United Arab Emirates
Global expertise tailored to each client in a local, multi-cultural, multi-lingual environment

Crawford has been operating in the Arabian Gulf and the United Arab Emirates for over 35 years with a highly qualified and experienced team dedicated to serving the Middle East and its diversity of economic, political, legal and cultural systems. With owned operations in the UAE and correspondent offices across the Middle East, Crawford provides coverage in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Iraq and Pakistan, all with multi-lingual capabilities.
Our Middle East operation handles all classes of claims with an emphasis on major and complex losses for industries including industrial, retail, hospitality and leisure, financial, construction, engineering, oil and gas, power and energy, utilities and marine.
- Loss Adjusting
- Property
- Third Party Administration
- Catastrophe Response
- Major and Complex
- Casualty / Liability
- Financial Lines
- Marine and Transportation
- Environmental
- High Net Worth
- Cyber Risk
- Counter Fraud
- Forensic Accounting
- Subrogation and Recovery
- Product Recall
Market Announcement
Crawford expands in the Middle East
We are pleased to welcome Balaji Ganapathy BA, ACII, FIII, PGBDA to the Crawford Middle East team as Commercial Director.
Balaji is a chartered insurer who joins Crawford after holding senior positions in a multinational company and in one of the largest insurance companies in the Middle East.

Medical malpractice
and COVID-19 in the United Arab Emirates
The coronavirus pandemic has affected many aspects of healthcare including medical malpractice. Liability experts at Crawford Middle East have identified potential areas for claims and report they are experiencing increases in the number of medical malpractice claims in relation to COVID-19.
Liability experts at Crawford Middle East have identified potential areas for claims and are experiencing increases in the number of medical malpractice claims in relation to COVID-19 arising from:
- Claims resulting from diagnosis and treatment of illnesses being delayed
- Doctors working longer shifts could negligently treat people as a result of tiredness
- The urgent treatment being undertaken by non-specialists due to resource stretch
- Vaccination related issues

Location and contact
Dubai
PO Box 2976
Al Moosa Tower 2, 18th Floor, Office No 1801 & 1802
Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai
Key Contact: Brian Clark, Executive Director
Email: brian.clark@crawco.me
Call: +971 (0) 4 223 6370
After hours: +971 (0) 56 113 0796
After hours email: vic.noble@crawco.me
Abu Dhabi
PO Box 114843
SJ Tower, Office # 1504 & 1505
Airport Road, Abu Dhabi
Key Contact: Eddie Walsh, Branch Manager – Abu Dhabi, Regional Cyber Lead – Middle East
Email: adrian.bowness@crawco.me
Call: +971 (0) 2 622 8114
After hours: +971 (0) 56 153 4770