Crum & Forster

Crum & Forster is an American insurance company founded in 1822 in New York. It provides property & casualty, accident & health, and specialty insurance to businesses across the United States, distributing through independent agents, brokers, and wholesalers. Products span admitted and surplus lines, and the company also offers claims and risk engineering services. It writes $6.2 billion in gross written premium and carries an AM Best rating of A+ (Superior).

The firm's technical work spans cloud computing on AWS, data analytics built on Snowflake and Tableau, and insurance technology platforms. Engineering and data teams operate within a structure the company describes as decentralised, intended to keep expertise close to individual lines of business. Crum & Forster employs more than 2,000 people and is a subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings.

The company has been named a Great Place To Work for five consecutive years, and has appeared on Fortune's lists of best workplaces for women, for parents, and in financial services and insurance. Its stated guiding principle is "doing good by doing well".