ATLANTA, Oct. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chartered
Insurance Professionals' (CIP) Society in Canada recently named Glenn Gibson, executive vice president and
global chief strategy officer of Crawford & Company, as the
recipient of the 2011 Established Leadership Award.
"As a highly respected member of my global management team,
Glenn has made a number of important contributions to our
organization and the industry during his many years in the
business," said Jeffrey T. Bowman,
Crawford's president and chief
executive officer. "His dedication, pride in his profession and the
insurance adjusting community, and affinity for mentoring others
make him a very worthy recipient of this award."
John Sharoun, chief executive
officer of Crawford (Canada), nominated Gibson for the award. "His
passion for learning extends to his colleagues and staff, and he
has always been a strong advocate and member of industry
associations," Sharoun said. "I am delighted that he has been
recognized with this honor."
The Established Leadership Award recognizes individuals who have
shown exceptional leadership abilities and a strong commitment to
upholding the CIP Society's tenets of imparting knowledge and
instilling professionalism within the insurance industry. Gibson
was the only recipient named this year.
Gibson began his 38-year insurance career at Fireman's Fund
Insurance Company and later helped build Adjusters Canada into the
largest claims administration firm in Canada. He has held a number of executive
positions with Crawford (NYSE:
CRDA; CRDB), the world's largest independent provider of claims
management solutions, since the company purchased Adjusters Canada
in 1998. He served as senior vice president of operations and chief
executive officer of Crawford Canada and chief executive officer of
the Americas before assuming his current role in January 2008.
Throughout his career, Gibson has shown a deep commitment to
continuing education and to sharing his knowledge with others. He
has written more than 180 articles and has delivered some 350
presentations to international audiences in North and South America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. He holds a number of industry
designations in addition to CIP: Chartered Loss Adjuster (CLA),
Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and certifications in Canada and the
United States as a Certified Fire and Explosives
Investigator (CFEI, CFII-c).
The CIP Society is a professional organization representing more
than 15,000 graduates of the Insurance Institute's Fellow Chartered
Insurance Professional (FCIP) and the Chartered Insurance
Professional (CIP) programs. As a division of The Insurance
Institute of Canada, the Society
offers continuing professional development, information services,
networking events and recognition and promotion of the
designations.
About Crawford
Based in Atlanta, Ga., Crawford
& Company (www.crawfordandcompany.com) is the world's largest
independent provider 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 System of Claims Solutions(SM) 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 CRDA and CRDB.
SOURCE Crawford & Company