Admiral Group

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Admiral Group plc
Public (LSE: ADM)
Industry Insurance
Founded 1991
Headquarters Cardiff
Key people
 Alastair Lyons, chairman
Henry Engelhardt, Founder
David Stevens, CEO-designate
Revenue £884.6 million (2014)[1]
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£281.6 million (2014)[1]
Website www.admiralgroup.co.uk

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

In 1990, a managing agent at Lloyd’s called Hayter Brockbank chose Admiral Group’s current CEO, Henry Engelhardt, to head up a new operation and formulate its business plan.[2]

In November 1999, Engelhardt led a management buy-out of Admiral Group from the Brockbank Group backed by Barclays Private Equity.[3] On 23 September 2004, Admiral floated on the London Stock Exchange.[3] Admiral Group plc announced the pricing of its initial public offering at an Offer Price of 275 pence per existing ordinary share. Based on the Offer Price, the market capitalisation of Admiral at the commencement of dealings on the London Stock Exchange was £711 million.[4]

On 13 May 2015, it was announced that the founder of Admiral, Henry Engelhardt, would step down as CEO, and be replaced in 2016 by David Stevens, the COO.[5]

Operations

UK brands

The headquarters at Capital Tower, Cardiff

Admiral Group operates under a number of brands in the UK:

  • Admiral Insurance
  • 'Bell' from Admiral (Exclusively Telematics Policies, previously Bell Insurance)
  • Confused.com
  • Diamond Insurance (for female drivers, launched in July 1997)
  • Elephant
  • Gladiator (for commercial vehicles)

Overseas brands

It also operates under a number of brands outside the UK:

Controversy

In November 2012 Admiral were criticised by the police and the BBC for penalising vehicle drivers who had opted to take an educational course on speed awareness in place of receiving penalty points on their licence. Although the police did not treat these courses as convictions, Admiral Group companies had chosen to treat them as such and had raised insurance premiums for these drivers by between £80 and £300.[6]

References

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External links

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