Admiral Insurance
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Admiral, part of the Admiral Group
, is a car insurance specialist which launched in January 1993. Its head offices are in Capital Tower
, Cardiff
, Wales
. It also has offices in Swansea
and Newport
and Halifax, Nova Scotia. It shares these with its sister companies elephant.co.uk
, Diamond Insurance
and Bell Insurance
.
The Admiral Group
floated on the London Stock Exchange
in September 2004, it is currently the only FTSE100 listed company headquartered in Wales
. It employs more than 3,500 people and has more than 2.5 million customers. The company’s turnover was £1.58 billion in 2010.
Admiral traditionally specialized in providing car insurance for those who traditionally had higher premiums; younger drivers who lived in urban areas, primarily in London
, the South East England
and Scotland
. However since the advent of price comparison sites, it has insured a far wider cross section of motorists.
In December 2005 it launched Admiral MultiCar, which enabled 2 or more people in the same household to insure their cars on one policy and get a discount on the overall price. Admiral advertises that this product is only available directly and not through price comparison sites.
Admiral also auto-renews car insurance at the end of each year. This enables customers to have their payment card debited and their insurance renewed without having to remember to do it. Admiral will perform this whether or not the customer still owns the car until instructed to do otherwise.
Admiral’s charity of the year for 2011 is Samaritans.
Admiral has been listed in the Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For list every year since its inception. It has also been named in the Great Place to Work Institute’s list of Best Workplaces in the UK every year. It has been named Welsh Company of the year 3 times; in 1999, 2005 and 2009.
Henry Engelhardt is CEO of the Admiral Group
and Sue Longthorn is currently Managing Director of Admiral.
Admiral Group
Admiral Group plc is a motor insurance company with its head office in Cardiff, Wales. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, it is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.-History:...
, is a car insurance specialist which launched in January 1993. Its head offices are in Capital Tower
Capital Tower, Cardiff
Capital Tower located in Cardiff, Wales was the tallest structure in Wales until 12th Sept 2008 when Meridian Quay in Swansea was topped out. Standing at 80 metres to roof height, Capital Tower is slightly taller than Stadium House, which stands at 78 metres to roof height, though inclusion of the...
, Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. It also has offices in Swansea
Swansea
Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands...
and Newport
Newport
Newport is a city and unitary authority area in Wales. Standing on the banks of the River Usk, it is located about east of Cardiff and is the largest urban area within the historic county boundaries of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent...
and Halifax, Nova Scotia. It shares these with its sister companies elephant.co.uk
Elephant.co.uk
Elephant.co.uk, part of the Admiral Group, is a car insurance specialist which launched in August 2000. Its head offices are in Capital Tower, Cardiff, Wales.The company also has offices in Swansea and Newport, and Halifax, Nova Scotia...
, Diamond Insurance
Diamond Insurance
Diamond, part of the Admiral Group, is a car insurance specialist which launched in June 1997. Its head offices are in Capital Tower, Cardiff, Wales. It also has offices in Swansea and Newport and Halifax, Nova Scotia...
and Bell Insurance
Bell Insurance
Bell, part of the Admiral Group, is a car insurance specialist which launched in June 1997. Its head offices are in Capital Tower, Cardiff, Wales. It also has offices in Swansea and Newport and Halifax, Nova Scotia...
.
The Admiral Group
Admiral Group
Admiral Group plc is a motor insurance company with its head office in Cardiff, Wales. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, it is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.-History:...
floated on the London Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange
The London Stock Exchange is a stock exchange located in the City of London within the United Kingdom. , the Exchange had a market capitalisation of US$3.7495 trillion, making it the fourth-largest stock exchange in the world by this measurement...
in September 2004, it is currently the only FTSE100 listed company headquartered in Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. It employs more than 3,500 people and has more than 2.5 million customers. The company’s turnover was £1.58 billion in 2010.
Admiral traditionally specialized in providing car insurance for those who traditionally had higher premiums; younger drivers who lived in urban areas, primarily in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, the South East England
South East England
South East England is one of the nine official regions of England, designated in 1994 and adopted for statistical purposes in 1999. It consists of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey and West Sussex...
and Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. However since the advent of price comparison sites, it has insured a far wider cross section of motorists.
In December 2005 it launched Admiral MultiCar, which enabled 2 or more people in the same household to insure their cars on one policy and get a discount on the overall price. Admiral advertises that this product is only available directly and not through price comparison sites.
Admiral also auto-renews car insurance at the end of each year. This enables customers to have their payment card debited and their insurance renewed without having to remember to do it. Admiral will perform this whether or not the customer still owns the car until instructed to do otherwise.
Admiral’s charity of the year for 2011 is Samaritans.
Admiral has been listed in the Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For list every year since its inception. It has also been named in the Great Place to Work Institute’s list of Best Workplaces in the UK every year. It has been named Welsh Company of the year 3 times; in 1999, 2005 and 2009.
Henry Engelhardt is CEO of the Admiral Group
Admiral Group
Admiral Group plc is a motor insurance company with its head office in Cardiff, Wales. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, it is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.-History:...
and Sue Longthorn is currently Managing Director of Admiral.