Underwriting Agencies Council

Property Loss Adjusting

Effectively handling property claims requires the ability to deploy the right people and technology to quickly assess the severity of property damage, accurately estimate the work and cost needed, effectively manage the repair and restoration and ultimately improve customer satisfaction. With the largest and most qualified adjusting field teams in the Australian market today, Crawford delivers a truly bespoke property claims solution specifically designed to take the complexity and worry out of claims management.

Our vast national network, with extensive regional coverage, will assist with residential domestic claims including strata, as well as motor claims.

Specialty Loss Adjusting

The complexity and/or size of a particular claim will dictate the need for specialist knowledge and specific skills. In these loss scenarios, it's critical that the expert engaged has a deep understanding of the industry in which the incident occurred.

The ability to combine sector-specific knowledge, with insurance market expertise, means those experts are best positioned to investigate cause and circumstance and convert the amount claimed into the correct sum to be paid.

Crawford is home to some of the best “specialist” minds in the business when it comes to claims relating to large & complex property, commercial and liability, claims. We have industry specific skills sets across Marine, Agriculture, Power & Energy, Mining, Construction & Engineering, as well as Entertainment & Events. In addition, Crawford Forensic Accounting Services (CFAS) can be called upon when businesses suffer financial losses due to insured events.

Cyber Incident Response

Today, cyber security incidents are prevalent. As such, cyber insurance has become a must-have purchase for businesses. Then, if the worst happens, the next must-have purchase is expert-led cyber incident response services, like what we offer at Crawford.

In managing a successful response, our cyber team consists of incident response coordinators, loss adjusters, claims managers, forensic accountants and lawyers. Crawford works with you to help project manage the entire response to a cyber incident when you are most vulnerable.

Catastrophe Response

Crawford knows catastrophes - we’ve restored lives, businesses and communities after every type of natural or human created disaster. Crawford is always there with the right team, the right technology, and the right processes to help you restore and rebuild and, importantly, exceed your policyholders’ expectations.

With our industry-leading team behind you, you’re uniquely equipped to handle the increases in volume and complexity that accompany any event.

Managed Repair (Contractor Connection)

Increasingly when damage occurs, policyholders are not just looking for cash settlements, they’re looking to get their lives back in order as quickly as possible. Crawford Contractor Connection provides insurers and your policyholders with full support through every step of the repair and restoration process.

Contractor Connection is one of the largest networks of trades professionals in Australia. Our rigorously-vetted network makes Crawford the only claims-handling company able to deliver a world-class customer experience from ‘first notification of loss’ all the way through to completed repairs. Critically, our managed performance program delivers proven service and quality across both domestic and commercial repairs.

Building Consultancy, Forensic Engineering, & Quantity Surveying (CRD)

CRD Building Consultants & Engineers provides a national network of building consultants, forensic engineers, and quantity surveyors, with extensive technical expertise to manage any building and/ or engineering claim. Our experience and cutting-edge technology covers both large scale complex projects and single, standalone buildings throughout the commercial, retail, leisure, industrial and residential property sectors.

Our team is well-versed and experienced in tender issues, construction defects, general contractors, trade contractors and project structure. We adapt our solutions to suit all manner of projects, ranging from very demanding complex work to sensitive, individual projects with vulnerable clients.

Third-Party Administration (Crawford TPA)

Crawford TPA, offers an integrated end-to-end solution focusing on control of indemnity spend and control of expert spend, while also maintaining strong local insurer, broker and cover holder relationships.

Crawford is the only Australian TPA offering integrated claims, legal and risk management services in one seamless package. Our model integrates traditional desk-based claims management and adjusting, together with legal experts and proprietary technology platforms.

We help organisations of every size, every type, and in every geography meet the needs of their customers while reducing costs and overhead through a variety of third-party administration activities.

Legal Services (HBA Legal)

Crawford’s fully-owned Australian law firm, HBA Legal, has a reputation for being one of Australia’s leading insurance law specialists. In business for over a decade, HBA Legal is dedicated to solving the full range of challenges across the insurance industry and the claims landscape, as well as adjacent areas including workplace health and safety.

HBA partners with underwriters, brokers, insurers, insureds, and large self-insured corporates. The firm can be briefed as part of a ‘One Crawford’ solution alongside the experts described above, or as a standalone law firm. Learn more.