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) Tŷ Admiral, the head office of the Admiral Group | |
| Type | Public limited company |
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| LSE: ADM FTSE 100 Component | |
| Industry | Insurance |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Headquarters | Cardiff, Wales, UK |
Key people |
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| Revenue | £1,354.0 million (2019)[1] |
| £535.2 million (2019)[1] | |
| £428.4 million (2019)[1] | |
| Website | www.admiralgroup.co.uk |
Admiral Group plc is a British financial services company headquartered in Cardiff, Wales. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, it is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index, and markets the Admiral, Bell, Elephant and Diamond vehicle insurance brands, as well as operating the price comparison services Confused.com and Compare.com.[2] The group employs more than 10,000 people across its brands.[3]
History
The business started as a division of the Brockbank Group in 1991.[2] In November 1999, Engelhardt led a management buy-out of Admiral Group from the Brockbank Group backed by Barclays Private Equity.[4] On 23 September 2004, Admiral floated on the London Stock Exchange.[4]
In September 2004, 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.[5]
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.[2]
On 1 January 2021, David Stevens stepped down as CEO to be replaced by Milena Mondini de Focatiis.[6]
References
- ^ a b c "Preliminary Results 2019" (PDF). Admiral Group. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ a b c Treanor, Jill (13 May 2015). "Admiral insurance founder to step down after 25 years". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ "Our Story". Admiral jobs. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Admiral named 'Exit of the Year' by Acquisitions Monthly". Equistone. 19 January 2005.
- ^ "Admiral IPO begins successfully". Insurance Post. 23 September 2004. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- ^ "Admiral Group PLC's new CEO Milena Mondini de Focatiis takes up the reigns". 11 December 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.