Crawford snags McLarens exec as GTS president

Crawford & Co. said Wednesday it named McLarens executive Paul Kottler president of Global Technical Services U.S., a Crawford division, the claims management company said in a statement.

Mr. Kottler, based in Atlanta, had been executive vice president, North America at McLarens, a global claims manager. He succeeds Terry Hunt, who is retiring.  

Mr. Kottler will oversee the Crawford GTS U.S. team responsible for the handling of all large and complex claims, Crawford said in its statement.

He will also focus on the development of expertise across specialist product lines, talent development and utilizing technology, the statement said.

Mr. Kottler will report to Andrew Bart, global president, Crawford GTS.

Mr. Hunt took over the leadership of the Crawford GTS U.S. team in 2017, the statement said.