garden City Group CEO

ATLANTA (April 27, 2016) - Crawford & Company®, one of the world's largest independent providers of claims management solutions to insurance companies and self-insured entities, has named Kenneth A. Cutshaw president and chief executive officer of the Garden City Group, LLC (GCG®). Cutshaw, an executive vice president of Crawford®, has been GCG's interim president and CEO since January.

"In just four months' time, Ken has proven himself to be the perfect candidate to help GCG continue to grow," said Harsha V. Agadi, Crawford interim president and CEO. "His deep, broad experience and dynamic leadership style make him the perfect fit for this flourishing company."

Cutshaw's background includes being in C-level business management, law partnership, academics, entrepreneurial ventures, government service, political management and foreign policy. He earned a Master of Law International degree from American University; a law degree from The University of Tennessee; and a B.A. in public administration from The University of Tennessee. He graduated from the Executive course at India Institute of Management Ahmedabad and Duke University for Global Leaders Management; and holds an executive certificate from the Duke University Fuqua Business School.

About Garden City Group, LLC (GCG®)

For more than three decades, GCG (www.gardencitygroup.com) has been the premier provider for class action settlement administrations, restructuring and bankruptcy matters, mass tort settlement programs, regulatory settlements, and data breach response programs. GCG is the partner of choice for leading law firms, corporate legal departments, and government agencies, handling a wide range of matters, including most recently the General Motors Ignition Switch Defect Litigation, the $2.4 billion Bank of America Securities Litigation, the $1.425 billion Stryker Hip Settlement, the $500 million Countrywide MBS Settlement, and the AT&T Third Party Billing Settlement.

About Crawford®

Based in Atlanta, Ga., Crawford & Company (www.crawfordandcompany.com) is one of the world's largest independent providers of claims management solutions to the risk management and insurance industry as well as self-insured entities, with an expansive global network serving clients in more than 70 countries. The Crawford Solution offers comprehensive, integrated claims services, business process outsourcing and consulting services for major product lines including property and casualty claims management, workers compensation claims and medical management, and legal settlement administration. The Company's shares are traded on the NYSE under the symbols CRD-A and CRD-B.

For more information, please contact:

Kara Grady, vice president, Corporate Communications

404.300.1901 (office)

404.825.4694 (cell)

Kara_Grady@us.crawco.com

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