Company: CRD-A
Filing Date: 2025-03-03
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000950170-25-030894
Chunk: 119

Company: CRAWFORD & CO
Filing Date: 2025-03-03
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1B
Chunk 119
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 calculated based on historical claims experience, the expected lives of the claims, and other factors considered relevant by management. Changes in these estimates may occur as additional information becomes available. The Company believes its provisions for self-insured losses are adequate to cover the expected cost of losses incurred. However, these provisions are estimates and amounts ultimately settled may be significantly greater or less than the provisions established. The estimated liabilities for claims incurred under the Company's self-insured workers' compensation and employee disability programs are discounted at the prevailing risk-free interest rate for U.S. government securities of an appropriate duration. All other self-insured liabilities are undiscounted. At December 31, 2024 and 2023, accrued liabilities for self-insured risks totaled $47,061,000 and $51,746,000, respectively, including current liabilities of $27,813,000 and $33,238,000, respectively. The noncurrent liabilities are included in "Other noncurrent liabilities" on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company separately records a recoverable asset for the value of insurance recovery payments anticipated from its insurance carriers, which totaled $20,651,000 and $30,323,000 as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The recoverability of each asset is based on the notification of each claim to the Company's insurers, along with its independent assessment of the claim and the fact that it only has coverage with highly rated insurance carriers. Receipts from insurance up to the amount of the loss recognized are considered recoveries, which are accounted for when receipt is probable. Income TaxesThe Company accounts for certain income and expense items differently for financial reporting and income tax purposes. Provisions for deferred taxes are made in recognition of these temporary differences. The most significant differences relate to accrued compensation, pension plans, self-insurance, depreciation, and amortization.For financial reporting purposes, the provision for income taxes is the sum of income taxes both currently payable and payable on a deferred basis. Currently payable income taxes represent the liability related to the income tax returns for the current year, while the net deferred tax expense or benefit represents the change in the balance of deferred income tax assets or liabilities as reported on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets that are not related to balances in "Accumulated other comprehensive loss." The changes in deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined based upon changes in the differences between the basis of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the basis of assets and liabilities for income tax purposes, measured